Our stay at Izumi's place was excellent. The place was very clean. And like many have said, everything is provided, from toothbrush, to soap, to razor for my husband, etc... And, even w/all that, Izumi askedme when we got there if there was anything missing so she can get it for us. Communication with her was great. She was replying to all my emails prior to the trip, within minutes (of course you need to account for the time zone difference). She offered to pick us up from the train station. Which was very nice. The location was great. Within 5 minutes walking to the subway and also to Sky tower. An abundance of places to eat were nearby.
The apt had wifi and Izumi provided a portable wifi as well that you could use when going out. We (mom and I) tried on her amazing and beautiful Japanese Kimonos. It was raining that day and she insisted that she drove us to the park to take pictures there. Thanks God we followed her advice. The pictures came up fantastic. Also, when I was emailing prior to the trip, I mentioned that I will be celebrating my b'day. Well, she left me a card with some chocolate. How thoughful was that ?. Thank you Izumi for making our 1st trip to Japan amazing.
Until next time.
Nadia, George & mom