We had a great time at Kiki's house, and immediately felt very welcome! We've spent 6 nights there - there was 2 of us in the room for two nights and just me the rest of the time.

This was the first time for us staying at an Airbnb host's house and to be honest I was a bit nervous about it but it was a positive experience overall, with the hosts being really attentive with everything and going out of their way to make us feel welcome. For example, they were very flexible with the room being double occupancy for a few nights and only single for other nights; moreover, on the evening of leaving (I was flying after midnight), Kiki let me use the shower - something you wouldn't be able to do at a hotel, having officially "checked out" in the morning. A small detail but something that made a real difference to how comfortable I was on the following 18 hours of sitting on a plane!

Location-wise, Shinjuku is great if you're planning to visit a lot of Tokyo, as a lot of the "things to do" are quite close by, or easily accessible thanks to the multiple train and subway links - the flat is only 10 minutes away from Shinjuku station. However, it is quite close to Kabuki-cho (Tokyo's "red light district") - suggest walking the alternative route to the flat, via the main street, if you wish to avoid shady characters at night in Kabuki-cho. Also, there was some noise from the street at night (not to the extent it would be a problem, though) - but then, Shinjuku generally is probably not where to go if "quiet" is what you're after!

As to the room itself, we found it quite small for two people - there is a single bed and an extensible armchair turned into a bed, however, allowing for some space to walk, we couldn't fit in both of our suitcases so the larger one had to stay in the living room. However, I expect this will be the case with many rooms in Tokyo, and especially in this area! Also, I would say the size of the room was commensurate to the price we paid and the area, so no complaints there. Still, the room did become much more comfy when there was just me!

Other notable amenities - coin laundry in the building open 24/7, Kiki let me use some washing liquid and the machines cost about 600 yen for both washing and drying.

Overall a great experience - thank you Kiki for hosting!