The building is a short walk from Skytree Station and the large Soramachi shopping mall, and near Oshiage station. There is a small supermarket a minute away, but also a multi-story Life Supermarket in additional to several convenience stores, so there are many food options available. The apartment has several thoughtful touches, such as coffee beans from a local vendor along with a grinder and drip, genmai tea with a teapot, stain remover and fabric softener in addition to regular laundry detergent, a little bonsai tree, and more. There is construction going on next door which the host warned, but they usually finish no later than 5PM and the neighborhood is quiet otherwise.
I had some trouble checking in likely due to a previous guest not having finished their own check-in process, but a staff person present fixed the check-in tablet. Unfortunately, on two occasions, a man (different person each time) tried to enter my apartment and the first may have been cleaning staff since he had a key and asked “Isn’t it past your checkout time?” when I answered the door. (While he was able to unlock my door, I had the safety guard on and he rang the doorbell when he realized he couldn’t fully open the door.) I explained he was five days early and he simply replied with an “Oh” and left without explanation or an apology. The second man may have been a guest who confused his room with mine and quickly apologized and disappeared when I went to check the door he was unable to open.
On the other hand, the host staff I communicated with were very apologetic and polite the entire time. They seemed very concerned when I informed them what happened, immediately asked for details, and promised to check with their staff to find out who tried to enter the apartment and what happened. For that reason and because the neighborhood itself felt safe, I still gave the host a high rating.