We had a great stay at Eren's lovely home in Ebisu!!
Location-wise, the house is situated in a wonderful neighborhood full of cute little restaurants and tiny alleys to discover. There are also a couple of small convenience stores and corner markets to stock up on essentials. We loved just wandering around here and not knowing what we would find at the next corner.
The house is a 15-min walk from the Ebisu station but this being Tokyo, we were extremely grateful that Eren offered to meet us at the station and walk with us to the house, because it would have been quite difficult to find the house otherwise! Thank you Eren! Access to the house couldn't be simpler - lock box with a key.
The house itself seems large by Tokyo standards (although that is a speculation because I haven't seen too many houses in Toyko, TBH), is sparkling clean, and has three floors. The first floor has two bedrooms - one with bunk beds and one with a double bed with a small sofa and TV. Walk upstairs and you have a common area with a couch, dining table, and a small but well furnished kitchen (with rice cooker!). Walk up another floor and you have a large bedroom with another double bed and extra space to fit a floor mattress - this is where my husband, my three-year-old, and I slept. There is also a balcony accessible from this top-floor bedroom although we didn't end up using it during our stay.
Eren was a wonderful host - super communicative on the Airbnb messaging system both before and during our stay. She recommended which train/subway lines to take from the airports. As I mentioned, she met us herself at the Ebisu station and helped us get all our stuff to her home (and we have a lot of stuff since we were traveling with a young kid, my parents, and my sister). She also loaned us the use of her pocket wifi during our stay which made it much easier for us to navigate our way around the city. Knowing she and her family lived next door also made us feel safe, should we run into any major issues during our stay, since we don't speak much Japanese.
We hope to return to Tokyo and stay with Eren again!