The house was as described, and within walking distance from both Meijiro and Ikebukero stations.

On the Meijiro side there is a small mall (TRAD) with a supermarket (Queens Isetan), and some convenience stores. On the Ikebukero side, there are lots of activities and restaurants. During our Toyko stay, the shopping options at Ikebukero satisfied all our needs, we didn't have to go to Shibuya or Shinjuku at all. Host also provided a comprehensive guide/map on the food/shopping/sight seeing options available. We got around Tokyo (eg, to Asakusa, Sky Tree, Disneyland) using the Ikebukero station most of the time.

The host, Yuko, was extremely helpful in answering our queries before and during our stay. She supervised the cleaning personally to make sure that the house is clean and followed up after our first night to check if we were comfortable.

Thank you for the hospitality, Yuko! I'll be back next time! :)