We had a great time staying in north cottage, it’s a great space with all of the amenities that you’ll need while staying in Tokyo and the neighbourhood is great. It’s got lots of shops for stocking up, and good places to eat and drink but it’s a quiet residential area, it’s a few minutes walk away from the nearest train station and you can be in the middle of the busiest places in Tokyo in next to no time. It’s also a short walk to Yoyogi park and the Meiji shrine, where you can feel like you’re in the middle of the countryside, before you get to the other side and the craziness of Harajuku. North cottage was clean, the shower is good and the bed is comfortable and it was a good place to relax. There is a train line running not far from the cottage but you don’t really notice the trains and the noise didn’t disturb us or stop us sleeping, if you are sensitive to noise there’s a roller shutter on the windows and a noise absorbing blind on the door but we didn’t need to use them.
The only down side was small towels and the Wi-Fi wasn’t that quick.
Ash made us feel very welcome when we arrived and when we did see Ash and Tracey around they were full of helpful tips about what was happening in the area.