Harumi was responsive throughout, gave us detailed instructions on how to get to the apartment and provided snacks and drinks, which was very thoughtful. She lives just upstairs so it was very easy to reach her if anything, though we never had to.

Location-wise, the apartment is in a rather quiet residential neighborhood, but it was never inconvenient, given how Kuramae station is just down the street and it's very easy to take the train to other areas.

The apartment itself was so much more than we had expected. We loved being right on the river. Though it's a studio (spacious), there is a full kitchen in the hallway, a toilet room separate from the wet room (bathtub + shower). Two double beds were pushed together, which is good for friends traveling, though if you're traveling as a couple the crack between the beds may feel a bit awkward. The room also gets quite bright in the morning, because the blinds aren't blackout ones. I like waking up to natural sunlight so it was fine for me, but do bring an eye mask if you can't handle sunlight pouring into your room early in the morning.

Overall it was a wonderful experience, we would recommend this to anyone traveling to Tokyo, who doesn't need to be in the middle of all the "action".