I will start by saying there are pros and cons to this place – in a sense that's bad news because if I truly love a place there aren't really cons. The worse news is the cons definitely outweigh the pros.
Pros:
- The neighborhood in which the unit is situated is lovely. It is conveniently located in Shibuya on a more residential side (Higashi) and the surrounding area features many lovely bars, coffee shops, and restaurants. Wood Berry in particular was lovely and I would highly recommend.
- The unit I suppose could sleep around 5 people as long as everyone is a "trooper" (more to come on this in cons).
Cons:
- There was an overall lack of hygiene, which was pretty shocking for Japan. The bedding had stains (it seemed as though the bedding was washed but that they were unable to remove some small and larger stains), the unit had plastic debris throughout, there were hairs (some pubic) available throughout.
- The STAIRCASE. Okay so there are actually two staircases, but the one that was a major problem was the one from living room to lofted sleeping area. This was *extremely* steep and *extremely* narrow. There is not a possibility that this would be above code in the US. All three guests worried about drinking too much and making it up the staircase. Yes, it's that bad.
- The spatial design could definitely be optimized – several times over we discussed how we would have done it differently. While this is not a huge con, again, this would not have been a discussion amongst our party if the space had been designed wisely.
- Half of the convertible couch is broken / sunken in. Again, not a big deal I guess but did make us think twice about comparable listings that we chose this over and whether or not we made the right choice.
I personally don't intend to stay here again, but I tried to be fair in my assessment. If you are a budget traveler with a small party size then I think you could definitely find a way to make this work if you can find it for a good price. Otherwise, at this price point, I think you're much better off skipping it for the above mentioned reasons.