An incredible find!!
The apartment
Exceptional in all respects. It was a perfect bright and roomy apartment with a balcony with a nice view that was big enough to hang out on. Tons of space for the two of us to have privacy (beds in separate rooms with a sliding door between them). Great bathroom set up with separate toilet and shower areas. We needed a break from endless restaurant meals and enjoyed having a kitchen with a stove, toaster oven, microwave, dishes etc plus a fridge/freezer. Outlets everywhere and Riko had phone chargers in all of them. Exceptionally clean with lots of cute decorator touches - right down to the BAPE bags for recycling. TV and air conditioner rounded out the amenities nicely. Good supply of toiletries, kitchen cleansers and linen. Everything that we needed was at our fingertips the moment we arrived
Location
Wow! Great quiet street with restaurants, convenience stores, supermarket, bars within easy stroll. You can walk to Shensen station in about 5 mins. The trick is to walk up the street to Mark City and that takes you to Shibuya Station in a nice air conditioned walk. You can be in the middle of Shibuya action, Harajuku, Ebisu with a walk.
The Host
Incredible host. Riko gives speedy responses, accurate and easy-to-follow directions and helpful hints. We had a panic when they changed the AirBnB laws in Japan - Riko was on top of it and had the correct license and sent us info immediately. Check in was a breeze. She was so considerate - made us birthday cards and left us cold drinks and snacks when the weather was too hot. She also dropped by with chairs so that we could sit in the balcony. We felt very much at home and pampered by Riko
We consider ourselves so fortunate to have been able to stay here