The place is well located (and easy to find from the station) with supermarket and convenience stores located nearby along the route back. Many shops in the area making it a nice town to explore away from the main hustle & bustle of Tokyo city.
This mix use block also has a sake bar at the first level, which was convenient, and if you have the time, do chat with the resident expert to learn some interesting tidbits about sake!
The design of the place was lovely, especially nice touch with shogi sliding doors and tatami. However, must add that the morning sun comes in very early and the shogi paper does not block it out- woke us up early every morning during our stay.
Noise is also another thing to note for light sleepers, as it comes from both the road outside, and the corridors, but guess it can't be helped. Takeshi left earplugs, so that was a nice thought (: