We had a great time staying at Ryoko's place. It was the perfect location for us - quiet part of town but still so close to the metro and all the places we wanted to see. Bonus, there is a Natural Lawsons a few feet away (amazing things to try), and a terrific restaurant called DMK also a few feet away (we had a fantastic dinner there when we were too exhausted to go far for dinner). Ryoko is a fantastic host as well, super easy to communicate with and her house manual made our stay excellent!