It really is the same as the photos, but if you have high expectation, you’ll get disappointed for sure :(
- It has a very convenient location; less than 5 min walk from Okubo station, 15 min walk away from the main central Shinjuku area.
- It is a very, very small place. If you don’t have much knowledge/experience on Japanese lifestyle and culture, and if you’re not used to Japanese housing style, you would not be happy with the size of the flat. If you’re 1 person, it would be okay but if you’re more than 1 person, I’d suggest you think about it again. There’s literally no room for you to open your suitcase.
- It has no lift in the building, which is mentioned on the page.
- It does have quite bad wifi service. Fortunately, I brought my own portable wifi device so I didn’t have to used it, but if you’re planning to use it from this place, you might have some trouble using it.
- The place itself seems neat and clean, but the beddings and the pillows smelt a bit moldy… I don’t know whether it was because of the weather or what… but it was not pleasant to sleep on them. Also, the carpet on the floor was covered by dust.
- I asked them about how to take out trash because I wanted to leave the place clean when I left. The only answer I got was “There is a recycling area on the ground floor.” I knew there was a trashing area but all I could see was for glass bottles, pet bottles, cans, and flammables. I didn’t know what to do with the plastics, papers, or the general trash. They seemed liked they didn’t want to get bothered by my questions, so I didn’t ask any further. I hope they could work out better and kinder communication with their guests. It was the first time that I had a communication problem with the host after more than 10 years of using Air B&B.