This is my first visit to Tokyo. I went in the month of December with a total of 7 people which include my elderly parents and 3 teenage boys. We arrived the main Shinjuku Station and took a taxi to his house as we arrived Shinjuku at night. The ride took us about 7 minutes and around 800 yen.
We met the host's wife and showed us the house.. from the 7/11 store, we walked down the streets passing by the rest of the houses and makes me feel like I am in the village.
The house is cosy and rustic...it is a Japanese traditional type which my family and I have to get accustomed to it...(all of us came from the city). An experience indeed.
It has 3 bed rooms, one being a futon type. 2 toilets and 1 shower room and it is a 2 story building.
It was winter at that time and the house equipped with air conditioned outlet with heater function..it works fine...All our basic requirements were being provided.
The house is near Higashi Shinjuku Station..U need to walk 5 minutes to get there...it is near 7/11 store and at the same time near to a 24 hr supermarket by the name of 'Maritsu' (I hope a have the name spell correctly).
A very quiet neighbourhood.
The host is very helpful and make sure our stay is comfortable. The host provides snacks for the children and bought us hot drinks when we arrived there.
Along our stay in Tokyo, the host advised us on what type of transportation that we need to go. He even booked a taxi for us on the last day of our stay which brought us to Shinjuku Station. The host has shown us a good Japanese hospitality.
Overall..we enjoyed our stay and thank you.