Mary's apartment is situated right in the middle of the bustling Shimokitazawa area, but on a quiet street. Close to the station and surrounded by many excellent pubs and restaurants, but still no noise once you're inside. Shopping in the area is great! The communication with Mary was prompt and friendly, she is super-helpful and the apartment was spotless. We visited for over a week with our teenage children. Not a lot of space for 4, but the apartment is so functional that it worked out fine. We were offered change of towels and sheets halfway through our stay as well. Our stay also coincided with the typhoon Hagibis, and we received several emergency text messages in Japanese. We contacted Mary and she explained the content and helped calm us all down. We felt perfectly safe the whole time.