The house was tidy and clean and was relatively spacious given the size of most tokyo's houses. Traffic and next-door noises were consistent but they did not bother us that much. Some grouses we had was that the heat from the heater does not distribute evenly across the room and so it was always cold at the entrance, toilets and wash area, and hot air at where the beds are. We also dislike the pillows used as they were really thin and we had to prop it up with our jackets every night to get proper neck support.

Our biggest lament, however, on our stay was its location. We did not find it a convenient location to stay in for our 5 days in Tokyo. Though the station, hatagaya, is stated to be just 2 stations (6mins~) away from Shinjuku, it was on the Keio-shin line which runs on another train company and is quite a distance away from the JR lines. Hence, significant walking is required between the keio-shin Shinjuku's train platform and the various exits of the main JR Shinjuku station. We typically take about 30mins or more to get back to Hatagaya from Shinjuku station everyday. This adds to some frustration esp after quite a bit of walking in the day. I wish this was make known to us in the listing instead of the impression that it is a close 6mins from Shinjuku.

I would thus advise first-timers to Tokyo to choose their accommodation along the JR lines unless you're very familiar with the train lines and transits and don't mind the additional walk between platforms.