My friend and I had the BEST time at the Green Apt! Our host Daisuke was excellent and always contactable. The directions to the Apt on his blog were terrific, but make sure you take note of the pictures! The train station is undergoing renovations and is a little hard to navigate on first arrival. But checking in was easy and the apartment itself had everything we needed. Super comfortable queen bed but there are other smaller foldouts if you have more than two guests, air-con if needed, great shower and a hair dryer. We picked up some breakfast ingredients from the supermarket to cook there too which was really convenient.
Shimokitazawa is an amazing neighbourhood: little cute streets and full of vintage shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. But be warned not many have English menus. Best izakaya was Shirube. Brilliant atmosphere and food.
Daisuke and his wife were kind enough to give us a walking tour of Shimokitazawa and pointed out some great food places and music venues. And also a really awesome/crazy gift shop.
Travelling to other parts of Tokyo was pretty straightforward once we worked out Shimo Station. The Green Apt also had a pocket wifi to use which was a life saver, especially for navigating the small streets!
We couldn't recommend Green Apt more!!! Best way to start out Tokyo holiday!