This was one of the worst Airbnb's I have stayed at in Japan so far. Let me break this down:
- The room did not look like anything in the listing. It seems like this entire building is managed by them and you get a room assigned and it doesn't necessarily look like the one you see in the listing. I've seen other Airbnb hosts do this but they usually specify this in the listing.
- As soon as I entered the room, it smelled...mouldy? I have been in Japan for 4 months and never have I had any allergies or anything flare up but after 2 days in this room, I sneezed heavily.
- The washing machine in the room had a melted hole in it... I contacted the host and he sent a staff member over to "check it out". The staff member came, gave me a box of laundry detergent and then left without checking anything...I just used the washing machine and hoped it worked out and it did but this was really weird.
- The water heater is terrible. It would constantly turn off if I tried to have the water on a warm and not scolding hot level. And then I had to turn it all the way back to super hot, wait for it to heat, then turn the knob back to acceptable levels for showering. Repeat a bunch of times until I was down showering. Same for brushing teeth etc.
- The location is the only saving grace for this place. Akihabara, Kanda, Tokyo and Asakusa are within walking distance, there is an incredible Mazesoba place nearby and a bunch of other things like konbinis and other restaurants.
Still, I do not recommend this at all! Like yeah, it's pretty cheap but it was really not a pleasant stay at all.