A lovely family that are warm and welcoming. The room is on the ground floor of the family home, but it's still private. It takes a little getting used to Japanese showers and amenities, but everything has helpful notes and instructions so you know what to do. The house is a bit away from the public stations so it's a 5-10 walk from them so if you have heavy luggage (like I did) it's probably easier to take a cab from the station to their home (but I was able to walk it). After that it's a pleasant walk to any of several subway stations that will take you anywhere you would want to go in Tokyo while getting to stay in a real neighborhood rather than downtown. I stayed one night to make Gyoza and I highly recommend that activity.