Staying at Sam's pencil house provided us with a unique opportunity to see a side of Tokyo we wouldn't have otherwise experienced. Sam was a fantastic host, providing all the information we needed to travel to the house from Haneda and also very accurate information about the local area. His tips varied from where to find a supermarket & great coffee to how to travel to Narita when we were leaving. His instructions as to how everything worked in the house were very clear and we were impressed by his quick response the couple of times we contacted him. The location of the house is brilliant, only 3 minutes walk to Opera City (with lots of restaurants & cafes) & Hatsudai subway station. If you don't mind climbing stairs, we would highly recommend the pencil house as the place to base yourself in Tokyo.