First off, Asakusa is a great neighbourhood. There are so many little old very traditional wooden facade buildings around the place, with cute front gardens and lanterns and stuff. This was our first destination upon arriving in Japan so it was an amazing first impression. Took hundreds of pictures.
For that reason alone Katsu’s place is a good spot to stay in, but beyond that he’s a real lovely dude, he stayed up til midnight when we were running late for check in, communication was very easy, he just wants you to be happy and comfortable.
So the room isn’t big but for 2 people it works. The beds were very comfy and warm, the shower has good water pressure but the shower head is kind of low so you’re better off holding it in your hand and moving it where you need it, you can use all the stuff in the kitchen to make whatever you want, and there’s 2 toilets which is good because you are sharing the space.
Be prepared for noise down on the street early in the morning. Some guy moving big crates of glass bottles or something. Wear earplugs if you’re a light sleeper. Train station is a 15 minute walk, 30 minutes to Ueno main station for Shinkansen.
Senso-Ji temple is incredible, that’s about 5 minutes away, 10 minutes to restaurant strip.
Yeah definitely worth it. We were very happy.