Unfortunately we were disappointed with our stay. We had no problem communicating with Takada and the check-in process was fine, the location was also good, a 5 minute walk from Takaido station. The apartment seemed ageing though and the whole place could have done with a proper clean. The apartment block, whilst safe, did seem a bit run down and has obviously been set up predominantly with the budget traveller in mind as there were several apartments adorned with the relevant local accommodation licence details on the front door, and whilst we didn’t have any major problems with noise, there was a large notice in the apartment warning that the police will be involved if you are too loud. I guess this must be a recurring issue. If you want a cheap base then this does the job..