Staying at Kaen's place was great! It was very close to both a JR and a metro station. Kaen left us water and the apartment was easy to get into. The only thing I would mention is that the apartment is quite small -- we were 3 people, and it was pretty hard to maneuver with the three of us and our luggage in the small space. For 1 or 2 people it would probably be better!