I booked Josie's place because I wanted to meet her dogs, who are very friendly! The room is located on the 3rd floor so it might be an issue if you have a lot of luggage to carry up the narrow staircase. However, the room was spacious enough for 3 people to stay a few nights in with the beds pushed together.
When we arrived, the windows were open to allow circulation, but that also allowed mosquitos to get in the house despite having a mesh screen. We were bitten quite a few times! :(
Otherwise, Josie and her daughter are very nice and accommodating. The train station is about a 10 minute walk and there is a very nice Life supermarket that we visited often. The train ride to Shibuya is quite far so I would recommend staying in the area if this place is booked! It is very close to the Sky Tree. We mainly only came back to sleep so we did not spend much time with the family, but I had some interactions in the evening or early morning and they are very nice.