The place is small studio apartment but it’s very cozy. Outfitted with air-conditioning, wifi, laundry in the building and a small tv on which to enjoy a small selection of Japanese tv channels. The best part about staying here is easily the host of the apartment, Taturo.
Taturo is a excellent host. He is very friendly, speaks English and goes above and beyond to make sure that you enjoy your stay. It was our first trip to Japan, but he helped us find his place by conveniently sending us a home-made, photographic guide describing exactly how to get to his place from Tokyo Station.
He remains helpful even after you arrive. He provides a physical guide in the apartment that has maps of the city, Tokyo metro maps, restaurant and activities guides along with basic details like the wifi password and laundry machine instructions. It even contains a handy 10% discount card to the Family Mart convenient stores located around the city that you can borrow.
He also made himself available via Messenger to answer questions. We did our best not to abuse this privilege except for once where he literally got out of bed (voluntarily) to help us print two tickets to Tokyo DisneySea (not an easy thing to do in the convenience store if you don’t have a USB stick or a Japanese Apple Store account handy).
There are a couple quirks to living in this apartment that might take some getting used to, like how the bathroom works (there is no sink for example - you have to use the kitchen) and you have to gain an understanding of how to deal with how garbage collection is handled in Japan. These are things that you would not have to deal with if you just stayed in a hotel but Taturo’s aforementioned guide explains this very nicely. Consider it a learning experience.
The location is very conveniently located about 15-20 mins away from Ikebukuro station and nearby lots of restaurants, convenience stores, a pachinko place (if you are into that) and one pretty good craft beer store.
All things considered, I can’t recommend this place enough.