if you wanna stay near the skytree, do not hesitate to book this apartment. the view of it can be seen right at your balcony.
but if you want to explore asakusa, it's a 30 mins walk or a short few minutes train ride away. we chose to walk and explore the neighborhood. it was great!!
the neighborhood is a quiet residential type. the room is by far, one of the largest modern japanese type we have had the chance to stay at.
there isn't much stuff goin on around the apartment on the direction towards asakusa. though we did chance upon a great little bathhouse nearby and had a great soak there one night. it was fabulous!! cuz even though i had tattoos, the proprietor allowed me in (not without some reservations). that said, perhaps cuz it was real late around 1am (i think she mentioned sthg bout time) with lesser people. the elderly ladies in the bath were fantastic too! a few spoke to us in limited english.
all in, the apartment is very new, very clean and very big by japanese standard. checkin in and out is easy peasy. so... if you do not mind walkin or stayin further out from asakusa, choose this apartment!