This is a great place to stay for the price. It states that it's a few minutes away from Shinjuku which is true, maybe about 20 minutes from the station closest to the apartment - it's a direction shot on the Yamamote Line. The walk in from your closest local station (Otsuka station) is a bit of a trek, maybe 10 minutes if you don't get lost and is situated in a residential area. The place is five stories up without elevators so take that into account if your carrying large bags or not really into climbing stairs daily. Jay was very responsive whenever we messaged him before coming, and checked-in with us the day we arrived via email to make sure we found the place ok. After wandering around the city for a week coming back to a quiet place to sleep in a more local area was perfect for us.