I’m giving this a 4/5 because the mattress is awful, and there’s a cigarette tray by the washing machines outside—and people use it frequently enough to make the rooms periodically smell of cigarette smoke blown in from outside.
I had no good solution for the latter, but the former is easily solved by adding a sleeping pad (two are located inside the closet) on top of the mattress. Just put the sheets on that instead of the mattress itself. That’s what I did, and it was comfortable enough.
There’s not a lot of space for preparing ingredients or even just for cooking, but there are a few cheap options in the area, such as Hotto Motto for bentos. For cooking, a single pan is the easiest option, and there’s a mini fridge under the hot plate. If cooking, I would recommend the Life nearby.
Easy to walk to Asakusa, Ueno, and Akihabara from here. Arakawa River and Tokyo Station are 1 hour on foot. Ikebukuro is 90 minutes. Uguisudani Station is 10 minutes.
Good place to stay for the price.