Please take time to read and hope this helps before you decide booking this property. We stayed for 1 week from March 11-18, 2020.
Good side:
1. Host (Sho) is responsive.
2. That's all
Down side:
1. The dates when we stayed is the time where Covid19 is already Pandemic and countries around the world are very much affected. Flights are being cancelled/moved. Our flight was moved from 3pm to 9pm since our President already declared state of calamity in the whole country and total lockdown to our city. This being said most flights are cancelled including ours. The host has no consideration and no humane side! We asked if we can stay a bit late from check out time since we will be waiting almost 12hrs outside when it's freezing cold, but the host did not agree and we were asked to leave before 11am to think we checked in very late at night and imagine we booked for 3 people but only two stayed. We understand that it's part of the rules and regulation and we respect that but the host does not understand the impact of the Virus in the world's society, also what's not good is we've been getting feedback from our friends who were also here in Japan with the same status like ours and their hosts allowed them to stay like even 6hrs beyond their time of check out because their hosts understand the situation during this time of crisis. Imagine we are just asking an hour or two to stay but no good. This host is only after the money, no humane side at all. I think AirBNB should also consider getting hosts that are considerate, shows really care to their guests and most especially with human heart. We are considering to share this to AirBNB and social media so they can review all listings this host has if still eligible to offer services and properties due to inhumane side. Anyways we believe in KARMA, might not be today maybe some other time.
2. Nearest train station is either Minowa or Iriya, it's not actually near it will take you like 10-15 minutes walk. Very tiring especially if you have luggages and oldies with you.
3. When we arrived, bedsheet has stains not sure if it was changed from previous guests' stay or what. We did not report it anymore though since we only noticed it on our 3rd day of stay because stain was on the other side.
4. No garbage bag refill
5. TV no signal
6. Smelly stairs going outside
7. No Laundry
8. Small Sink