Great place to stay as a home base in Tokyo! The house is very large and would be good for a multigenerational family or two families - there are two downstairs bedrooms good for elderly or people who have trouble with stairs. One bedroom downstairs has access to a patio, a separate kitchenette and a loft bed (in addition to a different futon bed). The third floor has the kids room and another bedroom. The kids room was a real standout!! My toddler and kindergartener loved having their own space and there was a ton of toys for them to play with! Having a high chair and the toys made it much easier to relax. It’s a bit tricky with stairs with kids but the layout is common for many houses in Japan (the stairs are twisty and steep with handrails). Three floors total. The karaoke machine was also a fun addition! Bathtub and washing machine /dryer were great. Unlike many dryers in Japan, this one actually dried very well! Tons of extra soaps, detergent etc as well.
Easy walking distance to JR takadanobaba and Tokyo metro. Lots of eating places and 7-Eleven in walking distance.
The one negative is the parking lot across the street. It was 1600 jpy first 24 hours only. Any extra time it is 300 yen every 30 minutes, and the machine does not take credit card or 10000 jpy bills. Not good parking lot to use if you stay more than 24 hours!!! Airbnb host wasn’t super clear on what the rate was (she said as posted but the picture is old and only in fine print Japanese), although it’s not part of the Airbnb so not her fault. But it should not be advertised as free parking because it is not. We had to pay $120 for parking for 2.5 days!!
Finally, shizuka was very prompt in responses but sometimes I was confused, I think mostly in translation. My sister left her water bottle and eventually she sent it back though which was good and she offered to pay 1600 jpy for the parking.
All in all I would stay again. Very nice and modern, spacious house. Conveniently located and comfortable for families. Everything was renovated very recently. Quiet neighborhood made it easy to go out and relax at night.