My stay was fairly interesting to say the least. I wasn’t able to stay in the Airbnb my first day because the host accidentally double booked it for the first day. They were nice and put me up in a hotel nearby to make up for it which I really appreciated. Although there ended up being difficulties getting checked-in to the hotel due to the site that the host used to book the room. The second day didn’t go much better. I was supposed to be able to check in to the Airbnb at 4 pm but the room ended up not being ready until around 8 pm. I got there at around 6:40 pm to find the room bare with no sheets or towels, etc. and the floor wasn’t clean either. I tried contacting the host to ask what was going on but they didn’t respond promptly. When they did respond about 30-40 minutes later they let me know that there was a delay in the cleaning and my room would be ready around 8 pm. Ideally they should have responded letting me know that they were looking into the issue instead of leaving me in the dark until they had an answer. The lack of communication, especially after what happened on my first day, was a bit unsettling. The host was very apologetic which I appreciated, but it was still an unpleasant experience.
Aside from that the Airbnb was about what I expected. It’s close to Iriya station which is a short trip from Ueno Station which in turn can connect you to most of central Tokyo as well as other locations. There are a few places to eat nearby or you can head down near Ueno Station for more options (16 minute walk or 1 stop from Iriya Station). There is a major road right by the building which can be a little loud at night, but I didn’t really find it to be an issue. Also, the listing said there was a washing machine in the building but that wasn’t true. It wasn’t a big deal as I didn’t need to do any laundry, and if I did there are some coin laundries within walking distance. I did make a note of this in my feedback to the hosts in the prior step of the review process and asked that they update the list of amenities on their listing.
As long as you don’t end up having a series of unfortunate events like I did this is a decent place to stay. Hopefully in the future the host will do more to avoid double bookings and increase their communication with their guests.