When we stumbled across this beautiful and affordable listing, we were so excited and knew we had to book it before someone else did!

Here's just a few reasons why:

1) The location is absolutely perfect (10 minute walk from Shinjuku station, which was convenient because we traveled so much around Tokyo and the surrounding areas via JR train). He is surrounded by hundreds of food places, 2 Seven Eleven stores are right down the street (for late night snacks and money conversions), the post office is down the street (for money conversion), the famous Godzilla structure is the other street down... he's also within walking distance to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the Cocoon building, Shinjuku Central Park, and other great visiting places.

2) His accommodations are excellent. When we arrived, he had soft drinks and two huge water bottles waiting for us in the fridge, along with two microwavable burritos, condiments, and other snacks left on the table in our room. He even had a blowdryer for hair, a straightener, portable pocket WIFI, a two prong charger converter, AIR CONDITIONING, LAN WIFI, toiletries, WASHER AND DRYER, etc.

3) He is a really nice and funny guy. It was very helpful knowing he is fluent in English, so if we ever ran into an issue, it would be settled quickly. (Except we didn't have any issues!) We had one conversation with him our first night, and we found him very welcoming, personable and funny. If you ever need to contact him, he replies promptly.

4) Beautiful and well kept home--the listing pictures are very accurate.

5) Flexible, and easy check in and check out! The keys are left in a mailbox that you unlock with a combination, so come and go as you please on your arrival and departure date!

All in all, we will definitely stay with Shu again if we ever return to Japan in the near future. We had such a great experience. Thank you!