Staying in the city is expensive and I've paid decent money for hotels that had noise issues and didnt even have a private bathroom before. This room was cheaper and in a much safer neighborhood for much less money and the bathroom situation was much more agreeable to those cheaper hotels with shared ones.
FYI this room is on the 4th floor of the building and the last flight of stairs to get to the room are very steep, if you have been to Japan before then expect similar tight stairways like in some of their buildings. If you have a super large luggage case be careful. A nice thing about being on the top floor and being in Room #3 was the balcony which had a table and 4 chairs, a nice place to get some fresh air, hangout and use your computer, drink coffee etc. There were lots of windows and a screen door for the balcony which allowed lots of airflow.
The noise level isnt too bad coming from the street, and non-existent coming from within the house as well. My only complaint would be the bed is a bit high for me but its a personal preference thing as I am a short person (5'6") and I get up alot at night. Also while the shared bathroom situation is very agreeable (you only seem to share with one other guest) each room has to lock the door to the bathroom on their side which makes sense but when the other person checks if your door is locked it can be a bit alarming when your hear a doorknob turning in the middle of the night. Maybe I'm just paranoid but it feels like someone is attempting to breakin but after two nights here I got use to it.
Overall, really great stay. Mary was really nice and helpful even though we only saw each other once, I felt my privacy was respected but she was still accessible.