Been here 3 years, watched too many tourists make this mistake

Residential airbnbs sound cool until you realize japanese walls are paper thin and your suitcase wheels at 11pm in quiet neighborhoods like nakameguro make you the neighborhood villain. Stick to commercial areas if you go airbnb

Hotels near yamanote line stations cost ¥2000+ more per night but save you hours daily. Shibuya/shinjuku/tokyo station puts you everywhere without thinking about jr/metro transfers

Business hotels perfect for solo travelers. Capsule hotels in kabukicho are tourist gimmicks now - same price as proper rooms in less sketchy areas

Akasaka or ginza give you central chiyoda location without shibuya chaos. Both connect directly to haneda via tokyo monorail