location - with 20+ bus routes in few minutes walk and reach most of the tourist areas in 30 minutes! Room - a small couch for 2 and good lighting for reading lobby - large sitting area with many travel books You can pick up the consumables at the lobby. ie comb and tooth bush, etc. They sell travel passes at the reception Few minutes walk to Fresco, a medium sized supermarket with many cooked foods!

they charge JPY400/day on top of the payment to booking.com (May be the agreement between the hotel and booking.com) The cost should be stayed on the web site rather than something like ... may be charge....)

Some people comment on the hotel room being very small, however it is a business hotel, it was made for sleeping and not for tourists with large suitcases (my opinion - and I was a tourist with a 23kg suitcase), in addition, in general, the hotel rooms in Japan are small. Even so, I thought it was totally worth it. The hotel is close to Omiya station - exiting via exit 3 which has an elevator to the street (but does not have an elevator from the platform to the entrance), Shijo Omiya and Shijo Horikawa are also nearby bus stations that provides access to various locations in the city. The staff is attentive, the hotel has a Yamato service to send bags to other hotels or airports. Note that for Narita airport it must be sent at least 2 days in advance. Replaces water and tea in the room and has a water filter in the lobby. There's a electric kettle to heat water. Konbini (convenience store) close by, 7Eleven and Family Mart 200m away. An observation that may be important for Westerners is that the bathroom is small, you take a shower inside the hot tub. As for cleaning, the towels are changed and the trash is removed every day, but (if I'm not mistaken) the room is vacuumed and the bathroom is cleaned every 3 days.

Laundry. 2 washers and 2 dryers on the second floor. The washing machine is small, I don't remember the amount charged. The dryer seems even smaller, it is recommended to place only 5 t-shirts to dry. If you have a lot of clothes to wash, it might be better to look for a coin laundry nearby.

This is a great stay, great location and great facility with super price 👍 strongly recommend, good quality and new. The check in and check out process went smoothly, room is very clean with ok space. The bathroom is with bathtub (my favorite part) and shampoo and shower gel are all herbal smell. I forgot to bring teeth brush but you can get all including pajama in the lobby. There is a room where provides hot water, microwave and ice at first floor. Wifi is quick. My family is very satisfy with this hotel. Turn left you can go to Gion and the department store area, turn right you can go to bus stop and subway. Lots of cafe nearby and 7-11 is at the corner. If you take taxi from Kyoto station it cost around ¥1600 and it takes within 10 mins. This is a pleasant stay.

This is a nice hotel to stay for a couple of night in Kyoto. You might need to make some transfer if you are coming from Kyoto station. But, its very well located to access Arashiyama and downtown. The bed is ok and the room is a bit small but you can make it work. The bathroom is small so you will have to be strategic in how you move around and store things. It has laundry so that was very convenient. Bring cash because i dont know if this is a think in Kyoto or not, but this hotel requires you to pay the Kyoto tax in cash.

Nothing specific. It is a good hotel for what you pay and you get what you expect from it.

First, let's start with the location - for me, it ticked all the boxes; fairly centrally located making all the main sights within Kyoto a reasonably equal travel time; it's only slightly away from an arterial road, giving both the convenience of good bus stops within a short walk (the best way to get around the city), all the while avoiding the noise of the cars at night (I prefer silence); in addition to the bus stops, it's proximity to Omiya and Shijo-Omiya stations means you've got cheap local trains that go directly to Osaka and Arashiyama respectively. Now the hotel itself - it was immaculate, the staff were lovely and the added perk of two water bottles being provided in the fridge (and kept in supply by housekeeping) was a welcome bonus. As a solo traveller the room was delightfully comfortable and reminded me of university dorm rooms. I do understand why some couples may find it a little crampt for their liking, but I must point out that there is plenty of storage space under the beds so tripping over suitcases can be avoided. In summary, this hotel is a convenient base of operations for exploring the nearby areas - it represents efficiency and economical comfort, but not luxury. I'd happily return should I get the opportunity to visit Kyoto again.

The prices of the vending machine were slightly inflated compared to what you'd find on the street, in a train station or shopping complex. That being said, with the regular supply of water and convenience stores within a short walk, it was only a tiny nuisance (I hate paying more than I should do...).

The location is very good, close to all attractions, very quiet place, the window isolates perfectly from any sound. Very clean room and in a quite small place we had everything, even a couch and a table. The bathroom had a bathtube and the toilet chair was really fantastic. At the reception are real people, not robots to welcome you, very nice and helpful. Very large reception room. I understand the hotel will go to a redecoration as it has changed the owner. Would be great to add a big mirror in the room.

Excellent hotel in a great location. At a 4-minute walk, there is a main bus station and at a 5-minute walk, there is a metro station. With the bus and metro stations you can reach the city center in 10 minutes. The hotel does not have a breakfast option, but there is a refrigerator in the room, so you can buy food at the supermarket and keep it in the refrigerator or walk to a coffee store that is located 4 minutes from the hotel. The hotel is quiet, you don't hear the noise between the rooms, the hotel staff is lovely and helps with anything you need. There is an option to keep belongings in the lobby. We took an 18 square meter room and it was excellent. A clean hotel, the room is fully cleaned once every three days, and towels are changed and the trash is emptied every day. We stayed at the hotel for a week and the price was excellent. Highly recommended!

The only thing is that there is no breakfast.

We arrived early for check in which was no problem, the staff at the front desk took our bags, gave us a number, and we were free to explore Kyoto bag-free. The staff were all lovely. The room was much more spacious than I had originally thought and it was a wonderful surprise. The bathroom was your standard bathroom unit, with amenities included such as shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. I loved the little sitting area we had with the small couch, the coffee table and the shelving with tea and coffee and mugs on it, it didn't fee crowded in the spacious room. The beds were comfortable and the pyjamas provided were some of the most cozy I have worn in Japan thus far! Loved them! The design of the room was also very stylish and I just felt well chuffed that I managed to get such a nice room.

There was no breakfast included, but that was fine, there are plenty of convenience stores and cafes and restaurants around the area.

The room size was big compared to all the other hotels we stayed in Japan. We opted for 2 separate beds and those room give much more room to move despite that we were a couple. The concept is like a hostel, they have most of supplies available at reception, have a smoking room, water dispenser, ice dispenser too. They have electric kettle in the rooms and some other supplies too. The stuff was very helpful, they also have a book with all tourist attractions details, maps, information on how to reach etc. The hotel is in a lane but the moment you come to main road, which takes 2 mins, you have 7/11, Lawson all at 2-3 mins away. Since buses are more convenient way to travel in Kyoto, the bus station is 3-4 mins away, metro station is 5 mins away so all in all very good location

All went very well, no complaints whatsoever

The rooms and amenities were very nice: quite spacious and I really liked the pajama's and the dense toothbrush. They also have machines to get some (iced) water on the go and umbrellas for the rain, so that was very nice

I know that most hotels don't do full cleaning, only replacing the towels and throwing out the trash, but there was one day where we came back and only one bed was made while the other wasn't. It was mostly odd, but nothing too crazy. During our period (with the typhoon incoming) they did have some issues with leakage in the lobby, but they tried their best to fix it.