Great location to stay, but maybe not for a longer period. The room was super clean, the bed comfy enough for us, the shower had pressure and in addition to regular wall sockets, there were USB "ports" as well, for charging your devices.

Our room was a bit small for the two of us and our luggage. This may have partially my fault, since I choose the smaller of the available rooms, so I won't hold this against them. A second negative point is the fact that the AC is mounted in front of the bed and is blowing the cold air right at you and it wasn't super clear how to adjust the direction of the airflow. I figured it out on the third day of our stay, if anyone else is wondering: you need to press and hold the fan speed button. The window is sealed shut, no way to let some fresh air in.

Great value and great location. I liked the minimalist design aspects and minimalist approach to accomodations. Kabin had what I needed. The room was simple but was designed so well that it felt huge compared to our last hotel. Though the staff were great, the accommodations, logistics of keyless entry and the app were all so well thought out that you really don't need the staff. But when you do, they're exceedingly friendly and helpful. Lastly, the proximity of the other KABIN properties was really useful.

Not much to dislike. Really. One request: Though I appreciated the microwave, a toaster would be great. And, it wasn't until checkin that I understood there were multiple properties, with different amenities (Gym, coffee bar, laundry), that one could take advantage of. Certainly a pleasant surprise but when booking through Booking,com, I didn't really understand that. But really, that's it. This place is great.

Very clean, very comfortable. Staff were always helpful and offered suggestions and answers to my questions. One lovely young lady even organised a dentist for me. But a special shout out to Shafiq who helped me numerous times. Really liked the shower.

I didn’t have any real issues with the property, barring my own ignorance on distance to places. Everything is walkable but a little longer than I thought. About 1km to Gion, about 700m to train. It’s fine, but when it’s hot it feels like longer. Nothing against the hotel, but if walking is an issue, it may not be convenient.

The room we had was “spacious” for Japan. It had cupboard to store clothes etc. bathroom was also spacious. We stayed 5 nights and the stay was great. They have a shared laundry machine you may operate. Instead we outsourced to a local company that came to pick up and returned our clothes cleaned the next day. The french receptionist was really helpful to coordinate this. The next day we had another gentleman at the front desk from Canada that was also helpful in giving restaurant suggestions. So the service was excellent.

The staff was great* when I arrived before my time and let me use the luggage storage. There are 3 hotel with the same brand in the same street, and each provides something different but you can use them - ie I used the laundry from another KABIN. The location is great, super convenient to go to the market street and even to Gion if you feel like it. The room is spacious and comfortable.

The app idea is good, but I couldn't get the check-in code to work so ended up having to do a normal check-in anyway. *I exchanged money in the machine in the lobby to use the coin laundry, and the machine returned a 50yen instead of 100. I told one of the staff right after I saw it, and he was giving me a side eye like he didn't believe me and almost didn't want to exchange.

It was a decent size - comfortable with enough space to layout 2 cabin sized luggage and still have enough space to move around in. The location was excellent - a 5 to 15 min walk to most places you would want to visit in Kyoto. We didn’t take public transport once while we were there!

Nothing much to dislike about it. Just that there aren’t enough hooks or racks to dry towels and clothes. It would have been good if there were an air dryer of sorts in the bathroom (which some other boutique hotels I’ve stayed in in Japan have).

Staying at KABIN Machi was a great move. It is located in the heart of the Kyoto/Gion district which is where we wanted to be. This allowed us to travel to other destinations within the surrounding prefectures as we were also very close to the local train system. Kyoto is a mecca for tourist spots and we took advantage of this by hiring a local guide to help us around on one of our 'tourist' days. We have used Javier previously and again he didn't let us down. Kyoto is a fun and exciting palace to visit - 4 days was just enough time.

KABIN Machi was the smallest room we encountered during our 3 week Japan visit; but having said that we were aware most rooms in Japan are small when compared to other countries. This didn't really detract for our stay as most of our time was spent touring.

Very good location and walkable to most of the city. Clean room and facilities, very friendly staff, easy check in once we got to the hotel.

We were unable to check in on the app - I made a whole profile to use it and then it wouldn’t accept our passports. The room is a little smaller than what I expected - queen bed was ok for one person but very tight with two people. Hard bed somewhere in between western standard and normal Japanese bed.

Kabin Machi was our best accommodation in whole Japan (we stayed in 6 different hotels with the similar ratings, but this one is not comparable at all!). The hotel looks new, very stylish and spotless clean.The shower was finally normal, not the small one where you can barely turn. Everything was exactly same as on pictures. In addition, we really enjoyed centrally located neighborhood with 2min walk to good bakery, coffee places and great Italian style pizza place (when we craved some dough 😅). Therefore we highly recommend this property!

As we don't like AC, the blanket provided by hotel was too warm for us and window couldn't be open (but this is the situation in all hotels in Japan anyway).

Amazing location, spacious and well maintained. Only a few minutes walk from the streetfood market and main commercial area as well as the area of Pontocho, which is perfect for having dinner. Possibility of a self check-in is available, which allows for a sorrowless check-in even if arrival is late but they have a permanent reception service too, which is really helpful and rather rare. Equipment was great, especially the hair-dryer. The room was spacious, modern and good state.

It would be great if Netflix could be set up on the TV to allow foreign guests to enjoy some more than just Japanese television. However, that is a pure luxury request and in no way essential.