1/ Next to JR train station, very convenient. 2/ Next to Kyoto Railway station (one of the biggest in Japan) just perfect for my kids. 3/Room is clean with new/modern interior, the best is pajamas in the room is so comfortable to wear. 4/ Complete facilities in hotel - coin laundry, ice cube machine, microwave, beverage vending machine, public bath and 24hr direct access to Family Mart 5/ Located in the park, very fresh morning to start the day, just do a brisk walk around the park If I can suggest to add coin exchanger near laundry place and provide water filter dispenser in the room, hence no need to provide bottle water. Also, increase the heat setting for the wash-dry machine that can ensure fully dry for less than 3kg load in 120 minutes.

1/ Not about the hotel, but taking train from station beside the botel can be very packed during busy hour as it is one station away from Kyoto Station (terminal station). 2/ Not many quick and easy foods surrounding the hotel, suggest if hotel reataurants can open for dinner (currently only breakfast and lunch)

Just next to the JR Umekoji-nishi station, or a short 15min walk from JR Kyoto Station. Roads are almost flat so walking with suitcases and prams are a breeze. The local train from JR Kyoto station (1 stop) is not as frequent (about 20min interval) so walking was the best for us. Hotel is just next to the Kyoto Railway Museum and Kyoto Aquarium so if you're planning to visit these spots, this hotel is great! Also recommended for small kids because they had games at the lobby for the little ones.

If the room was a little more spacious, but not a problem for us as we only had 1 medium luggage. For travellers with more than 1 big luggage, might be a little short on luggage space.

The accommodation has been really nice, with access to the onsen/baths in the building, as well as overall very well maintained rooms and bathrooms. Beds were very comfortable and spacious. We were positively surprised by the interesting coffee pods available in the room :) The location has been amazing for us with metro station 3 mins walk away and convenience store below hotel. It is situated in a very central and nice location from which we explored Kyoto area by bus, metro, train and walking easily. From that perspective can only recommend it to everyone!

Originally we booked the room without the breakfast since we woke up early morning to travel to various places. On the last day we actually wanted to buy extra breakfast and eat locally, but to our surprise there was a queue rather than buffet style open all the time. We were not aware that one had to queue to attend it so I just want to highlight that there is limited breakfast spots space. For that morning we actually found an amazing alternative nearby called Cafe AUSGANG, which we can only recommend from the experience.

Rooms were big and spacious. Good for my family of 4. The staff were very helpful. I had my bags forwarded to this hotel in advance and the bags were already waiting for us in our room. Excellent service! I had to send a bag onwards to my next destination and I had 4 people attending my one luggage. Another plus is that the hotel is right next to the commercial wholesale fish market. We got up before 5am to stumble towards the market to watch the fish auction live. There is a covered overpass from the Jr Station connecting to the fish market visitors centre. After auction you can have breakfast in one of the small soba shops nearby where the fisherman go for breakfast.

The location is a little bit out of the way. Not many food places around here.

The hotel was very clean with lots of facilities and great staff. The rooms were a good size with 3 full beds. The pillows and mattresses were very comfortable. Block out blinds were amazing. There was a bath in our room with good amenities, like hair-dryer, hair products, toothbrushes etc. There was a mini fridge and kettle. We didn't eat breakfast, but the price seemed reasonable. The public onsen was lovely to relax tired muscles, but as custom dictates you need to be fully naked. There are separate mend and women's ones. There is a konbini downstairs that you can access from the hotel which is very convenient. It's a 2 min walk to a metro station which is one stop to Kyoto station. If you walk to Kyoto Station it's about a 15mins walk. There is a nice oval and playground nearby. I would stay at this chain of hotel again.

There didn't seem to be a great deal of restaurants or cafes nearby, but I do have specific dietary needs, so would stay in a different area next time just to be a little closer to those things.

The bathroom and the shower being separate was a huge advantage over other hotels. The area was amazing. Being so close to the train museum, park, garden, and aquarium was great; really cut down on the fatigue. The ability to buy tickets from the staff was also very convenient. As an Americann I felt very comfortable and welcome for my first time stay in Kyoto. Will love to come back to this hotel on my next visit.

It may just be a personal preference for me influenced by my background, but the ventilation in the shower didn't seem like it was enough. I enjoy hot showers but would get light headed with the amount of steam that would accumulate.

The location is perfect! There are lots of shops and restaurants nearby, and a train stop right across the plaza from the hotel. The Family Mart on the ground floor was very convenient. Very clean and comfortable, and friendly staff.

I thought the rooms could have been a tad bigger or the beds not as wide. There wasn't much room to walk in the room but this wasn't a huge deal since we were hardly in our room. The smoking room should be moved from right next to the locker room for the hot bath. After relaxing in the bath, it was not pleasant to smell the smoke from smoking room in the locker room.

Fantastic breakfast. Wonderful staff (so friendly, helpful, professional) Corner rooms provided valuable needed real estate for luggage for a family of 3 A small, simple public bath that was a nice extra for the hotel. Quite a few laundry machines given the size of the hotel (sometimes they were full at key times but less so than at many hotels at Japan I’ve stayed at) We liked it so much that we cancelled our next hotel reservation in Osaka and stayed an extra 3 nights.

As expected, there isn’t too much around the property. There are a few restaurants within a couple of blocks and a small Family Mart attached to the hotel. Every time you need to go anywhere you have to take a train one stop to Kyoto station and switch there, and it only seems to go every 15-30 minutes or so, so there were sometimes delays. But it is right next to the relevant station, and it wasn’t much of a problem for our plans.

Everything was good,the bedroom is comfy,the bathroom is clean tidy.Although the window doesn’t have a view cuz there’s a school besides the hotel,but it’s fine to us.The location is great to people who want to enjoy autumn foliage or who loves running and exercising outside which just located besides a huge park,and 1min walk to the Umekoji JR station which towards Arashiyama area.The guests mainly from Taiwan,HK,few South Korean,Japan and some westerners.The hotel also accepts Japanese groups and Chinese groups.

other guests.Because they did create some noises ,they always knocking every night,and i don’t know if they have some sort of hate to the doors,because they shot it loudly.

Room was a good size, great shower, room cleaners did an excellent job each day. Staff were able to call us taxis every day and they arrived within five minutes. There is a convenience store and starbucks attached to the hotel. Hotel was kid friendly. But one of the main perks is the playground right across the street! So helpful for families with active kids.

The breakfast looked okay, but not appealing enough to try. Others may disagree with me. We ended up doing Starbucks each morning simply for convenience.