Hauza Kyoto Gojo Karasuma — Hotel in Kyoto

A small hotel tucked away in an alley. We walk right by at first and didn't even see it. This hotel is clean, easy to navigate and doesn't have a huge amount of amenities. There's a washer dryer (500 yen total) on first floor with the vending machines. There's a tiny garden out front and that's it. Honestly, if you're in Kyoto you will be out exploring anyway. It's close enough to Gojo subway which is one station away from Kyoto Station. The rooms are spacious enough and the beds are comfortable. Price per night is excellent and affordable. Check out just requires you to put a sign up on your door and put your check out paper into a box the day...

This is a hotel for exploring the city. It's close to the karasuma goyo station so it is easy to get around. Unfortunately there are limited dining around the hotel so be prepared to travel quite a bit for decent food. It's close to Gion and not far from Nishiki market. Staff is super friendly. English can be a chalange some times but they make all the effort to understand with translation apps and whatnot. The beds are a bit to hard for my back so it was about 3 nights to get a custom to them. Rooms are large and clean. A great stay in Kyoto if the town is the...

Smaller rooms but very convenient location and decent pricing. Staff is decent at communication. Pros- location, held luggage for us on checkout day, provided soup for each morning. Cons- so hot in the rooms if someone showered, super small area with bathroom/entry. Does NOT do bag shipping for you (majority of hotels in Japan will ship your bags to your next destination, or you can do it yourself which is difficult with the language barrier), rooms are locked with a code which personally was not safe...