Hostel Kyoto Kizuna — Hotel in Kyoto

With this price range, you're getting what you get. And I say this in a very nice way. A tad bit far away from Kyoto JR station, about 10 minutes walk if you have non-Asian sized legs or 15 if you have Asian legs like me. Near convenient stores, restaurants and some fun places that are accessible both on foot and bicycle. You stay in a dorm-style bunk bed room with 5 other people, which kinda put your stuff on a security risk, but there's a personal locker in front of each room for your most valuables so you should put them there. The only thing I wish from my stay at Kizuna is a little bit bigger locker so I could put my laptop there. Other than that, Kizuna is the best hostel I've ever had the pleasure to stay at in my life. The staffs are super friendly and young ( even around my age - 20s ) and ready to help you. Its a Japanese hostel, but they can use and talk in English with no problem at all. Just ask, they'll help. Need to find a place for dinner? Or a place to drink with your travel buddies? They have an entire logbook in English of recommended places for you. Tl;dr: just ask! Service is, well, too good and readily available for the price you pay. Some requires you to pay extra other than room fees, like Shoe drying ( I got surprised-rain-bombed during my trip in Aug, 2019 and that totally saved my shoes ), Breakfast ( need improvements ), Laundry ( washing is free, but you need to rent the Dryer and buy detergent - ask the staff! ), Bicycle renting ( Half-day option available!! ). The staff will inform you which costs and which are free, so rest assured! Other than that, I'm happy. Let me you about the word Kizuna. It means connection, it means bond between human and human. And I'm glad to be able to have new bonds with the amazing staff members at Kizuna, two lovely Brits ladies and old-man Hiro who's nothing less but an amazing human being. I got to know them so much just through a few talks, opened my eyes and perspective and give me experience that is unobtainable anywhere else.

If you prefer quiet, old-school "I just wanna go sightseeing" travel, Kizuna is...still your place to go. But really, come to Kizuna, sit at the bar and have some chat. Meet some new people. Get yourself some new companions if you travel solo like I did. That's really what makes Kizuna a special place and the place I'll always longing to return next time...

I stayed here for 3 nights but wish I could've stayed in Kyoto longer. This definaetly was a great hostel.||||Pros:||-Great location. 7 eleven nearby||-Staff are super friendly, great English, really helpful and made the stay so much more enjoyable||-very clean||-great amenities||-Comfortable rooms||-They offer free luggage storage prior to check in and after check out. ||-Cheap breakfast. Only a couple hundred yen||||||I had just arrived in Kyoto early morning from Tokyo (took the night bus) and I was exhausted. I wasn't able to check in as room was still being used however the staff let me shower and use their facilities for free! I felt energised and was ready to explore Kyoto. ||||There are no cons!!||||I could not fault this hostel. A huge thank you to the hostel who made my stay...

I stayed here for 3 nights but wish I could've stayed in Kyoto longer. This definaetly was a great hostel.||||Pros:||-Great location. 7 eleven nearby||-Staff are super friendly, great English, really helpful and made the stay so much more enjoyable||-very clean||-great amenities||-Comfortable rooms||-They offer free luggage storage prior to check in and after check out. ||-Cheap breakfast. Only a couple hundred yen||||||I had just arrived in Kyoto early morning from Tokyo (took the night bus) and I was exhausted. I wasn't able to check in as room was still being used however the staff let me shower and use their facilities for free! I felt energised and was ready to explore Kyoto. ||||There are no cons!!||||I could not fault this hostel. A huge thank you to the hostel who made my stay...