To be honest, I was a bit skeptical about this hotel as it looked outdated, but i was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed my stay here! The staff was friendly, and they brought up our bags to our room since we arrived too early for the 3pm check in, and didn't come back to the hotel until much later. There were a couple of cleanliness issues with the room, like some weird stains on the toilet, the shower curtain. They only have one washing machine/dryer in the hotel, so it's a "first come first serve" basis. Had to wait a bit with the laundry. Other that that, our stay was pleasant. About a 10ish minute walk to kyoto station, and near bus stops! Would definitely come back here the next time we find...
Read moreThis hotel has some great points as well as-negative. The good is free alcohol drinks at night for happy hour a light snack later at night and a small onsen . The negative parts are the rooms are tiny absolutely tiny the bathroom although is very clean is also tiny. The breakfast caters only for Chinese and Asians. The lift to the rooms holds only four people. There is not enough room in the breakfast area for everyone to be seated. We travelled here with.AVG Travel so we did not get a choice. Would I recommend this hotel? No I am sorry I would stay somewhere else. There are lots of hotels closer to the city. In saying that this hotel I would say is very cheap and is probably not bad value for...
Read moreLocation is walkable from the Kyoto station in around 10-15min and is a convenient place for me to move around Kyoto.
The room space is limited with just enough space between beds mand is manageable with cabin size luggage kept under the bed. There are power points beside the bed which made charging devices easy. The room and toilet are clean. The tables and chairs in front of the reception is good to rest and work, with water, coffee and tea available. Breakfast variety is small but enough for a simple meal.
And the staff are very warm, friendly and helpful. That helps to make the stay...
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