HOTEL UNIZO Kyoto Karasuma Oike — Hotel in Kyoto

Staff spoke enough English to help me check in which was really appreciated as it made check in so much smoother. The rooms are small but that is to be expected in Japan, but they are clean and the bathroom was much nicer and more spacious than other similar hotels I've been in. The bathroom only comes with shampoo, conditioner and body wash but in the lobby you can pick up amenities such as tooth brushes, razors, mouth wash and citrus bath salts. There is a restaurant attached to the hotel that you can get breakfast coupons for. At night it sells cheap meals for 500-1000 yen.

The staff are working there until 10pm so check in can be quite late if you wish and check out isn't until 12!

The laundry room on the first floor requires you to create a pin number so only you can remove your clothes from the washing machine. They also have a women's only floor which has its own laundry room on that floor. However, as a single woman I felt quite safe on my mixed floor as well as walking around the hotel area at night.

The hotel is a 5 min walk from Karasuma Oike subway station which can take you to Kyoto station. I also walked to Nijo Castle and to the Kyoto imperial palace from the hotel which is a nice flat walk and gives you a chance to see...

Rooms were thoughtfully designed. All amenities are posted on the website.

We booked through Agoda for two nights but decided to add another night through an email correspondence with Mr. Toda. We got back with each other around a day per email, and the English was excellent. We computed the total price of stay through the email. We arrived to the hotel for our stay after 3.5 months, and the reception staff recomputed our price of stay. The reception staff took a few minutes to recompute with a fellow staff. He apologized for a wrong computation, with one yen lower to be paid. Haha, no need to apologize.

We loved the Matsuya breakfast on the ground floor and the portions were huge.

Great accommodation for a few days in the lovely...

Initially, i didnt know which hotel to choose since i was not experienced with japanese hotels. Therefore i might help other people from Europe. The hotel is very good located. Subway and busses are just around the corner. The service is very kind and efficient. The hotel and the room are very clean - i mean very very clean. Yes, the room is very small, but there is still a table, shower and a really comfortable bed. It is also more silent than expected since the hotel is not located at the main street. In total, i can highly recommend this hotel...