KYOSTAYいろは 東寺本館 — Hotel in Kyoto

Positives:|-We had a whole apartment to ourselves - it was nice having 2 separate rooms, one western style, one Japanese style. |-We had our own little kitchen too with a fridge, oven top and some dishes.|-The bathroom had a bath and shower.|-The toilet had a nice warm seat with all the Japanese extras.|-10-15 minute walk to the main Kyoto station from where we had all our transport links.|-Umbrellas provided to rent for free.||Negatives:|-Receptionist only greeted us on arrival, then they were not seen, no other negatives!|||Tips:|We did a Maikoya kimono tea ceremony, arashiyama bamboo forest and it was a great experience!|We did a day trip to Hiroshima and Itsukishima island and this is very...

We stayed here for about a week in October. The place is not really close to Kyoto Station, it’s about 15-20mins walk. There were 4 of us staying in the apt. The room is more like an apt, it has its own bath room and separate toilet room. It has washer and dryer fan located in the bathroom. It has a fully functional kitchen for you to cook as well. The room itself is quite spacious for 4 of us to move around. It’s better than staying in a hotel with tiny room, no place to move around and place your luggages.

Highly recommend this place to stay in Kyoto, if you don’t mind a bit of walk. Price is fair....

Great location (opposite Toji Temple, only 15 mins away from Kyoto station by foot).||You get all the facilities of a private apartment but the enjoyment of staying in a traditional Futon (Japanese traditional bedroom). ||The bus stop is outside the hotel for bus 207 and the Toji station is 8 minutes away by foot. There is a comvenience store at the bottom of the road too! You can store your luggage before and after visiting. ||Only downside is it is 25 mins at least by public transport from a lot of tourist...