Rinn Miyagawacho Grande — Hotel in Kyoto

We chose this hotel for the location, and because the photos looked appealing. BUT the photos are highly misleading. They are all taken with a very wide angle lens, giving the impression of space where there is none! ||||We discovered just how inaccurate the photos were when we were shown our room - it was so small that there wasn't room for our two small suitcases, let alone anywhere to unpack anything. In fact, we could hardly make our way around the room without bumping into each other (and we are both small people). The very helpful receptionist on duty that evening (Midori) was most apologetic, and promised to move us to a better room the following day. The new room had a small alcove - about two foot square - which gave us a little more room. But still the only place for the suitcases was standing upright behind the door, meaning we had to move them to get in and out, and to get to our clothes. We had booked for five nights but in the end left Kyoto a day early, losing one night's payment. ||||The facilities, such as laundry room, were not as expected either - a machine in a cupboard, with no options to change temperature etc. And breakfast was unavailable due to building work.||||In all, the only pluses were the very helpful receptionist (Midori helped us with information and was unfailingly gracious) - and the location. ||||We urge the owners to change the photo gallery so as not to mislead...

Best hotel of our trip to Japan – highly recommended! We stayed in many hotels during our trip to Japan, but this was definitely the best! If I return to Kyoto, I would absolutely stay here again. The rooms are beautiful, very well organized, and spotlessly clean. The front desk staff were incredibly kind and always available to help with anything we needed. There’s a washing machine and dryer available (for a fee), and a free water dispenser which was super convenient. The location was perfect – just 800 meters from Gion and Nishiki Market, and about 1.2 km walking distance to Kiyomizudera. You can leave your luggage at the hotel both before check-in and after check-out. The bus and train stations are also very close by. Everything is within walking distance, yet it’s incredibly quiet at night, and the beds are very comfortable. Truly an excellent hotel, and I highly, highly...

Absolutely adored this place. It was by far the nicest hotel we stayed in during our trip to Japan. Location was perfect- in walking distance to a lot of the popular attractions and train stations. The bathroom was excellent- super clean, bright, and spacious! The room itself was a little small, but that wasn’t an issue for us at all. It was still very cozy and felt VERY clean (most important). Everyone at the front desk was super nice, helpful, and accommodating which even made it better. I’ll be honest, leaving was hard! I would definitely come back to stay here. Do yourself a favor...