Shimaya Stays - Komatsu South — Hotel in Kyoto

We caught a taxi from the train station and was a little concerned we would be out of the way from the major spots to visit. To our surprise we found out pretty quickly a lot were within walking distance. We’re both in our mid to late sixties. Those that weren’t within walking distance were able to be reached by bus or train. |The hotel itself was tucked away in a narrow quiet street. We were met by a staff member who showed us how to use the codes for the doors and how various pieces of appliances worked. |The room was compact but workable. There were plenty of eating places nearby.|The Residences arranged a taxi for us on our day of departure and had a representative waiting for us as well. |We stayed...

Hidden Gem Honestly the best accomodation we’ve found across the world!

I could continued to list of pros forever You will not be disappointed!

A fantastic location in the Gion district with incredible restaurants, Izakaya, convenience store (the list continues) basically on your doorstep. I highly recommend Torisei simply 4 minutes walk from the accommodation An easy 10-15 minute walk to the hustle and bustle of the main shopping and eating area of Kyoto Train lines, bike rental spots are very close also.

Takase, the facilitator is also a fantastic man who is willing to help with whatever you need.

A reminder to respect the people of Kyoto and to keep...

Modern machiya, located about 10 mins walk from Hanamikoji Street (famous street for Geisha spotting). The team is super attentive, with AMAZING concierge service - they're so helpful in helping us make restaurant reservations and recommendations, booking taxi, helping us with our luggages. One of the team members is a Singaporean, which makes communication in English easy.

There are two floors in the house. Given that it's a machiya, it's expected for noise to travel given that walls are thin. There's 2-in-1 washing machine & dryer available in our unit (second floor) which is useful in winter. We had...