THE POCKET HOTEL 京都烏丸五条 — Hotel in Kyoto

The Pocket Hotel offers a no-frills experience at a reasonable price. The room is just large enough to accomodate the futon you are given to sleep on and a little more. For people who need a bed to sleep, I definitely would not recommend this location. That said, I would say the room has everything on might need for a good night's sleep. The air conditioner is perfectly functional, a necessity in Kyoto's sweltering summers. Additionally, the limited space definitely means that accomodating guests with gargantuan suitcases is probably not possible. The washroom, while well furnished and perfectly serviceable, is public and located outside of one's room and is accessed by the same key card as the one used for one's room. In addition, the shower, located on the first floor for men and second for women, is also public use and accessed in the same way as the washroom. That said, the showers are split into individual rooms, so I would suggest one is offered more than sufficient privacy despite its public nature. If these minor inconveniences are unacceptable for you, this hotel is not the right one for you. As for the hotel's location, the hotel is fairly well positioned to go see Kiyomizudera and is a short walk from the subway. In addition, there are a number of great restaurants in the vicinity. In particular, there is a great abundance of ramen restaurants so it could be decent location to stop by to sample a number of different bowls. Between Daikoku Ramen, Ramen Rin, Ramen Yokozuna, Ginjo Ramen Kubota, and New Taihou, I enjoyed my daily dose of noodles for sure. It is also worth noting that there is a convenience store across the street and a pharmacy a little down the street. The pharmacy is a great place to pick up 2L bottles of drinks, but be warned that they might not be refrigerated. It's also worth noting that there is a Yoshinoya, McDonald's, and Yayoi Ken nearby so if you ever feel the need for a quick meal, it can easily me solved at a moment's notice. Overall, I would say this hotel is not one to stay at for the hotel experience, but rather as an option simply have a place to rest with...

I temporarily decided to stay in Kyoto for one more night, and it was a weekend. The house price was found to be very expensive due to two reasons, so I chose this pocket hotel. Let me talk about the conclusion first, overall satisfaction. The layout and scale design of the single room is very reasonable. Both the restroom and shower room in the public area need to swipe the card to enter the door, which has excellent security.Disadvantages: 1. There is no toilet in the room, and you have to go to the public toilet on each floor at night. 2. The sound insulation is average, and the voices outside the corridor can be heard, but the overall quality of Japan is relatively high, unless there are children, it is not a big problem. In addition, I live alone, and I can still feel safe. The disadvantages become advantages. 3. There is no bathing pool, I love the Japanese-style bathhouse, even if it is not a natural hot spring, it is a pity. 4. I only stayed for one day, and the four or five staff I came into contact with were all good, friendly, and helpful. There was only one Japanese woman. Knowing that I was Chinese and spoke English, she still spoke Japanese to me from time to time, but You don't need to be too polite, just ask her to speak English with a blunt tone.The check-in price is 270. If the price is less than 200, I personally think it is worth it.I would like to remind everyone that although the hotel is close to Exit 1 of Gojo Station on the Karasuma Line, there is no elevator at this exit. People with large luggage should take Exit 6 and walk...

The hard product of the hotel is fine. My main issue with the room itself is that my air conditioner kept dripping water, but that wasn't the worst.

My main issue is the clientele at the hotel, which unfortunately not much can be done about. A hotel (or dare I say, luxury hostel) like this should not allow children to stay. I absolutely hated using a community bathroom with little children running amuck and coughing all over the place. This is a hotel, not a swimming pool locker room. There are also not enough washing machines nor women's showers. I had to walk 15 minutes with a heavy bag of laundry because certain guests continued to hog the four washer/dryer machines that are far from sufficient for this type of hotel.

If you are expecting a hostel type environment with adults, this is not it. Instead, you get a lot of low brow budget traveller tourists from certain countries (won't name places but a certain nation has more problematic guests than others) with their kids running around the bathroom while others are trying to dry their hair and take a shower. For that reason, I'd be hesitant to stay here again. I don't mind shared bathrooms, but shared bathrooms with children under the age of 12 or 13 is a...