Kyoto Kamigyo Ward Hotels

　I wanted to go to Nijo Jo castle at the first time in the morning so I could choose this hotel. It is located north of Nijo Jo castle and is a few minutes walk. The price is not so high even though it is close to Nijo Jo castle. The hotel is also new and clean. I also saw Mt. Hiei from my room. Anyway, it was very convenient to have a microwave in the room.

Located a few minutes walk to the Imperial Palace is this hotel. This area is considered to be a ”quiet zone” so there is a minimal commercial activity. There are very few restaurants and the closest convenience stores are a block or two away. If you ever watched movies like Die Hard or In the Line of Fire, you remember scenes in a hotel with a large indoor atrium with glass elevators. All the room doors face the open atrium. That is exactly what the design of this hotel is like. All the amenities are on the ground floor or below. As for the rooms. For Japan, these rooms are quite large. It would be comfortable for international visitors who are used to larger rooms. The amenities are not branded but of higher quality. There are three areas for parking. Ground level, basement, and outdoor. While checkout is at noon, you get complimentary parking until 3 pm. We choose this hotel for this feature. Allows you to spend the day exploring without worrying about the expensive street parking costs. There is a taxi stand with taxis until about 10 pm. There are five restaurants, be fair warned, all are quite pricy. There are two breakfast options. If you want a traditional Japanese breakfast, you go to the Japanese restaurant Hotaru. If you want a ”western” breakfast, there is a buffet at the Terrace restaurant. We were not interested in seeing the nightlife but wanted to be close to the Imperial Palace and Nijo Castle. This hotel was perfect for our needs. Would recommend without hesitation.

The location is a short walk from Nijo Station. There is a bus stop next to it, which is very convenient for taking the bus. There are 7-11, pharmacies, and supermarkets nearby. The supermarkets have quite large items and many opening hours are relatively late, so it is suitable for shopping at night!

Stayed a total of six nights hotel booked by travel agent in Sydney, requested a three star, which hotel is rated as but could pass as a four star. Took the breakfast option when checked in 1250 yen per person well worth it, option of Japanese or Western breakfast, brought to your table when ready on a tray, help yourself to drinks. Staff very welcoming, always ready to provide you with directions and maps, would book tours when requested. Ten minute walk Marutamachi subway station, directly opposite Kyoto Imperial Palace which was worth the visit, comfortable walk to Nijo Castle. Ten minute walk to family mart and McDonald's. Our room was spacious complete with double bed, sofa, medium size flat screen TV, fridge, electric jug and two varieties of green tea. Bathroom small but functional, all toiletries provided including razor, hair brush toothbrush. Room serviced daily, option to have bedding changed or not daily. Retractable clothes line over bath if you need to rinse clothes. Definitely recommend this hotel and would stay here again.

The hotel breakfast is western style. The boss is a foreigner. There are shop assistants who can speak Chinese. Hotel decoration style likes. Mobile phones are also available in the hotel. The only flaw is that when we washed our face from day one to day one, we accidentally noticed that a hair was caught in the towel in the mirror reflection. Slightly disappointed. But it does not affect the overall feeling.

It is close to Kyoto Gyoen and Kyoto University, and a street crossing leads to Kamogawa. The bus stops on 202 and 204 are not far away. There are about 300 convenience stores and many restaurants at the intersection of Heyuancho. The rooms are clean, there are a lot of towels, the cooking utensils are relatively complete, and the bedding is also very good, but the rooms are a bit small, and the twin and double rooms are especially crowded into quadruple rooms. The booking was for a triple room with a balcony marked 25 square meters, but upon entering the door, it was found that the area without a terrace was not enough. Fortunately, the handsome American guy at the front desk quickly changed to a larger one. It was very late. I do n’t need to say anything more ~ After all, I only live for two days, it is very convenient to go in and out, and it is super simple to check out (throw the key in the front desk box).

Room was spacious and clean with all the necessary amenities. Location was not an issue because they have a free shuttle bus service to JR Kyoto station which is just a few minutes away.

We booked a triple room and so glad that the 3rd bed is of the same good quality as the original 2. The 3rd bed was not just a makeshift mattress. All family members were able to rest well. Room was well designed to allow luggages under the bed to not take up too much space when not in use. Hotel also provided sample sized lotions and cleansing gels. When we arrived before check in time, we were pleasantly surprised that we can rest in the lounge and have a drink while waiting. Will definitely recommend.

Hotel asked to pay accommodation tax upon checking in and insist it is required for all Kyoto hotel showing us two brochures. This is not the first hotel I stayed in Kyoto during this period as i stayed 2 different hotels in Kyoto during this trip, but this is the only hotel that asked to pay for a fee. Though fee is not huge, advise travellers to check clearly before booking. Location is not bad and alot of shops around it but do note car cannot be stopped directly in front of hotel as car could not enter the street as its all shops around it.

I choose this hotel because its in the train station and beside metro subway and in front local bus and taxi area for good transportation. Lots food area 😋 Kyoto to osaka rapid train 580 yen about 30 mins travel time . No need for the bullet train save your money. I used jr railpass last year a waste of money . 15 mins travel time thats differences. Get the jr railway pass if your doing a lot of long travel for bullet train and work it out if you need to travel alot. I hope this info will help you out on your travels . Cherrs