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600-8236 Kyoto, Kyoto, Shimogyo-ku Aburanokoji Shiokoji-nishi Aburanokoji 1, Japan
#476 of 632 hotels in Kyoto
Guests' ChoiceReview Score
Based on 434 hotel reviews
8.0Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
8.4
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Comfort
8.3
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Location
8.2
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Facilities
8.3
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Staff
8.7
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Value for money
8.1
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Free WiFi
8.4
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Reviewed: April 24, 2024
Georgios
Japan46 Reviews2 helpful votes7.0“A fine hotel in good location.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Small Double Bed - Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Room too small.
Good value for money. Good location. Clean. Helpful staff.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 22, 2024
Clarizelle
Canada4 Reviews9.0“Its good”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Small Double Bed - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Room is too small
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 22, 2024
Adriaan
Australia42 Reviews16 helpful votes8.0“Good value option for a short stay.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No, or very limited, in-hotel dining facilities. No dining options in the immediate area.
Nice location. An easy walk from Kyoto station. Helpful staff. Easy check-in. The room was compact, but spotlessly clean and had everything I needed.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 20, 2024
Carlos
Mexico37 Reviews3 helpful votes8.0Very Good- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room - Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Rooms are noisy and guests wake up early to leave to the station and you can hear everything.
Location is convenient.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: April 19, 2024
Isabella
Brazil10 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Strong smell of stagnant water coming from the bathroom.
Location is very good and the staff are very polite.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 18, 2024
Chi
Hong Kong29 Reviews5 helpful votes8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
very small room not natural hot spring
clean with needed amenities good price close to aeon mall
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 18, 2024
Hristo
Bulgaria5 Reviews9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Twin Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 3 nights
I like location.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: April 17, 2024
Phuong
United States of America4 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Small Double Bed - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room is too small
Good location
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 15, 2024
Miguel
Costa Rica13 Reviews1 helpful vote8.0“Fair enough for a short term visit to Kyoto”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 3 nights
The onsen was not tattoo friendly. The hotel provides patches to cover your tattoos free of charge, but it is difficult to understand that there still exists such restrictions in Japan. An international hotel like this should be already used to deal with foreigners unaware of the tattoo related issues in this country. As for the location is not a big deal, but you have to walk at least 8-10 minutes from Kyoto central station. No slopes for wheelchair at the entrance.
The mattress was very nice and it had space underneath to store our luggage, very important because the room was quite narrow (but enough). Big TV, and the information displayed in it was quite useful. Total control of lights from the bed and included USB chargers. The onsen on the last floor was very good and very spacious. Very efficient express checkout. The umbrella lean service was very helpful those days in Kyoto.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 15, 2024
Pramesh
India19 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
Room space 9 m2 is not sufficient for two people with two bags + 2 back packs
Location
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 13, 2024
Oskar
United Kingdom6 Reviews8.0“Good location, reasonable price”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Not a lot of floor space, kept bumping into the tv whenever walking from the bed to the loo.
Short walk from the station, checking in was easy, staff spoke good English. Bed was comfy, toilet and shower were clean and worked.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 12, 2024
Charmine
United Kingdom16 Reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The bathroom is really tiny, has all the amenities of a typical japanese bathroom but was very difficult to move. Room as well not that big but at least there was space under the bed so not bad.
Location was perfect just 5 min from Kyoto Station.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 11, 2024
Lisa
United States of America1 review8.0“It was a great place for what I needed…teensy, yes, but I wasn’t there long enough to warrant more.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 9 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The bathroom shower head and toilet bidet system didn’t work right, but the soft bed made up for it!
Great location close to Kyoto Station, easily walkable…wonderfully soft bed…unnecessary ridiculously large tv that turned itself on every time I walked in the door, but some might find it useful…
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 11, 2024
Ajkab
Slovakia54 Reviews5 helpful votes7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Double Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Room size, bathroom size
Clean rooms, nice breakfast
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 9, 2024
Dawn
Singapore6 Reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Small Double Bed - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 7 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The hotel table is dusty even after housekeeping. Still can improve the cleanliness.
Good convenient location, 10mins walk to Kyoto station.Hotel onsen spa is perfect to relax after long day walk. 😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 8, 2024
Erling
Norway11 Reviews3 helpful votes8.0“Convenient hotel near Kyoto station with incredible staff.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room was not properly cleaned before our stay. It was not detrimental, but we definitely think it should have been better. The room was indeed very small, and it is problematic to adjust your luggage while inside the room.
The staff were incredibly helpful and nice throughout the entire stay. The public bath was very nice with several pools, with and without roof. With room wifi it was possible to chromecast to the hotel TV. At our checkout, a staff member went through the whole process of helping us send our luggage to a future hotel stay. He helped more than he should have and we are grateful for his help.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 7, 2024
Muhammad
Saudi Arabia13 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room was too small hardly get space to walk
It was near station. Breakfast was good
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 7, 2024
Maggie
United States of America20 Reviews7.0“I like everything it provided except the size of room.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Small Double Bed - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 5 nights
The size of room.
Cleanness, breakfast.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 6, 2024
Yasmin
United Kingdom7 Reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Small Double Bed - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Spa on the top floor was lovely. Rooms are small but a good base for our trip in Kyoto. Amenities provided daily
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 4, 2024
Quentin
France9 Reviews9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 8 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Onsen not tattoo-friendly
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 3, 2024
Joe
United States of America5 Reviews9.0“Would return, if the price does not change dramatically.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 15 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Required change of sheets every 3 days. 4 or 5 would be preferred (and reduces housecleaner workload), but I understand that some guests are slobs.
N/A; conveniently close to Kyoto Station and Aeon Mall; onsen.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 1, 2024
Azharudeen
Singapore6 Reviews1 helpful vote8.0“Passable for a quick stay”- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room - Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Location is not convenient, especially if you are driving.
Self check-in and check-out facility and clean room.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: March 30, 2024
Alexandra
Japan5 Reviews7.0Good- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Exceptionally small room. It can feel really claustrophobic.
Easy to find location (near the station).
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: March 30, 2024
Kasey
Australia5 Reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
1. Always a line to use the laundry. 2. We were initially very excited about the hotel offering a massage service, however we came to realise that the service is provided in your own room, and the massage lady informed us that it would be completed on the bed in the hotel room (i.e. not on a portable massage table as we had assumed). We didn’t feel comfortable about this service and are not sure if this is the norm/occurs elsewhere.
1. Air conditioner works really well. 2. Located right next to an amazing coffee shop (Kurasu). 3. The hotel provides umbrellas for guests to use for the day/night.
Stayed in March 2024
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