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Karasuma Kyoto Hotel
Karasuma Shijo, Shimogyo-ku,, Kawaramachi, Kyoto, Japan, 600-8412 - See map
The car parking and the Wi-Fi are always free, so you can stay in touch and come and go as you please. Strategically situated in Kawaramachi, allowing you access and proximity to local attractions and sights. Don't leave before paying a visit to the famous Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine. Rated with 4 stars, this high-quality property provides guests with access to massage and restaurant on-site.
Highlights
Hygiene Plus
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Safety Features
Staff trained in safety protocol
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Preventative Equipment
Hand sanitizer
Health and Medical
First aid kit
Facilities
Front desk [24-hour]
Bicycle rental
Car park
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
Luggage storage
Shops
Bar
Restaurants
This hotel is located great!!!”
Have a fair price, very clean, kind staff, good enough big rooms, nice natural illumination and darkness as you want. Strongly recommend it, I will get back to the hotel, for sure!!! In the vicinity are also some interests places.
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Charming Traditional Room”
The room has a much more traditional aesthetic than others we stayed in. View was facing a school but you could see the mountains and fogs which was incredible! They had heating but was too hot for us so the staff helped us open the windows. Bathroom was small..banged my head 2wice but it was alright. So close to Shijo Stn! Walking distance to main bus stop. Really did enjoy our stay here with the helpful and pleasant staffs.
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Exceptional”
Great Location! Very close to MTR exit which has LIFT! One sad thing is that the hotel treated one of my towels as hotel's tower after room cleaning and I was an able to get it back :( Not a big deal but hopefully the cleaning staff will be more careful next time (and I will not bring any white tower to travel next time as well :P)
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Spacious rooms with good location”
We will stay here again in the future and recommend anyone who wants to visit Kyoto. Selected this hotel after extensive research. No regrets as we found it convenient to walk to the Karasuma shopping area (including Nishiki market) and the Shijo train station is literally just next door. To go places further from the metro network, we hopped onto buses at nearby stops (refer to Google map for bus stops, numbers and schedules). The room’s cleanliness met our high expectations. Amenities provided are also as advertised - note that there is a place to take more toothbrushes, cotton buds, razors, etc. between reception and the lifts. The plus points for us were that the rooms are generally more spacious than most hotels and that guests can leave their luggage temporarily after checking out.
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Excellent location and nice facilities”
The location of this hotel is quite good, just in city center and a couple of minutes by foot from the street markets, shops and restaurants. The room was quite clean and nice, but small; it was tricky to walk in the room and placing the lugagge on the floor. The price was a bit high, but still affordable to the room and facilities.
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good”
Nice hotel. Will stay again.
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2nd time stay here and near to tourist spot”
This hotel is near to shojio subway and very near to bustop, you can walk/travel via subway or bus easily. Anyhow, I'm a bit not comfortable when I just requested the mineral water from counter, the person seems not so willing to give.. I had explain I stay here for 4 days and supposedly hotel should give me 2 bottles mineral water everyday, but I believe due to i put no cleaning notice, so they didn't provide the new mineral water to me. After few minute explain, he just willing to give me the mineral water... Anyhow, his attitude make me really like I want to cheat a mineral water from him.. Haha... This really zzzzzz..
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Very good”
The location is good but the room is rather small. Had tried to get a bigger room when booking but couldn’t find one . And the hotel is not providing the amenities like toothbrush , shaver kit, shower cap in the room although you can get them over the counter . It’s weird and maybe shortage of staff
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Nice Hotel. Enjoyed our stay”
Very nice hotel. Spacious & welcoming reception. Big Room with lot of space, Large beds, Big TV & Large Sofa. My Son enjoyed the space as he kept running around. Large wardrobes too. Std size toilets. Cleanliness & cleaning services were good. Reception ppl were helpful & gave all the info we needed about Kyoto on our arrival. Although breakfast was extra pay, it was a good spread, tasty & comparatively quite cheap. Location was excellent. 2 min from Sijo subway stn, 12 min walk from main Kyoto stn. Karasuma / Kawaramachi areas are happening & are at the center of Kyoto. Basically we (couple & 5 yr old son) loved our 3 nights @ this hotel in Dec 2018
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Convenient location with nice cozy room ”
You have everything in and around the hotel. in the hotel, you have Starbucks, restaurants and bars that are reasonably affordable. right beside the hotel is subway and bus stop you can easily access to almost everywhere in kyoto. i stayed in a single room, which was definitely bigger than business hotels in tokyo. though the bathroom would be a bit small and you don't expect the view from the window since it's located in kind of kyoto CBD area. it also takes 10 min walk to downtown, kawaramachi area. don't miss visit fresco around the hotel as well, you can buy japanese groceries at a very cheap price.
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Great for the low rate!”
altogether, staying at karasuma kyoto hotel was great for the deal i got. i wouldn't pay more though, but it is a nice standard hotel. the rooms are nice and spacious by japanese standards. the hotel staff were so helpful and spoke enough english! i didn't have any problems with communication at all. the technician even went out of his way to find me a transformer when my laptop plug couldn't fit into the electric outlet. the location is probably its best selling point. it's on karasuma street, a major street in central kyoto, so it's easy to get to from kyoto station and easy to get to other areas in kyoto. the bus stop is a block away and the hotel is right beside the subway exit. it's a great place to just come back to at the end of the day and crash. you'd be bored to tears if you just hung around the hotel. the restaurants and bar in the hotel are pretty overpriced, so i didn't bother going. the breakfast buffet is pretty pricey too (950 yen at least), but it wasn't bad at all. i'd recommend you try it... if you don't have major qualms about spending that much on breakfast.
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Definitely Worth the Money”
To be frank, I thought budget hotels in Japan is old, expensive and typically room is very small. I was so surprise with this hotel as it feels like a 3 star business class hotel. I think the room is slightly bigger than the other hotels I stayed in Japan for the same price range and the hotel environment itself is clean and business class. It situated right on top of the subway station and about 30m from Exit 4 where you need to take a lift to the station. Although there is no In-Room Wifi but you can use it in the lobby and the speed and quality of the Internet is very good. There is Starbucks, Lawson 24x7 convenient shop and some Japanese restaurants around that open until 3AM in the morning ! The location is excellent and Kyoto station is just 2 stops away and Imperial Palace also 2-3 stops away. I walked both way and took me about 30 min to Imperial Palace and 15 min to Kyoto Station. Overall, I am very happy and it is really value for money and I defintiely will stay there again.
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Strategic location, clean hotel”
Strategic location. It is two stations away from Kyoto station, just one minute away from the Shijo station (Karasuma Line). Starbucks is just beside the hotel, convenient for coffee-lovers who need their daily dosage upon waking up. In less than 5 minutes walk, there is a convenient store (Family Mart) and bus stops to majority of the attractions. Besides that, walking towards the main streets takes only approximately 10 minutes. Had a twin room with my cousin sister which is quite spacious for us though the bathroom is slightly small. Nevertheless, the hotel is clean and tidy with friendly staff greeting us whenever we passed by them. Will definitely recommend this hotel to our friends!
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What a great location!”
My friends and I enjoyed the Karasuma Kyoto. It was conveniently located: close to Kyoto's excellent public transportation system; close to varied and interesting places to eat and drink; close to stores and cultural attractions. The staff we dealt with were attentive and helpful. The hotel was clean and well-maintained. I would come back again.
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Great location ”
Within walking distance to Nishiki Market, Gion and Shopping district. Very close to the subway giving you acces to Karasuma and Hankyu lines. Room & bathroom were a comfortable size for a solo traveller. Stayed for 8 nights during Sakura season, very satisfied and will stay again if I revisit Kyoto
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Really nice hotel recommended!!”
The hotel is really nice with everything. The the temperature of air conditioner was right the comfortable temperature and everything were clean. The room was really nice with carpit cover the ground. There is Shijo station right next to the hotel and Starbucks on the 1st floor. There are lots of stores around the area. Also, there is a bus station near the hotel, too. The hotel provided water and clean service everyday which is nice and good. Really recommend this hotel if you would like to travel in Kyoto!
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Excellent location and price ”
It's lucky for me to book this hotel at a relatively good price even though during the Sakura season. This hotel has a great location, just next to the subway station and you can easily go to tourist attractions from here. There are Starbucks and McDonald around the hotel so it is convenient to take breakfast. In brief, I'm willing to choose this hotel when my next time to Kyoto.
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Very good choice. great location and feel”
So I would have rated this hotel 9/10 if not for the hiccup in service I encountered. location: just great! Right above the subway literally, direct buses to gion and kawaramachi (must visit areas) walkable to nishiki market, and a very enjoyable walk at thAt. The neighbOutdoor is very charming. 10/10 Room: very spacious for the price! Had a sofa area next to the beds. ReallY very recommended. Only gripe is not amazing design and slightly old. However extremely clean. 8.5/10 Service: only problem I encountered, but was extremely offputting. had wanted to make a booking for a Michelin star kaiseki dinner. Tried calling the local line from my room but faced difficulties so I went to the front desk. Was told to only call from my room when I made enquiries at the front desk as 'they couldn't assist' made the call, and was told by the restaurant that they only accepted front desk reservations as we were non Japanese. Went back to them and told them about it, before female staff finally acceded. WhEn realising it was a rated and relatively fancy place, even seemed to scoff and tell us we had to be on time and that it was very important. Wasted about an hour on trying to make this booking between our half baked Japanese and the staffs reluctance to help. 5/10 Apart from that still a nice place, still highly recommended for the hotels merits!
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Very good”
Stayed for 2 nights. This was the first time for me to be in Kyoto, the location of this hotel is not difficult to find, just next to a MTR station. The hotel was clean and the room was nice, a bit larger than I expected. I booked a double room, there was a small area with 2 single seats and a café table. I could put my suitcase in this area and just left them opened. Toilet was clean, but no air condition in bathroom at all. This is a disadvantage for Japanese hotel during winter time. However, AC in bedroom was fine. Quite many convenience stores near by, and some restaurants too. The local food market with shops in it, was not far away, just need to walk for 10-15 mins. I enjoyed the time in there for dinner and shopping. And I found quite many company events were held in this hotel during my visit. I think this hotel is famous in that area. I will stay in this holel again during my next time in Kyoto.
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Excellent”
Convenient esp just next to subway station, entries and shopping areas just round the corner. Staff helped to arrange medical consulltation at hospital and genuinely concerned. The best front office staff in my whole Japan trip across 6 cities. Spacious room and had all the amenities . I would stay at this hotel when I return to Kyoto.
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