I loved that everything was so clean! The communal bath especially was very, very clean and very nice. And the staff was extremely friendly.I loved that everything was so clean! The communal bath especially was very, very clean and very nice. And the staff was extremely friendly....Close

Elizabeth, USA | Female 31-40 | 18th October 2009

Beautiful Building in absolute remote but quiet location. It takes 30min by bike to get to Gion. The staff in the hostel is very unflexible and their English is rather poor. The breakfast is ok, but we were missing some fruits. The communicated freshly baked baked rolls were usual industrial processed japanese sweet bread. Even though breakfast was announced untilBeautiful Building in absolute remote but quiet location. It takes 30min by bike to get to Gion. The staff in the hostel is very unflexible and their English is rather poor. The breakfast is ok, but we were missing some fruits. The communicated freshly baked baked rolls were usual industrial processed japanese sweet bread. Even though breakfast was announced until...Close

cathleenkoehler4403, Germany | Couple 31-40 | 08th October 2009

An excellent hostel in a beautiful modern japanese style building, situated in a quiet residential area. Lovely courtyard and grassed areas. Easy to find and access by Kyoto bus. Close to Arashiyama, Ryoan-ji and the Golden Pavilion. Shops and restaurants are 10-15mins away. On site breakfast and dinner good value and well appointed self-catering kitchen is great for families. Our kids had a great time here.An excellent hostel in a beautiful modern japanese style building, situated in a quiet residential area. Lovely courtyard and grassed areas. Easy to find and access by Kyoto bus. Close to Arashiyama, Ryoan-ji and the Golden Pavilion. Shops and restaurants are 10-15mins away. On site breakfast and dinner good value and well appointed self-catering kitchen is great for families. Our kids had a great time here....Close

philharrison2167, Australia | Group 41+ | 05th September 2009

Status: Novice Nomad

Total reviews: philharrison2167 has left 2

1. Ryokan Kangetsu, Tokyo87%
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Generally a very affordable and nice accomodation. Pity its quite far from food and grocers. Generally a very affordable and nice accomodation. Pity its quite far from food and grocers. ...Close

tarumango7004, Australia | Male 18-24 | 28th August 2009

Status: Novice Nomad

Total reviews: tarumango7004 has left 7

1. Kyoya Ryokan, Nagoya97%
2. Guesthouse Yougendo, Nara90%
3. Hiroshima Central Hotel, Hiroshima60%
4. Hotel Kobe Shisyuen, Kobe80%
5. Yamatoya Honten, Namba Dotombori, Os90%
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Brand new hostel with nice design (lots of glass and timber) in a quiet residential area. Good, comfortable beds although lockers might be a little small. Perhaps a little bit far from the city proper but close to Ryoanji and some of the other temples in the north west of Kyoto. Breakfast is hearty but cost 600 yen. Overall good but a bit too far from the action.Brand new hostel with nice design (lots of glass and timber) in a quiet residential area. Good, comfortable beds although lockers might be a little small. Perhaps a little bit far from the city proper but close to Ryoanji and some of the other temples in the north west of Kyoto. Breakfast is hearty but cost 600 yen. Overall good but a bit too far from the action....Close

Gordonov, Ireland | Group 25-30 | 10th August 2009

Status: Globetrotter

Total reviews: Gordonov has left 31

1. Yangshuo Senior Leader International100%
2. Long Guesthouse, Ho Chi Minh100%
3. Baba Guesthouse, Penang80%
4. Phuong Nam Hotel & Villa, Hoi An80%
5. Hostel Cosmopolitan, Kuala Lumpur90%
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thought the hostel was amazing ... loved the location, although a bit far from the town centre it was really easy to get to by bus! ... however we were surprised that the last bus back to the hostel was as early as it was so my friend and i got caught out and had to get a taxi back ... it would have been nice to have been warned of this when we checked into the hostel! ... otherwise the staff were really helpful and the rooms were spacious with good sized lockers!thought the hostel was amazing ... loved the location, although a bit far from the town centre it was really easy to get to by bus! ... however we were surprised that the last bus back to the hostel was as early as it was so my friend and i got caught out and had to get a taxi back ... it would have been nice to have been warned of this when we checked into the hostel! ... otherwise the staff were really helpful and the rooms were spacious with good sized lockers!...Close

ntyamini1751, England | Female 18-24 | 28th July 2009