More about hotels in Kyoto City
Where to stay in Kyoto: station, Shijo or Sanjo?
Choose a Kyoto hotel around the journeys you will make each day. Kyoto Station is useful for rail arrivals and departures; Shijo offers a downtown shopping base; Sanjo puts you near the river and another set of local rail connections. Room layouts matter too: a compact twin, a triple with three beds and a room with a separate bathing area offer different ways to share the same stay.
Kyoto Station: Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo
Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo is about a two-minute walk from Kyoto Station's Hachijo exit. This is the hotel at 17 Nishikujo Inmachi, south of the station, rather than the similarly named Miyako City Kintetsu Kyoto Station.
In its Main Building Standard Floor, the non-smoking Compact Twin has 21 square metres and two 110-centimetre-wide beds for two guests. The Large Twin increases the room to 31 square metres; selected rooms can accommodate a third guest with a paid extra bed. For three travellers who want regular beds, the Standard Floor Triple has three beds. These are specific room choices, so select the layout and occupancy together.
This base suits a trip organised around Kyoto Station, especially when moving between cities with luggage. It places you by the rail hub rather than among the streets of Gion. Free in-room Wi-Fi and a refrigerator are available in the Standard Floor rooms described here.
Shijo: Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi
Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi is directly connected to Exit 11 of the Shijo underground passage. The walk from Shijo Subway Station is about seven minutes; the passage exit is not the station platform. Its Shijo-dori address makes this a shopping-area alternative to a station-side stay.
The 18-square-metre Forza Double has a 150-centimetre-wide bed and a unit bathroom. For two guests wanting separate beds and bathroom spaces, the 23-square-metre Forza Twin has two 100-centimetre-wide beds, with separate bath, toilet and washbasin. The Casual Triple provides three single beds and a separate shower booth, but no bathtub. The Family Room has three single beds; a fourth adult requires a room configured with an additional sofa bed.
A shared microwave and paid coin laundry are available. These shared facilities are useful for heating a meal or washing clothes during a longer visit; they do not amount to a private kitchen or an in-room washing machine.
Sanjo: Cross Hotel Kyoto
Cross Hotel Kyoto is at Kawaramachi Sanjo. Its operator gives an approximately four-minute walk from Exit 6 serving Sanjo and Sanjo Keihan, and about four minutes from Zest Oike Exit 2 for Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae. This suits travellers who prefer a downtown base with local rail access.
The Standard Twin has 25 square metres and two single beds; the Standard King has 28 square metres and one 180-centimetre-wide bed. Both accommodate up to two guests. Their private bathrooms separate the bathing, toilet and washbasin areas, giving two people more flexibility when getting ready. Choose Cross for this room arrangement and Sanjo location, rather than assuming every downtown hotel has the same bathroom layout.
