Grand Fine Kyoto Minami

This was our favourite hotel of our trip. The outside is fairly grand, although it is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. There is a couple of convenience stores within a ten-minute walk, but not really any restaurants we could see. There are other grand hotels in the vicinity. The reception was equipped with some comfortable seats and booths, as well as the “menu” of rooms, where you see photos and categories of the rooms available. Outside the door, was a large parking structure. The receptionist, while not unfriendly, was visibly frustrated having to deal with English guests and was rather snappy at first. The Room was huge. The bathroom was large and comfortable, with a huge array of products and hair/grooming tools available to use. Hair dryer, curler, straightener, you name it. We tried the jet bubble bath and it was pretty relaxing and nice. Plus, the bath is large enough for two humans to relax together. In the centre of the room, a fabulous massage chair was free to use and I enjoyed. All in all, I would not say the food was that great. It was a pity. A furthermore, it wasn’t as advertised. For the price, I’d say it was okay and certainly for the convenience. The facilities and the furnishings of the room, the size of the guest space and the food brought to you, when compared against other non-love hotels, come out absolutely on top. Love hotels are the way to go.

Went beyond expectation for a fair price point. Looked really grand. Staff was corteous. It's a love hotel, yes. But we're all adults and shouldn't care how others do their business.

We spent two nights here while visiting Kyoto. We knew what a love hotel was, so were not put off of the "adult amenities" in the room. The room was spotless, large, and a wonderful place to stay while exploring the region. a bit of a walk from the subway station, but it was an easy walk through primarily residential neighborhoods. We had dinner at restaurants around the area, and had wonderful food, for very good prices - not the high end Kyoto prices that we had heard about. A wonderful retreat!