Kioto hotellit Minami

Plussat: Hotel is close to the trains, close to a reliable taxi company, and has amazing facilities. Some of the best accomodations for the price I have ever had.

Plussat: The rooms were spacious for Japan standards. I liked the bath and the other Anne ties offered on the property.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Everything from the reasonable room size for a Japanese hotel (we went for the King North Terrace which was one of the bigger rooms), complimentary drink at night including reasonable quality spirits, wine etc., live music at night, leisure areas with comfortable seating, complimentary beverages (on ground floor) with a range of coffees to choose from etc., a reasonable buffet breakfast with enough choices to cater for western dining,free washing machines and dryers and it is very close to the station and the bus terminal.

Miinukset: Nothing.

Plussat: This was a great hotel located right near the central station. You get a free drink of your choice from the bar every night. The rooms are really nice and staff very friendly. The hotel restaurant is also very good.

Plussat: Hot spring was very comfortable. Receptionist made a restaurant reservation for me.

Miinukset: It’s close to Kyoto station but a bit far from the main hot spots further north. Convenient to get to fushimi inari though

Plussat: The hotel is quite close to the train station, which was handy but the area it's in isn't the nicest to look at. We found it quite easy traveling around the place from the hotel. The room size was good for Japan and the staff were polite. It had a public onsen style bath.

Miinukset: Children were using the onsen as a swimming pool when I went. Not very relaxing. No staff around to stop this. That was the only negative.

Plussat: The price was unbeatable. The room was very clean and the hotel had a very nice feel to it. The public baths were very nice.

Miinukset: The room was a little too small, although I'm quite tall. (We stayed in their small double room, 1 bed.)

Plussat: Best breakfast of my life, and they treated me like a princess. Amazing hotel.

Plussat: Convenient location to Tokyo station and airport bus right at the entrance to the hotel.

Miinukset: I wish there could be more hanging hooks for towels/clothes in the bathroom. Having only one is not as functional for two people in the room.

Plussat: Great location across the street from Kyoto station. Very convenient.

Plussat: Hotel location is close to Kyoto train station and the new Aeon Shopping Mall.

Miinukset: The mattress is as firm as it gets. I had difficulty sleeping on my side or back. The hotel configuration is not suitable if your room is situated far from the elevator. It seems the elevator is at one end of hotel and our room at the opposite end. Hotel is U-shaped and we walked liked 200 meters to the elevators.

Plussat: very clean and cozy hotel, convenient location

Plussat: The location can't be beat! It is right by the JR line and makes it easy for navigating the city and having a base to get back to before going out and exploring more! The staff was extremely nice and attentive and spoke relative good English.

Miinukset: It was a bit dusty in certain places, also the bed was very hard.

Plussat: The location and staff were amazing. Right across from the JR line tracks. Staff was very helpful, offering suggestions of where to eat and sights to see. Rooms were very large and comfy! We’d come back for sure!

Plussat: Simple. Clean. Very good access to JR Station. Fast wifi connection.

Plussat: location was good.

Miinukset: Ceanliness was poor. Toilet was leaking on the floor and it was obvious the floor wasn't cleaned daily. We were out all day and upon returning, we saw the bathroom wasn't cleaned. Also, we got a cab to take us to a nearby laundromat and then Kyoto station. We showed them the map the hotel passes out to guests. The taxi driver said he knew how to get there. He took us the opposite direction. After driving for about 8 min, I stopped him and told him he's going the wrong way. Thank goodness for GPS and smartphones. He had one too but couldn't figure how to get us to where we wanted. He ended up taking us back to the hotel and asking us to pay him the $11 on the meter. I told him it wasn't fair since he never took us where we wanted to go. He called the porter who insisted we pay the taxi. Even though I explained the situation, the porter took the taxi's story that I never gave the address. He heard my story and took the taxi's. We told him he picked us up from the hotel too and he still said we should pay. I told him I'm not paying and that I would walk to my destination. He insisted I give my name and room number. That was the worst hotel experience I've ever had. Sad...

Plussat: The location was excellent. The staff were immaculately groomed and dressed. All staff were very polite. We especially want to praise the door-man who greeted us in such a friendly manner each day with a bow and a smile and a few words in English. The rooms were kept very well.

Plussat: clean