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“Great compromise of price and location”
My priorities for choosing this hotel were price and location. The price was really hard to beat. The location is pretty good, about a ten minute walk from Kyoto train station, a few minutes less by bus. This is essentially a small house converted into a six or seven room guest house. The rooms are small, typical for Japanese home, and have tatami floors and futons. Having lived in Japan before I was very comfortable with the room arrangement. The staff speak almost no English, but are very kind and try hard to be helpful. They'll do your laundry for a very reasonable price. There are bus stops very close by -- the south-bound stop is almost right outside the guesthouse door. After a short bus ride back to Kyoto station it's very easy to transfer to any of the other city bus routes or even the Shinkansen bullet train to the rest of the country.
“Good for 2 nites max.”
This hotel, actually ryokan, is very clean and friendly and only 7 minutes walk from the station. The toilet and shower are common for all rooms. There is no tv or radio in the room, however there is free wifi with really good speed. You may end up in a room with no window (at least ours was like this). Since, this place is a ryokan you should not expect a bed. We slept on a relatively thin mattress with an awful pillow. However, there was a down comforter so that was used as a pillow. We were there only for the weekend and so it wasn't so bad sleeping o the floor. I wouldn't reccomend it for a longer stay. There is also a bicycle rental place down the street which rents bikes for 500 yen per day, which is actually really cheap.The most fun way to see Kyoto is on a bike!
“Cheap, clean.”
Japanese rooms have little comfort, but if you're aware of that on booking, this is an excellent choice. We slept better on these matrasses on the floor then on most western-style beds in other cheap hotels. We did have to get used to the smell in the room though: it smelled a bit funny, because our room didn't have a window. But that's no reason not to book this hotel, I will certainly book the same hotel again when I go back to Kyoto. Very friendly and helpfull hostess, clean rooms, good location near the JR station.
“Traditional Tatami mat hotel”
This is a traditional tatami mat floor hotel with tiny rooms and futons on the floor. The people are extremely friendly, the place is immaculate and the water in the tiny bathroom is hot. You sleep on a futon on the floor which was something we tried and didn't care for. We went to a western hotel down the road which was more to our liking. Personal preference. For this type experience, the place was great. For big beds on a bed frame, look around.
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The preferred airport for BJ Family House is Osaka (KIX-Kansai Intl.) - 77.9 km / 48.4 mi.
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