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Reviews of HOTEL LiVEMAX Kyoto Ekimae

2.5 out of 5
HOTEL LiVEMAX Kyoto Ekimae
713 Ebisunocho Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 124 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 124 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 124 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 124 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 124 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Jose

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dusty old smell hotel rooms
So we moved 3 times due to the cleanliness., its was so dusty and smelled like old wood in the 1st room. The balcony didn't have a screen but I needed to vent the room so kept open and got bit up by mosquitos.. 2nd room we moved same day we checked in I tried to clean myself as I needed to sleep balcony-same no screen and was broke on the balcony floor, so didnt want to get bit up again, left it closed so my sinuses kept me up,. We are there only 2 nights mind you.. So I told the front desk the next day and she gave us the option to move again. I was like ok let me try but this wild I told her.. 3rd room same better smell but still dusty as heck and the bathroom behind the toilet dont get me started.. whoever manages this location does not check on the work done at all.. hallways floor dusty also you can see it on the lamps they have in the hallways.. In the 23 years I've travel to japan this was the worst hotel I've stayed in.. do yourself a favor and book somewhere else...
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melvinshaun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Raymond

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

jacob

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location, and despite its faults, the rates were fair for what you got and the conveniences nearby. I got a smoking room, but it wasn't a surprise from the listing, just be prepared for it. here is an in room laundry, which was nice, but be prepared to research how to use a Japanese Laundry as the instructions provided are poorly translated. The bathroom was easily the worst part. It is desperately in need of renovation. The bidet/washlet attachment to the toilet seat didn't even fit, and the drainage for the tub was exposed and really gross looking underneath
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Duncan

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible and Dirty Stay Away
The staff were extremely friendly. However the room were Super Super dirty. It had mold everywhere specially in the bathroom. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Paul, MK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient location and helpful staff
We stayed there for just one night, but the hotel staff were helpful and courteous and we enjoyed our stay. It's very close to the main station terminal, so that was helpful. Some of the interior of the hotel looked slightly dated, but overall we were happy with our experience.

8/10 Good

BEH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Beh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Grace, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Enjoyable stay
Excellent location. We booked and stay for 5 nights. Enjoyed the kitchenette, we ask and got 2 pots and plates and bowls. We had problems with the LAN connection on our laptop computer. So internet connection was not available all the time. Other than that all is good.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the train station
NO wifi connection!! how is it possible in the 2014 they don't have that wifi?? the hotel is old, too old. Please close it or refurbish it!!!

8/10 Good

Louisa, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
comfort small hotel
I can find almost everything I need in the hotel although it was small. Quite convenient to take bus from hotel to some famous attractions.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
5 minute walk to Kyoto station

10/10 Excellent

Traveler, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Value Hotel
The hotel is excellent, only 10 minutes to kyoto station, next door have 24 hours Japanese fast food. and the most great experience is you can stay in Japanese style room.

8/10 Good

Richard, Kanagawa, Japan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel
Nice Hotel, Great location close to the Kyoto Train Station. Staff was very helpful!!

10/10 Excellent

Bob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Interesting
7-minutes walk to Kyoto Station. From the station, you can go anywhere. Despite the old feel of the room (also with a questionably clean rollout mattress), I really thought the room was enjoyable. There was even a little kitchen with stove! For 2-3 nights, I would recommend. In fact, this hotel was better than the more expensive ones I stayed at in Tokyo and Yokohama...much better.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Merva, Ankara/Ankara Province, Turkey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Affordable hotel in the heart of the city!
Five minutes from the station, nice staff, clean and simple rooms, affordable, would highly recommend if you are going to do the whole sightseeing thing on a budget but still want to be in the heart of everything.

6/10 Okay

T Family

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No kitchen pots or pans!
The room is okay with a small balcony and a kitchen area to cook but no cooking utensils. You can wash clothes in cold water washer and hang in bathroom and turn on dryer-very neat way to dry clothes but washer only has cold water. Room does have water kettle and microwave.

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Satisfied
The hotel is in a convenint location and the staff members are friendly and can speak English. The facilities in the room exceeds my expectation, including kettle washer, microwave, and a bathroom which can be used as a dryer. It is a good hotel if you want to stay a little longer. The only downside is there is no WIFI connection in the hotel, not even in the public lounge. Although there are LAN cable connections in the room, it would be nice to have WIF due to the extensive use of tablets and smart phones.

8/10 Good

Pakorn, Bangkok

Liked: Staff & service
a bit dusty in the Japanese room
the Japanese room we stayed in was a bit dusty comparing to similar roomtype elsewhere. Staff was nice, helpful. Great location.

6/10 Okay

eureka, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room with a kitchen.....hmmmm......
The location is great, just a few mins to the Kyoto station and the front staff, hotel staff are helpful and pleasant. It's really a shame to give them a rate of 3, however there is a reason for. I think the hotel is purposely built or comparted for small apartments, so you can expect a good sized bed room with a small bath, a mini kitchen (including a kettle, a microwave, a mini fridge), also a washing machine which is handy for a long stay, but there are no kitchen utensils to really use of that kitchen! No dishes, no cups, no nothing! not a pan or even a magcup for your morning coffee which you especially need to ask for at the front desk. If there is no kitchen there, I might rate them by 4 only with a microwave.....lol....but there is a kitchen for use and I expected to use during my long stay to feel more at home. Does hotel knows that without kitchen utensils, a kitchen itself becomes useless possession in the room? Anyway, a room is tidy and well maintained (my room was somehow smoking room, so it stinked and needed a room freshner, it might be able to change it during but I chose to stay in the same room-I am non smoker) if you don't need to use a kitchen, it will be a satisfactory stay and well worth for the money.

2/10 Terrible

憲彰

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

よしひさ

Traveled with partner
洗面台のひび割れ
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

HINATA

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

ATSUSHI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

TOMOKAZU

Business traveler
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

将生

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Bryan

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

やすゆき

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
清掃がお粗末、埃と水垢、いつから換気してないと思うぐらい部屋の空気が澱みまくってた 従業員自体部屋のプランの把握がなされてないおそれなりに金を取るのならもっと清潔にしないとこれではぼったくりと言われても仕方ないレベルの清掃状況
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

YASUHIRO

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Susumu

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Yuiko

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Takafumi

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

jun

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Fanny

Liked: Amenities
Das Zimmer war sehr dunkel, dreckig, und sehr sehr staubig. An der Schiebetür zum Schlafzimmer waren braune Spritz Flecken und auf der Toilette war ein zu großer wc Sitz für die Toilette selbst (etwas unangenehm) Ich bin eine Nacht früher aus gecheckt, da ich trotz nicht vorhandener Allergie kaum noch Luft bekommen habe.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Naoto

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Masato

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Kenjirou

Traveled with group, Business traveler
安かった
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Ryuta

対応はよかったです。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Maxence

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Je n’ai pas apprécié de trouver un cafard dans la salle de bains le premier soir. En dehors de cela, la chambre est spacieuse et agréable.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
ホテルというより家
作りは単身者向けのワンルームです。必要最低限のものはそろっていますし、立地がいいので、出張時に使えると思います。
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

NAOHIRO

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

TSUTOMU

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

6/10 Okay

jin, 東京

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
寝るだけなら、こちらで問題ありません。 カーテンがレース調のみというのは、プライベートを重視する方には厳しいかもしれません。
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
駅近のビジホ
駅にも割と近く、ビジネスホテルとして申し分ない。洗濯機やキッチンは要らなかったけど、あれば良いという人はいるかも。
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
よかったです
良い部屋に泊まらせて頂きました。
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
快適
アメニティーも良く、部屋も綺麗で大きかったです。駅にも近く周りに食べるところやスーパーコンビニがあり便利でした。
Stayed 1 night in May 2020