Yamatotakada Vacations from $457

4.5 stars This hotel is in the Minami area. It’s close to restaurants and stores. The Dotonbori district is within walking distance. I accidentally booked a smoking room but we managed and we were able to open a window to help with the smoke smell. The room could use a thorough cleaning while our beds and furniture were clean, the walls, especially near the vents, had cigarette soot. Our room was spacious and fit the three of us comfortably.

The hotel wasn’t as expected. The futon beds were pretty flat and when asking for another futon to double up, they said no. We at least got another blanket though. Sleeping on the floor wasn’t very comfortable unfortunately. We had a great view with our room with a very big/wide window! That was very cool at least. The manga section in the lobby was neat. But the room was constantly damp feeling and kinda humid. Smelt like ocean sewer in our room haha. The towels always smelled off, not clean smelling. The bathroom had a deep tub which was nice but to get into the bathroom, there was a high step to get into there. Didn’t understand the restaurant either. They said private only? The elevator was nice to have but sounded like it was going to break down most of the time. It was okay for the short stay we were there but don’t think we’ll be booking again in the future.

Excellent house. The location is remote, a long way from most anything.

Kevin, our host went above and beyond. Recommend to anyone wanting serenity in the middle of the Kyoto bustle.