Hotel Musse Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi Meitetsu

It was the best hotel we stayed at in Kyoto. The location is super convenient, smack dab in the middle of the Kyoto and near to everything except the Kyoto railway station but I think that shouldn't be a deal breaker for most. The hotel amenities are so great and the staff were good too. Breakfast buffet was absolutely five Stars. Full marks to the hotel

The hotel is centrally located in the shopping district, surrounded by restaurants, drug stores, convenience stores, etc. Nishiki Market is just a short walk away. Two train stations nearby. Very pleasing and tasteful decor. Our rooms were spotless when we checked in, and they were cleaned every day, with the towels and complimentary bottled water replaced daily. The standard double room was a bit of a squeeze, but we can't really complain, considering the price point and the location. We enjoyed the beverage bar at the lobby, which dispenses coffee and cocoa most hours of the day.

For the price I was expecting a lower quality hotel. I was pleasantly surprised that the hotel was very clean and modern, just a small room. It was still comfortable and I had a comfortable 3 nights there. I liked the blackout blinds and AC.

The hotel is located at a very busy street, just about 300m to the nearest station and about 200m from the bus stop that ride straight to Kyoto station with city bus 205 or 04. At 1st floor of the building, there is a drug store that has good price. The hotel is right next to the alley that leads to Nishiki market, and just a few steps to the Don Quijote. There are about 5 malls along that street and many other game centres and toy stores. It is a modern Kyoto area for tourists so you can find many good restaurants nearby, just a few minutes of walk. The room is so big for 2, about twice - triple size of other 3 star hotels in Tokyo. They have seperated spaces for wc and shower and sink, that is very impressive. All the amenities are not equipped in the room but you can take what you want at the reception hall at 2nd floor. We got the corner room on 8th floor, which gave us the best view to see surrounding street. They have large lounge at the reception hall, with comfortable sofas and a coffee machine that let guests drink unlimited, and it is quite tasty, better than Starbucks lol. Guests can take a rest there comfortablely

This hotel was probably one of the best we stayed at in Japan. Room beautiful, spacious, quiet! We absolutely loved it. The location is perfect, close to buses, train. There is laundromat on one of the floors that we could use.