Ark Hotel Kyoto - ROUTE-INN HOTELS -

A very nice place! I like the breakfast! Clean rooms

The room smelt like smoke n was very dated. The staff was very nice n helpful. The breakfast was greay.

a bit far from the sites. the room was small by American standards, but maybe normal for Japan. Unfortunately I was put into a smoking room which made the stay worse.

All we like

Decent location with access to underground, albeit not the main lines. Rooms are extremely clean but lacking on some basics like enough plugs for 2 people to charge phones & tablet/laptop. Beds are very hard and there is no AC.

the hotel is nice and the staff is very generous and polite.

Awesome bathroom. I love the fabric fabreeze in the room for guests... after hustling around town and building up a sweat it’s helps keep the suitcase smells at a minimum! Only issue was kind of weak air conditioner

If you are looking for a a place to comfortably spend the night after a full day of local touring, this could be a good place for you. A good place for me to take my teenage son and a father-son trip, but not probably where I would go with my wife for a romantic getaway. We explored all day, took a shower, crashed, got up and repeated!

Pros: - Very nice staff. Room was clean and nice. - Great location. Bus stations are right in front of the hotel. You can buy bus day-passes from the hotel and you can just hop on/off the buses to get to most attractions in Kyoto within 10' ride. If you don't like the bus, walking to Gion and Pochonto is only 20'. Cons: - There's no AC in the room. Only heating. We had to open the window to let the cool air in.

Hotel is not that far from Kyoto station. Room is big, nice and clean. Close to bus stop, metro train and convinient stores.