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Koto An

2.5 star property
Guesthouse with a restaurant, a short walk to Kawaramachi Street
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Restaurant
Reception
In-room dining
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Terrace/patio

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
240-2 Sakai machi, 2 chome, Muromachi dori Gojo sagaru, Simogyo ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 600-8162
  • Kawaramachi Street
    10 min walk
  • Kyoto Tower
    12 min walk
  • Shijo Street
    12 min walk
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    50 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Economy Twin Room, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Economy Twin Room, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Fridge
Microwave
Rice cooker
Shared/communal kitchen
Stovetop
Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Futons

View all photos for Rental house of Traditional Machiya in Kyoto (maximum of 10 people), Non Smoking

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Rental house of Traditional Machiya in Kyoto (maximum of 10 people), Non Smoking

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Kitchen
Fridge
TV
3 bedrooms
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 10
  • 10 Single Futons

View all photos for Family Room with Shared Bathroom (2,3,4 Persons), Non Smoking

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room with Shared Bathroom (2,3,4 Persons), Non Smoking

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Fridge
Microwave
Rice cooker
Shared/communal kitchen
Stovetop
Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Futons

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About the area

Kyoto

Koto An places you in the centre of Kyoto, within just a 15-minute stroll of popular places like Kawaramachi Street and Kyoto Tower. Highlights at this guest house include a restaurant and in-room free WiFi. .For a drink, you can stop by the guest house's own lounge bar. Added amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, a garden and multilingual staff. Each morning cooked-to-order breakfast is served between 8 AM and 9:00 AM. There's also the convenience of self parking. .Attractions within a 20-minute walk of this Shimogyo Ward guest house include Shijo Street and Nishiki Market.
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What's nearby

  • Kawaramachi Street - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Kyoto Tower - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Shijo Street - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Nishiki Market - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Kiyomizu Temple - 4 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

  • Gojo Station - 2 min walk
  • Shijo Station - 12 min walk
  • Osaka (KIX-Kansai Intl.) - 89 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪マクドナルド - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪蕎麦の実よしむら - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪カレーハウスCoCo壱番屋 - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪スペインバル Santres - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪ピザーラ京都中央 - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Koto An

Guesthouse with a restaurant, a short walk to Kawaramachi Street
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Koto An also features multilingual staff and a garden. Limited parking is available for a fee and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Kyoto guest house.

  • 4 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Staff members are multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Garden
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Koto An offers 4 air-conditioned accommodations, with free toiletries. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the in-room fridges, microwaves and rice cookers.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (JPY 1,650 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: JPY 2,500 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Garden

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Rice cooker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: 8 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: JPY 5000 for check-in between 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [Roman-Kan(main reception)]
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 200–1,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: from approximately JPY 2500 per person
  • Self-parking fee: JPY 1650 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Late check-in fee: JPY 5000 for check-in between 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, JCB International, Union Pay and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit in all accommodation.

We should mention

  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels etc). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.

Property is also known as

Koto Hotel Kyoto
Koto Guesthouse Kyoto
Koto Guesthouse
Koto An Kyoto
Koto An Guesthouse
Koto An Guesthouse Kyoto

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Koto An?

Koto An offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

How much does it cost to stay at Koto An?

As of 26 Nov 2024, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Koto An on 15 Dec 2024 start from AU$83.11, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is parking available at Koto An?

Yep, Koto An has a self car park with in/out privileges for JPY 1650 per night. Onsite parking is limited.

Does Koto An serve breakfast?

Sure does, cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 9:00 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Koto An?

No, Koto An does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Koto An?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant.

What time are check-in & check-out at Koto An?

Check-in begins at 4 PM. Check-out time is 10:00 AM.

Are pets allowed at Koto An?

No, pets are not allowed.

Koto An Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 44 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Marie-Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good stay! Would recommand!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Coral

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
See review for accurate building address
DO NOT GO TO THE ADDRESS LISTED ON HOTELS.COM. Go straight to this address to check in: 542 wakamiya-cho; this will take you to the check in office, and they will tell you where to go for your room which is about a block and a half away. This hotel is a solid 3.5. The adage "you get what you pay for" applies here. My room was upstairs and the stairs were very narrow and steep; lugging one small suitcase up was perilous. The bathrooms are shared but there are three toilets for the 4(?) rooms in the building. There is a shower stall and a soaking tub. The soaking tub would be nice if there were English instructions on using the tankless water heater. This is an old style building so gives you an "authentic" experience for your stay in Kyoto, but in exchange lacks many of the amenities that comes with a standard hotel. There was a small kitchenette though so that is a point in its favor. Check in and check out, once I was provided with the correct address, was pretty simple and easy. I only stayed here one night and it was comfortable for that night, but any longer may be a challenge.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Small room. Long check in process
Check in needs improvement, the reception was not onsite and you have to walk 5 minutes to it, but took us 15 mins to find it, the actual checkin process was really long as well and took 10 mins. The accommodation was okay, theres only one toilet and most of the times we have to wait really long before we can use it, the room was so small
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very convenient near the train station and price is reasonable!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Nicole, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t stay in room K24!
Have stayed in ryokans our whole trip and this one was the absolute worst. The place itself is fine (same as most of the other typical cheap ryokans) and the staff are lovely and very friendly, however the room we were staying in was terrible. Every time someone moved in the room above us there were terrible squeaks in their floorboards (our ceiling) which were loud enough to wake you and give you a headache. Also the wall to the outside street was literally paper so every car, bike and person going past could be heard. This room was very loud and very distracting. I can usually handle some noise and light during the night but this was ridiculous. I’m glad we only stayed here for one night!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a really lovely stay at Koto an, the staff and home was lovely. The only down fall was really loud guests arriving at 3:30am on our second night who continued to talk and move around upstairs for another hour into the early morning. The house is very old so the floors creek a lot. I would definitely stay again but would ask the home stay to consider having check in time window boxes as it was really unpleseant to be woken at such an early hour and for the guests to be able to continue loud conversations as they prepared for sleep. Thank you for having us.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kayoko R.

We had a good Kyoto experience
Nice clean house, just like the photos.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
One time Experience
Ok to experience the old Japanese style living quarter. The room are on top of each other and the stairs are old style wooden one with no rail. Tough to get luggage upstairs or downstairs. Your neighbor will hear all the noise you make in your room no don't expect privacy. Only one shower and two toilets to share with 4 rooms. The office is about 8 minutes walk from the actual living place, so no staff at where you stay. Ok for one time experience but I would not go back. Just not for me.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Mirza

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Good for a day, but not more.
Expensive and not really comfortable for large group of people because the restrooms and shower area are shared. In addition to that the walls are super thin, which means you have to be really quite not to disturb others. Otherwise, it is a cool place to stay because of its old japanese architecture.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Christa, california

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel about a 15 min walk from Kyoto station.
Staff was very friendly and super helpful. Hotel was cute and nice and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Agnes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A family stay in kyoto
Simple and basic traditional house - good to experience in warmer times of the year. As the reception is 3-4 blocks away you have to Be willing to be indépendant from any other needs after you check in - very quiet area close to a subway station and a convenient store.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Nicklas

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Marie-Eve

Liked: Cleanliness
Bonne localisation, très central. Accès à une cuisine complètement équipée. Par contre, le futon était très mince, impossible de dormir sur le côté. Aussi, on entend tout ce qui se passe dehors et ailleurs dans le hostel. Très mauvaise insonorisation. La cuisine et les salles de bain ne sont pas chauffées, elles sont directement dehors.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Tomomi, Koriyama

昔ながらの家なので人の話声やドアの開閉音などが聞こえましたが、他のお客さんも気を付けていたのもあってか、レビューほど騒がしくはなかったです。響くのでドライヤーなどを使う時は気を遣いました。古き良き京都の町屋に宿泊できていい体験になりました。
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

JUNYEUB

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

stephan

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
attention jardin non accessible et très froid ...
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

ChiaoChu

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

MING HUI

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
保留傳統町家購造及生活感，離車站近，週邊機能充足，值得推薦。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

建笙

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice experience living in the residential area in Kyoto.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Huei-chung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Huei-chung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

kkongtul, Korea

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
방에 들어간 순간 우리 아들은 귀신이 나올것 같이 무섭다 하면서 샤워도 하지않고 손발만씻었다 취소할려고도 하였으나 밤늦게 도착했기에 어쩔수없이 잤다 방은 여기저기 구멍이 나있었고 문은 닫히지않아 문사이로 찬바람이들어오고 정말 최악인 여행이었다 게다가 여러개의 게스트 하우스를 운영하는 사장과 직원은 대단히 불친절했다 또 사진과 다르게 타올은 돈을 내고 사야만 했다 완전히 사기당했다 친절한 일본인이 아니라 불친절한 사기꾼인 일본인의 인상을 가지고 돌아왔다
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

caleb

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
어미니티를 모두 구입해야함. 가격에 비해 너무 많은 옵션을 따로 구매해야함
인테리어나 모든 면에서 꼭 경험하면 좋은 교토의 호텔이지만 비용에 비해 옵션이 너무 복잡하다.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

ミチ, 東京

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
伝統的な建物での宿泊のついて
ホテルに慣れている人にとっては音に戸惑うと思います。 構造上人が移動するたびに音が発生し、その音によって目が覚めたり眠れなかったりします。 耳栓の貸し出しはありますが神経質な方は厳しい環境かと。 またトイレとお風呂も共用のためタイミングによっては使えない状態が続きますが、幸い近くに銭湯があるため、お風呂は銭湯(430円)で済ませてもいいかと。 立地は申し分ないです。 音が気にならない方であればおススメします。
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
伝統的な町屋での宿泊
良かった所は、日本の伝統的な町屋でユニークな宿泊ができるというところです。スタッフの対応もとても良かったです。良くなかった所は、チェックインの場所と荷物を預ける場所が宿泊場所から徒歩5分の所で、重い荷物を持っての移動が大変でした。