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utsuwa Designed Hostel

1.0 star property
Hostel with a coffee shop/cafe, steps from Sanjusangen-do Temple
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Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, free WiFi
Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, free WiFi
Front of property
Bathroom sink

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
8-86, Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 605-0981
  • Sanjusangen-do Temple
    2 min walk
  • Kawaramachi Street
    7 min walk
  • Kyoto Station Building
    12 min walk
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    50 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Standard Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Highlights

Patio
Garden
Air conditioning
Heating
Fridge
Fan
Premium bedding
Blackout curtains
  • 4 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bunk Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Standard Single Room, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Highlights

Patio
Garden
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Fridge
Fan
Premium bedding
  • 3.3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

View all photos for Standard Single Room, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Standard Single Room, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Highlights

Patio
Garden
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Fridge
Fan
Premium bedding
  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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[Mixed/Non Smoking] A Japanese Double Room, Free Amenities, Wi-Fi

[Mixed/Non Smoking] A Japanese Double Room, Free Amenities, Wi-Fi

Highlights

Patio
Garden
Air conditioning
Heating
Fridge
Fan
Premium bedding
Blackout curtains
  • 4 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Single Bed

View all photos for Standard Single Room, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Standard Single Room, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Highlights

Patio
Garden
Air conditioning
Heating
Fridge
Fan
Premium bedding
Blackout curtains
  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

View all photos for Standard Single Room, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Standard Single Room, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Highlights

Patio
Garden
Air conditioning
Heating
Fridge
Fan
Premium bedding
Blackout curtains
  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

View all photos for Standard Single Room, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Standard Single Room, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking

Highlights

Patio
Garden
Air conditioning
Heating
Fridge
Fan
Premium bedding
Blackout curtains
  • 3.3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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About the area

Kyoto

Utsuwa Designed Hostel places you in the centre of Kyoto, within just a 5-minute stroll of Sanjusangen-do Temple and within 30 minutes of Kiyomizu Temple. Highlights at this hostel include a restaurant and in-room free WiFi. .At the hostel's own lounge bar, you can stop for a drink. Added amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. Cooked-to-order breakfast is available daily between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM. .Sights within a 30-minute walk of this Higashiyama Ward hostel include Gion Corner and Fushimi Inari Shrine.
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What's nearby

  • Sanjusangen-do Temple - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Kawaramachi Street - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Kiyomizu Temple - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Gion Corner - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Fushimi Inari Shrine - 6 min drive - 5.5 km

Getting around

  • Shichijo Station - 5 min walk
  • Tofukuji Station - 10 min walk
  • Osaka (KIX-Kansai Intl.) - 87 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪マクドナルド - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪ラーメンの坊歩 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Coffee Shop Amazon - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪鴨川製麺所 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪カレーハウスCoCo壱番屋 - ‬4 min walk

About this property

utsuwa Designed Hostel

Hostel with a coffee shop/cafe, steps from Sanjusangen-do Temple
Along with a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Utsuwa Designed Hostel also features a terrace, a garden, and coffee/tea in common area.
  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • 3 guestrooms or units
  • Deli
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Microwave in a common area
  • Fridge in a common area
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Utsuwa Designed Hostel offers 3 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and complimentary slippers. Rooms open to patios. Beds feature premium bedding. Fridges and microwaves are provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include a separate bath and shower with a deep soaking bath, toilets with an electronic bidet, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. This Kyoto hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include fans and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: JPY 600 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Shared men and women areas

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • 4 shared bathrooms
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Slippers
  • Toilet with electronic bidet
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Heating
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: 11 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children 17 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 17 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 600 per person
  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee and varies based on length of stay

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 credit card 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 and a security system
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 credit card 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. No on-site parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, JCB International and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector and a security system in all accommodation.

We should mention

  • Children 17 years old and younger aren't allowed at this property.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • 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

utsuwa Designed Hostel Kyoto
utsuwa Designed Kyoto
utsuwa Designed
utsuwa Designed Hostel Kyoto
utsuwa Designed Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
utsuwa Designed Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Kyoto

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at utsuwa Designed Hostel?

Utsuwa Designed Hostel offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

What makes utsuwa Designed Hostel a romantic place to stay?

A lounge bar, plus deep-soaking baths in the guestrooms, help set the scene for a romantic weekend at utsuwa Designed Hostel.

Are there hot tubs in the rooms at utsuwa Designed Hostel?

No, but there are deep-soaking baths in the guestrooms.

Does utsuwa Designed Hostel serve breakfast?

You bet, cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at utsuwa Designed Hostel?

No, utsuwa Designed Hostel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at utsuwa Designed Hostel?

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

What time are check-in & check-out at utsuwa Designed Hostel?

Check-in begins at 4 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at utsuwa Designed Hostel?

No, only service animals are allowed.

utsuwa Designed Hostel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 78 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 78 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 78 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 78 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 78 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Yuk Lin Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Designer Hostel
Nice Hostel in quiet area of Kyoto. Great showers and nice vibe.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Almario

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hostel was very clean. The shared bathroom is fairly spacious. The showers and toilet rooms are larger than most Japanese hotels. The sleeping pods get a little by hot at night, but nothing out of the ordinary. The staff was super friendly and accommodating. The curry breakfast is amazing and is super reasonable at 600¥ and includes a beverage and yogurt. The whole vibe of this place was very soothing and relaxing. I will definitely stay here next time when I get the chance!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly and accommodating for an early check in. The place was spotless and comfortable. Great common living/eating area. Great showers. Great location (10-15min walk to Kyoto station).
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really great hostel. Super friendly staff. Not a long walk from the station. Only downside is that the rooms don’t really get dark at night due to the windows that open to the floor below, which always has its lights on.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

sylvain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sweet home
Great welcome and advices, facility and arrangement to stay one day more. Good atmosphere!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
This is hands down the best hostel I’ve ever stayed in. The building is so beautiful and smells like sandalwood. The staff are friendly, everything is super clean, there is a beautiful outdoor area and a nice dining area. The beds are comfortable and the room is air conditioned. Do try the breakfast and coffee, they are delicious and vegetarian (very difficult to find in Japan!). I can’t recommend enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Frenky, Yamaguchi

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice and clean hostel, with friendly service in English. A bit of a walk from Kyoto Station, but they provide a walkthrough (in English) on how to get there with a lot of photos. So, the walk is long, but one does not feel lost, and on the way to the hostel, you can check out where you might want to drink your beer for the night :-)
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Property looks nice, but staff or owner seems extremely inexperienced. Had a very bad experience, first the ran out of towels one night, staff was no where to be found to ask for more towels. Then the next day, when new towels were out, I opened it up and there were hair stuck in it, quite a few strands. It was extremely discomforting.. not sure how it happened.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

MS

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
such a cute hostel! Well designed and stylish! Great value. Staff SUPER friendly and helpful. The beds were a bit on the harder side, and it is hard to not have your own space to spread out your suitcases and pack/unpack (and you have to be considerate of others who may be sleeping or resting in the same space), but that's the con of hostels. Other than that, it was a great place! Super easy to get to the airport from here too (KIX), use the bus that goes there direct! Way easier than maneuvering the trains.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hostel!
I stayed 3 nights and it was amazing! the hostel is brand new so everything looked perfect. The bed was comfortable the location was 10 minutes away from the station and walking distance to several temples and shrines. It was always very clean. They are very generous and provide free things such as water padlocks towels earplugs among other stuff. The only downside I would say is that the bathrooms are downstairs and there is no kitchen. But if u don't care about that it's a really good choice if you're planning to stay in Kyoto. The staff are very helpful especially Ono and they helped me to check in through the tablet. I regret I didn't stay longer
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Great location for the Kyoto sights and temples and the bedroom space was good. The WiFi wasn’t very good and kept cutting out especially in the bedrooms which is frustrating for foreign travellers! There also aren’t officially any staff - you check in on a tablet which makes asking about any problems tricky. There is a big space for communal area but it isn’t finished - could do with being painted, some lights installed and perhaps a sink and microwave!!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for staying!
Frist of all, here’s facility is great!! Everything is here such as tower, toothbrush, shampoo etc. Also, the staff is very kind! Thank you for everything!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room
Clean room, easy to check in. It uses a self-checkin system so you may want to be familiar with that type of stuff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and helpful service. A good experience and meet people.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

OMI, TOKYO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
令人流连忘返的民宿。 住在这里很舒服！房间和洗手间非常干净。周围环境很安静。特别晚上什么声音都没有。可以睡个好觉。室内设计也很好看！ 周围有历史建筑。 去三十三间堂走路大概三分钟。 国立京都博物馆大概五分钟。 还有去京都室内观光也很方便。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
おしゃれで清潔。スタッフさんの対応もとても親切でした。
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020