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Reviews of Check in Shijokarasuma 3 stars

604-8152 Kyoto, Kyoto, Nakagyo-ku Tearaimizucho 654-2, Japan

#592 of 691 hotels in Kyoto

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Review score

Based on 52 hotel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    8.1

  • Location

    8.1

  • Facilities

    7.9

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 4 April 2025

    8.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    No

    Convenience , clean , near sigh seeing , subway

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2025

    7.0
    Adequate for my needs
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very small room

    Free drinks and breakfast

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Really good stay Great location Limited breakfast but sufficient

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 December 2024

    8.0
    Good hotel for the price.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 8 nights

    In this hotel if you want your room cleaned you have to put a request a night before. Everyday you put your garbage in the hallway and they hang your towels on your doorhandle. I stayed 8 nights so I reqested the cleaning in the middle. They didn't vacuum the floors, didn't wipe the surfaces and didn't change the bed linen. All they did just made a bed and took the garbage. As I felt not comfortable communicating this through translator I didnt complain. But cleanliness in a whole was subpair.

    The location of this hotel is superb, right in the centre of everything near subway station and bus stop. There are several combinies around with Lawson just across the road. The staff I dealt with didn't speak English but they went out of the way to help me with the google translate, I didn't have any problems to communicate my needs and to get what I wanted. Just to note, not that this is negative just to be prepared. Rooms are very small. I'm used to Japanese business hotels' room size, but here single rooms are 9 sqm. If you are planning just going sightseeing all day and coming back to sleep, it's fine. I didn't mind. Room was full of usefull things despite of the size. It had washing machine, trouser press, fridge, small desk and chair. I counted 9 power outlets! But no place to keep your suitcase open.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 October 2024

    7.0
    Shijo short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There wasn't any ventilation working in the room I was in, but it appeared to be there. When you opened up the door, the moisture went into the room which made the room musty and affected my allergies.

    It's in a great location, close to public transport and local attractions, the coffee and soft drinks in the lobby are a nice touch and the room has everything you need. Also great value for money vs other places

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    room space

    Close to metro, 3 mins walk to Nishiki alley and 30 mins walk to Yasaka shrine a bit far but worth to walk. free welcome drink comprising of coffee and sodas washer and dryer equipped in the room and functional

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Economy Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I like each room had their own washing machine and dryer. It also had every other convenience you need in it when travelling.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2024

    7.0
    Overall a nice place for a good value.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The bed and pillow were both insanely hard and uncomfortable, harder than the firmest futon I've ever felt. The shower head angle was not adjustable which meant when you turned it on it POURED onto the bathroom floor unless you jerry-rigged the shower curtain to create the perfect funnel (that would immediately collapse if you moved)

    Location was convenient. Amenities were nice and room was cleanly.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 December 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Economy Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some of rooms, the aircondition are full of dust that need have time to cleaning and maintain them.

    The equipments are very good, including all most items that you need. The room size is small, but suit for single traveler with small bag. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 October 2023

    9.0
    I'll stay there again.
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 7 nights

    No window in room.

    The location is very convenient to train and buses.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/a

    Comfortable bed, the convenience of having a washing machine in the room coupled with a combined bathroom/clothes drying facility.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 June 2023

    8.0
    Spent most of my stay outside the hotel so room size wasn’t an issue for me but keep in mind rooms are quite small ,very
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    small room, no natural light

    Very clean ,functional ,quick check-in/out ,washer inside the room ,public hot bath

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2023

    7.0
    Great location with clean and quiet rooms
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Economy Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I’m a side sleeper and single pillow was very uncomfortable.

    Great location, clean and quiet room.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 May 2023

    8.0
    Compact but efficient hotel with nice location, good for sightseeing or business.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The room cleanliness could have been better, but this might stem from the minimal housekeeping scheme the hotel has. Towels are accumulated since they are provided every day, this might be a plus for some and a negative for others.

    The location was quite good, the in-room washing machine and drying line in the bathroom were quite nice to have, the bathroom has a drying function making clothes drying easier. The public bath on the top floor, while small, was nice and included an outdoor area that fits one person. The lobby has a free drink machine. The bed was comfortable and quite big for single person Japanese hotel rooms. The room also had a small fridge, pants press and desk with chair. Provided night ware (pjs, common in Japanese hotels, coat useful to go to the public bath) fit larger sizes, and was comfortable. Daily towels and complementary water bottles were provided. Housekeeping is minimal, but works ok. Wifi is kind of weak, but ethernet connection was good. Noting the weak wifi to the front desk lead to the staff providing a solution that improved the wifi.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2023

    7.0
    Very uncomfortable to communicate with hotel staff since they do not speak nor understand Englis
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel staff should LEARN, UNDERSTAND and SPEAK ENGLISH. All written materials , guides should be written in English.

    N/a

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2023

    7.0
    Super functional room but a little tired
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    So initial impressions were that it looked abandoned at the front, but noticed a passageway at the side to the reception area. Turns out theres work being done on the front, but did look a bit shabby. The inside was quite tired looking, and seemed a bit dated and the windows to my room opened out onto a dark alleyway with a smoking area so I couldnt open my windows and they had thick paper covers on the inside which was a shame as it made the room feel dark at any time of the day.

    Good location and so easy to find the building itself. Very helpful staff, and an instruction sheet to help. Check in machine available in many languages which was good. Room really had everything I needed, so many gadgets! For such a small room I had everything I needed pretty much. Tissues, pen and paper, trouser press, torch, place to hang clothes and dry them, mini fridge, the list goes on! Really enjoyed the bath and the heated mirror to stop it steaming up was genius. The mini fridge and provided bottled water was such a super lovely touch.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Economy Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's a bit tight, but it's still fine if u travel alone

    Location is good

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 March 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Economy Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The wall, light fixture and the AC unit were full of dust. It seems that they have never been cleaned. Other than that, everything else was good.

    good price, good facilities, good location, great for solo traveller

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 March 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing, it was all good. A typical japanese hotel room and perfect for a wash up and good night's sleep.

    Great staff, good location just off the subway line.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room overlooked the main road, so there was no logic to covering the windows with shoji paper, in effect it is claustrophobic. You can't even look out of the window to see whether it is night or day or what the weather is doing. Moving about the double room with two people and their luggage was like those puzzles where you can only move one square at a time.

    Location is excellent, extras are superb, it was lovely to come back each evening and pick up complimentary bath salts for a soak before bed. Room was clean and well laid out.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 October 2022

    9.0
    Definitely recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was hard not to spill water all over the bathroom floor when taking a shower. Even with the curtain pulled it spilled out at the sides but I got fresh towels every day so it was no big deal

    Good value for money. Staff were patient with my questionable Japanese skills and helped me prepare a box for shipping.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2025

    10
    Great value!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I love the amenities they provide- the range of toiletries and the public bath is the perfect touch. Rooms are small but it has everything I needed for a short stay. I slept comfortably. I would not hesitate to come back!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    10
    Great place to stay with good ammenities.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It could be slightly small for travellers with big luggage.

    The room has everything you need. A comfy bed, a moisturiser, a washing machine, and a toilet that has drying function making it very handy for washing your clothes. One-time washing powder can also be purchased at the hotel it is very convenient. The hotel is also close to the train station that provides direct access to Osaka and many surrounding areas, and various bus routes that allows you to get around the tourist attractions of Kyoto. So be in mind that this is a business hotel catering towards the locals, so make sure you follow the local rules to show some courtesy, e.g. lowering your voice around common areas.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 November 2023

    5.0
    Need more improvement
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Consider not clean bed Small room Not value for money

    Hotel have small onsen Opposite hotel have Lawson Near to shijo shopping street

    Stayed in November 2023

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