Hotel Emion Kyoto

Clean, good space and very friendly staff. Perfect location just 200 meters from JR local train station, on the same line as the stations close to Bamboo Forest, Golden Temple and the Kyocera Sanga Stadium. Also just one (3 min) stop from Kyoto Station. Quiet area. First two floors of the building have a small shopping mall with restaurants.

Room was really spacious for a family of 4. 4 comfortable beds, and still ample space to open the luggaes. Bathroom was also very spacious. There are 5 restaurants at the entrance + seven/ eleven rights outside. I also saw other restaurants and a Lawson 5 minutes walking distance away. Silent neighborhood. The metro station is literally next door. Public bath + sauna were exceptionally good.

The hotel is very new, very clean. The location is very close to the train station. It’s only one metro stop away from main Kyoto Station. The room is very spacious for 4 of us. Bathroom has separate toilet, shower, wash/brush area so 2-3 people can share at the same time. Lots of amenities in the room: coffee, tea, slippers, PJs, combs, toothbrushes etc. Sauna, jacuzzi, hot & cold water bath on 3rd floor. Hotel also gave out free welcome drink coupons and shopping/dinning coupons, which we used to eat in one the restaurants in the hotel. This is one of the best hotels we stayed so far, for a very reasonable price.

The rooms are definitely much bigger than those similiar class we stayed in during our previous 4 trips tp Kyoto. The rooms are cleaned with a mixed touch of modernity and traditional Japanese elements. So it gives you a different feel. The public bath facilitiy is a feather on the cap as it provides you with an additional venue to relax after a long day of sightseeing. The service here was top notch. I made this comment as we stayed in a five stars hotel in Osaka before Kyoto and the service at this five star hotel was way below a three stars such as Emion Hotel. In fact i find Emion Hotel should belongs to a four stars hotel category. Location......dont expect to walk to Gion or any attractions. However, the hotel is linked to a train station which is only one stop away from Kyoto Station. Eventhough we drive, we parked our car near the hotel and took a taxi to everywhere and it is pretty affordable. We dont drive because parking in Gion or attractions will kill you.

The location is the most convenient for you to go watch fish auction in the early morning (start at 5am, Wednesday and Sunday closed) at the back of the hotel. There is information & visitor area specially for it which is very near to the hotel. (have to walk out from the side door 1st floor of the hotel to the visitor area at 5am) The staff is friendly and kind. 4 people room is quite spacey and comfy. There are 2 wash basins, 1 bathroom and 1 toilet (all separately) in the room. It is easy to go between JR station and the hotel. The onsen is quite nice. And there is rooftop area for viewing the panorama scenery of the city. There is also a 7-11 convenient store nearby. The restaurant in the hotel is delicious!