valencio.familyNov 22, 2024 The area was easily accesibke, staff were friendly and nice, amenities provided were good
camille a.friendsOct 14, 2024 I recently stayed at Sakura Hotel and had a wonderful experience. The location was perfect, just a short walk from major attractions, which made exploring the area so easy. The staff was incredibly friendly and attentive, making check-in a easy and always ready to help with any questions.
The room was clean, spacious, and well-appointed, with a comfortable bed and great amenities.
Overall, I would highly recommend Sakura to anyone looking for a pleasant stay. I’m definitely looking forward to returning in the future!
mitchell.familyJul 08, 2024 Staff were super helpful and courteous. Very convenient to Kiyomizu-dera and other Higashiyama-Gion temples, shrines, shopping, and Maikoya geisha tea house. Bit noisy (fire station next door), furniture a bit stained and worn, but wonderful at the price. Small kitchenette poorly stocked (now bowls?).
rebecca.family_with_childrenJun 05, 2024 Lovely, clean hotel and friendly staff, they were very welcoming and I rate them highly. Unfortunately the only small negative is that our room was facing onto a big main busy road and so we did not sleep much due to the noise.
charles.friendsJun 01, 2024 Fantastic stay!
Nice location and friendly staff
xifan.partnerApr 09, 2024 We love this hotel.
douglas.familyApr 05, 2024 Glad we stayed in the Gion district. Love this area the best of all Kyoto.
alanah.familyMar 28, 2024 Lovely rooms with simple in-room kitchen facility & laundry. Very clean and felt very safe/secure. Friendly check in. This is a small hotel - the Sakura chain has been very reliable and economical for our family. Location on a busier street, but we were facing away - no sound issues at all. Location has wonderful access to temples, Gion (10 min walk). About a 15-20 min walk to Hanamikoji St. Highly recommend for families.
Spacious room. Friendly staff.
tillie.partnerMar 28, 2024 laundry in the room was convenient
xifan.partnerMar 24, 2024 Nice hotel . This is our second time staying in this hotel.
angela.familyMar 24, 2024 Easy walk to historic sites and local culture.
Super nice hotel staff, lovely traditional accommodations, close to Yasaka Pagoda, polite taxi drivers, walking distance to bus stations and convenience stores. Our family enjoyed our stay in this hotel. We’ll definitely come back to stay here if we are in Kyoto.
Close to major attractions, a little dated but comfortable and had all needs, super spacious for the area
Good service, well-appointed room
james.partnerNov 30, 2023 Having an English speaking hotel desk worker was very helpful for me. The room had many household amenities that I haven't had in other similarly priced hotels elsewhere in Japan. Such as washer/dryer, electric stove top, microwave, heated bathing room. The double room felt relatively roomy. The small balcony was nice to open and look out of. The hotel is only 4 floors so I never had to wait for the elevator. It's close to Gion and temples, so I had several tourist excursions that started right from the hotel with no public transit involved.
For negatives, the location was a bit loud. The road the hotel is on is rather busy, which causes some loud noises. There is a fire station nearby. There are several busy bus stops near the hotel making the sidewalk crowded at times. It's a bit of a long walk from the subway stations, 15 to 20 minutes.
diana.partnerAug 30, 2023 We enjoyed the location of the property. Though it is on a busy main road, it is literally a less than 5-minute walk to the really charming, beautiful nooks and crannies of Kyoto’s best streets and neighborhoods. The hotel is situated in Higashiyama, which is where many of the most iconic temples and shrines are located in good concentration. Bus 206 is a 1-minute walk and gets you to and from Kyoto Station in about 20 minutes. Other bus lines are nearby and another train line is about 10 minutes of walking. We also used Uber (which operates through a local taxi service called MK- easy to sport their heart shaped logo medallions on top of the car roofs) when we didn’t want to deal with the weather. Phuong, one of the front desk receptionists, was wonderful and so cheerful and always able to assist with our needs. Other staff also pleasant. We used Google Translate to communicate with staff, who are there part of the day (not overnight). Our narrow room was small but serviceable for 2. We loved having a washing machine inside the room and free laundry pods. The shower area can be closed off and a wall setting on the control pad outside the bathroom (the yellow button) turns the shower room into a literally dryer for clothes. It was extremely effective! Having a full kitchen was also great (fridge, 2-burner cooktop, microwave).
