Kyoto Gion Hotel – A Favorite for Families in Kyoto

Kyoto Gion Hotel offers 4-star accommodation with air conditioning, flat-screen TVs, and safety deposit boxes in each room. Private bathrooms include a bidet, slippers, and free toiletries from the Pola brand. Some rooms feature tatami flooring and a separate toilet and bath area with a built-in drying function for hand-washed clothes.

The hotel provides a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a coin laundry room with automatic washer-dryers that use 4x 100-yen coins. Guests receive fresh towels and daily amenity kits that include toothbrushes, razors, and sleep masks. The property also offers free umbrellas at the entrance on rainy days and a recommendation board in the laundry area.

The hotel sits 400 metres from Gion Shijo Station and 500 metres from Samurai Kembu Kyoto. Guests can walk to Yasaka Shrine, Kennin-ji Temple, and Kiyomizu-dera Temple within 1.8 kilometres. A Lawson convenience store is next door, and many restaurants, bars, and cafes line the street.

Staff at the hotel handle luggage forwarding between properties, including shipping bags to Narita Airport and receiving luggage from other hotels. Late check-out requests are accommodated when possible. The front desk also assists with printing documents for travel needs.

Location: 400 m from Gion Shijo Station, walking distance to temples

Rooms: private bathrooms with Pola toiletries, bidet, and drying function

Services: luggage forwarding and storage, 24-hour front desk

Laundry: coin washer-dryers on site

Extras: daily amenity kits, free umbrellas, sleep masks provided