We chose The Gate Hotel Kyoto as our "headquarter" for its extremely convenient location for our Japan travel itinerary. And I cannot emphasize how convenient it is. It is about a 5 minute walk from the metro station that connects you to Arashiyama, Fushima Inari, and even Osaka. The first night we arrived and walked 10 mins to Nishiki Market, and then we discovered we were right next to downtown Kyoto. 20 min walk and you reach Ninenzaka and Kyomizudera. Everything is walking distance to this hotel.
The rooms are quite spacious and have a great view of Kyoto, and everything feels like brand new. The staff is amazing.
They have a traditional Japanese breakfast, but it runs fast. They start serving at 630 am, we arrived at 7am and they were sold out already. Next morning we went at 630 and there were already guests in the restaurant ordering the Japanese breakfast, so if you want the traditional, be there right at opening time or risk it getting sold out.
Definitely I would recommend this hotel if this is your first time in Kyoto.
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