선라이즈 스위트

Very pleasent boutique hotel. Poor breakfast. Far from the Gion area. But if you would like a great view of the pagoda this is theplace to be.

Sunrise is right next to toji temple, which means it's about 30 minutes on the bus to many of the tourist spots in kyoto. The hotel itself is clean and really comfortable, with great bathroom. It's not the best if you are a light sleeper as it's located at a busy intersection and also the light comes through the windows early in the morning. I really enjoyed and would stay again.

Location: 5/5 It is conveniently situated, about a 5 mins walk away from the nearest station and 1 stop away from Kyoto Station. There are a few convenience stores on the way to the hotel from the station, bookoff and a few fast food. Toji temple is also just across the street and can be seen from our room's bathroom. Staff: 5/5 Staff were fluent in English. They were really friendly and also helpful with our questions. They assisted us with sending our luggage to our next hotel and made the process fuss-free. Facilities: 4/5 The hotel is really pretty and traditional. The room was really spacious with a separate toilet and shower area. Washing machine is also available in the room and the hotel sells detergent if you don't have any. There is also a small kitchen area with cooking utensils in the room as well. There is also ample storage for the room and the vanity. The heating however is kind of lacking so the room was colder than we'd liked it to be for early spring. Closing the doors leading to the bathroom area helps keep the room a tad bit warmer, although it is still pretty cold. Food: 3/5 Breakfast is provided and you get to choose from 4 options. They ask you for your food options and the time you want it to be delivered to you during check-in. Although the food looked really good, they were served cold and it didn't help that it was still cold during our stay so we'd preferred warm food to warm us up. Miso soup was those freeze-dried instant miso soup so we get to have warm soup which improved the experience, but we definitely would have preferred if the other aspects of the meal were warm. Would recommend the tofu meal as it is the only meal with some sort of heating element and the only meal that is warm. Wouldn't really recommend the vegan option as it has tempura in it and eating it cold just felt really oily and rather unpleasant. Overall would recommend this stay and would definitely want to stay here again.