I paid $432 per night, which was NOT worth it.Breakfast is horrible and you have to clean up after yourself, put your plates and mug on a tray and put it away near the kitchen.I don’t think the hotel was clean. There was half a carpet in the bedroom and it looked dirty.Given they don’t clean every day, and you have to request them to clean, the dirtiness feel makes sense.This was the ONLY place in Japan I felt wasn’t as clean.
Staff could barely speak English but they did their very best to help with questions.They helped with booking my Maiko photoshoot, tea ceremony and a tour to Nara.They typed Japanese on their phone and showed the English translation.Do NOT book the private taxi tour to Nara with them. Some tour company left flyers at this hotel. It was a total rip off.They charged 52,800 yen and I mentioned three things I wanted to do.I actually told them I want to do a 5-hr public transport tour but they said the 4-hr private taxi tour would be better as you win 1 hr.
In the end, I had just 2 hours in Nara with visiting 2 temples and there was 30 min left for shopping (the 3rd thing I said I wanted to do in Nara).The hotel can’t do anything about it but they advertise this tour company so be aware.The bathroom is very small and the bed is oddly placed. You can’t get into bed from the sides but from the foot end only.The location is great. It’s just a 7-minute walk to Gion district and very convenient.$432 p.n.wasn’t worth it given the room size,cleannlines,breakfast