Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto

Location, location!!! Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto is right in the center of Kyoto. Perfect 10/10 for us. Perfect home base to explore Kyoto. Just in front of the Kyoto Station (train & bus) so its accessible to all modes of transportation. Everything we need from food to shopping is just around it such as Porta (underground mall), JR Isetan, Tashiyama, Yodobashi Kyoto,etc. Staff are very hospitable and kind. There's unlimited supply of tea & coffee at the front desk. Toiletries are readily available. Glad they do daily cleaning. Room space is the standard size in Japan. We were placed in a room with a nice view of Kyoto Station. We were not able to taste their buffet breakfast since we opted to eat out, so I gave it a 9. Otherwise, we were very much satisfied with our stay. Highly recommended hotel. We will book here again next time.

It was spotless and super clean - this is always the most important criteria for me. The beds and especially the tatami style kids bed were very comfortable. (We like firm beds) The location is unbeatable if you plan to have many day trips while in Kyoto and plan to take public transportation- Kyoto station (JR including Haruka express, subway, buses, taxi) is just across the street. just as an example we went to Arashiyama(30 mins), Nara (under an hour), Fushimi Inari Tori gates (15 mins), nijo castle (15 mins) and could have easily made day trips further to Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya, and even Hiroshima if we wanted to take advantage of the shinkansen 🚄 it is a key factor that the hotel is located north of the station walking through the nice porta with food and shopping options without having to get wet on rainy days from station to hotel, with Isetan above the porta to its south and more shopping malls and the beautiful Higashi Hongan-ji in the north (we had a view of the temple straight from our window!), and kyoto tower to its east. While there’s no lack of food options around, It’s always nice to have multiple options right at the hotel when you’re too tired to walk after a long day or just want to eat before heading out for your daily quests. Both the buffet and kyoto kaiseki style breakfast were very pleasant!

The location is wonderful, very close to the JR station and sightseeing bus stops, easy and friendly to the first time tourists to Kyoto. The staff is also very friendly and helpful, Special thanks to Mr. Asakura, who helped to find the emergency hospital for my daughter when she broke her teeth by accident, very responsible and helpful!

It was well designed and Immaculately clean with plenty of power points. A powerful shower that worked well. Japanese mattresses are great to sleep on. The body wash, shampoo and conditioner were in bottles that you could easily read the labels. They gave us nightgowns (pictured) and all sorts of bits and pieces to use. (Manufacturers unfortunately have silly little labelling on bottles that some can’t read without glasses on). There’s a a good breakfast (2,400 yen), Being opposite the train station and the Post Office it’s a convenient location.

Excellent location across the street from the Kyoto Train station. We were traveling with our two young adult children. We were able to stay together in one room that had 4 big beds, a full-sized bathroom with separate sink and tub faucets, and an additional sink and big counter outside the bathroom. All advertised amenities were provided.