Hotel Alza Kyoto

A room with a river view, spacious and comfortable, modern room design, bathroom that is next level and with elements you might not think would exist in a hotel that is “officially” rated two stars. Don’t be put off at all, be prepared to be delighted and thrilled to be in such a wonderful hotel. Beyond the facilities, the team makes Hotel Alza special and such a great place to rest your head, and to enjoy watching the world going by. The winning location in Gion on a quiet street is convenient to public transportation with a transit hub with subway/train/buses five minutes away. Easily one of the best places I stayed during my time in Japan.

Wow, this accommodation was perfect for everything and it was so well located on the river in the Gion district. We booked the ‘Romance Room’ which was fabulous, very spacious and having the balcony was fantastic as we were able to have a view over the river with our Bento box breakfast which was provided each morning & included coffee and much more. Accessibility to all things we wanted to do was easy and the staff were so friendly and helpful with directions & suggestions to where we needed to go & helped us with booking a dinner reservation & other options. You can’t go wrong staying here!

The hotel was super for our family of four (with two under 5-yr olds). The room was absolutely amazing, the size was mich bigger than expected. Plenty of space for the kids to play and they even had their own little area with a table to colour etc. The bathroom was super as well with a great shower. Staff were lovely and extremely hospitable. In terms of location, this too was fantastic. The part of the street is just faw away enough for it to be quiet for the kids, but you are at the center of Gion within a 5-minute walk only. Hotel is super close to two metro stations, the main street of Gion with all shops etc and a 7-11 is literally down the street (1-min walk). Highly recommend this wonderful hotel to any families or couples!

The location of this hotel is great for access to the Nampo-dong area, which is a super active area. There are parks, tons of markets (including Jagalchi Fish Market and Gukje Market), shopping street and a large Lotte Mall all within like a 15 minute walk, really. There is also a bus stop right across the street from the hotel. It’s a bit far from the East/Northeast side of Busan so both of the large beaches are 40-50 minutes away. Fresh towels and water bottles were dropped off daily. Breakfast was provided along with coffee and juice. View from the room was good, and the bed was comfortable. The air conditioner is controlled in the room, and it worked very well! This is a pretty big deal, guys. They provided free luggage storage.

A small (21 suites) modern hotel with Japanese design on the edge of Gion. Very large and fitted out rooms with Japanese or Western style breakfasts delivered to the dining table in your room daily. It was away from the growing crowds in the city, but on the banks of the river and a short walk over the bridge, it gets you into the centre in 5 minutes.