Room was just as said in advert. Clean and good location. Be ready to walk a little to street electric train station or get to know the buses in the area. 10 and 51 very useful.

Walking up to the 4th floor with luggage but this is understandable for the property and we knew this when booking.

Clean, quiet, modern amenities, complementary supplies, nice neighborhood, and bike rentals

It was affordable and clean. The shower also doubled as a dryer for the clothes. I love that there was a washer too. Good location and recommendations for food.

I wish I didn’t have to wear those slippers to get up to the floor because I slid and almost fell but I am clumsy.

We chose the location because we prefer to be outside tourist hot spots and we wanted to ride bikes to the temples on the Western side of Kyoto. Ben’s has on site bike rental) It pays to know Kyoto is pretty huge and it can be less taxing to approach the city in sections. We stayed North, west and south over our 12 night stay and the it meant we could walk or bike to the areas we wanted to explore in detail. Ben’s place is close to several amazing temples and is a reasonable distance from Gio-Ji Temple (moss temple) Kinkaku- Ji temple (Temple of the Golden Pavillion (just 9 minutes away) At Ben’s we were so shocked in a good way because the room just had everything (including a washing machine with soap) a kitchen, great beds. (All Japanese beds are hard so I’m not sure why people keep complaining about hard beds). We discovered some good little places in the area for dining and coffee and didn’t try the recommended coffee place.

I’m not a fan of wearing synthetic slippers that have been worn by other travellers. We opted not to wear them so wasn’t a problem. Perhaps bring your own slippers on your trip to Japan.

Ben and his wife are really nice people. they are amazing, helpful and understanding

location is a bit far from the city

nice and friendly staff

no elevator

We were so happy staying here, and wished we were here longer! It's spacious, clean, and had everything we needed. We will definitely be back! It's also in a nice quieter spot, which we preferred. There is a supermarket nearby where we bought meals we could heat up- this saved us alot of money on eating out. They also provided laundry detergent.

It's hard to pick something, but maybe just a "Do Not Disturb" sign you can put on your door (we didn't know housekeeping were coming in while we were out). We could definitely hear footsteps from the floors above, but it wasn't too much of a bother. If you're using the trains, be aware of the 22minute walk (we prefer walking, and was prepared for it). There is a tram station 11 minutes away which is cool to experience.

great stay for a family! spacious, comfortable and tidy. close to a bus station which can get you to most sightseeing spots in Kyōto