KOKO HOTEL Residence Kyoto Nijo Castle

Hotel is nicely furnished and we also had a nice view from the 8th floor, there was enough space in the room to accomodate 4 people with luggage (1 per person)

The windows in the room cannot be opened, ventilation is only possible through the opened door. But this seems to be the case in many hotels in Japan, not only this one

Very well kept and spacious

Nothing.

Great location

Clean

We enjoyed the half western/half traditional Japanese bedding set up. However the beds and pillows are a bit firm. The air/heat was tough to figure out and regulate. You can hear noise from neighbors above but can drown that out with the air going. Overall it was a nice enough stay. I didn't have to pay for laundry at another Koko Residence in Tokyo so we were surprised to be charged for it here. The staff was nice and always greeted us. The rooms are very clean. The location is ok. Since almost everything we wanted to see and do is near Gion or in that area, we had a bit of a trek each day and it can be tiring with kids in tow. So I would have chosen to stay in Gion had I done more research. Otherwise it's a nice area if you have more time to wander around and find the cool little niche places. The luggage transfers are handled very easily by the staff which is appreciated.

The beds and lack of an iron and free laundry. For the price I expected a larger room size. It's a bit expensive for the lack of amenities and room size. I didn't feel like the location warrants a high price either.