Kyoto Century Hotel

“Warm and friendly vibe with perfect location”

Wonderful stay right next to Kyoto station so location was a big plus. We stayed here for 3 nights and made trips to Osaka and Nara with convenient and frequent trains availability in a short walking distance. Great breakfast places around with so many eateries in and around Kyoto station. Location… more

Wonderful stay right next to Kyoto station so location was a big plus. We stayed here for 3 nights and made trips to Osaka and Nara with convenient and frequent trains availability in a short walking distance. Great breakfast places around with so many eateries in and around Kyoto station. Location is great even for taking city buses which is outside the train station and next to Kyoto Tower. Room was good size with 3 single beds and enough room for bags and some place to walk around. We took time to adjust with the temperature setting in the room, bed was comfortable with good sleep quality. We didnt eat here or have breakfast but saw a lot of guests enjoying a good bfast spread. The hotel was decorated so well for Christmas. Staff was helpful and nice and always greeted with a smile, made us feel good and at home. Highly recommend for a convenient and comfortable stay.

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“Wonderful hotel conveniently located next to Kyoto station”

Kyoto Century Hotel is a wonderful hotel conveniently located a quick 2 minute walk from Kyoto Station. The hotel has a classic charm about it and the rooms are very generous and comfortable by Japanese standards. My son and I enjoyed a 2 night stay in one of the Grand Comfort Rooms in early Decemb… more

Kyoto Century Hotel is a wonderful hotel conveniently located a quick 2 minute walk from Kyoto Station. The hotel has a classic charm about it and the rooms are very generous and comfortable by Japanese standards. My son and I enjoyed a 2 night stay in one of the Grand Comfort Rooms in early December. These rooms had been tastefully renovated with a high quality finish and the cleanliness was excellent. The staff were so friendly and went out of their way to ensure we had a pleasant stay and breakfast is fantastic at the restaurant. Overall the hotel is great value and well worth considering if you want a great place to stay with quick access to the Shinkansen.

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“Great location. Comfortable hotel.”

Comfortable hotel, nicely decorated, plenty of variety of buffet breakfast. Staff were very attentive, helpful and polite as always. Great location just opposite Kyoto train station, bus stops and plenty of dinning places around it as well as shopping centres. We will definitely come back to this h… more

Comfortable hotel, nicely decorated, plenty of variety of buffet breakfast. Staff were very attentive, helpful and polite as always. Great location just opposite Kyoto train station, bus stops and plenty of dinning places around it as well as shopping centres. We will definitely come back to this hotel.

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“Choose this for the location! But that’s about it.”

Stayed in June for three nights in the Grand Comfort executive double room. Now there are a few things I really liked about this hotel, and some that were amiss. Pros: 1. Room. Definitely an above average room in terms of size! I chose the grand comfort but it’s definitely not their most expensiv… more

Stayed in June for three nights in the Grand Comfort executive double room. Now there are a few things I really liked about this hotel, and some that were amiss. Pros: 1. Room. Definitely an above average room in terms of size! I chose the grand comfort but it’s definitely not their most expensive rooms so I believe all their rooms are spacious. 2. Location. This beats all other hotels in Kyoto if only location was the parameter. Inter city or intra city tours are no problem with the main train terminal across the hotel. 3. I do have to say here, HOUSEKEEPING! Yes, it’s a weird parameter but every one of the housekeeping staff seemed to go over and above their duty to be so wonderful. Once I came in my room from a long tour and they were still cleaning , and they profusely apologised for that coz they could see I couldn’t sit on the bed for 5 mins :-) Very sweet. Same time , I came in, took a bottle of water and drank and the housekeeping doing the bed observed, immediately changed the bottle to a new one. Small things but make a difference. I also used their in-house laundry for a stain and they were very professional. Cons: 1. In contrast to the housekeeping , the ones working the breakfast restaurant seemed almost always in a. Foul mood. No smiles, no acknowledgment. One way it’s good, whether you’re a long staying guest or a one night, you’re treated the same :-) Also the breakfast starts at 7:00 but since most people have tours they come down by 6:45 ish. No, you can’t sit in the restaurant. You have to form a line which will only be allowed to enter at 7:00! We had old people just standing. Somehow it felt they just don’t care. 2. Breakfast : Stayed three nights , had the Exact same thing everyday. Breakfast doesn’t change. Also no fresh fruit juice ? Juice is from a soda dispenser machine. Never seen that before at a breakfast. 3. Check in: Don’t come before 3:00 pm. Rather, come at 4:00 pm coz it’s a major mess out there. I came in at 2:00 pm, an hour before, they kindly took my luggage and gave me a QR code. I said wouldn’t you need my passport they said no that we can take at 3:00 pm your check in time. I came back at 3:00 pm to find some 20 people like me , again lined up to check in and getting irritated. You can give us the keys at 3:00 pm (like most hotels do when room is ready) but atleast check us in if we are before. It will help your staff rather who were too disoriented with the crowd. 4. Bathroom and amenities: Even though the room was big, this was the smallest bathroom weirdly. Don’t have a tub if you can’t fit one. Am just 5’6 and I had to sit. If I tried submerging more of my body, water would start overflowing. Amenities in the lobby were basic to say the least. And I don’t know if it’s just me but this was the only hotel in my trip which gave a night suit which was only the top. No pyjamas or lowers. It felt like a ladies night dress to be honest and I thought it’s aa Japanese thing but all other hotels I stayed in had pull night suits (lowers included). Lot of such small things made me rate this a 3 and not felt like a 4 for the money you pay for the room.

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