The Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Umekoji

1/ Next to JR train station, very convenient. 2/ Next to Kyoto Railway station (one of the biggest in Japan) just perfect for my kids. 3/Room is clean with new/modern interior, the best is pajamas in the room is so comfortable to wear. 4/ Complete facilities in hotel - coin laundry, ice cube machine, microwave, beverage vending machine, public bath and 24hr direct access to Family Mart 5/ Located in the park, very fresh morning to start the day, just do a brisk walk around the park If I can suggest to add coin exchanger near laundry place and provide water filter dispenser in the room, hence no need to provide bottle water. Also, increase the heat setting for the wash-dry machine that can ensure fully dry for less than 3kg load in 120 minutes.

Rooms were big and spacious. Good for my family of 4. The staff were very helpful. I had my bags forwarded to this hotel in advance and the bags were already waiting for us in our room. Excellent service! I had to send a bag onwards to my next destination and I had 4 people attending my one luggage. Another plus is that the hotel is right next to the commercial wholesale fish market. We got up before 5am to stumble towards the market to watch the fish auction live. There is a covered overpass from the Jr Station connecting to the fish market visitors centre. After auction you can have breakfast in one of the small soba shops nearby where the fisherman go for breakfast.

Fantastic breakfast. Wonderful staff (so friendly, helpful, professional) Corner rooms provided valuable needed real estate for luggage for a family of 3 A small, simple public bath that was a nice extra for the hotel. Quite a few laundry machines given the size of the hotel (sometimes they were full at key times but less so than at many hotels at Japan I’ve stayed at) We liked it so much that we cancelled our next hotel reservation in Osaka and stayed an extra 3 nights.

We absolutely enjoyed this hotel for our family of four as a home base for our Kyoto stay. The location was perfect - about a 20 minute walk from Kyoto Station; directly next to Umekoji-Kyotonoshu station; and the end of the street from a bus stop to catch the local 207 bus. There’s also a Starbucks and Family Mart on the first floor of the hotel. The staff was wonderful! Friendly, professional, and helpful. The self check-in/out was easy, and staff was nearby for help. The room was perfectly clean, the bathroom was beautiful and provided lots of amenities. Towels were fluffy. We loved our stay!

Very good hotel in quiet area but only one station away from Kyoto Main Station. Located near a small park, To-ji temple only 15 minutes by foot. So overall very central location. A 24/7 Family Mart in the same building, even with direct access to hotel lobby. Not really any restaurants around, but Kyoto center only 5 minutes by train. Room was very stylish with 2 large beds and even a real shower besides the bath tub. Nice furniture, and we had view to Kyoto Tower. Very good and rich breakfast buffet.