MIMARU Kyoto Shinmachi Sanjo

The staff were the stand out feature of this hotel. Their English was exceptional and made small talk which was lovely. The kids did the bingo activity where you can win a gachapon! The kids loved it and the staff engaged with them in such a lovely manner. The room space was amazing for us! We’re a party of 5 (two are 9 and 12). We had a good seating area to eat properly at, a fridge and freezer! The washing machine was epically long (4hours to run!) but did a good job washing and drying. Tip is not to overload it or you’ll end up damp clothes. You can do extra drying functions but it’s to not overload for best results. We all had space to leave our suitcases open! So much decent space! Two sinks and two toilets! Such a luxury! A great size bath too. The walk from the station left long the first time we did it, but it definitely didn’t feel bad, plus we walk pass two combini’s on the way, so always stopped by to grab snacks. Walkable to nishiki market and a big pharmacy to buy cheap toiletries and kitkat! Tonnes of local restaurants! But if you don’t like ramen/yakitori, there’s a MacD right at the station.

Location is close enough to the main street with shops and restaurants, however if tired after a long day of walk and do not feel like going to the main street, there are many restaurants and family mart in very close proximity. So it is a win win. One evening after shopping in the main street, we just decided to get a cab back, it was pretty cheap, a little over 1000 YEN for a family of 4.

Great location, staff speaks English well and very friendly. Clean and comfortable rooms. Hotel reception helped us out in calling taxis when needed.

We travelled as a family group of 5 - with 3 adult children, and stayed 4 nights. The family room worked perfectly for us...the bunks had their own light and device charger and turned out to be a great place for a bit of space and peace! Loved having the small kitchen and dining area. Close to several train lines and some wonderful places to do some shopping and enjoy a Japanese meal.

Easy check-in. Beautifully decorated room- we had the Pokémon themed room. Well appointed amenities - really appreciated the washing machine with detergent, kitchenette and pyjamas. Best front desk service- all staff spoke and understood English very well and were super helpful making restaurant bookings, calling cabs, renting bikes. The room was very clean when we arrived. The 7 eleven was great to get eggs and bread to make a quick breakfast before exploring. We could walk to the manga museum, Nishiki Market and Nijo Castle but took transport to most places.