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Karasuma Kyoto Hotel

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Japanese Style Room, Non Smoking | Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains
Interior entrance
Lunch and dinner served
Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking | Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Parking available
  • Business services

Explore the area

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Karasuma Shijo, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 600-8412
  • Place, Shijo Street
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Nishiki Market
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Pontocho Alley
    ‪15 min walk‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Non Smoking

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(31 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Smoking | Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Smoking

7.0 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Twin Room, Non Smoking (25m2) | Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Twin Room, Non Smoking (25m2)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel lobby with a reception desk, two armchairs, a patterned carpet, and a wooden column.

Superior Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Double Room Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel room with two beds, a TV, a desk, and a seating area.

Premium Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Superior Triple Room, Non Smoking | Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Superior Triple Room, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Japanese Style Room, Non Smoking | Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Japanese Style Room, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 8
  • 1 Single Futon
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Smoking

  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Smoking

7.2 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Twin Room, Smoking (25m2)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking | Premium bedding, down duvets, desk, blackout curtains

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(14 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Karasuma Kyoto Hotel

A restaurant, a bar/lounge and self parking are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a business centre, conference space and a 24-hour front desk are on-site. Limited housekeeping is available.
Karasuma Kyoto Hotel offers 231 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottles of water and complimentary slippers. Beds feature down duvets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels and pay-per-view films. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, toilets with an electronic bidet, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Kyoto hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Our customers tell us that they enjoy the helpful staff at Karasuma Kyoto Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Shijo Street. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy Chinese cuisine while dining at Toh-Lee Chinese
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, a business centre and a meeting room
  • Guests speak favourably about the helpful staff and the proximity to public transport
  • Steps from Shijo Street and 13 minutes on foot from Kawaramachi Street
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A business centre and a meeting room are available.

Public spaces have free WiFi. Event space at this hotel measures 4521 square feet (420 square metres) and includes conference space. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the business-friendly Karasuma Kyoto Hotel. For a fee, parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3.5-star Kyoto hotel.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
Toh-Lee Chinese – This restaurant specialises in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Reservations are required.
Anchor Bar – On-site cocktail bar. Open selected days.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (JPY 2,000 per night)
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: JPY 2,400 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Anchor Bar
  • Toh-Lee Chinese

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 4,521 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 1 building
  • 14 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1983
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Toilet with electronic bidet
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
This property's restaurants serve lunch from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM and dinner from 5:30-7:30 PM; reservations are required 1 day in advance for dinner.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100-10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately JPY 2400 per person
  • Self-parking fee: JPY 2000 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels etc). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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Karasuma Kyoto Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 421 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 432 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 109 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 1000 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Great stay
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, central, room size was great. Near to loads of konbini
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Svitlana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice room, great location, good variety of breakfast options
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Federico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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8/10 Good

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay at.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
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6/10 Okay

pocholo

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
air conditioning needs an upgrade and so does the washroom/bathroom but all in all it was a decent stay nothing spectacular but decent
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

dalia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Spacious clean and comfortable room
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Santiago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Delicious breakfast for all of the family.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food was good they had a lot of options and big dinning room, the staff held my majority of the day while I was out on an adventure and the room was a decent size for one person even two if you travel light
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sheau Gang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms are cleaned daily with amenity items refilled promptly.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Joash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient with the train station just next door. Not the newest hotel so there were many outdated things (e.g. air con only had L, M & H options) but overall a pleasant stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Raul

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was very good. The only downside was the fact that we were on the smoking floor however the odor did not enter the room. Just after a long day of walking and smelling the smoke wasn’t the best! The room quality, beds and bathroom were really great! Location was spot on! Easy to walk around.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Audie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic hotel in Kyoto, metro , buses, taxi’s, convince store, everything near by….
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Crista

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed in the highest floor with a nice view. Our room was big with comfortable bed and pillows! Helpful staff and very nice neighborhood with good traffic connections and 7/11 right on the corner!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great location!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Hongfan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and friendly staff. We really enjoyed our time at the hotel and Kyoto.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
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8/10 Good

Stanley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to all shopping and restaurants
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
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6/10 Okay

ARUNIMA

Helpful staff , clean rooms. Basic tea/coffee sachets were also not provided . It would be be good to provide at least tea/coffee sachets
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a really great room, super clean, not huge but enough size to not feel squished, super central and walkable to everything and a metro station right outside the hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
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8/10 Good

Yoko

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice location, very convenient
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
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8/10 Good

Tam

Liked: Cleanliness
Room is a decent size for Japan. Room clean every day. Good location. Central to everything. Metro station very close by.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent Experience & Value

Excellent service, delicious breakfast buffet at a good price, clean rooms. Easy check in and check out and overall a great experience and convenient location near Shijo subway station.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alba

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was great.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025