Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Shinmachi Bettei

When you walk in it has a beautiful scent which feels quite luxurious. The breakfast is good. The bed quilt and pillows very comfortable. The toilet wasn’t totally clean when I arrived, which was a shame, just a small area that was missed. I love that they replenish waters daily.

This hotel was our base for 5 days in Kyoto and was perfect for exploring the city. Although the location is very central, the hotel is on a smaller street, so it was quiet. |The bedroom was very comfortable, although we lacked space to unpack large suitcases. It has a fridge, kettle, safe, and adapter plugs. Complimentary pyjamas and slippers were included, along with toiletries. |We couldn't to get the heating in the room working and had to ask Reception for help. They were very helpful, but the heating system has a lengthy time lag before it is noticeably warmer in the room. |Breakfast was served in the restaurant on the ground floor, and included a generous variety of breakfast options. It was fairly busy and some days we had to wait 5 minutes for a table to be available. |The hotel is located within 10 mins walk of the famous Nishiki Market, and 10 mins walk from Karamsuma Oike subway station. Thereby making it very accessible for travelling to anywhere in the city and beyond.|Our room was a Comfort Twin, and did not have a view. The lighting in the room cleverly mimics light coming through a window, so it doesn't feel too enclosed. The hotel made me aware of the lack of view when I made the reservation, so it was as I expected.

Beautiful hotel with very friendly and helpful staff. The rooms are lovely with a mixture of modern and clean interior and traditional Japanese details. Complementary drinks and tea, a free Onsen and great breakfast add to a wonderful experience.

Great hotel for Kyoto with a good location that you can walk to pretty much everything you want to see in an hour and good transport links for further afield. The hotel itself is calm and a pleasure to be in, the gardens are lovely. The staff were always smiling (but not in that fake toxic way),attentive and thoughtful. The public baths were top notch. The room was on the small side but overall clean and comfortable. Only one smallish pillow though which seemed to be a theme for our trip to Japan.

The room was spacious, spotless, and had a lovely Japanese vibe—super comfortable and relaxing. Breakfast was great, with a nice mix of Japanese and Western dishes. Perfect spot for a comfy stay in Kyoto!

We loved staying here! The rooms are clean though small - just enough space for two people. There are two washer/dryer combos on the 5th floor that are coin operated. The detergent is included and the price was 600 yen per load. You have to have exact change in only 100 yen coins but the staff can exchange yen for you to make smaller change. ||We did not eat breakfast here as we got breakfast from the local Lawson on the way to attractions. The hotel is an 8 minute walk from two metro stations and 5-10 minute walking distance from major bus stops as well. Staff were very kind and helpful throughout our stay. We would stay here again and highly recommend booking here!

Very cool looking hotel. Has the older structure from the outside but modern and clean inside. Would recommend to anyone looking to stay in Kyoto. Short walk to a lot of amenities and lots of restaurants that are a short walk away.

The hotel was lovely, nice location without the big city feel. Only issue is the pillows made with bean bag filling. We also stayed at Mitsui Gardens hotel in Osaka and same pillows. I would also recommend upgrading from moderate room type. The window opens to frosted glass, no outlook at all.

It is a great hotel with a concept of supporting tourists. It is also an excellent place for business trips. They have an onsen. The best is their breakfast; they use the Kyoto ingredient, which is fantastic--highly recommended at avery desirable location.

Located in central Kyoto near the Old City Center, this hotel is large, clean, modern, and friendly. And it only costs around $60.00 for a room with two queen beds for two people. The price is way below an equal hotel room in the same area. And there is NOTHING WRONG with this hotel. It is great. As a bonus, the front entrance opens straight into the garden courtyard of an adjacent Shinto Temple from the Hainan Period. Truly, this is one of the best hotels in all of Japan for the price. I highly recommend it.

This is an interesting Hotel in Kyoto, it's relatively small and unassuming, tucked down a side street off a major business thoroughfare in a business district. It's location is very good, its just a few blocks from Sanjo Shopping Arcade and just around the corner from the Karasumaoike subway station. The lobby is very nice, floor to ceiling south facing windows makes it very bright and provides a view of a modest garden. The front desk staff was very helpful and spoke enough English to help when I needed it. Elevators are key card activated (an annoyance), but at least they were RFID cards. Rooms are small which is probably not surprising in Japan. Rooms contained everything I would expect in a hotel, a desk, TV, fairly large closet, tea service, and lots of other little details. The bathroom was interesting, it reminded me of bathrooms on a cruise ship. On newer cruise ships, staterooms are modular and built whole and then lifted on a crane into place on the ship. This bathroom felt modular. The entire bathroom is Toto branded and just felt cohesive. Of course there was a Toto Washlet toilet seat but there was also a nice deep tub. The only negative was the lack of shelf space for stowage of personal items. The first night it was surprisingly noisy, particular because I hadn't seen other people on my floor. Luckily the second night was quieter. I think this is a primarily local hotel, I didn't see other gaijin during my visit. This is a good place to rest your head. There are a fair number of restaurants in the area, some very well rated. The access to attractions is good while the location is mostly quiet.

Amazing hotel great location very very clean and great public baths. Room is small but super clean. Staff is very friendly. And also great breakfast. Would recommend this hotel. Love it

this is new hotel built in 2014, i guess. very fancy modern JAPANESE hotel. i like its entrance with JAPANESE tree and mini garden. has free WIFI, posting label, free KYOTO map. in here u can take in ONSEN. its little far from subway SIJO. but nice hotel !!!

Mitsui Garden Chain is one of my favourites in Japan. They are great hotel, all sporting a mandatory "Daiyoukujyo" (or public bath), which I love. The place doesn't have many "frills", rooms are quite basic and "japan sized" (unless you ask for big rooms), prices are reasonable. All in all I have had always good experiences.

The hotel is located in a quite neighborood in a very central position in Kyoto. You can easily reach many attractions by foot and still walking you can get in the Pontocho area in about 15 minutes. Rooms are slightly bigger than the average japanese hotel and we managed our luggage comfortably. Overall the hotel was clean and the staff kind and helpful (and knew enough English to handle a couple of requests, again that's above the average standard). As we were on our honeymoon they also left a congratulations message and gifts in our room, and that was a lovely gesture that improved the quality of our stay. There's also a restaurant accessible from the lobby, which is quite handy after a long sighstseeing day. Price is very good too so definitely reccomended. The only downside is that windows in the rooms are obscured so you can't get to see outside nor get any sunlight.

Nice hotel in Kyoto. Conveniently located and rooms are a good size. This hotel is newer amd staff are incredibly friendly. They have a public bath if you like that. Great hotel for a good price.