Oakwood Hotel Oike Kyoto

We spent four nights at the Oakwood Hotel Oike Kyoto, choosing it for its comfortable budget and excellent location. It offers great access to public transport, with Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station just a 7–10 minute walk away (you can also use the underground shopping street). Karasuma Oike Station is only a short distance further down the main road. The proximity to attractions is also a major plus: Nishiki Market is a mere 700 meters away, and from there, you are practically in the Shijo area. As a result, we ended up walking to most destinations every morning, though the local bus system is always a great option! Our queen bed room was a comfortable size. It was big enough to accommodate two large, semi-opened suitcases lying around on the floor. Overall, our stay was very pleasant, and the staff were consistently friendly and welcoming.

The hotel is located in a convenience location and in a quiet neighborhood. We were far enough from all of the crowds but also close enough by walking distance. The room is pretty spacious for Japanese standard. We were also able to organized luggage transport service (Ta-Q-Bin) with Yamato transport that arrived at the hotel 1 day before our arrival. When we got to the hotel, the staff already brought our luggages to the room for us. Additionally, they have other services here that were really useful as well. First, they have washer/dryer that you can pay with either coins or via credit card through an app that you can download on your phone. Each washing cycle is 35 minutes and drying cycle is 30 minutes. The dryer is not strong so you would need at least 1 hour of drying time and you cannot wash a lot of clothes at a time. Second, they also provide breakfast which was pretty good. I would highly recommend staying at this hotel.

Excellent location with easy access to the shopping street, 24-hour supermarket, subway, and bus stop. The room was very clean and tidy, and the front desk staff were professional and helpful. Although most staff members are not Japanese, they speak both Japanese and English. The only minor downside is that it may not be ideal for a long stay due to limited storage space. Overall, great value for money and I would definitely stay again.

Stayed here for 5 nights whilst in Kyoto, location is decent, about a 8-10 minute walk from The main market and shopping district and about 10 mins to the main train line that takes you to Kyoto station, very quiet at night, amenities really good, room was clean and quite large, especially compared to Tokyo hotels. We had a minor issue with some banging from an air condition compressor on the first night of which we raised with Goto who was the customer service supervisor, he was an absolute pleasure to deal with it, he understood our concerns and was actively trying to find a solution of moving us to another room however nothing was available that night but he said if it happens again that night, he will find a room to move us to the next day, the banging had stopped that night and all was good however when we got back to the hotel the next night after a long day out, Goto greeted us at the front desk and asked how the previous night was and that he found us a room if we wanted to move, we advised it had stopped but were so appreciative of his following through and remembering us 24 hours later. Goto is a great reflection on the Oakwood Hotel chain and would be a reason we would stay there again when we come back to Kyoto, he was giving us dinner advice and where to go in Kyoto. Thank you Goto for making our stay in Kyoto memorable!

We liked this hotel. Very big room with small kitchen, sofa, large TV and washing machine and separate bathroom and toilet. Breakfast's were very good with lots of choice of Japanese and Western food. Only downsides for us was that the temperature is centrally controlled and not individually room controllable and you can't see out or open the window. Convenience stores nearby. 6-7 minute walk to metro.

Really enjoyed our stay in one of the suites. It was spacious, clean and well appointed with a cooker, fridge, microwave and washing machine. Service was excellent and Goto-san was extremely welcoming and helpful. Location was within walking distance to the city sights and dining and shopping area.

This was a nice central location in kyoto. Its about 10min away from the nearest subway station. 5 minutes away from teramachi shopping arcade and all the nice food nearby. It wasn't too far from various bus stops to get to whatever shrine you may be interested in. Staff was pretty fluent in English and made it pretty hassle free.

Disappointing stay. The level of service at this hotel was terrible. I have uploaded photos of how the housekeeping made my bed daily - yes all they did was pull the blankets up to the top of the bed with the pillows randomly scattered everywhere below so I came back to my room to a mountain of mess everyday. There were two single beds in my room but I only used one since I was a solo traveller and yet they were too lazy to even tidy that one single bed. I had to tidy and make up my own bed daily. In all honesty, out of all the hotels I have stayed at globally (even including cheaper budget hotels) this is the first time I have encountered such lazy and sloppy house keeping. The hotel also provides a “free drink service” which includes coffee or tea in flasks in the cafe area but usually after returning to the hotel in the evening these flasks are already empty and not refilled so there won’t be any. With all the options in Kyoto I would suggest you look elsewhere.