The Millennials Kyoto

It’s to be expected for the room to be tiny since it’s a capsule hotel. So do expect some noise during supposedly quiet/sleeping hours. Location is fantastic though. Walkable to popular tourist areas like Kiyomizu-dera and it’s along the main shopping street with Uniqlo, Muji, Onitsuka Tiger, etc. Hotel allows for free luggage storage both before and after check in/check out. Note that hotel does provide night gown at a fee. Free beer is from 5.30pm-6.30pm. Lounge area is nice and allows for talks between strangers. Or if you would like to, there’s quiet working areas.

I had a chance to stay in this capsule hotel for 5 nights during my part work part leisure travel and I have to say this hotel is amazing! It is right in the middle of Kyoto city and everywhere else is within walking distance. Not only are the rooms big and clean, so are the toilet and shower area. The lobby area offers sufficient place to work including phone booth and meeting room if required. They also offer free beer between 5.30pm to 6.30pm. My overall experience here has been amazing and I would definitely recommend this to anyone coming to Kyoto and would like a capsule experience.

Hostel right on a super lively city street — and I loved that. The rooms and restrooms were very clean. The bed was big and really comfortable. I can only praise it, actually, because it was the nicest place I could find for a comfortable 3-day stay in Kyoto — not the most affordable I found, I must say, but one of the most (and considering cost-benefit, this would definitely be my choice without thinking twice). And I have to say that having the reclining bed double as an alarm clock is amazing. I had never seen that before. It's practical, silent, and very efficient!

This was my first experience at a capsule hotel. It was great! The hotel is very modern and unique. The room, while it is a capsule, was convenient and easy to use. There is a shelf that come out from under the bed for your luggage. It was quite spacious for a capsule. The lobby was fun! You can meet many people who are using the hotel. You can also use the kitchen to make meals. The "working room" was also convenient. There were single rooms for those who needed to take meetings online.

This is definitely the nicest hostel beds that I’ve ever seen, it literally feels like your own little room and personal space. It’s not cramped like a pod, it’s a double bed that’s extremely spacious and even reclines for sitting up. I loved staying here just because of the comfy bed. Everything else about this place is great too. The bathrooms were perfectly clean, all amenities were great to use. On the reception floor they have a kitchen and co working spaces too. Hostel is located right in the main road, you walk out the lift and straight into the street, easy to walk to cafes and convenience stores close by. All up a fantastic stay, staff are lovely and helpful. You can leave your bags if you need to leave later and still chill in the common area. Beds are luxurious and I slept great.

Fantastic location — you step off the busy street into total quiet the moment you take the elevator up. At first it felt a bit unsocial, but during their free beer hour in the common area I met lots of people and made friends. The bed setup is unique, like having a tiny room to myself, and the crowd was a nice mix of travelers. Bathrooms were spotless, staff was great, and they were very flexible with bag storage and late check‑out (for a small fee). Amenities felt first‑class, with washing machines available. The massive common area had everything — quiet corners, dining tables, high tables, and couches. Loved my stay and highly recommend.

I wish I could stay in this hostel any time I traveled anywhere, truly nothing but good things to say. So clean, so much privacy, plenty of storage for my things, plenty of showers/toilets/etc. so I never had to wait for someone else to be done. Avid solo traveler, favorite hostel I have ever stayed in!

Nice vibe and very quiet at night. Perhaps bathrooms and showers could be cleaned more often than once a day. The locker under the bed is too small to contain anything larger than wallet and passport. The pods curtain is noisy when it closes. The daily free beer could last more than 1 hour. Breakfast could have more offerings. More washing machines and dryers needed (currently only 1 per floor. Lovely helpful staff.

The Millennials Kyoto is a "high end" capsule hotel in Kyoto's Kawaramachi district. While it does feel nice, it also gives hostel vibes. For a totally reasonable rate around $50 per night, we enjoyed our stay here. Check in was easy at the lobby on the 8th floor. They give you an ipod that has your key card to access the building/elevators and also controls your room's bed and lights. We didn't love this system. We'd rather have a regular keycard and control the bed/lights from a panel in the room. The ipod was bulky to carry around while we were walking, and a risk to lose and then have to pay for. The rooms are nice for their size. They have full height ceilings with a double size bed that folds into a couch position, creating a small amount of standing room. I found the bed to be comfy. There is a sliding shelf under the bed to store your luggage, and a shelf over the head of the bed with a charger for electronics and such. The screen that comes down to close off the room is surprisingly light and sound proof. The common bathrooms were divided into one room for showers and one room for toilets. They were fairly clean. One laundry is available per floor for something like $5. Some floors are single-gender only which is a nice option. The lobby also serves many purposes. It is a coworking office. They offer free coffee all day (from a machine, not very good). They have free beer from 5:30-6:30pm. Breakfast is ~$8 but just okay, we chose to skip it after trying it once. There is a kitchen area where you can make your own meals. Staff was always present if you needed help. However, they did not seem to know the area well - I asked for a restaurant recommendation for dinner and they weren't sure. I would recommend the hotel make a one-sheet with nearby spots they can hand out to guests. Wow, this review got a lot longer than I thought! I'll sum it up by saying, you should definitely stay at at least one capsule hotel while you are in Japan. This is a great option but be ready for a different hotel experience than you're used to.