Prince Smart Inn Kyoto Sanjo

It's a modern hotel with nice facility, my most fave one is its location which is strategically located near the shopping street and it''s also located close to subway (Tozai line, directly at the end of the shopping street with elevator - which is really helpful as we're traveling with a big luggage) and bus stop Kyoto City Hall, plus if you need to send you luggage to other cities/airport, there is Yamato office next to the hotel.

This is my second time staying at this hotel for 5 nights. I am a neurodiverse (autistic) person who is sensitive to noise and heat. I really love this place. It's a very convenient location in central Kyoto, allowing you to walk to many places and has easy access to train stations so you can take day trips to various places as well. The hotel itself is modern and clean, with little noise issues from other rooms. It's also quite well isolated from the main streets os you don't hear anything from outside. You can control the temperature of the rooms whether it's aircon in winter or heating in summer which is great. And the beds and comfortable, with plenty of room inside the room itself. Much bigger than other properties in Kyoto. The shower is fantastic as well, love the various features you can play around with it as well. You can open the window to let in some air, and the other facilities there are good such as the washing machines. I travelled with a friend who is disabled (in a wheelchair) and they also found it quite accommodating. The main challenges they faced were that the curb outside hotel is slightly raised, and that the ramps inside to get in to lobby were not as sloped as they could be, but still manageable.

Location cannot be beat. Near Nishiki Market, Teramachi Street, Kyoto History Museum, a subway stop, train line, and an easy walk to several main streets where buses can be caught. Staff very helpful for all manner of needs and requests. My room was larger than I expected and was cleverly designed. Comfortable bed, cool (as in groovy) shower room, quiet at night. The neighborhood is chock full of restaurants and specialty shops, including lots of vintage clothing spots. A Black Cat luggage transportation service is next door which means sending your luggage on to your next destination is easy peasy and highly recommended.

The rooms are modern with a smart TV that can connect to streaming services (on your own account), wifi is fast, lots of power sockets and USB sockets for charging devices. The toilet is a separate room from the shower. The shower was ultra modern with full body jets! We arrived before check in and happy to find they have luggage storage. The hotel is a short 5 minute walk from Shinkyogoku shopping street which connects to Nishiki market for great street food.

Hotel was great, very clean and the staff was wonderful. It’s a very quiet area just a block or so from all the main action of Teramachi st, which was very convenient! The bed and pillows were very comfortable, it had in-unit AC/heat, the shower was amazing, and the room was spacious. I also liked how they had an AI assistant in each room that could help you with local info or hotel info. The TV had live updates laundry info so you could see when the washers were available or in use - very handy! I noticed they didn’t have some of the more common amenities you could pick up before heading to your room, like face wash/lotion, toner, body lotion, razor, etc, but that’s fine. They also didn’t have a fabric refresher spray which I was a little disappointed in as I like to use those in case I come back smelling like any of the delicious food around, but again, a small issue. All in all a wonderful hotel, I would definitely stay again.