Hotels near JR Nijo Station, Kyoto

Spacious hotel rooms considering the usual room size in Japan! I personally love the separated dry & wet bathroom. There’s free flow of hot & cold drinks and bathroom amenities located on the lobby which you can collect everyday! Nijo station is just across the road, you can even see it from the hotel! Friendly & helpful receptionist whenever I need helps! Tips: you can ask the receptionist for luggage transfer service (they will give you a card, you just need to scan the barcode & follow the instructions for reservation), I used it for my luggage transfer to Osaka (currently there’s a promotion where you can use the promo code for free luggage service transfer, for up to first 100 redemption per day). Overall I highly recommend this hotel for your stay in Kyoto!

3 stations from JR Kyoto Station, a 5-minute walk from Nijo Station on the subway Tozai Line, and a very convenient location right next to Sanjo Shopping Street, the longest shopping mall in Kyoto City. It looks like a machiya hotel along an alley in a residential area, but there is a large dining space and a communal kitchen in the lobby on the first floor. It is a newly built hotel that was just built this year, and there are 3 washing machines on each floor, which is very convenient for long stays. The rooms are full of beds, but the bathrooms are average size and the rooms with kitchens are said to be slightly larger. Just like a one-room apartment, there are many people who stay for a long time, and it seems that all the guests are getting along well with the kind men at the front desk and the international student staff, just like a boarding house. I felt it.

The decision to stay at the Moxy Kyoto Nijo was a last minute one. We had booked an alternate hotel but decided to utilize my Marriott Gold Status at the Moxy. Using points, I offset the price of our 2-night stay. I also let them know we were celebrating a birthday and anniversary which they surprised us with a hand written greeting on the room's mirror. They also gave us an extra round of ”welcome drinks” at the bar aka hotel desk. The hotel is located near the JR Nijo Station down the street from Nijo Castle. We had transferred from Kyoto Station via the Shinkansen from Tokyo. The hotel is rather new and very hipster. The check in desk and bar is open 24 hours. It's a cute boutique hotel with loads of amenities. Our view wasn't the greatest but we had a lovely rain shower, Toto automatic toilet/bidet, comfy Queen sized bed, small fridge, free water upon request, clean pajamas, and lots of electrical outlets. They also had a laundry center that we didn't use. Let me just say, the welcome cocktails are kind of small so order the beer or wine instead to get a decent pour. We didn't have complimentary breakfast at this hotel so we opted to go out into the city for our meals and snacks. However, they did let us use the espresso machine which put out a fairly good cup of coffee or cappuccino depending on your desire. As we were close the Nijo Castle, we walked visited the castle. The hotel is close to the train that takes you to the bamboo forest as well. Just down the street is a shopping street and local supermarket where you can pick up fresh fruit. Since we were centrally located in Kyoto, we made a quick trip over to Osaka on our first evening there. Just know that the trains stop after a certain hour so don't stay out too late in a different city without a way to get back. We were lucky in that we made our way back on one of the last trains out of Osaka back. While there, we also visited Nishiki which was a good ways away so take the subway or bus because our walk back in the afternoon was long and a bit exhausting. Check out was also smooth. The staff we encountered were great. We had a good stay at the Moxy and definitely would stay again.

An unexpected incident occurred when I first arrived at the hotel. The order information was ”Kyoto Gojo Livemax Hotel”. The map navigation of the order was correct, but when I arrived at the hotel, there was no reservation information. Since I was unfamiliar with the place, I first asked the hotel staff to help confirm the reservation. The address and phone number are not theirs, and then ask the hotel staff to help find out where the address is? Then it was confirmed that it was ”Nijo Castle Livemax Hotel”, and I asked a ********* friend to contact the website to confirm. It was confirmed that the information was incorrect. I hope the website can strengthen it to prevent similar incidents from happening again. I thought I was going to sleep on the street. The hotel is not far from the JR station, so transportation is convenient. It is also clean and tidy. Even though it is a smoking room, there is no smell of smoke when you check in. If you need to change towels, you have to go to the counter to get them.

The room is still too small, but the hygiene is really clean. I can give it full marks. The transportation location is very convenient. It is only 2 kilometers away from Takashimaya Nishiki Market by taking the bus and subway. The service attitude at the front desk is very friendly. It is best if you can speak Chinese. It will be perfect.

　I wanted to go to Nijo Jo castle at the first time in the morning so I could choose this hotel. It is located north of Nijo Jo castle and is a few minutes walk. The price is not so high even though it is close to Nijo Jo castle. The hotel is also new and clean. I also saw Mt. Hiei from my room. Anyway, it was very convenient to have a microwave in the room.

京都に2泊するため1ケ月前に予約しました。京都には以前2年間住み、土地勘や地下鉄、バス路線もわかっていたので、まあまあ便利な場所で、一人でも二人でも1泊素泊まり3,500円には驚きました。これで利益があるのか心配なくらい。 八条口で空港バスを下車、京都駅から五条駅まで地下鉄で1駅移動し、そこから荷物をゴロゴロして12分位でした。雨の時は厳しいですね。夕食は烏丸高辻あたりまで20分ほど歩いて行きました。歩くのが苦にならない人には、色々とお店もあるので不便はないです。一番近いコンビニはホテルを出て左に1分歩く、大宮通り角のファミリーマートです。 翌日は移動距離が長いためバスの1日券を利用しました。バス停は堀川五条(徒歩4分)、大宮五条(徒歩3分)が近いので、どの路線に乗るにも便利です。JR丹波口駅には歩いて10分ほど、阪急四条大宮駅には13分ほど、京都駅には22分ほどかかります。 フロントはアジア人でしたが、対応は問題なかったです。チェックインまで荷物を預かってもらい、その間に4階のコインランドリーで洗濯をし、コンビニで待ちました。ちなみに2階だけはエレベーターが止まらないので、階段利用になります。 ツインルームはビジネスホテルよりも広いくらいで、机も、テーブル・椅子セットもあります。電子レンジもあったので朝食に便利でした。冷蔵庫も普通に冷えるタイプのものでした。窓が開き、空気清浄機もあったので喫煙者には助かりました。 バス・トイレルームは普通に狭いです。アメニティ等は最低限しかないので、必要なものはフロントから自分で持って行きます。クローゼットに扉はないので、臭くなると困るものはバスルームにかけていました。 フロントは13時から翌朝7時までしか人はいません。チェックアウト時はフロントの箱に鍵を入れて出るだけでした。雨だったのでフロントからタクシー会社へ直通の専用電話で呼びました。 掃除が行き届いてないとかの口コミもありますし、正直言って清潔感には乏しい所もありますが、この値段なら多少のことは目をつぶっても良いのかなと感じました。

Check-in and check-out are all DIY, without any staff. Enter the hotel wheel password, enter the room to enter another set of passwords. The space is suitable, there are tables and chairs available, the CP value is very high, it is recommended

The location is a short walk from Nijo Station. There is a bus stop next to it, which is very convenient for taking the bus. There are 7-11, pharmacies, and supermarkets nearby. The supermarkets have quite large items and many opening hours are relatively late, so it is suitable for shopping at night!

This hotel was in a really great location, right beside the main Kyoto train station. The room was very spacious and had a nice view of the Kyoto station so you could see the shinkansen trains come in. The only drawback is that at night you could hear the vehicles outside. I would definitely stay here again.