We were in a room on the 9th floor which meant we could see quite far across Kyoto. The bathroom felt like an insert room (had a step up) and the bath felt a bit compact, although still decent), there was also a separate lounge area. The only snag with the room was that it was tricky to get it warm (big glass windows pretty much all the way around) as the air conditioning/heating system didn't seem to do what we thought it would. It had two single beds rather then a double bed, although they provided yukata robes which was a nice japanese touch. Again complimentary highspeed internet access, the lobby is actually on the 2nd floor (the entrance is also the entrance to some shops and offices). The staff were friendly, helpful and the two days we were there you can buy transport passes from the hotel desk, which was very useful and great for the transport in the area. They also looked after our bags on the last day until we came to get them before heading to Osaka. It's a quieter street but close to one which seems quite busy, I think it depends on what you want to see and where you'd like to be based, it was a good hotel for the money and located relatively centrally for most things but if your planning on spending more time on the east side of Kyoto then maybe not the best location (even though Kyoto isn't that big).
Short walk from convenience stores if you want some late night snacks, close to a bakery called 'Breads +' (good for breakfast). Close to transport, on one of the bus routes and on the right side of the city for a few of the temples (including Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji & Tenryu-ji.) Finding out how to get here from Kyoto station was a bit tricky though as we couldn't find someone who could speak english (we were out of hours for the information centre) and they use a different subway payment system (even though it looks very similar). On our arrival we took the subway and changed once, then walked from there, although the buses run right past the hotel, so once you've gotten your bearings its better to use the buses. They also run up to the temples and across the city to the eastern side of temples and Gion.