My mom and I stayed at this hotel in September. The staff was super helpful with any and all questions we had. The hotel is in a great location. Easy access to the bus and subway. 7-eleven across the street and a grocery store down the block. The kitchenette was perfect for breakfast in the morning. The hotel is clean, comfortable and in a great location. I'd stay here again!

The apartment was neat, clean, new, small (but fits a lot into the space it's got!), free LAN internet in rooms.

Convenient location (50 metres from the subway station Gojo - which is one stop from Kyoto station, very easy to navigate their subway to get to temples, nishiki market etc.

The best feature is that it's self contained - electric stove top and bar fridge, no oven. It was great for our Japan trip to have the option of cooking for ourselves - hard to find! We also did an excellent cooking course (proper Japanese cuisine - not learning how to roll sushi) with a ladt called Emi in her home - check out her website... http://www.kyotouzuki.com

We got a good price for the studio apartment on wotif.

My husband and I stayed at the Kyoto Citadines for two nights on our trip round Japan. The Apartment we had a was Studio Double and had bags of space. The room was well equipped and very clean. The kitchen area had all the essentials - kettle, crockery, pans, hotplate, microwave. This was ideal to heat up the food we bought from the supermarket over the road. There is also a MaccyD's about 2 minutes walk from the hotel if you didn't feel like cooking!

The bathroom was small - but the shower was good. The sink was in the bedroom, which was a bit strange, but not a problem!

Had free wi-fi which was a bonus and the TV was handy for catching up on the news (BBC world news)

The staff were very friendly and helpful - and when we asked for extra pillows, they were sent up in a moment . . . very impressed!

The location is OK - there was a bus stop at the end of the road and a subway. We used the buses more than the subway as it was easier and the buses got us closer to our destinations.

Even though the apartment overlooked a very busy road, we didn't hear anything due to excellent double glazing.

We would stay here again and absolutely recommend this hotel.

We stayed here for 5 nights during our trip around Japan. The room was a studio double and was the largest and best equipped of all the hotels we stayed at. The bright, clean, apartment style room had a kitchen area with cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils, fridge, hotplate, microwave, kettle and sink. A seating area with sofa, table, desk and tele (free wired internet was included). There was a small bathroom with bath and shower. Then behind a screen was a large double bed (I think it was a king size) - really comfy! On the lower ground floor there was the breakfast room (which we didn't use as we were room only), drinks machines and a laundrette.

The room looked over the road at the front of the hotel. It was quite a busy road but the double glazing was good and we couldn't hear any traffic noise. There's a 7-Eleven convenience store opposite and the Gojo subway station is just down the road. The JR Kyoto station is walking distance from the hotel, but it took about 15mins and after a long day sightseeing we normally opted for the paying the extra for the subway (as it's not covered by the JR Pass). There's also a few restaurants on the same street, and a McDonald's if you fancy an easy dinner option.

Reception staff were friendly, helpful and spoke good English. I had contacted the hotel via email before we left, enquiring about the Miyako Odori and they had organised pre-booking tickets for us. We also sent our large luggage to the hotel a couple of days earlier, and it was there waiting for us at reception. When we checked out, they organised sending our luggage onto our next hotel for us.

We really enjoyed our stay here, the combination of staying more nights than our other hotels and the fact it was like a little apartment meant we really settled in. Highly Recommended!