Nice property, comfortable room. The hotel is mingled with a shopping mall, which provides several options for shopping including a fairly big supermarket in the basement.

The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful, even if their English was a little patchy.

Location could be good or an issue, depending on the guest needs. It is a significant trip to go downtown or to most attractions. There is a shuttle, though, that goes all the way to the train station (and stops along the way) but it runs only a few times a day.

The hotel is a bit outdated and needs to be refreshed, but being in a building complex adjacent to a shopping malls with a food court and not too far from local bus lines we managed to enjoy our stay and visit to Kyoto.
Good points:
- Friendly staff really explaining well how to get around ad to please you
- Very delicious hazelnut coffee for breakfast
- Free car park for in house guests and free internet in the room.
To improve:
- The Carpets needs to be replaced,
- There is just of one kind pillows (usually in Japan you get 2 different ones) and where too flat for 4 of the 5 of us to sleep well.
- Limited international TV offer
- Staff uniformed need to be cleaned.

We went for the Holiday Inn in Kyoto because on a personal trip, proximity to public transport lines and the sights was essential. In this respect the hotel is convenient, five minutes walk away from the nearest bus stop and several bus stops away from Ryoanji and other famous shrines of northern Kyoto.

We also liked the punctual connection by the free shuttle bus to/from the train station.

The hotel itself is part of a shopping mall, and reception is on first (i e not ground) floor.

Room was nothing to write home about but nothing to fault either. There was an internet room with a couple of PCs, all for free, near the reception. We bought breakfast only once during the three days stayed there, and found it satisfactory.

We spent 8 nights at the Holiday Inn in Kyoto. We had a room with three beds. Beds were very comfortable, all in all 2 beds would have been fine (for 2 adults + 1 9yo girl). The bathroom was the standard we found in every hotel during our Japan trip. We had a room on the 9nth floor with a nice view on the surrounding hills. Free high speed interned in the room. There is free water and ice (and vending machines) in every floor. The staff was very helpful. Some of them spoke very good english. The hotel has a free shuttle bus to/from the train station. We used it only occasionally because it runs unfrequently. We used the public transports instead. In the same building there is a mall where we bought everything we needed for brekfast. There are a few restaurants in the building, a good sushi bar and a good german bakery. The only downside: it is far from the city center. I would suggest it for its good quality/price ratio and I would definitely stay there again.