The Besso Soso Kyoto

In my opinion it actually looked better in person than the photos. It was quiet and more spacious than I expected. It was very beautiful, clean, lots of amenities, enough that you really don't need to get out of the house at all if you don't want to or can't for whatever reason that night. It's in a reasonable walking distance even with luggage from Kyoto station, and has access to other transportation options nearby. The atmosphere is really nice, bathrooms was excellent, great deep spacious bath, optional rain showers. Instructions was very well done and there is also a booklet to guide you through all the things the building has to offer. The attention to detail is wonderful. Emptying the bath did sound like you were trying to summon a demon near the end (The draining worked great and was very fast, but loud as a result), but all in all a great experience, definitely recommend. I'd love to stay here again at some point.

The washing machine didn't dry the clothes that well, but it may or may not have been user error.

the location was amazing.

everything was perfect.

Clean, very well furnished, beautiful design and very big size for Kyoto standards. Located in a calm alley. Easily accessible from the train station.

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The host/manager was nice to allow us to drop our luggage first in the morning.

The house was located 15 min walk away from Kyoto station so we had to book 2 taxis to fit four of us and our luggage. The place was too small and the stairs were small and steep to bring our lugguge upstairs. Cleanliness of the place also needed improvement as we could see dust here and there.