Kikoku no Mori
Location: 320, Uchikoshicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 600-8151, Kyoto, JP
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Charming Accommodation with Garden Views
Luxurious Amenities: Enjoy complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services during your stay.
Elegant Guestrooms: Stay in one of our 5 rooms with flat-screen TVs and private bathrooms featuring separate bathtubs and showers.
Convenient Location: Explore nearby attractions like Kawaramachi Street and Kyoto Tower, just minutes away from our hotel.
Book your stay at Kikoku no Mori now and indulge in a delightful Kyoto experience.
Important Information
- The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
- Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
- This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Concierge service
- Wheelchair accessible
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Smoke-free property
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Reception hall
Rooms Available
-
Superior Twin Room, Multiple Beds (Garden)
2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Futon
377-sq-foot room with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge, electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, a toilet with electronic bidet, and slippers
Practical - Yard, safe, and desk
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and climate-controlled heating and air conditioning
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Electric kettle
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Daily housekeeping
- Yard
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Toilet with electronic bidet
- Soap
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
-
Standard Twin Room
2 Twin Beds
355 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge, electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, a toilet with electronic bidet, and slippers
Practical - Safe and desk
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and climate-controlled heating and air conditioning
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Electric kettle
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Daily housekeeping
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Toilet with electronic bidet
- Soap
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
-
Family Twin Room
2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed
388 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge, electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, a toilet with electronic bidet, and slippers
Practical - Safe and desk
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and climate-controlled heating and air conditioning
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Electric kettle
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Daily housekeeping
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Toilet with electronic bidet
- Soap
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Guest Reviews
- Tiia (10/5): Gem in Kyoto - Two night stay with my partner. The hotel had a very authentic Japanese atmosphere and the staff was friendly. The room was tidy and spacious and we really enjoyed our stay.
- Alla (10/5): - Absolutely lovely little hotel, that offers spacious rooms ( hard to find in big cities of Japan). Front desk hours are well pronounced, and there was always someone at those hours. Its only few rooms hotel, so do not expect an attendances or room service. If you are looking for spacious, two beds room, this is a great find. There was a refrigerator in the room, bathtub and shower and everything you need, easy to find, great location
- Verified traveler (8/5): Nice place - The room was very large and nice. Good location. Four stars because the staff was around only at odd hours. Very difficult getting help. They provided us with incorrect information about their ability to help us transfer our luggage from Kyoto to the airport.
- Katie (6/5): Quiet hotel off the beaten path, HARD beds - Pros: quiet, clean and modern, relatively large room, nice lighting, affordable Cons: limited front desk hours, window faces a wall, heater was malfunctioning, beds were harder than other Japanese hotels I liked the aesthetic of this hotel room, but I won’t stay again due to the uncomfortable beds. I like a firm mattress, but this felt like sleeping on a slab of concrete. That, coupled with a heater that wasn’t working, is the reason for the 3-star review.
- Alberto (10/5): - In questa location si è nel centro della città senza remdersene conto. Silenziosa fuori dal traffico e le camere sono veramente spaziose e comode. In 3 mn si è alla metropolitana verde oalla fermata del bus che porta a gion. Tutto perfetto complimenti.
- Corey (10/5): - Clean, charming, quiet and wonderful service. Bed is harder than most hotels in the US.
- Lauren (10/5): - Great place! Highly recommend. The rooms were cute and spacious and it was easy to walk to the Kyoto station. Great find!
- Masamori (2/5): - スタッフが素人すぎて泊まらずにチェックアウトしてきました。 みなさんも絶対泊まらない方がいいです！
- Artha (10/5): - Staff are friendly and provide English service. Breakfast is good.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Excellent - 100% recommend hotel, tidy and clean, staffs are kind and helpful.
- Kay (10/5): - Our daughter recommended Hotel Ethnography as she stayed here a few weeks before us. It is a charming hotel, great value for money and highly recommended. We received a warm welcome from Alessio when we arrived and were delighted with the large spotlessly clean twin room we were allocated. Breakfast was simple, tasty and nutritious and great value at 800 Yen. The location was perfect as we arrived at the station and it took less than 10 minutes to walk to the hotel. Sightseeing was easy - on foot or by train. The Shosei-en garden next to the hotel is well worth a visit and the magnigficent Higashi Honganji temple is only a 2 minute walk from the hotel. The Gion entertainment area is a bit further away but only a 15 minute walk from the hotel. After staying in large, expensive and impersonal hotels in Osaka and Tokyo we appreciated the personal service from the friendly staff at Hotel Ethnography. Many thanks to Alessio, Tanaka and the 2 ladies at reception for making us feel so welcome and for being so helpful. We hope to come back again.
- Jen (10/5): - Room was clean, spacious and comfortable. It’s in a quiet and nice area yet it’s walkable from Kyoto JR station and there are lots of dinning options. Staff were super helpful and nice.
- Martha (10/5): Magnífico hotel y servicio excelente! - Me encantó este hotel: el cuarto era muy espacioso, bonito, cómodo y de limpieza impecable. Rico el desayuno, el hotel muy bien ubicado, pero sobre todo, llama la atención el servicio premium de su personal: me ayudaron en todo, eran super amables, y me hicieron sentir como en casa!
- Reina (10/5): - 初めて宿泊しました。スタッフの方の対応もすごく良く、館内も清潔感がありとても良かったです
- ??? (10/5): - 駅から少し歩きますが、夜は大変静かで過ごしやすいと思います。部屋が4部屋ということもあり、朝夕ゆったりするには良いと思います。部屋のエアコンは自由に設定できます。窓のブラインドが使いにくいので、こちらは早めに直した方が良いと思います。清掃は全体的にはできていると思います。1点前の宿泊者の方のものか、一部衣類の忘れ物があったので、ベットの下はもう少し見た方が良いです。 部屋は思った以上に広いですね。お風呂も十分な広さあり。接客も気持ちよいです。
- りりか (10/5): - とてもきれいで、大人な空間
- Verified traveler (10/5): - 設備が新しく、とても綺麗でした。市街地にあるので眺望はイマイチですが、こだわりのある室内で十分楽しめました。
- Verified traveler (10/5): - 清掃も行き届いていて使いやすかった
- Yasunobu (10/5): 静かで騒音無し - 部屋、トイレ、バス すべてきれいで清潔なホテルでした。そして静かで快適に過ごすことができました。家族3人1泊でしたが、大満足です。次も又利用したいです。
- Verified traveler (10/5): - 역에서 가깝고 청결하며 스태프가 친절합니다. 내부도 깔끔하고 편리했으며 요청사항이 있으면 즉각적으로 의견이 받아들여집니다.
- Verified traveler (10/5): 静かな良いホテル - エスノグラフィーホテルは東山三条に続いて二回目でした。 東山三条のスタッフの方から枳穀の杜がお薦めで、朝食もフレンチレストランからのお取り寄せだと伺い、こちらに予約を致しました。 残念ながら、朝食の業者が変わってしまい、東山三条と同じだという事でしたので、今回は朝食なしのプランに致しました。 東本願寺の飛び地、渉成園の横にあり、とても静かな環境で、ゆっくり過ごす事が出来ました。
- xue (10/5): 最喜欢的一家日本酒店 - 这是我第二次入住此酒店，第一次入住时就给我很好的印象。这个酒店只有前台员工，4天一共见了5个不同的员工，有英国人，日本人，意大利人和尼泊尔人，是个小联合国，跟他们聊天很有趣。酒店房间很大，温度设定很灵敏，关键是制热时没有讨厌的噪音。对我来说这点很重要。酒店的备品也不像一般的日本酒店那样过于环保而牺牲一些舒适性。酒店位置非常好，从京都站过来步行8分钟，走到鸭川的饭店街也只需要15分钟。由于是个小型酒店，所以也不用担心旅行团带来的嘈杂，关键还有着非常合理的价格。这次我带了一个礼物给这家酒店，是北京紫禁城的鼠年日历，酒店的休息区你可以看到它。如果您去请把您入住的那一页写上祝福，愿世界和平，愿武汉的疫情尽快过去。
- Verified traveler (10/5): - 清潔でお洒落な宿でした。 優しいフロントの方にも良くしていただきました。 値段からするとかなり満足です。
- Verified traveler (10/5): - 정말좋았습니다. 시설깔끔하구요 방 넓구요 화장실 정말청결하고 청결용품 다있습니다 역에서 걸어서 6분거리쯤됩니다
- Verified traveler (10/5): - This place just feels like home. We booked a Superior Twin Room in this wonderful boutique hotel and the room was luxuriously spacious with a space that felt more like a junior suite than just a hotel room. The hotel only has 5 rooms and felt more like staying at a ryokan (sans halfboard) but this gave us a very quiet relaxed place to come back to after a full day of exploring. The room, and the hotel itself, is beautifully designed with modern Japanese furnishings. The beds here are firm but comfortable and the bathroom had a large bath/shower washroom adjoining a large sink and changing area and a roomy separate toilet. The bathroom toiletries are fantastic and smell driving, and the towels are super fluffy. There was a table and chairs as well as a sofa in the room which was great for having a sit down without messing up the beds. I also appreciated the abundance of hooks, cupboard space and hangers so plenty of space for hanging big winter coats as well as a bit of hand washing. The hotel is situated less than 5 minutes walk to Gojo Subway Station and about 10 minutes walk which is convenient for getting around to all the sights and although located in a quiet neighborhood, there’s a few restaurants as you walk towards Kyoto Station and within
- Verified traveler (10/5): - 宿泊人数を間違えて予約していたが、柔軟に対応頂けて非常に助かった。
- Betsy (10/5): New Year's stay - Beautiful hotel with spacious rooms. Helpful and friendly staff. Meals were excellent although mostly vegetarian..occassional chicken or egg. Wished I had used the complimentary cell phone more for directions. Eco-friendly and all decor is handcrafted in Kyoto. Will stay here again!
- Christopher (10/5): Great hotel to stay. - It might take 5 to 10 mins to walk from station to this hotel but the room space is big, with japanese zen style, totally worthy it. My top 1 stay (among) 3 in my trip to Osaka & Kyoto. Love it!
- Kenjiro (10/5): A little walk, but perfect - A very small hotel, but with spacious comfortable rooms about a 10 min walk from the Kyoto Station. Seems like an older apartment that was totally revamped and turned into a hotel. Whoever did the remodel didn't cut corners. Plenty of space, can easily sleep 3 people with enough space for luggage. Great furnishing and left with nothing to complain about. * Mattress is airweave which is known to be a quality mattress in Japan. * It's not your typical "hotel." There's about 5-6 rooms and it feels like you're a guest at someone's house. * Front is totally bilingual. We exchanged Japanese and English. * There is a cafe called Walden Woods Cafe a block or two away PLEASE GO! * Breakfast was unique and reminded me of Bed n Breakfast. * You get a smartphone you can take with you. The phone is NOT hotspotable. * Solid wifi, big tub, separate bathroom, plenty of closet space, etc. * Maybe one good / bad point is that it's not in a busy area, so you won't have convenience store downstairs, BUT it's nice and quiet.
- Expedia (10/5): Great Kyoto lodgings! - Very Zen hotel that was easy walking distance to Kyoto station, temples, and restaurants.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Spacious and impressive rooms in a hotel with the personal touch. By far the best place I stayed in Japan all things considered. 10 minutes walk to main station.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - とてもリラックスでき非日常を満喫出来ました。至福の一時で友人にサプライズだったので感激してもらえました。一つ残念な事は庭のブロック、右側にある扉も和風な雰囲気に作り上げられていたらもっと最高だったと思いました。また利用したいです。 ありがとうございました。
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Clean. Spacious. Friendly staff. Close to main part of town. Modern amenities
- Alan (10/5): A lovely experience. - The hotel is beautiful, clean, comfortable spacious and quiet. The staff was extremely helpful and kind. Many thanks.
- Cheri (10/5): Exceptional, modern and convenient location - The Hotel Ethnography Kikoku no Mori was wonderful. So much better than we had expected. It was located within walking distance of the Kyoto train station and several bus routes which made getting around town very easy. The staff was terrific and very helpful in suggesting places to visit. The room was very comfortable and modern. Many extras like toothbrush, hair brush, hair tie and razor were included on the bathroom vanity. I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Very friendly staff, clean, quiet area but easy to access to go to the main area( Shijo-Kawaramachi where we went to the shopping area) We use the city bus only a few minutes walk from the hotel. Room was very comfortable and clean. I will definitely to come back to Kyoto and stay there again.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - 외국인 매니저, 숙소가 깨끗해요 빵으로 조식먹었는데 미소된장국도 주네요ㅎㅎ 잠옷도있어요 커피는 네스프레소!
- SEONGIL (10/5): 상당히 괜찮은 숙소였습니다. - 교통은 편한 편입니다. 교토역에서 걸어서 약 7~8분 거리인데 걸어 갈만한 거리이구요. 근처 버스 역을 이용하면 교토 각 지역 이동하기도 좋은 편이었습니다. 무엇보다도 숙소가 깨끗하고 직원분들이 매우 친철했습니다. 직원분들이 매번 바뀌시던데 1박 2일 있는 동안 3분이 근무하는 것을 봤고, 특이하게 일본인이 아닌 분이 2분 있었는데 모두 친절했습니다. 숙소는 매우 깔끔하고, 일본의 보통 호텔 대비 넓은 편이었습니다. 다음에 교토에 여행을 갈 일이 있다면 다시 이용하고 싶은 숙소였습니다.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Spacious, clean and communicated in English. Japanese style breakfast is good but 2days more is not recommended because its simple composition.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - I thought the room was a bit crowded with the big chair. Maybe two smaller chairs would give more space to move around. I did not like that there was no English spoken TV
- Verified traveler (10/5): - The hotel was great, well located and the staff was wonderful. The breakfast was wonderful, the only downside is that the beds were firm but that seems to be typical for all the places we have stayed in Japan.
- Bora (10/5): The best stay I had in Japan - A boutique hotel aesthetically designed. Particularly professional and courteous staff. Tanaka and Ninna were always willing and ready to help and particularly professional (though, not the Italian receptionist who had this totally detached attitude, sparing even a 'good morning'). Breakfast was fine. Location very convenient. Room was spacious and amenities galore. I wish I had a sixth star to award this property.
- teresa (10/5): - Exceptional small Japanese boutique hotel.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Awesome rooms! Fantastic decor and well laid out! Very impressed with the size and quality
- Rafael (10/5): I beg you please stay here!!!!! - Three hotels on my Asian trip and this hotel by far the best!!!! I can almost say the best hotel I have ever stayed at. Comfort!!! Style!!! Design!!!! Location!!!!! Bathtub!!!!!! Clean!!!!! Friendly staff!!! Iron!!! Elevator heaven!!!!!! This place makes you know you are in Japan!!! And pls go have dinner at Sugar Hill a few blocks away!!!!!!!
- Verified traveler (10/5): Warm and welcoming. - Lovely, welcoming hotel the minute you step in the door. Very comfortable and spacious rooms. Great breakfast.
- J (8/5): - Very small room, but comfortable to sleep in. Lobby had a lovely aroma.
- Nat (10/5): - Very clean and comfortable hotel and the room is very spacious.
- Ivan (10/5): Japanese-italian place - Great and unique japanese-italian place
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Hotel room is big, comfortable, and clean. There are many English-speaking hotel staff. Breakfast is quite unique and nice.
- Arianna (10/5): Adorable boutique hotel - This hotel stay was such a pleasant surprise. I didn’t know what to expect as it was a very reasonable price. I liked that it was walking distance from the station. You are provided with a lovely breakfast every morning and since it is such a small hotel, everything feels so cozy and personal. Toiletries are replenished every night and the rooms are spotless. I would definitely stay here again on my next visit to Kyoto.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Nice stay - Newly renovated hotel. Really nice staff, comfort room and convenient location.
Photos
