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About this property

Prime Location: Iwatoyama Hostel in Kyoto offers a central base with Kyoto Station 2 km away. Nearby attractions include Kyoto Shigaku Kaikan Conference Hall (2-minute walk), Kyoto International Manga Museum (1 km), and Nijo Castle (2 km). Comfortable Facilities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, air-conditioning, and a lift. The hostel features family rooms, a shared kitchen, and parquet floors. Additional amenities include a private bathroom, bath, bidet, city view, sofa bed, and work desk. Guest Services: Reception staff speak English, Japanese, and Norwegian. The property provides a hairdryer, refrigerator, shower, slippers, and electric kettle. It is 45 km from Itami Airport.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.4 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

Situated in the real heart of Kyoto, this property has an excellent location score of 8.3


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Salah
    France France
    Top location, everything within walking distance. The hotel is located on a very quiet street, so don't worry about noise. Very clean, air-conditioned room. Housekeeping done every day. The staff are super nice, I have nothing to say it's a...
  • Duc
    Japan Japan
    The hostel is well located, not far from the Kyoto station and really near other station so it was easy to commute. It's also not far from Gion so it's nice to take a night walk around. Also in the neighborhood you can find everything you need...
  • Danilo
    Australia Australia
    My room was clean and comfortable, good value for money
  • Ravaka
    France France
    I was staying for a week at the hostel and everything was perfect. The staff is very friendly, the hostel has a great location, it is a good option for women solo travelers. I highly recommend this hostel.
  • Chu
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Absolutely immaculate room. The hostel looks a bit shabby from the outside and through the communal kitchen area but the room itself was beautiful. It was extremely clean, spacious and in great condition. The people that worked at the hostel were...
  • Birgitta
    Indonesia Indonesia
    a very good choice if you are a solo traveler with not so many luggage with you. The bathroom is inside the dorm room. you have safe to secure your belongings. you can use the kitchen on the ground floor, and the owner speaks very good English, ...
  • Baptiste
    France France
    I had a great stay in this hostel. Booked a private room which is very comfy. The hostel is well located near restaurants / bars / activities. The staff is nice and the area is very quiet at night.
  • Sebastian
    Argentina Argentina
    They let me do an early check in. I took a night bus from Fuji without sleep and that was super good for my stay. Thanks for the attention.
  • Espiritu
    Philippines Philippines
    It was near the Karasuma Station, the staff members were very helpful, and there's a kimono rental and restaurant within the building. We got the room with 1 double and 1 single beds. The room was clean with a toilet, bathroom, grooming area, hair...
  • Brooks
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Staff were very accommodating and friendly. Would recommend to anyone very cosy feel in the rooms and decent kitchen facilities.

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House rules

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From 15:00 to 21:00
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Until 10:00
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Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 6 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Iwatoyama Hostel in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

An accommodation tax per person per night is not included in the price and needs to be paid at the property.

While this property offers long stays beyond one month, Booking.com is not offering a lease to a guest. Accordingly, all guests who will participate in this offering will not have any rights or interests as lessee for the offered property but should remain subject to applicable hotel stay/lodging terms and conditions.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

In accordance with government guidelines to minimise transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property may request additional documentation from guests to validate identity, travel itinerary and other relevant information, during dates where such guidelines exist.