Hotel Review posted by MS. TAFT, Robyn, Australia in December 2007
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Traveler Rating:
 2/5
My ratings for this hotel are:
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I recommend this hotel for:
 Budget Travelers
 Families
Couples/Romantics
Seniors
Business
Eco Adventure
Would I stay at this location
again: Probably not
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Compared to the other hotels we stayed in Japan, booking via Asia Rooms, we found the room in this hotel terribly small. Admittedly this was a triple room, however the room looked nothing like the photos on the web sites. The two regular beds were smallish singles, and the temporary bed sat along side one of these with no room in between. There was very little suitcase room, and the bathroom was a tiny plastic capsule. The staff were friendly and helpful, breakfast was fine and the location was very good. However, not recommended where you have three people staying.
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| Last Apa Kyoto-gion Hotel Reviews - 46 Unbiased Traveler Review (s) |
 3/5 Posted by MR. YAFFE, Alon, Israel in November 2008
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| "Fantastic location. The hotel itself is average at best." |
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 4/5 Posted by MR. DUSSAULT, Louis-Martin, Canada in November 2008
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| "Great nice and clean room, small but overall not a problem. Great breakfast (japanese and western buffet), the best in our whole 3 weeks in japan.
The best thing about this hotel is the location. Right in the middle of Gion, very pretty area, convenient to restaurants and very easy to walk to sightseeing areas or a short bus ride away!
Would recommend without any hesitation!" |
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2/5 Posted by MS. ADAMS, Mary, Australia in July 2008
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| "Was very disappointed with the APA Gion hotel. Rooms are very small, which is not such a problem, but they are also not very clean, they are old and deteriorating and don't seem to be maintained at all. The 'bathroom' is a joke. My 6ft 2in son could not stand upright in the shower. Our knees reached the opposite wall when sitting on the toilet. They are small prefabricated capsules added to the rooms and are old and shabby and felt unclean, although I'm sure the cleaners do their best. They put us in a smoking room when we had requested non-smoking, but had no problem finding us a non-smoking room when I asked for one after a sleepless, breathless night with smoke coming through our air conditioning. Obviously, non-smoking rooms had been available all along. The lobby is shabby and seriously in need of an update - new carpet and furniture wouldn't cost much, surely. The breakfast buffet was limited and not inviting - bacon & sausages sitting in water, strange tasting eggs and cold and rubbery pastries. The staff are helpful enough when they can understand, as English is very minimal. No additional services offered eg cashing traveller's cheques. The whole hotel smells of smoke, including the tiny old elevator. Sorry, not my idea of a decent hotel. The only good thing about it is it's location in the heart of Gion, the night life and Geisha (or Geiko) district and Starbucks downstairs. The prices should be a lot lower for this standard of hotel." |
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4/5 Posted by MRS. BORICH, Marian, New Zealand in January 2008
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| "This hotel could have not been in a better location, right opposite the Yasaka temple, & on the cusp of the infamous Gion district. The rooms were comfortable, however a little cramped considering it's "triple" status, especially with the luggage in the room, well actually i'm pretty sure that it was a double room with a trundler bed...still a good bed though. Bathroom was microscopic, i give it 1.5 square metres if it's lucky....
The breakfast buffet is phenomenal! It's served in the hotel's restaurant, so to the public it's like 1'500yen to eat there, the range of both japanese & western cuisine is fantastic.
Internet-computers are available in the lobby via coin system (100yen per 15min).
Very friendly staff with limited english.
Would definately stay there again!" |
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4/5 Posted by MR. HEFFORD, melvin, United Kingdom in November 2007
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| "only problems was there was not a non-smoking room when we stayed, However, they did their best by putting an air circulator in to try and get rid of any smoke smells (which wasn't too bad after all)" |
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