Hotel Gimmond KyotovsKyoto Utano Youth Hostel
Hotel Gimmond Kyoto and Utano Youth Hostel are both recommended by writers. Overall, Utano Youth Hostel ranks slightly better than Hotel Gimmond Kyoto. Utano Youth Hostel ranks #19 in Kyoto with endorsements from 3 reviewers like oyster.com, Lonely Planet and Time Out.
Hotel Gimmond Kyoto
Takakura-Oike-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 604-8015
From $29/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Frommer's
"This small hotel on Oike Dori was built some 30 years ago, but it achieves an even older ambience in its lobby with the clever use of antique-looking lighting and decor." Full review
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Simple rooms are soundproof, but I still think those that face away from Oike Dori are quieter; ask for one on a higher floor.
DK Eyewitness
"A Western-style hotel that is very well located on the main shopping street and just round the corner from the Kyoto Museum."
Kyoto Utano Youth Hostel
29 Uzumasanakayamacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 616-8191
From $27/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
Time Out
"The Utano is tucked away in the far north-west of the city. ... Yet this is the newest...largest and most attractive youth hostel in town." Full review
Oyster
2.0
"This modern hostel is set in a green, natural area in Northwest Kyoto, a bit far from downtown but close to temples and natural features, including the Arashiyama bamboo forest." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The best hostel in Kyoto, Utano is friendly and well organised and makes a convenient base for the sights of Northwest Kyoto (but keep in mind that it’s a hike to reach any other part of town)." Full review