We had two bookings at this hotel, so two reviews. We loved everything about it.
Breakfast was excellent, a good selection of western, Chinese and Japanese foods. The miso soup was REALLY good.
Rooms were beautiful, lots of space for packing and unpacking, decent storage, nice bathroom and really attractive lighting and furnishings. Our room had a sink console in the middle of the room which sounds really weird but somehow just worked. Rooms had soap, shampoo etc and the hotel reception had amenities like Q-tips, toothbrush and toothpaste, available for guests to take.
Outside the hotel was a main road with so many restaurants and shops. Access to the covered arcades and Nishiki market was also super convenient. There were some hotels inside the covered arcades, but being on the main road meant that we could step outside the hotel and get a taxi right away.
Inside the reception area the hotel has a big map of the main temples and another big map of recommended restaurants, which was a really nice touch.
