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Highland Shimabara - Guest House In Kyoto
Shimogyo-ku Omiya 1-568 (Kyoto) 600-8363

Guest House In Kyoto Highland Shimabara is a 3-minute walk from Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's north exit and a 15-minute walk from JR Kyoto Train Station. It offers apartment-style accommodations with free Wi-Fi. Each apartment has both air conditioning and heating facilities. Facilities include a work desk area with a flat-screen TV and a computer. Room features a seating area and living room, and guests can use the microwave and fridge in the kitchenette. The private bathroom comes with a bathtub and shower, and the toilet is situated separately for improved hygiene. Free toiletries including shampoo, conditioner, body soap and toothbrush sets are provided. Face and bath towels are also offered. Nightwear is not included. Highland Shimabara Guest House In Kyoto is a 15-minute walk from Toji Temple and 5 km from Kiyomizu-dera Temple. Kyoto Aquarium is just a 6-minute walk. Coin-operated laundry machines are on site, and drinks can be purchased from the vending machine outside. Luggage storage is available between 09:00 and 17:00 on guests' arrival/departure dates. No meals are served. Reservations must be paid in full in advance via PayPal (except bookings made within 3 days of check-in date; see the policies for details).

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8.7/10

Rooms: 15

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Address: Shimogyo-ku Omiya 1-568, Kyoto 600-8363 map

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Everything was great! The room was cozy for the six days Ive stayed in! Icy cold air conditioning! The owner's mother who runs it is absolutely darling! And everything was super clean with wonderful service. I liked the area because although I was a bit far from the train station, once you got your head around it, you can get there easily in 15-20 minutes. So if you want to explore the city and really get an experience of living there rather than a touristy experience, Id really recommend it. T.
all reviews » The hotel is actually quite "self-service" but no worries, there is a staff that will assist you when you check in. She is really friendly and helpful. The room was very cozy and comfort, equipped with microwave, gas stove and a pc. I love the bathroom so much, there's even a small tv inside the bathroom where you can watch tv while you enjoying your bath. There is a heater and dryer air system in the bathroom as well. It's a very good facility especially during winter when you want to take a s. It's in a quiet area but still very central. If you have many luggages, it's best to take a short taxi ride from the Kyoto Shinkansen station. Cost bout ¥700 only. If you can cycle, they have bicycle rentals for ¥500 per day. Buying the daily bus pass cost ¥500 too but bus rides takes up time for short distances travel. Bus no.207 and 206 from outside the guesthouse takes you most places or not, takes you to nearby main bus interchange hubs. The rooms are spacious, very clean, Hi-tech systems a. We stayed for 11 nights in a room on the first floor. The lady manager is friendly, and her daughter-in-law helped a lot during our stay, including cleaning and let us borrow kitchenware to cook and eat. Although some staffs can not speak fluent English, they try really hard to communicate with you. It situated right in the back of Nishi Honganji, and have a bus stop, Shimabaraguchi, right outside. With bus 206 going to most sightseeing spots, and 207 going to Shijo, where one can transfer to b. Everything except the busy street the guesthouse was on. Clean, comfortable, inexpensive, kitchen where I borrowed some kitchenware, laundry, rent bicycles for only 500 Y. (normal is 800 in rental shops). Close by - one convenience store, but in the side-street next to the guesthouse there is a small local grocery, where I could buy a few things. Other shops in the same street. The area is a local Japanese area. Friendly people, and some inexpensive food as well. This hostel was much more better than we expected. we like it so much.And we definitely will stay there again if we go Kyoto. This hostel is a smart hostel because the small space contains everything.Just like a complete house . And I can say this is better than Hotel. haha. they have small Kitchen, amaizing bathroom with bathtub and TV inside, toilet , bedroom, small coffee table , TV and WIFI are provided . very clean and very comfortable place to stay. the place was excellent on all accounts. The room was like a typical Japanese apartment with a useable kitchen, private bathroom and very clean throughout. As an added bonus, the owner, Jun, let me use his private phone to call the US when I lost my credit card and had to cancel. He was very helpful in getting through to the States and offered me whatever I needed. I recommend this place highly- great value, location, and the owner really cares!. I ve been using letsbookhotel.com for years and I can safely say that this guesthouse is one of the best I have been. For this pricetag everything was excellent. Comfortable room and clean, excellent facilities, fantastic owner. Fast wifi, there is even a pc / tv in the room. I looked the fact that we could hire bikes for a reasonable price as kyoto is best seen on a bike. Totally recommended. Room is big, simple, with full comfort: wifi, computer/TV, kitchen, air conditioning system, TV screen in the bathroom, air dryer, washing machine and dryer outside. The owner is a very friendly woman, she also can lend bikes and umbrellas... Location is perfect, 10 minutes from train station by bike, 15 from city center, bus stop at the corner, and a very nice temple across the street. Location, advices provided by the owner mother who works there. Really welcoming and friendly, that was one of the highlights of our stay there in Kyoto. Really clean, good furniture, private bathroom, and the price was really great. Made us want to stay a little bit more there. We will definitely keep this address for another stay in Kyoto and will highly recommand this place. This guesthouse really good and nice for staying in Kyoto. I just wondered how it nice for the room, Big room if compare to the cost that we paid. However it not near the Kyoto station, we need to take a bus 206 about 15 min from JR kyoto station. But I like this hotel very much. Big room, Big bath room. WIFI also provided in the room, very fast. The staff is friendly and speaks english. For the price I paid, I didn't expect too much, but the room is quite big. They even have a TV at the ofuro place. There's a computer inside the room, in which you can use internet, but you can also use wifi freely in your own gadget. There's a closet for your clothes etc. Though no room cleaning during your stay, but extra sheets& towels are all set when check in. Extremely cozy and space-efficient. So tidy at first that I hv to clean up a bit when leaving:) Definitely will come back. Better than hostel and same rate. Same shampoo with 5-star hotel in Tokyo. The lady at the guest house was very helpful and friendly. It was very well setup to allow people to help themselves and we could hire bicycles directly there. It was quite a ride from some of the main tourist attractions, but easy to get on a bus and also very close to the train station. The apartment was a nice size and had a really good bathroom and the decor was also nice. You can get the 206 bus from Kyoto station the takes you to the apartment think its bus stand D. Never saw the owners but from booking to paying to arriving it was all very organised and efficient. I had a lovely staying at this very nice place, everything is new and tidy in all details you can imagine. Mrs Kazuyo Nakamura is a lovely person who was very kind and supportive. And it is strategic located with restaurants and small markets all around. The best place I ever stayed. The location is convenient to travel around Kyoto, there are many buses just right in front the guesthouse. I recommend to buy a day pass ticket easily to discover Kyoto. It is about 15mins walking distance from Kyoto station. Bus 206 can easily reach the guest house about 5mins. The owner was very helpful with all the questions we had. The room was clean and equipped with a small kitchen, fridge and micro. Towels, soap, shampoo were also provided. It is close to kyoto Aquarium and there is a bus station within 2-3 minutes from the accommodation. Tiny flats with kitchen annexe (though short on cooking equipment). It's conveniently located in a peaceful area very close to Nishi-Honganji and not far (15min walk) from Kyoto JR Train station. Very neat and comfortable, has wifi along with a PC in each flat. Staff were gracious, even if limited in English. Room was small, but efficiently used space. Modern fittings--E.G., Remote control to turn on and dim ceiling light. Bathroom tiny, but even has Toto Washlet (squirt bidet). Very clean and adequately quiet. Location is very convenient, neap the bus stop to connect to Kyoto Station and other area. Full facilities and well equipped with fridge, kitchen, computer, wifi, microwave and separated bathroom. The most impressive guesthouse in Japan for our visit. Great value for money! Very new-looking place with all possible amenities, plus the rooms are fairly large, especially by japanese standards. The self-checkin comes in handy when arriving late. 20 mins walk from Kyoto station, or a 5 min busride. The room is spacious with table and chairs and movable beds. The kitchen has a fridge and water kettle. The bathroom is very modern and convenient. There is laundry service and the friendly owner likes to help with any question. Loved everything about the place! The room was spacious for two beds, very clean, your own computer in the room. Landlord was super friendly and speaks good english Would definetly stay here again if visiting Kyoto. The apartment was very clean and beds were big and nice. Everything else was just perfect, but the location is a bit out of the center. Bus connections are anyway very good in Kyoto, so that's not a big problem. Great super clean and new apartment. We stayed for 3 days. It was a nice change from staying in hotels for 2 weeks already. We did talk to the woman in charge which was very nice and spoke really good English. The owner was an incredibly gracious host. She gave a bus map that helped us get around easily. Great central location, quiet, good value. Owner was available to answer all our questions and very helpful. Its one of the best apartments we have stayed in.Small but very well designed and very clean. It is better than many four star hotel rooms. Highly recommended. Well looked after by "mother" the owner. It was a fine room with a kitchen. Possebility to cook. There was no pan or other cooking attribute but the staff has geven us a pan and other cooking materials. Very friendly, a good place to stay. room facilities were really comprehensive, even a TV in the bathroom!, absolutely clean and decent! worth of money, I would stay in this hotel again if I have a chance to visit Kyoto again. The best hotel I ever had! Far more than expected, and much better than some 3 star hotels! It is so clean, so quite, so functional and so cheap! Absolutely will go back here next time!. Super clean, space-efficient and convenient to use. Some long-term residents in the building. No noise at all, unlike other hostels. Definitely will come back!Wifi in the room. good location internet and PC available clean and simple privacy of an apartment TV in the bathroom! well organised when I arrived with clear instructions re. keys etc. Staff is very kind. Traffic is very easy. because the bus stop is near the guesthouse. It is very quiet at night. Well-equipped facilities. A good value for the money. clean, spacious, with PC in the room, TV in the bath-tub, washlet. note: the reception closes at 7pm, so be sure to contact them if you are late (neutral point). You have your own apartment with kitchen included and TV in the bathtub. The building itself is really new and it's only 15 minutes walking from Kyoto Station. The Guest-house had all of the facilities and amenities that we could ever expect. This made it our home away from home for the duration of our stay in Kyoto. Really nice place to stay - room was spacious (for Japan), clean and great to have your own computer with internet access and kitchen area with fridge/cooker. The rooms are very big, you have all the facilities in the room (microwave, fridge, even a computer with Internet, etc.). The staff is very nice and helpful. The location was really great for exploring the city. very accessible with buses and subway. the room was quite spacious, and area very quiet and safe. The unit was immaculately clean, had everything we needed and the woman on site was extremely sweet and helpful. Location was good - close to transit. Nice room for a decent price. Easy to find. Right next to the bus stop (206 or 207). Very clean, comfortable, own computer, bath, towels etc. It's a new, cozy, and modern appartment. It's bigger than it looks in the pictures. The bath even has a tv, an integrated dryer and heater. Every rooms with kitchen, and big enough for a couple. It is very very clean. The staffs are very nice and helpful. I will come again. Nice big room with pc and internet. Shower and bath were amazing. Even had a tv in the bath! Bike rental available for 500 yen a day. Great price for what we get. This is an apartment, which allow us to makes some meals. Bus right on the door, and train 10 minutes walk. Everything is perfects. Fully facilities. Really perfect. I do recommend everybody stay here even couple,family, friend or business. Totally enjoyed my stay here, affordable price, quite big room, close to the bus stop, mini market, and so on.. Its recommended.. Room very comfortable and good quality-price rate. We could check-in very late and it was near to bus stop to visit the city. The room was totally new, the furniture, the kitchen, the restroom with tv, the kindness of the manager of the structures. can be a bit hard to find when you get from the station for the first time. but besides that very very lovely~. Please don't rely on google map when looking for the hotel location. We spent some time searching for the hotel by using the info from google map. The hotel just located beside the main road, and google map shows that it's inside the housing area. We were lucky that there was a lady direct us to the hotel. And please remember to log out everything after you use the pc in the room, I forgot to log out my facebook and my account was hacked. Not all the people is as kind as Japanese. If I have to write one, will be no elevators but it's just a low rise building. None. The traffic just outside the windows.I was on the ground floor. Further up and on the other side, I expect that it is much better. The only thing is the location (20 mins from Kyoto station) but the bus stop was outside the guesthouse and easily reachable on a bike. We loved absolutely everything. Maybe a little bit noisy, but that was ok anyway. The hotel is a little bit far from the train station (15min walking if you don't get lost), but you can get a bus. There is a bus stop really near (~5m). A bit far away, but this is not too bad as bus goes straight past every few minutes. At a closer look the apartment was not that clean. There were hairs in the fridge?! and handles sinks etc were not wiped down properly. There is a kitchenette but no facility to wash your clothes. We were only there for one night so managed. Finding this place took us 3 hours of repeated misdirection by various people trying to help--addresses in Kyoto are useless. Be sure and print the map this place sends, but they should have this phrase: "From Kyoto rail station, take 206 or 207 bus to 'Shimabaraguchi' stop. Turn back the way you came from, it's at the first corner.". There are two clothes rails, but few hangers and no shelves. We laid our clothes on a towel on the wardrobe bottom. 15- 20 minute walk to Kyoto station, not bad depending on how much your carrying. It takes around 20 mins walk from kyoto station to hotel, so I would suggest to take the bus 206. No elevator. Nothing. The wi-fi failed a lot and it was really frustrating. If the room is in the first floor and facing to the Omiya Street it will be noisy during the morning. The location is south of the city and further from the main sights than you might realise - taking the bus was ok for us as we got to stay in a nice place for a really good price but others might want to pay a bit more for a better location. It's a little bit far from the Kyoto attractions, but there is a bus stop just at the door. There is no elevator. There was a bit of traffic noise with the windows open, but was fine when they were closed. Not a great location. Very noisy if opened the balcony doors. If left closed it was fine. Had a very bright light in room which was bordering on hospital grade. Could dim it slightly but still uncomfortable. No plates, saucepans etc if wanted to cook. Not the greatest location but if you hire bikes it is fine. Im staying at the first floor and they hv a thin roof section, i can heard foot step from the upper floor, its a bit annoying when u trying to sleep. But its not a big deal if u hv an understanding ngbr. a bit far from train station (15 minutes).

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Can accommodate 2 adults and 1 child (child must be 6 years old or younger). This apartment-style room has both air conditioning and heating facilities. Amenities include a work desk and a flat-screen TV in the living room, and a microwave and fridge in the kitchen. The private bathroom comes with a bathtub and shower. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Shower, Refrigerator, Microwave, Kitchen, Heating, Bathroom, Bath, Air Conditioning

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Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN, Internet Services, Free Wi-Fi Internet Access

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Soundproofed Rooms, Non-Smoking Rooms, Heating, Family Rooms, Airconditioning

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WiFi everywhere

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Guests must pay in advance using PayPal. The property will send an e-mail with a PayPal link 1 month prior to the check-in date. Guests must complete the transaction via credit card within 7 days of receiving the email. If the booking is made later than 5 days before the check-in date, the total price of the reservation will be charged to the credit card. In case of a refund, the payment is refunded via PayPal. Upon receiving the payment, the property will send guests an Email with check-in instructions. For non-refundable bookings, the full amount of the reservation will be charged to the credit card provided at time of booking, anytime after the booking is made. Luggage storage is provided between 09:00 - 21:00 at the I-Satellite luggage storage facility near Kyoto Station. Please contact the property directly for requests or details regarding this service. Early check-in is unavailable in any case at this property. Please note there is no lifts at the property. No porter service is provided. Please note that children cannot be accommodated in certain room types and that the maximum occupancy of the room includes all children. The maximum occupancy cannot be exceeded under any circumstances.

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Featuring air conditioning, Highland Shimabara - Guest House In Kyoto offers accommodation in Kyoto. Samurai Kembu Kyoto is 1.1 km away. Free WiFi is featured throughout the property. All units feature a flat-screen TV. Some units include a seating area and/or balcony. All units have a kitchenette fitted with a microwave and refrigerator. There is a private bathroom with free toiletries in every unit. Kyoto International Manga Museum is 2.2 km from Guest House Highland. The nearest airport is Osaka Itami Airport, 37 km from the property.