Hotel Tetora Otsu Kyoto

Japan , Shiga
Otsu, 1-1-1 Osaka, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture 520-0054, Japa
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10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2021

Heather

Simple, clean great staff

The room was the usual size for business hotels. The bed was maybe a double but definitely not a single. I slept soundly and I was very comfortable. I have food allergies and the staff made a special plate for me from the buffet to make sure I found what I could eat. The buffet looked really good, many choices for those who can eat it all.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2021

Verified traveler

The room was ok, nothing great but nothing bad. Staff was nice but not very outgoing. No parking on site.

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2020

Rikka Mae

The staff is very accomodating. But I think having their own parking area is much better :)

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2015

Steve

Convenient base for sightseeing

Excellent room, kept spotless by cleaning staff. Remember reading reviewer's comment re Carpenters musak - still there. As you only hear it whilst using the restaurant, might not get to hear all the tracks!

Direct access to Otsu JR station - 2 stops to Kyoto.

Restaurant reasonably priced, good food well presented.

Staff excellent, but don't expect any English, they have none, but we got by.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2015

Ruka Y

So So, but Clean

Nothing special. Just Clean. Hotel staff did not look interested in helping customers. Good location but no great view.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2014

Verified traveler

Spacious for a business hotel

I booked a semi-double room as it was all that was left. I was expecting a tiny room with no space to walk around the bed but was pleasantly surprised that the room was surprisingly large. The bed was ok for a semi-double as well. Bonus is that it is connected to the station so we didn't get we despite the typhoon.

2/10

Poor

12 Oct 2014

Kariya

Room is too small, and it located 4th floor .

Very small, dark like basement, Hotel located 10miniute from station.

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2014

John K.

Easy access to Kyoto

The Hotel Tetora Otsu Kyoto is a useful alternative for travelers who have problems finding lodging in Kyoto and/or want to stay close to the main rail lines (useful for those day trips to Nara, heading back out on the Shinkansen, etc). It is located right next to the Otsu station, a 9 minute train journey to/from Kyoto station on the Biwako Line. Trains run pretty frequently (5-15 minutes) during the day, but this drops off sharply in the late evening after 9pm so be sure you check the timetable/Hyperdia if you're out late. JR Rail Pass holders should note that the most convenient Otsu station exit (south) to get to the hotel is unmanned, so you must use the north exit and loop around the building. There is an underground passage immediately to the west of the station that will take you to the south side. The hotel will be the tall building in front when you emerge from the underground passage. Hotel is otherwise OK. Sensitive sleepers should note that train announcements from the station are faintly audible, in particular the chime preceding announcements.

6/10

Pleasant

27 Apr 2014

W/G

Close to Kyoto

Located above the Subway Exit. We were visiting during the Cherry Blossom Season, so we
were unable to book a reservation at a hotel in Kyoto. Otsu is a short 2 Train stops away from
Kyoto Station, and the trains leave frequently, until around midnight. The room was fine, but
not exceptional. Since the Train tracks are located to the North of the building, you can hear the
train sounds. The trains stop between 12-4:00AM, but promptly start up again. If you are
staying here, it is best to be located on the South-facing side, to hopefully cut down on this sound.

The restaurant food on the Main level is pretty good; we tried the Breakfast Buffet, Lunch and
Dinner. The only oddity was the continual use of the music loop from the Carpenter's Best Hits
recordings. This is the only music that they play throughout the day, and the music has stuck
in my memory for 2 Weeks. Any other recordings, or no music would be preferred.

The staff is nice, but speaks very little English. There is no Wi-fi available which leaves the
small,old computer that is in proximity to reception. This keyboard is the most frustrating that
we have ever encountered, because it often switches between english and Japanese, and so
a quick message turns into an exercise in self-control. Otherwise, it was a good visit.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2014

Roy S.

Wonderful Value 2 stops from Kyoto Station

Near new facility, very clean, well maintained. The room was small, but clean. Bathroom functioned well. Breakfast was excellent japanese buffet in number of choices, presentation and quality and was not expensive. Main course changed daily. Excellent access, and elevator opens directly to the south entrance plaza for the JR Otsu station.

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

Great location! Very close to the subways.

The hotel staff was very friendly and although they didn't speak much English, they really tried to understand us and we were able to communicate enough.
To get to the JR trains you need to walk through a short tunnel around the hotel which is not that inconvenient. It's about a short 2-3 block walk.
There is a 7 eleven right outside the train station.
The hotel room is a good size and you get a refrigerator in the room.
Great location because it's close to the stations.

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2014

Zorica

Nice hotel in nice area

I've stayed in the Tetora Otsu for 5 nights in April and had really pleasant experience. Hotel is clean, right at the train station but quiet and comfortable. It takes only 10 minutes to reach Kyoto by the train that is covered by rail pass. Staff is friendly and despite their lack of English knowledge they've been trying hard to help and meet all our needs. They've kept apologizing for not understanding the English which was so nice of them considering that we should feel bad about not speaking their language.

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

Great hotel which was very reasonably priced.

The hotel staff were very friendly, even with limited English. The only thing to be improved that I could think of would be to provide free wifi in the room, rather than through a LAN Ethernet port.

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2014

Jessica

Good hotel just outside of Kyoto

This hotel was pretty convenient. It is literally above the Otsu Station. It was easy to get from there to Kyoto Station (maybe 5-10mins). The staff is kind and friendly. The hotel is clean and relatively spacious compared to our similarly priced hotel near Tokyo. Our one complaint is that there is no wifi. They do have one computer that hotel guests may use, but if someone else is using it, then you may be out of luck. We went to a local cafe to use their wifi when we saw that the one computer was in use. The same person was still on the hotel computer when we got back several hours later.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Apr 2014

Shiro

Perfectly satisfactory business hotel

No problems at all, perk free functional business hotel. Right next to Otsu station which is only 10 mins from Kyoto. Nothing to complain about but certainly not standout in any way shape or form.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2014

Acacia

This was a very nice hotel. It was located right above the subway so it was easy to get to. The down side to that was that we were hearing the trains and the announcements for them all day and all night. But the customer service was great. It was located near a grocery store and a 7-11 so I could use my American ATM card to withdraw cash. Very conveniently located only 2 stops from the Kyoto station. I would definately stay here again.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2014

Clean & Comfy...but not \"plugged in\".

The Good: We found the hotel staff to be very kind (although not too helpful -- there were no English speakers and we do not speak Japanese). Our room was clean and cozy, and the hotel was quiet. It was very convenient to be literally ABOVE the train station -- but we found that the JR line closed too early for our New Years' festivities (we had to wait 45 minutes on a very cold train platform at 2:30am on New Years). The Bad: We were not aware that the hotel did not have WIFI...or any means of acquiring internet for our devices (they did offer an ethernet cord...not helpful for using tablet or smartphones).

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2014

Very convenient, clean room

Hotel Tetora offers a very good deal: great location by the JR Otsu station, clean, large rooms, and friendly helpful staff. Just a few things disrupted my stay there: 1) No WIFI--this is not acceptable; 2) the vending machine room was dirty. Also, if you are a foreigner using a JR Rail Pass, you will not be able to use the easy entrance to the train station, you will have to go all the way around to show the JR staff member your pass in order to get in/out.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2013

Ram

Great service

Despite their language limitation, the staff manning the front counter went out of their way to help us find information about places we intended to visit by providing us with maps and train details.

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2026

Yutaka

駅近

Business

2/10

Poor

29 Dec 2025

Kurosawa

禁煙予約したにも関わらず喫煙で用意された。

4/10

Poor

14 Apr 2025

Tatsuto

フェースタオルもない、Wi-Fiもない、BSは見れない、ちょっと厳しい。

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Dec 2023

Hiroshi

JR駅裏ですが、寂しいし、設備もあまり良くない。部屋の清掃は行き届いています。朝食のメニューはお値段的にはいいです。

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2023

しずか

初めての利用でしたが、JRにすぐに乗れる連絡通路があり、大変便利でした

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2023

YOSHIRO

コスパも良く、便利でした。

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2023

Hiroshi

WiFiがなく、LAN接続。ビジネスマンには不向き。

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2023

ゆり

急な予約にもすぐご対応してくださいました。家族連れや年配の方が多い分、静かで落ち着いて過ごすことができました。

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2023

Mamoru

仕事で利用しました。特に不便は感じませんでした。

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2023

shi

従業員さんが親切でした。

Business Self

4/10

Poor

01 Sep 2023

MUKAI

不親切。

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2023

ふみひこ

特にない

Business Self

4/10

Poor

30 Mar 2023

Manabu

駅へのアクセスは抜群ですが、国道沿いにもかかわらず駐車場はありません。

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Oct 2022

Masaya

冷蔵庫は電源を入れても冷えなかった。

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Sep 2022

Takashi

駐車場がありませんでした。

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2022

ふみこ

駅に直結しているという立地が大変便利で助かりました。ホテルの朝食がとても美味しかったです。
機会があれば、またこのホテルを利用したいです。おせわになりありがとうございました。

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2022

Yukie

こじんまりしていて､出張には良かったです。
駅近で便利でした。

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2022

えみ

丁寧な対応で駅前で便利ですしまた行きます。

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2022

マサヨシ

受付のお姉さんの対応が親切でとても気持ちよかったです

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2022

ウエルカムメッセージがあり、スタッフのみなさまの優しいお心遣いがとてもうれしく、快適に過ごすことができました。
ありがとうございます。

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2021

Norihiro

トイレの改修。空気清浄機の導入など良くなっています。

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2021

安さと駅近が魅力です！

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Nov 2021

Reiko

wifi 使えない

wifiが使えると言ってましたが、電波が弱く、全く使えませんでした。今のこの時代、信じられません。

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

安くて、清潔で、駅近でスーパーコンビニ便利で、コーヒーサービスも嬉しい。快適でした。

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2021

MIZUKI

大津駅南口に直結でアクセスは良い。

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2021

まさし

コロナの影響とはいえルームサービスが20時までという説明も案内もなかった。部屋やエレベーターに記載されている案内も何一つ訂正されてない

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2021

NAKAGAWA

駐車場があればさらにいいですが、夜鳴き茶漬け等が夜食べれて楽しかったです！

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

新しくはないが、清潔に保たれている。

出張で初めて利用。駅に隣接しており、また、駅の出口ほホテル側と逆にはなるが、飲食店やコンビニも近くにあることから、利便性は高い。ホテルの設備は新しくはないが清掃は行き届いている。次回出張時には再度利用すると思う。

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

ユニットバスの扉

フロントの方の対応も丁寧で、部屋も清潔でした。部屋番号を忘れてしまいましたが、ユニットバスの扉が閉まりきらず、鍵もかからなかったのがマイナスです。

Business Self

4/10

Poor

07 Feb 2021

yoshinori

安い宿泊費だからこんなもん………

フロントの人が奥で待機しており
呼び鈴がなく声を張って呼ばないといけなかった。
又、滞在した部屋のシャワー室は
換気扇が動いてなく
ほか、部屋の照明も付かない所があった

しかし、安い宿泊費の為
納得した。

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2020

postmen

JR大津駅と直結　改札出てコンビニ、大型スーパーがあり非常に便利。

スタッフの人数も少なくフロントが不在になることが多い

ベッドマットも経年劣化によりスプリングコイルの感触が直に伝わるなど残念な面も

Business Self

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