Name: Banister Kyoto
Address: 290 Daikokutyo Hatijouoomiyaagaru Minamiku, Kyoto, 601-8402, JP

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2026

Joshua

Rooms where good with plenty of space for the family. Great location and staff were very helpful.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Rowan

Great

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Genevieve

This hotel is conveniently located within walking distance of the central train station, yet our room was remarkably quiet. In fact, the entire hotel was peaceful—we often felt as though we were the only guests.

We stayed in a traditional quadruple room, which was spacious, comfortable, and very clean. We especially appreciated the traditional dining area, which added to the experience. The staff were welcoming and pleasant, the beds were comfortable, and the breakfast was excellent.

If I could suggest a couple of areas for improvement, the bathroom was a little dark, and our room did not offer any view. Although our corner room had several windows, they were frosted and could not be opened. These were only minor drawbacks and did not detract significantly from our stay.

Overall, we had a wonderful experience and would highly recommend this hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2026

Max

Great

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2026

Richard

The room size was perfect for our family of 4. The deep bath was amazing after a long day of walking around.
The hotel was within walking distance of Kyoto station and a mall as well as the aquarium.
The staff were very friendly and helpful.
The traditional Japanese breakfast wasn’t a favourite of my children, however there was a Family Mart, Lawsons and 7-11 all within walking distance so breakfast was sorted.
There was a laundromat close by as well.
I would stay here again.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2026

Jorge

The location was a little hidden but can be found easily. Close to Kyoto station, about a 5-10 minute walk. Staff was very friendly and helpful. The rooms were very spacious, was actually surprised but in a good way. Very clean and tidy.There were a few combini nearby, within walking distance. Great hotel to stay at, highly recommend!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2026

Sayantani

Every was great, when we arrived no one was at the front lobby to greet us, n after repeated bell ringing and asking someone to call the receptionist she came after 10/15 minutes. That experience could have been better

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2026

Hao

Clean property. Staff replies message very fast and is very helpful.
Lovely breakfeast included with our stay. A++++

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2025

Pavel

Very close easy walkable distance to mall, awesome train station, good for food shopping and sight seeing

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2025

Valeriu

Authentic place and very nice staff

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Nov 2025

Luke

The property itself was okay.

The hotel itself was very quiet and staff weren’t always around. At times it felt like a ghost hotel.

The room itself was spacious, with a nice bathroom. However, there wasn’t any cupboard space, the space I don’t think was used efficiently as it could have been.

It is the first hotel I’ve ever been too around the world that doesn’t change your bed… I stayed 5 days and they don’t change the sheets at any point.

They do come in to change the bins replace the item of clothing- the gown they provide.

Staff were polite but there wasn’t any information about their restaurant or local area handed out.

Would I stay here again? No.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2025

Jeffrey

The Room was very nice, except for the big step up to enter bathroom. Good bed - large enough for Americans.
Resturant only serves Japanese breakfast, and often closed for dinner while we were there.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2025

Fidana

Amazing little hotel close to Kyoto station. Very nice rooms and great service. It’s a nice mix of modern luxuries with some traditional features. Not an issue for us but we didn’t know about the accommodation tax that we had to pay when we checked in. It wasn’t a lot and it goes to keeping the city maintenance but we didn’t know about it till we got there.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2025

Warren

I didn’t expect this place to be as amazing as it was my only regret is is that we stayed at other places in Kyoto. This place is no joke, it’s utterly amazing

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Rajbir

Hotel and staff were really great, they let us check in early as room was available, they kept our luggage next day after check out time so we could explore around, rooms are spacious. Overall we really enjoyed our stay at this hotel.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Sep 2025

Lei

The air conditioning

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2025

Abigail

Not an easy way to pull up to hotel; parking for the hotel is around the corner. The restaurant was beautiful and the food was excellent, service was slow.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2025

Jennifer

The property had plenty of room for our family and with our luggage. It is a short walk from the Kyoto Station (10-15 minutes). There are several 7-11's located in the area so you can grab food/drinks. The hotel also has a restaurant/bar located in the lobby/common area.

The staff was friendly and assisted us with any questions we had. They provided us with amenities such as toiletries, fresh towels daily, and water. The rooms are newer and the bathroom was new and had a nice shower/tub. We really enjoyed the space, we have stayed at plenty of hotels throughout Japan and this room had more room than other places which helps when you are traveling with a family.

Tge neighborhood was quiet which was nice not hearing the cars and city life. We would stay there again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2025

Angel

We're a group of 6. This room provided us more than enough space for each of us. The tatami area is spacious that we could lay 4 futons + the table with sitting for tea in there. Sliding doors provide privacy from the bedding and tatami areas. So, my husband and I could sleep without feeling like 6 people in a room. Also, the bathroom is nice and big. I could bath in an American standard bathtub each day. I loved it! Also, the hotel was the only one that we would receive bottle waters each day comparing with other 3 hotels we stayed in our trip.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Victor

Clean and quiet place , near to the Kyoto Station

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

fayth anne

We were a group of 6 and we had a lot of room. Very nice bathroom and had lots of amenities. Staff is very generous and friendly.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2025

Vinessa

The hotel was clean, staff were friendly and very accomodating.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2025

Depti

We had a problem with our room so they upgraded us to a nicer one!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

Joey

Great service and great location

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2025

James A

I wanted to give this place a perfect review, because the room was quite cozy and very beautiful. Unfortunately, my party and I discovered a roach in our room not even within 30 minutes of us getting situated. I understand that mistakes happen, unfortunately this was one that definitely threw a wrench in our overall enjoyment of our stay. I will say, however, the location was pretty and not too bad of a walk from Kyoto’s main train station.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

joel

Super quiet room. Could not even hear the train from ours.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2025

Dan

The hotel is not in the busy area but there are enough restaurants around and not too far to walk to Kyoto station so I think it’s good option for travelers. The rooms are very clean and large, very good for families.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2025

Melissa

Absolutely loved the location and room we stayed in! Short walk from Kyoto Station, lots of Family Mart , 7-Eleven and Lawsons nearby! Also walkable to many other dining options. If youre adventurous like my husband and I were, we walked to Nishiki Market and Fushimi Inari and got lost in the beauty of Kyoto !

The room was quiet and surprisingly being by the train tracks, we barely heard them pass by!

The staff were so excellent with food/sightseeing suggestions and even helped us figure out how to work the shower LOL !!! We are from Canada and used to just turning the tap on and adjusting the heat. This bathroom has a keypad for the room hot water/shower/bath we couldn't figure out! The staff were so sweet when we went to ask how to work the hot water and bathroom tablet!

I would definitely stay here again during our next Japan trip!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Daniel

Great place to stay

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

David

Location is great, next to Kyoto aquarium and a nice park. Staff are all very nice and helpful, also English friendly. Some of the floor mattresses for the tatami room and pillows were heavily stained but other than that everything was nice and clean.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2024

Michelle

Staff were very friendly and helped us store our luggage for us before check in time. Our room was very spacious and clean. The bed and pillows were comfortable and there was also Netflix available (Japanese only but you can select Eng subtitles). Downside is that there is nothing in the area so you need to spend quite a bit of time travelling to the tourist attractions. Also it is also located near a train track and the windows are thin so you can hear trains running if you’re a light sleeper.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2024

Jasmine

15min walk.to station, only difficult in the heat. Only issue was hearing people walk around loudly at night on the floor above.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2024

Mashuk

Everything was great and the space in the rooms are perfect more than enough space for literally everything.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2024

Justin

Very comfy and new

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2024

Alicia

Great hotel

The room was tastefully decorated with Japanase style. It hand a room for tea, that at night transformed into a place to sleep with tatamis.
The bathroom and shower area were among the best in Japan.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2024

Seungeun

Small space for family of 4 to stay. We had to store away table to be able to sleep. Not much counter top space inside bath to keep our bath items.
Front desk staffs were very friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2023

Aleksandr

Great vacation in Kyoto

Excellent hotel with great location and exceptional service and people! We had spacious room with huge bed and fantastic bathroom. Great quality to price ratio as well! Highly recommended!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2023

Alvin

Very nice hotel and comfortable stay. Good accommodating for luggages storage before/after checkin. Too bad the breakfast required reservation and there wasn't much restaurant to close by. Close-by To-ji, train museum and aquarium.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2023

Lucy

Great location and spacious rooms

We had a great stay at Hotel Banister Kyoto. The hotel is located in a quiet area within a 10-min walk from the main Kyoto station. There is plenty of convenience stores, restaurants and a large mall within walking distance. We also found the park 2mins walk great give our kids a run around at (the aquarium is next to the park too).
The room itself was spacious with a good layout. It had lots of great amenities and comfy beds.
There is a small cafe and restaurant on the lobby but we never used it as the cafe didn’t open until 11 (even for coffee).
Overall we had a great stay and would highly recommend.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2023

Kayla

This hotel was wonderful and the staff were very kind as well. None of my friends nor myself have any complaints about the place as a whole - it was very nice to stay here.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2023

Ross

The room is very modern, clean and high tech! The staff are very friendly!

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2020

Gilbert

the room was very comfortable and hotel staff were very friendly

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