R&B Hotel Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi

R&B Kyoto was situated right next to a popular street for restaurants and bars. Excellent choice if you enjoy nightlife. One nice thing the staff did was keep and refrigerate a milk I had just purchased before checkin and had forgotten on the checkin desk. They kept it for me and made sure to give it to me on my return. I was pleasantly surprised, and this kindness was appreciated. They also offer complimentary pajamas, which was a nice detail.

This is very small, but they don't store coffee or tea inside the rooms themselves. You have to get packets for making your morning drink in the lobby. A minor inconvenience, but I did not feel like I was looking well enough in the morning before my shower and bathroom routine and skipped having my morning coffee. Also, the room itself was pretty small as compared to the AirBnbs I had been staying at during my trip to Japan. I wasn't in the room much, but it was just enough space for a solo traveler. Having a couple stay in the room would be more of a problem with the limited space.

Very good hotel, not expensive but in an excellent location. Close to the river and next to the small streets with hundreds of small restaurants and pubs. Subway Hankyu line is only a few minutes walk along the river, and from there you go all around Kyoto, or even straight to Osaka centre for 400 Yen. Gion is right at that same subway station. The room is quiet at night, the rooms are really soundproof. Brekfast is simple with some croissants and jam, buns, soups, granola, salads and coffee. Simple but not expensive. There is a Family Mart just across the street, and a small japanese bento lunch / dinner take away too. Reception staff is very friendly and helpful, but they dont speak much english (or other). We managed fine though :)

I agree with other reviewers: the room was just a bit too small. I could only get my old-style Samsonite suitcase to open when I paced it onto the bed itself. There is no space to open it anywhere else in the room. And I even was alone in a 2p room... :-S

I stayed in R&B for one week. The location is great, you can easily walk to the shopping area, restaurants, subway station, Gion and some famous temples and shrines. Kamogawa is close by and I could have some lovely walking time along the riverside. Room is small, cozy and very clean. Breakfast is simple, but very good, I loved the bread, specially the croissant. The staff are kind and helpful, and some of them can speak English.

Great hotel in a great part of Kyoto. Walking distance to great cafes and lots of food options. Only a few minutes away from the Kamo River. The staff were really friendly and helpful and the check in / check out was easy. Rooms are on the smaller size but comfy and good value for money. Would recommend

I especially loved the location. I could see cherry blossoms right from my room! Many things were a reasonable walking distance away, and those walks were filled with beautiful scenery

The pricing could've been a bit better, but I think i just caught them on the wrong side of dynamic pricing since I was staying during a busier time.

Good location, near Subway station and Kamo river. For Sakura season, the street just behind hotel has Sakura trees all along the street. Perfect room size for one traveller.

The staffs were very helpful and friendly! Can borrow an iron for clothing from the staffs, and can also store luggage with them for a few hours after check out.

The room is small 🥲 It's comfy and has all the necessary stuffs, but I wish it's bigger.

What's there not to like? Great location ✅ Good room with daily room cleaning and personal bathroom ✅ Great staff and amenities ✅ Easy check in and check out ✅ Great wifi ✅

Breakfast was ok. Very simple. But enough to get you going. I wished they would serve more Japanese style like raw eggs nori natto and such. I would make me feel like I’m in japan.

Everything else was great! Thank you r&b and the staff was outstanding! Great job. I would definitely come back. Much mahalos!

Great location that's close to tourist attractions like Kiyomizu-dera and Nishiki market, train stations for getting out and seeing the area and a short walk to the river and Kyoto nightlife in Gion. Staff were very helpful and kind. Thank you :)