LOISIR HOTEL CLASSIC GARDEN KYOTO SANJO (solo trip)

How this hotel is listed as a four star hotel is beyond me. This would fall more in a 2.5 star category. Feels extremely outdated and a little icky. First impression was walking into the lobby bathrooms and toilets being extremely unkept and filled with waste. Going to the rooms was not much better. The bathrooms didn’t appear to be fully cleaned. I found multiple hairs in the shower and sink. Roo...

Basic rooms that were clean enough. The hotel looks old, the breakfast meats were cold and lacked variety. Luckily there is a 7-eleven right outside the entrance so I purchased smoothies. There is also a McDonald's 3 minutes away(walking). The best thing about the hotel is its proximity to other restaurants and convenience stores.

EDIT: due to their luggage forwarding system (you have to fill out a form online, the front desk won’t talk to you), they sent our suitcase to an island off the coast of Tokyo rather than our hotel in Tokyo. Terrible service. The rooms are VERY small (even by Japanese standards) and outdated. The bed was hard as a rock, and the pillows weren’t much better. Also, our room smelled strongly of cigare...

Great hotel. Location was just perfect as there is a train station right next to the hotel. Great service from the front desk and they give you complimentary drinks. Rooms were great. Modern, lighting was adequate, and the bathroom was huge. The shower was the best feature!!!!

This hotel was worth for the price as I had been around Tokyo, Osaka and now Kyoto, this hotel gave me modern and classic style. My payment was included breakfast that what I wanted (because of the garden view). The receptionist was so nice, she spoke English so well (comparing from others that I had stayed). The service to check-in and out is high-tech. In general, I liked it and if have chan...