MIMARU SUITES Kyoto Shijo vs ALA HOTEL KYOTO

Same City · Kyoto Distance: 1.2km

Overview

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MIMARU SUITES Kyoto Shijo

★★★ 3-Star
9.4 1,622
Kyoto
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ALA HOTEL KYOTO

★★★★ 4-Star
9.3 9,416
Kyoto
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Live Price Comparison

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Rating Comparison by Booking Site

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Agoda
9.4 (1,631)
9.3 (9,604)
Booking.com
9.4 (901)
9.1 (2,645)
Expedia
10.0 (220)
9.4 (466)
라쿠텐트래블
9.7 (2)
9.0 (1)
Trip.com
9.7 (68)
9.4 (4,401)
Overall Average
9.4 (2,822)
9.3 (17,117)

Strengths & Weaknesses

MIMARU SUITES Kyoto Shijo ALA HOTEL KYOTO
Strengths Strengths
+ Rooms are spacious and clean with multiple bedrooms and separate bathrooms, ideal for families and groups per many reviews + Rooms are spacious and clean for Japanese hotels, with separate toilet/bath and sofas praised repeatedly
+ Full kitchen and washer make cooking and laundry convenient, repeatedly noted + Large baths, saunas, and onsen great for fatigue relief, women's areas secure with keys
+ Lobby free beer, sake, and coffee from 5 PM brings high satisfaction + 5-min walk to Kyoto Station makes Shinkansen/bus travel convenient
+ Staff are friendly with good English communication, commonly mentioned + Breakfast buffet varied and delicious
+ 5-min walk to Shijo Station makes Kyoto sightseeing easy, frequent review point + Free laundry machines convenient, staff friendly
Weaknesses Weaknesses
- Some reviews note smell or stuffiness in windowless rooms - Elevator key card recognition errors require multiple tries
- Washer takes long and is tricky to use, per some opinions - Lack of natural light in rooms and no closet for storage
- Thin walls let noise through, mentioned in reviews - Bath water too hot or dryer takes too long

Recommended For

Families Groups/Friends Extended stay

Recommended For

Couples Families Business travelers Onsen lovers

Guest Reviews

MIMARU SUITES Kyoto Shijo

라쿠텐트래블 5.0 Family

Spacious clean rooms with kitchen, lobby free drinks made family trip perfect

Agoda 10.0 Family with kids

Tatami space handy, free beer and sake became daily routine

Trip.com 10.0 Family

2 independent bathrooms and washer comfy for family

Expedia 10.0 Family

Huge room and washer great for 5-person family

Booking.com 9.4 Family

Perfect for family of 5 with happy hour bonus

Washer takes too long

ALA HOTEL KYOTO

라쿠텐트래블 5.0

Sauna best for foot fatigue relief. Spacious clean room, separate bath/toilet convenient

라쿠텐트래블 5.0

Open lobby uplifting, large clean usable room. Great baths morning/night, abundant breakfast

Booking.com 4.0

5min to station, nice onsen free laundry. Good size for Japan

Frequent elevator key card errors

Trip.com 10.0 Couple

Spacious room great baths, comfy bed clean. Recommend for Kyoto Station stay

Agoda 10.0 Couple

5min to station, clean onsen sauna, spacious room daily cleaned

Location Comparison

Distance: 1.2km

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