I've been traveling for a year, staying at everything from super fancy places to places where you share a bathroom with the entire hotel, which this place is, but for what it is I have zero complaints. Clean, comfy, adorable rooms with great little touches (desks, built ins, bamboo lamps). It is VERY bare bones however - there are no... More

We totally recommend this hotel IF you want to stay at a traditional style ryokan. It's not expensive, service is great and rooms are clean and cozy. Spent about three days with my wife in Oct2010 and we loved it. They even have a kitchen but we did not use it. Showers are downstairs and are ok. Important warning: steep... More

We loved staying at Gojo. It is in the middle of a quaint Kyoto neighborhood, in an old-style Japanese modeled home that has been updated. The 3-person room was very spacious according to Japanese standards. The air conditioner worked awesome and there was a good amount of "closet" space. The whole place was very clean; the only issue was that... More

Please keep in mind that we didn't stay in during the day, and mostly explored Kyoto. Admittedly, this place is a little hard to find at first, tucked away as it is on a sloping road in the middle of Kyoto. Fortunately, a kind resident in the neighbouring buildings helped us find our way. Unfortunately, the owner/personwhorunstheplace did not answer... More

This place had squeaky floor boards, narrow stairwells and door ways but it was an old building and I love that aspect of it. The staff were super friendly, it was cosy, clean enough and actually one of my favourite backpackers for its charm, great view from the twin room onto a local temple, value for money and best of... More

I'm not sure what the main Gojo guesthouse is like, but when I arrived at the Annex, I was sorely disappointed. The room I was offered was tiny, with only a western style single bed and nothing else. I know that rooms in Japan in often small, but for 3000 yen a night, I felt this was a bad deal.... More

Definitely not a first choice. Staff is not helpful at all (they don't understand English all that well), very surprising after seeing how Japanese people go out of their way to help you (in spite of language barriers). Building is cold (there was no heating when I stayed), the showers are horrible (extremely cold stone floor), cigarette smoke and noise... More

We stayed only one night but we had a good nice sleep. Showers were clean. It was quiet. It was very cold in the guesthouse but you can heat your room with a heater. However other areas are cold. Location was great. Close to bus stops that you can take to the Kyoto station or do a quick sight seeing... More

I stayed at the original Gojo guesthouse cafe and not the annex one. There were many great points about this place. one being the services and facilities they provided. The staff spoke good english and were very helpful. You could also hire bikes there for only 500yen a day. it was very worth it. it made the whole kyoto experience... More