Ujitawara Holidays from £411

The room was basic and clean. The main issue was that the air conditioning was disabled in the room. There was a sign in the room stating it was controlled across the whole hotel and I wouldn't be able to turn it on. It was quite humid in Osaka when I was visiting, and the lack of AC meant I had to keep the window open the tiny amount that was allowed. This made the primary purpose of the hotel to "Just Sleep" a bit more difficult than I would have liked. If you don't mind being a little warm and sweaty during the night, you might be okay. I found it difficult to sleep and get comfortable in the warm humid nights. I would suggest calling ahead to see if the air conditioning is allowed/enabled before making a trip to this hotel. Or perhaps only go in the cooler months.

Staff was very helpful, we mailed our luggage to the hotel and they delivered the luggages to our room before our arrival. Breakfast was great, room was clean, couple of restaurant nearby and a lawson downstarirs

Great location....only negatives was rooftop bar was only open one night but this was due to bad weather but it was a great spot for drinks and light bites if needed with reasonable prices. Disappointed that breakfast did not include a decent cup of coffee without charge. Also had insufficient toasting machine for the numbers of people eating breakfast. In room tea and coffee options pretty much non existent. Two coffee bags provided but no creamer or sugar unless you asked at reception. No glasses provided in the room, just plastic tumblers. Sadly no pj's provided like other hotels we stayed at in Japan. We had a pleasant enough stay but if we returned to Kyoto we wouldn't stay again.

Liked the traditional Japanese home. However the hotel is a bit cramped (possible same across Kyoto) - the room overall is big, but the number of doors/small enclosures make it feel cramped.