Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae PREMIER - former Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae

Room is clean and the location is within 7 minutes walk to Kyoto station, which has the JR, the Shinkansen and the local subway. The bus terminal is also nearby so getting around is super easy. We got the executive room, which is spacious and has a private entry where you can put shoes and small luggage. There is even a massage chair in the room! The hotel is also connected to the underground so there is no worry about getting wet in the rain. There is an escalator and an elevator that take you from the underground up to the floor of the hotel lobby. There is a Don Quijote with a minute walk, and the food options between the hotel and Kyoto station are plenty. Kyoto tower is with a minute walk. The Yodabashi building next to the hotel has a grocery market in the basement, and a large electronics store where you can get batteries, power adapters, and other electronics. The hotel even has washer/dryers on Level 2 for you to do some quick laundry (cost between 100 yen to 500 yen depending on whether you are washing or drying or both). The nice thing is you can check the status of the machines from the TV in your room! You also do not need to bring your detergent or washing powder!

Location is excellent. The B2 level connects to the subway that can access the Porta dining and shopping areas. It also connects to the subway station (Haruka airport express train) So you can literally go shopping, eating, subway station WITHOUT walking on the street level. It's pretty cool. You can also access the Yodobashi building (right next to the hotel) which has floors of electronics, top floors of dining and shopping and basement floor for supermarket. This supermarket sells stuff a lot cheaper than the other supermarket at Isetan. The only downside is it only takes cash. It's the typical 4 star rating Japanese hotel: staffs are professional, rooms are super clean, and location is probably the best of all I've been to at Kyoto. Remember there are (2) Daiwa Roynet Hotels by the Kyoto station. This one is the higher end one I believe because it has the word "premier" at the end.

The location was close to the train station, bank and starbucks. It was easy to get around & get cash when needed. The room was a twin and very good size. We loved the pajamas! Super fun. The shower was amazing and unique with how the shower was outside of the tub. Great water pressure and hot was hot and cold was cold. The breakfast was really good. Lots of options. Beds were comfortable and the window blinds were true to Japanese style. We had plenty of room for our luggage and lots of hooks to hang items. The laundry room was a good size with easy access. I like how you don't need to worry about soap (its automatic). Oh, the mirror has a heated section so it doesn't steam up! We would highly recommend this hotel.

The hotel had a good size room that was beautifully appointed in a Japanese style with shoji screens and plenty of textured finishes. It had tea making facilities and you could top up your tea and bathroom supplies from a self serve section near the reception desk. There was a washing machine on floor 2 if you needed it. The room was cleaned daily if you requested it. The hotel is right next to Kyoto station and can be accessed through the underground tunnels.

5-10min walk straight down the road from Kyoto train station and very easy to find and get to the hotel. Even though it's close to the major train station and busy road, it's quiet by evening. Don't let Yodobashi being next to the hotel make you think it will be loud hotel because when you are inside, it is very quiet. I was able to spend 6 hours in the morning uninterrupted doing business work on my laptop before spending the rest of the day outside. Very clean facility, and friendly staff members at the counter making the check in process very smooth and easy. they even held my luggage till check in time since I arrived very early. check out is as simple as using kiosk by the elevators. One big plus for me is, I got hungry middle of the night and was able to just go across the street to Lawson for quick late night snacks. Will select this hotel in future Kyoto trip.