Hotel Gimmond Kyoto

Hotel was easy to get to near a subway stop. Also it's not a far walk from the Teramachi shopping arcade. The room was larger than most other double rooms I've stayed at in Japan. Free internet in the room was useful. The decoration was dated, and the bed was a little bit hard and springy -- not like the very soft mattresses that many places now use. Unfortunately the lobby smells like an ashtray because they allow smoking in the lobby, but I never stayed in the lobby more than 2 minutes so it wasn't a big problem. Overall, it was a good deal with a location convenient for the subway, but not right in the action.

The location is pretty good, only few minutes walk to subway. And within half an hour to reach the market and the Kyoto central, as well as some world heritage listed places.

Good will stay again. affordable and nice locaton.

Very pleasant desk staff. Surprised that the Hotel had not shifted to cooling on the AC given the warm weather. Asked to have a room away from the street to allow open window, and was promptly accommodated. Then, the desk called and said they had switched over to cooling for AC- and they had! The room was small, but no request was left unsatisfied.

We stayed in Hotel Gimmond Kyoto for 3 nights in April. The location is perfect - just 2 minutes walk from a subway station, which is in turn just 3 stops from main Kyoto train station. Additionally, the location is central and very close to most of attractions. We walked most of the time, but there is plenty of public transportation available. The room was clean and had everything we needed, though pretty small one - not a big deal for us. For the price - we paid about $125/night (and we know how low USD currently is) - it's a great deal. I would stay there again and would recommend it to friends.

hotel gimmond is in a great location--walkable to some kyoto attractions (nijo castle, imperial palace, kyoto museum), and steps from the subway. helpful staff. the rooms are small, but the price is unbeatable. plenty of restaurants/shops nearby. highly recommend!!

Everything went as planned. The pre-paid room was waiting for us.

good location in the central part of Kyoto walking distance to the Imperial Palace and Niejo Castle, about 15 minutes walk to the Gion district clean, great staff

I stayed in Kyoto for 8 nights. The staff were very helpful in translating Japanese advertizments which helped with my shopping. The hotel is a 5 minute walk from the two subway lines of Kyoto. This with bus, suburban trains, or taxi I could be anywhere in Kyoto in 15 - 20 minutes. The Italian resturatant in the hotel was good, but tends to be booked by wedding parties (about 4. The apple pie shop around the corner is a great stop for american home style pies.

I live in Japan, so I expected a business style hotel when I booked Gimmond. It was pretty much what I had expected, small room, cramped unit bath and small TV. The price was in line with the room I stayed in. The location was great with subway lines close by and not far from the sites. The staff spoke English well and were very helpful when I had questions. One doesn't go to Kyoto to stay in the room so I think it is a good place to hang your hat. Don't expect luxury.