Tsubame-ya - Hostel

1.0 star property
Hostel in Kyoto, near Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama

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Private Room (1~3 person, Japanese Futon), Non Smoking | Blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi
Mixed Dormitory, Single Bunk bed for 1 person, Non Smoking | Blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi
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Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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2F, Saga Hirosawa 28-3, Minamino-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 616-8304
  • Place, Arashiyama Onsen
    โ€ช3 min driveโ€ฌ
  • Place, Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
    โ€ช4 min driveโ€ฌ
  • Place, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
    โ€ช5 min driveโ€ฌ
  • Airport, Osaka (ITM-Itami)

Room options

Private Room (1~3 person, Japanese Futon), Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons

Mixed Dormitory, Single Bunk bed for 1 person, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Mixed Dormitory, Double Bunk bed for 1-2 person

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bunk Bed

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About the neighborhood

Kyoto

Located in Arashiyama within 2 miles (3 km) of Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama, Tsubame-ya - Hostel is within a few miles (5 km) of other popular sights such as Suzumushi-dera Temple. This 4-room hostel welcomes guests with conveniences like free in-room WiFi and a refrigerator in a common area.

What's nearby

  • Arashiyama Onsen - 3 min drive - 1.0 mile
  • Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama - 4 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Togetsukyo Bridge - 4 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Grove - 5 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Bamboo Forest Street - 5 min drive - 1.6 miles

Getting around

  • Kurumazakijinja Station - 11 min walk
  • Uzumasa Station - 14 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • โ€ชMcDonald's - โ€ฌ12 min walk
  • โ€ชๆฐธ็”ฐ็ˆ็ฒๅบ— - โ€ฌ5 min walk
  • โ€ชใ‚ตใƒณใƒกใƒณใƒใƒผใ‚บ ไบฌ้ƒฝๅตฏๅณจ(Sun Members) - โ€ฌ1 min walk
  • โ€ชๆฅๆฅไบญๅคช็งฆๅบ— - โ€ฌ7 min walk
  • โ€ชๅ’Œ้ฃŸใ•ใจ ๅตฏๅณจๅบ— - โ€ฌ3 min walk

About this property

Tsubame-ya - Hostel

Hostel in Kyoto, near Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
Tsubame-ya - Hostel offers free WiFi in public areas and refrigerator in a common area. Self parking is available for JPY 1200 per day. Front-desk staff can help with locker space, and provide local restaurant recommendations.
Guests can expect to find free WiFi. Bathrooms have hair dryers, free toiletries, and slippers. Bathrooms are shared.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking; reservations required
  • Self parking on site (JPY 1,200 per day)
  • Limited onsite self parking

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Lockers
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Children and extra beds

  • Children 6 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding

Important information

Fees

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100โ€“10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

These are all of the charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

  • Self parking fee: JPY 1200 per day
  • Towels available for a fee (or guests may bring their own)

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
  • Check-in: 3 PM
  • Check-out: 10:00 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is available during limited hours. Driving? This property offers parking (fees apply).

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit for incidental charges and a government-issued photo ID may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts cash.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
  • No cribs or infant beds are available.
  • No rollaway or extra beds are available.

Property is also known as

Tsubame-ya Hostel Kyoto
Tsubame-ya Hostel
Tsubame-ya Kyoto
Tsubame-ya
Tsubame-ya - Hostel Kyoto
Tsubame-ya - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Tsubame-ya - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Kyoto

Frequently asked questions

Are free cancellation options available at Tsubame-ya - Hostel?

Tsubame-ya - Hostel provides free cancellation on select room rates. To learn more, look at the cancellation policy on our site.

What's there to see within easy reach of Tsubame-ya - Hostel?

This hostel is situated in Arashiyama, close to Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kinkaku-ji Temple, and Nijล Castle. You'll also find Kawaramachi Street and Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama within a short drive.

Is there parking available at Tsubame-ya - Hostel?

Yes, parking is offered for JPY 1,200 per day.

Does Tsubame-ya - Hostel have a casino at the property?

No, Tsubame-ya - Hostel doesn't have a casino.

Is there an indoor pool at Tsubame-ya - Hostel?

No, there is no indoor pool at this hostel.

Does Tsubame-ya - Hostel have a hot tub?

No, this hostel doesn't have a spa tub.

Does Tsubame-ya - Hostel have a restaurant that serves breakfast?

No, Tsubame-ya - Hostel doesn't have a restaurant that serves breakfast.

Does Tsubame-ya - Hostel allow pets to stay free of charge?

No, pets aren't allowed at Tsubame-ya - Hostel.

Does Tsubame-ya - Hostel have connecting rooms?

No, this hostel doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

What is the closest airport to Tsubame-ya - Hostel?

The closest major airport to Tsubame-ya - Hostel is Itami Airport (ITM), which is about 21.3 mi away.

Can I book a room with a balcony at Tsubame-ya - Hostel?

No, there aren't any rooms with balconies at Tsubame-ya - Hostel.

Tsubame-ya - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 19 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 19 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 19 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful and polite. Had a very pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Alison, Nottingham England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A hidden treasure! Just like coming home ;)

I cannot say enough about Tsubame-ya, the guest house and staff were exceptional. I wouldn't hesitate to highly recommend. Personal, genuine welcome, with attentive staff, a real family feel. I felt like I'd been invited to stay in someone's home. We will definitely return to Tsubame-ya x
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

toshihiro

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹็•ชๅทๅ…ฅๅŠ›ใซๆ‰‹้–“ๅ–ใฃใŸใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸ

ๅˆฐ็€ๆ™‚ใซ่ชฐใ‚‚ใŠใ‚‰ใšๅฎฟใซใฏๅ…ฅใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒ‡ใƒณใƒˆใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใ•ใ‚“ใ‚‚่ฆชๅˆ‡ใงใ“ใฎไพกๆ ผใชใฎใซใŠ้ขจๅ‘‚ใชใฉใฎๆฐดๅ›žใ‚Šใ‚‚็ถบ้บ—ใง่‰ฏใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸๆฉŸไผšใŒใ‚ใ‚Œใฐๅˆฉ็”จใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆฐ—ใซใชใฃใŸ็‚นใฏใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใƒ™ใƒƒใƒ‰ใƒซใƒผใƒ ใŒ่ปŠใฎ่‡ญใ„ใฃใฝใ„ใซใŠใ„ใŒใ—ใฆๆฐ—ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚“ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŒใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ๅตๅฑฑใธ่กŒใใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚น่‰ฏๅฅฝใ€‚ ่กŒใฃใŸๆ—ฅใซๅคšใใฎไบบใŒๅฎฟๆณŠใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ 1ใคใฎใ‚ทใƒฃใƒฏใƒผใ‚’ๆตดใณใ‚‹ใฎใซ๏ผ‘.๏ผ•ใ€œ๏ผ’ๆ™‚้–“ใ‹ใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใŒๆฎ‹ๅฟตใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒฏใƒผใŒใ‚ใ„ใŸใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ€ใ‚ใ–ใ‚ใ–่ฆ‹ใซ่กŒใ‹ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใใฆ้ขๅ€’ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Phoebe

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness

ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด ์ž˜ํ•˜์‹œ๋Š” ์—ฌ์ž์‚ฌ์žฅ๋‹˜์ด ์šด์˜ํ•˜์‹œ๋Š” ์•„๋ผ์‹œ์•ผ๋งˆ์— ๊ฐˆ ๋•Œ ๊ฑธ์–ด๊ฐˆ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋Š” ๊ฒŒ์ŠคํŠธํ•˜์šฐ์Šค

๋Œ€๊ธฐ ์งˆ์— ๋ฏผ๊ฐํ•œ ํŽธ์ด์–ด์„œ ์˜ค์‚ฌ์นด์—์„œ ์ถœ๋ฐœํ•˜์—ฌ ๊ตํ†  ์‹œ๋‚ด๋ณด๋‹ค ์•„๋ผ์‹œ์•ผ๋งˆ์—์„œ ์ž ์‹œ ์‰ฌ๊ณ ์ž ์ด ํ˜ธ์Šคํ…”์— ์˜ˆ์•ฝํ–ˆ๋Š”๋ฐ ๋Œ€๋กœ๋ณ€์— ์œ„์น˜ํ•˜์—ฌ ์ฐพ๊ธฐ ์‰ฌ์šธ ๋“ฏํ–ˆ์ง€๋งŒ, ๊ฐ„ํŒ์ด ์ˆจ์–ด์žˆ์–ด์„œ ๊ธธ๊ฐ€๋Š” ์—ฌํ•™์ƒ์—๊ฒŒ ๋„์›€๋ฐ›์•„ ๊ฒŒ์ŠคํŠธํ•˜์šฐ์Šค์— ๋„์ฐฉํ–ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์•„๋ผ์‹œ์•ผ๋งˆ๊นŒ์ง€ ๊ฑธ์–ด์„œ ๊ฐˆ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๊ณ  ์ž์ „๊ฑฐ๋„ ์˜จ์ข…์ผ 500์—”์— ๋นŒ๋ฆด ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋‹ค๊ณ  ํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ œ ๊ฒฝ์šฐ์—๋Š” ์นจ๋Œ€ ๋งคํŠธ๋ฆฌ์Šค ์ž์ฒด์— ๋ƒ„์ƒˆ๊ฐ€ ๋‚ฌ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. 2์ธต ์นจ๋Œ€ ์•„๋ž˜์ธต์— ๋ฐฐ์ •๋˜์—ˆ๋Š”๋ฐ ์ฐฝ์„ ๋ฐ”๋ผ๋ณผ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ์–ด์„œ ์ข‹์•˜์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์‹œํŠธ๋ฅผ ๊ฐˆ๋ ค๋ฉด ์ถ”๊ฐ€๋น„์šฉ์„ ๋‚ด์•ผ ํ•˜๋Š” ๊ฒƒ ๊ฐ™์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๊ตํ† ์—์„œ๋Š” 2018.10.1์ผ๋ถ€๋กœ ์ˆ™๋ฐ•์‹œ์„ค์—์„œ ๋„์‹œ ์„ธ๋ฅผ ์ง•์ˆ˜ํ•œ๋‹ค๊ณ  ํ•˜์—ฌ ์ž…์‹ค ์ „์— 800์—”์„ ์ถ”๊ฐ€๋กœ ์ง€๊ธ‰ํ–ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ƒค์›Œ์‹œ์„ค์ด ์ˆ˜์••๋„ ์ข‹๊ณ  ๊ณต๊ฐ„๋„ ๋„“์–ด ํŽธํ–ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋ฐฉ์— ์—ด์‡  ์žˆ๋Š” ์บ๋น„๋‹›์ด ์žˆ์–ด ๋ถ„์‹ค์—ผ๋ ค ์žˆ๋Š” ๋ฌผ๊ฑด ๋ณด๊ด€ํ•˜๊ธฐ๊ฐ€ ์ข‹์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์—ฌ์ž ์‚ฌ์žฅ๋‹˜์ด ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด๋ฅผ ์ž˜ํ•˜์‹œ๊ณ  ์นœ์ ˆํ•˜๊ฒŒ ์•ˆ๋‚ด๋ฅผ ์ž˜ ํ•ด์ฃผ์‹ญ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

uzi, Chiba

Liked: Staff & service
ๅคง้€šใ‚Šใซ้šฃๆŽฅใ—ใŸใ‚ฒใ‚นใƒˆใƒใ‚ฆใ‚นใง่ฒทใ„็‰ฉใ‚„้ฃŸไบ‹ใฏไธ่‡ช็”ฑใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๆœ€ๅฏ„ใ‚Š้ง…ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅคšๅฐ‘้›ขใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅฎ‰ใ„ใฎใงๆฉŸไผšใŒใ‚ใ‚Œใฐๆฌกๅ›žใ‚‚ใพใŸๅˆฉ็”จใ—ใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒฏใƒผๅฎคใŒๅบƒใ„ใ€‚

ๅฅณๆ€งๅฐ‚็”จใฎใŠ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใจไผบใฃใŸใฎใงๆœŸๅพ…ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ninos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A must stay if in Arashiyama

The family that runs the hostel are the best. Kind and funny.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ๅ‘จ่พบๆ–ฝ่จญใฎ้“ๆกˆๅ†…ใ‚„ใŠใ™ใ™ใ‚ใฎใŠๅบ—ใ‚’ใจใฆใ‚‚่ฆชๅˆ‡ใซๆ•™ใˆใฆ้ ‚ใใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‚ˆใ„ๆ—…่กŒใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tung, Bremen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bestes Hostel auf dieser Welt

Alles was man brauch findet man dort. Ganz viele Mรคrkte sowie Bahnhรถfe. Das Team ist super liebenswรผrdig und behandelt einen wie Familie.
Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

ไธๅฏงใชๅฏพๅฟœ

ๅ››ๆกใ‚„ไบฌ้ƒฝ้ง…ใชใฉไธญๅฟƒ้ƒจใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏ้›ขใ‚Œใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅตฏๅณจๅตๅฑฑๆ–น้ขใซใปใฉ่ฟ‘ใใ€ๅธ‚ๅ†…่ฅฟ้ƒจใ‚’ๅ›žใ‚‹ใซใฏ่‰ฏใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅฅณๆ€งใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใŒใจใฆใ‚‚่ฆชๅˆ‡ใงๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฎ่‰ฏใ„ๆ–นใงใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚