Kyoto Gion Shinbashi apt/hotel
Jun 5th, 2015, 10:00 PM
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Kyoto Gion Shinbashi apt/hotel
Re: hotel apt in Gion Area
Kyoto Gion Shinbashi-an
605-0083 Kyoto, Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku Hashimotocho 405-15, Japan
Hi, I booked the above hotel on booking.com.
Wanted a hotel around $100 or so a night for 7 days in the Gion area in Late October.
It has kitchen living room and upstairs twin beds.
Is this location near restaurants, 7-11 grocery stores, Quaint shopping? It's near Yasaka Shrine.
Is it walking distance to bus stops, Gion Shoji station?
This is my first visit to Kyoto.
Thank you.
Kyoto Gion Shinbashi-an
605-0083 Kyoto, Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku Hashimotocho 405-15, Japan
Hi, I booked the above hotel on booking.com.
Wanted a hotel around $100 or so a night for 7 days in the Gion area in Late October.
It has kitchen living room and upstairs twin beds.
Is this location near restaurants, 7-11 grocery stores, Quaint shopping? It's near Yasaka Shrine.
Is it walking distance to bus stops, Gion Shoji station?
This is my first visit to Kyoto.
Thank you.
Jun 6th, 2015, 04:51 AM
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I don't know anything about the facility itself, but the location is fantastic, one of the very best imaginable for Kyoto. It's just a block or two from the canal alongside Shinbashi-dori, which to me is one of the most charming streets anywhere on the planet. You're also just steps away from Shijo-dori, which is the main commercial street in Gion, and then another 5- or 10-minute walk to Kawaramachi, Kyoto's main commercial street. Which means you're adjacent to Teramachi-dori, a long, roofed, pedestrian area filled with shops (including a fantastic stationery store), and intersecting the Nishiki market.
You couldn't possibly be in a better location.
You couldn't possibly be in a better location.
Jun 6th, 2015, 10:02 AM
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Yes, looks like a very good location indeed. We stayed at a ryokan very very close to it (less than a minute's walk, I would say) and thought it a great location to explore historic Kyoto.
I suspect because it is new on booking.com and needs to build up a review rating, you have secured a very very good price too -- my guess is the price will go up quickly once good ratings come in.
Enjoy!
I suspect because it is new on booking.com and needs to build up a review rating, you have secured a very very good price too -- my guess is the price will go up quickly once good ratings come in.
Enjoy!
Jun 6th, 2015, 11:23 AM
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I stayed at that APA in Gion and it was good, but that $260/night price seems way high. Even if you got the top priced room, in high season, on a Saturday night, with an extra bed, you get to that price at current exchange rates.
Jun 6th, 2015, 04:46 PM
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Received confirmation fro Kyoto Shinbashi-an.
We go next door to a garage facility to pick up our key.
Check-in
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Check-out
Until 11:00 AM
We arrive Kansai very late at night so will book a Kansai airport hotel then take a train in the next day.
We go next door to a garage facility to pick up our key.
Check-in
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Check-out
Until 11:00 AM
We arrive Kansai very late at night so will book a Kansai airport hotel then take a train in the next day.
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