I am heading to Kyoto on July 16 and have found that all hotels are booked due to the festival.
Should I stay in Osaka or another city and take the train to kyoto? I am traveling with three children 6 to 16. I would like a hotel with a pool if possible, not mandatory. does anybody have suggestions where to stay. are there any good areas I should be looking at? is there anything on the coast? how far is the Train station from the recommended hotel?
Thanks
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You will very likely be able to get a business hotel in Kyoto, but will also need to reserve it in Japanese as most don't have any English presense on the internet and are not listed on English language booking sites either. Many are not on booking sites at all. http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/en/ lists a lot of places available in Kyoto on July 16 in English, and many more in Japanese.
If you wanted to stay in Osaka, we like the Hilton Osaka, right across from Osaka station. It has a pool.
In most hotels, you will need 2 rooms for 4 people.