Hotel is a very convenient 5 minute stroll from the station and bus station. I usually would never stay near the train station as they are usually int he worst parts of town however we are in Japan so its all safe. I arrived in the morning so couldn't check in until 3 which was fine, they stored my luggage... more

My fiance and I stayed here for one night as a Kyoto excursion during our 3 weeks in Tokyo. We initially tried to check-in at the wrong APA hotel, there is another APA hotel (ekimae) on the way to the correct one (horikawadori) but staff were very helpful providing us a map to the right one. So we got there... more

The hotel has very clean room and of moderate size. It is also very close to the main train station and makes travelling a lot easier. The staffs' english is not very good so avoid asking them complicated questions. Perhaps the english speaking staff were not on duty that day. Another downside is the appalling breakfast buffet costing around £10-£12.... more

I love going to Japan and staying at the hotels that provide all you need at a low price. Think, single rooms for May 2009 in APA horikawadori start at $60-70! For 80 bucks a night I booked a top floor room with all you can eat breakfast, that's a deal! I have been to Kyoto 3 times and I... more

We stayed in this hotel because of its proximity to lively Kyoto Station , the metro to the convention center, and its price. When we got there, having traveled in Japan for a week, we begged for the biggest room they had - as we realized that business hotel rooms might be painfully small. We had a huge handicapped room... more

This hotel is in a brilliant position just a few minutes walk away from the amazing JR Kyoto Railway Station, is quite new and modern and was very reasonably priced which explained its constantly busy reception area. We knew to expect smaller hotel rooms in Japan than other Asian countries but our twin bedded room here was the smallest hotel... more