Minn Shijo Omiya
12-13 Mibubojocho, Nakagyo-Ku, Kyoto 604-8804 Kyoto Prefecture
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#87 of 347 hotels in Kyoto
Location
4.5
Rooms
3.7
Value
4.0
Cleanliness
4.8
Service
4.7
Sleep Quality
4.6
New Open in March 2016. 3 minutes walk from Shijo-Omiya Station. Best location for Kyoto central & Arashiyama sightseeing. Complimentary breakfast offered (Ingredients indicated). Free-wifi. Kiblat(Mecca direction sign) is equipped in all rooms. 1 Muslim prayer room is located on the 2nd floor.
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Property amenities
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Wifi
Free breakfast
Breakfast available
Baggage storage
Non-smoking hotel
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
Breakfast buffet
Kid-friendly buffet
Vending machine
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Blackout curtains
Air conditioning
Desk
Housekeeping
Refrigerator
Flatscreen TV
Extra long beds
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Wake-up service / alarm clock
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
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Non-smoking rooms
Family rooms
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English, Japanese
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12-13 Mibubojocho, Nakagyo-Ku, Kyoto 604-8804 Kyoto Prefecture
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We are a family of 5 and we comfortably stayed in 2 connecting rooms. The hotel provided everything that you may need including: all bathroom essentials, guides and maps for getting around the city, and most importantly FREE breakfast! They also gave us free coins to use in the vending machines. The kids loved that! Hospitality in Japan in 2nd to none and this hotel was no exception. Excellent!
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from karaksa_hotel, マネージャー at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded Jan 23, 2020
"Dear Mr./Ms. Andriana S We would like to thank you for choosing your stay at karaksa hotel Kyoto 1 and leaving your comments about your stay. It is a huge pleasure for all our staff to hear that you were satisfied with our hotel throughout your duration of the stay. Once again, thank very much for your comments and staying with us at karaksa hotel Kyoto 1. We look forward to welcoming you again in Kyoto. Best regards, Hotel front staff. "
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This is a new hotel therefore in very good conditions. The staff are helpful and will assist you with your traveling plans. They have plenty of connecting rooms so it's very good for families. Breakfast is slightly scarce. I do appreciate that it's not good to waste food but if they need to top up constantly they should keep an eye on the buffet. I had to wait for them to bring more food and eventually ask for it. This is not really ideal and I think they should be more careful with that.
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Date of stay: August 2017
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Response from karaksa_hotel, Assistant Manager at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded May 21, 2018
Thank you for staying with us at karaksa hotel Kyoto 1 and for sharing your review here. We are very sorry for your inconvinient for the breakfast. Also, we are really honored by your positive comments about our hotel. We will make sure to share your feedback among our staff for providing a better service and facilities. Once again, thank you very much for staying with us.
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Needed a one night emergency hotel room (got out of Tokyo a day early due to typhoon Hagibis), and Karaksa was perfect. The staff are very friendly and efficient. Room is clean, on the smaller side, but sufficient if you’re just there to sleep. Breakfast buffet was average. We paid less than $90, which to us was a steal. Ended up changing our hotel reservation for our return final night in Tokyo to the Karaska there, hopefully we will be as pleased.
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Date of stay: October 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from karaksa_hotel, マネージャー at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded Oct 23, 2019
"Dear Mr./Ms. Sandra F. Thank you for choosing karaksa hotel Kyoto1 and spending your time to leave us with such lovely comments. Your warm words encourage us to try more for a better hospitality service. I hope good memories here will remain in you forever. Thank you very much and we hope to serve you again very soon! Best regards!"
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Couple spent 3 nights in the hotel.
Pros:
- clean
- good location close to the public transportation
- Friendly staff specially AKITA who was very helpful
- Great large bed
- Free coffee, tea and soft drinks
Cons:
- Tiny Tiny Room..... no plce to unpack your staff. The size is a double bed, small hall and tiny bathroom not a room you like to stay in
- Tiny Tiny bathroom....
- Very basic breakfast
- Charged me Y1000 for 2 hours of early check in....when my room was already ready.
- No lobby you can seat in the dinning room but it is not comfortable
Clearly not a 4* hotel not more then clean 2.75 stars. In our case was way over priced....Corner rooms are a bit larger
Pros:
- clean
- good location close to the public transportation
- Friendly staff specially AKITA who was very helpful
- Great large bed
- Free coffee, tea and soft drinks
Cons:
- Tiny Tiny Room..... no plce to unpack your staff. The size is a double bed, small hall and tiny bathroom not a room you like to stay in
- Tiny Tiny bathroom....
- Very basic breakfast
- Charged me Y1000 for 2 hours of early check in....when my room was already ready.
- No lobby you can seat in the dinning room but it is not comfortable
Clearly not a 4* hotel not more then clean 2.75 stars. In our case was way over priced....Corner rooms are a bit larger
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Date of stay: April 2018Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from karaksa_hotel, Assistant Manager at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded May 21, 2018
Thank you for staying at karaksa hotel Kyoto 1 and also for sharing your comments here. Ｗe regret to hear your disappointment about room facilities. We'll make sure to share it with all our staff for further improvement. On the other hand, we are glad to know you enjoyed our breakfast! We sincerely hope you will come back to our hotel on your next trip.
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The beds were very comfortable, and the personnel were extraordinary, very helpful, and kind. The personnel made traveling around kyoto so easy, comfortable and delight to come back to rest. Also, they easily set up luggage transfer, which was perfect and reliable. The breakfast especially the mangos and pancakes were delicious. It was nice that there was 24 hr availability of refreshments and soup. The location also made it easy to get to kyoto station, bus stop and ranken station. The availability of convenience stores and daiso are so close.
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Date of stay: September 2019Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from karaksa_hotel, マネージャー at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded Oct 7, 2019
"Dear Mr./Ms. Alley C Thank you for your recent stay at karaksa hotel Kyoto 1. How was your trip in Kyoto ? we hope you had a fantastic trip in Japan. We are please to hear that you had enjoyed your stay and had been satisfied with our services at our hotel. Once again, thank you very much we hope to serving you again in Kyoto. Depending on the season in Kyoto, you will be able see a different scenery. Best reagrds, Hotel front staff. "
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It is relative expensive to find a nice hotel in Kyoto and this new 3 star hotel offers small but clean and comfortable rooms in Kyoto center. Besides that, it provides simple but decent buffet breakfast for all its clients. Whatever you plan to visit Kyoto with buses or trains, it is excellent located with only several minute's walk. There are plenty of restaurants and convenient shops around the hotel as well. The most attractive offers from this hotel are free drinks and free sausages in the afternoon. The staffs are super friendly and they are ready to help whenever is necessary. In contrary to normal classic large hotels which we used to live, this hotel is really distinguished itself from others with its care to each individual customers. The only negative comments if I have maybe its small size and its kind of pre-built small bath rooms. It gives the feeling of low quality.
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Date of stay: July 2019
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Response from karaksa_hotel, マネージャー at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded Sep 8, 2019
"Dear Mr./Ms. rzhang_1969 Thank you very much for your recent stay at karaksa hotel Kyoto 1 and spending your time to write down in detail about your stay. We are very delight and honored to hear that you had a wonderful time staying with us. It is pleasing to hear that you had enjoyed our complimentary breakfast. As a hotel who strives to providing our best in all aspects, we constantly talk about our breakfast menu and always change or update our menu's every time. we are happy to hear that you were satisfied with our convenient location, where we get a lot of positive comments about this. What keeps us motivated is to hear our guest were happy with our staff's behavior and their services. If there were any inconvenience caused from the size of our bathroom's, we would like give our deepest apologizes. We hope you will give us another opportunity in the future stays to come, Kyoto will show different kind of beauty depending on the season. Again Thank You for your kind words and your patronage with karaksa hotel Kyoto 1. We look forward to seeing you again in Kyoto. Best regards, Hotel front staff."
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Very nice, clean and spacious. We reserved a 3-person "room" which ended up being two separate adjoining rooms, which was perfect for us. Goto, the young man at the front desk, was very helpful and a pleasure to work with. We had a very comfortable stay in Kyoto.
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Date of stay: May 2019Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from karaksa_hotel, Assistant Manager at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded Jun 10, 2019
To our valued guests I am pleased to hear that you have enjoyed your stay at Karaksa hotel kyoto 1. I am also honoured to receive your positive words for my action. Our team is truly the first point of contact for the guest experience so, it is wonderful to hear the positive impression that I have left for your stay. Thank you for your kind words and your patronage. It was such a pleasure having you stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you back for many more future stays. My best regards. Goto
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Stay this hotel for two nights in Kyoto. Near to Omiya station and Shijo Omiya station. There are few bus station nearer the hotel if you would like to take city bus.
Visited the Arashiyama bamboo side by using 嵐電, which just located 1minutes away from hotel. You can go to Kawaramachi area by metro Omiya station which also just 1minutes from hotel. Convinient location in Kyoto and friendly staffs. Everyone are smiling and greet you.
There are free breakfast and you can cook a simple dish. Breakfast are egg/ham/tuna/bread/sandwich/salad/fruits/soup and plenty of drinks that you can take. Room are big and two luggage can fix and open. Hotel have mobile phone and you can bring out to check some map. Hotel is new, clean and I will stay again if visit Kyoto in future.
Visited the Arashiyama bamboo side by using 嵐電, which just located 1minutes away from hotel. You can go to Kawaramachi area by metro Omiya station which also just 1minutes from hotel. Convinient location in Kyoto and friendly staffs. Everyone are smiling and greet you.
There are free breakfast and you can cook a simple dish. Breakfast are egg/ham/tuna/bread/sandwich/salad/fruits/soup and plenty of drinks that you can take. Room are big and two luggage can fix and open. Hotel have mobile phone and you can bring out to check some map. Hotel is new, clean and I will stay again if visit Kyoto in future.
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Date of stay: May 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from karaksa_hotel, Assistant Manager at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded Jun 10, 2019
To our valued guests Thank you for staying at our hotel and giving us positive feedback. We hope that you have enjoyed your trip to Kyoto!. It is our utmost pleasure to read your positive comment regarding our location and our complimentary breakfast services. Again, Thank you for your kind words. We look forward to giving you a warm welcome back very soon. All the best, hotel staff team.
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I stayed here as part of a small group tour. The rooms are small for 2 people but for the most part the design is efficient. The beds are high enough for luggage to be stored under and there are plugs everywhere for all of your devices. And really how much time are you spending in your room?
The location is great. The street the hotel is on is also Kyotos main shopping district which is about a 15 min walk or short bus ride away. You're also within walking distance of the Nishiki Market which offers a feast for the eyes (and stomach depending on your food preferences). You're also within a short walk to the station (Hankyu Railway I think) for the trolley that takes you out to the bamboo forest.
There's a small breakfast every morning which is enough to get you started on your day. And the lobby has a stand with lots of transit maps and tourist attractions in multiple languages to help you find your way around Kyoto.
The location is great. The street the hotel is on is also Kyotos main shopping district which is about a 15 min walk or short bus ride away. You're also within walking distance of the Nishiki Market which offers a feast for the eyes (and stomach depending on your food preferences). You're also within a short walk to the station (Hankyu Railway I think) for the trolley that takes you out to the bamboo forest.
There's a small breakfast every morning which is enough to get you started on your day. And the lobby has a stand with lots of transit maps and tourist attractions in multiple languages to help you find your way around Kyoto.
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Date of stay: November 2018Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from karaksa_hotel, Assistant Manager at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded Jan 4, 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the opportunity to offer such glowing feedback from your recent stay. It is a great pleasure to hear you thoroughly enjoyed your time with us. I’m happy to hear you were able to enjoy the landscapes of Kyoto. As the views truly speak for themselves, it is such a treat whether it is your first time here or just a reminder of what the city has to offer. And from all the staff, we are looking forward to seeing you again! Best regards.
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We stayed for 5 nights at this hotel and it was a great decision! Compared to other hotels we stayed during our trip around Japan, I can say that the Karaksa Hotel Kyoto I was the best! The rooms are very clean, very well equipped, new and worth the price!
The rooms are small (like everywhere in Japan), but are comfortable and cosy. They offer international and usb sockets, therefore, no EU plugs are needed. Very good air condition, too!
All staff speak excellent English and are very friendly, always willing to help! We would like to especially thank Ms. Monzon for being very kind and very friendly to us, always paying attention to every detail. She also speaks great Spanish and was happy to switch language for us, which made our stay easier and smoother.
The location of the hotel is great. Bus and underground stops are just down the road, and 10 min walk to Nijo Station. The hotel is just in the Main Street, only 15 minute straight walk to the malls, shrines and attractions.
Breakfast was just right and drinks (tea, water, kalpi,etc.) are always available.
We will definitely come again!!!
Greetings to all the Karaksa Hotel Kyoto I Team!
The rooms are small (like everywhere in Japan), but are comfortable and cosy. They offer international and usb sockets, therefore, no EU plugs are needed. Very good air condition, too!
All staff speak excellent English and are very friendly, always willing to help! We would like to especially thank Ms. Monzon for being very kind and very friendly to us, always paying attention to every detail. She also speaks great Spanish and was happy to switch language for us, which made our stay easier and smoother.
The location of the hotel is great. Bus and underground stops are just down the road, and 10 min walk to Nijo Station. The hotel is just in the Main Street, only 15 minute straight walk to the malls, shrines and attractions.
Breakfast was just right and drinks (tea, water, kalpi,etc.) are always available.
We will definitely come again!!!
Greetings to all the Karaksa Hotel Kyoto I Team!
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Date of stay: August 2018Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from karaksa_hotel, Monzon at Minn Shijo Omiya
Responded Sep 3, 2018
Dear Mr./Mrs. Sanlpa Thank you very much for staying with us and for taking the time to write such a lovely review. All of our staffs are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay so much, and I'm so delighted that I could make you feel welcome and comfortable. We will continue to do our best to exceed our guest`s expectations. You are always welcome with open arms. You are a true delight to have in our hotel! Our warmest wished! Monzon
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Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for your inquiry.
There is no parking lot.
You can show neighboring parking lot.
Thank you for your inquiry.
If you are taking taxi, it will cost you about 1090~1280yen.
Please show this to the taxy driver.
「からくさホテル京都Ⅰまでお願いします。
四条通壬生川西入る、北側に御座います。
四条壬生川の交差点から4件隣（西側）のホテルです。」
Or, you can take bus to "Shijo-Omiya"bus stop. it will cost you 230yen each person.
Bus leaves from the Bus Terminal in front of the central gate where you can see Kyoto Tower.
Please refer to the bus number below.
Bus No.206 (from A3 bus stop)
Bus No. 26 (from D3 bus stop)
Bus No. 28 (from D3 bus stop)
Bus No. 73 (from C6 bus stop)
When you get off the bus at Shijo-Omiya, please walk to west from bus stop.
Seven-Eleven convenience stores are located on North side!
Our hotel is on the North side of Shijo street.
If you have any problem to find our hotel, please do not hesitate to call us. +81758236602
Hope to see you soon!!!
Hola Burtal. Tenés una lavandería automática a unas 5 cuadras del hotel. Esa es la que yo vi. Pero tal vez puede haber alguna más cerca. Eso te lo informan en el front desk. Espero haber sido de ayuda. Saludos
PRICE RANGE
$55 - $182 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
karaksa hotel Kyoto I
LOCATION
JapanKinkiKyoto PrefectureKyotoCity Center
NUMBER OF ROOMS
36
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Frequently Asked Questions about Minn Shijo Omiya
Which popular attractions are close to Minn Shijo Omiya?
Nearby attractions include Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Art Museum (0.2 miles), Mibudera (0.2 miles), and Shinsengumi Mibu Tonjo Kyuseki (0.2 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Minn Shijo Omiya?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and breakfast buffet.
Which room amenities are available at Minn Shijo Omiya?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Minn Shijo Omiya?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Minn Shijo Omiya?
Conveniently located restaurants include Pound Shijo Omiya, Burger Revolution Kyoto, and Niku-Mon.
Is Minn Shijo Omiya located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.8 miles away from the center of Kyoto.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Minn Shijo Omiya?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Japanese.
Are there any historical sites close to Minn Shijo Omiya?
Many travelers enjoy visiting Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine (2.9 miles), Kiyomizu-dera Temple (2.3 miles), and Sanjusangendo Temple (1.8 miles).
Is Minn Shijo Omiya accessible?
Yes, it offers reduced mobility rooms. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.