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Hotel Avanshell Kyoto

2.0 star property
Hotel convenient to Kawaramachi Street

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Lobby
Exterior detail
Exterior detail
Laundry room
In-room safe, iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, rollaway beds

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Cots available
    Cots available
Main amenities
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Business centre
  • Front desk safe
  • ATM/banking services
  • Gift shops/newsstands
  • Free newspapers in the lobby
Feel at home
  • Cots/infant beds available
  • Fridge
  • Television
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Hairdryer

Room options

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About the area

Map
36 Tkanonishibiraki-cho, Sakyo-ku,, Kyoto-shi,, KYOTO, KIX

What's nearby

  • Kyoto University - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Kyoto Imperial Palace - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Heian Shrine - 4 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Nishiki Market - 6 min drive - 5.4 km
  • Kyoto International Conference Centre - 6 min drive - 4.0 km

Getting around

  • Osaka (ITM-Itami) - 74 min drive
  • Kobe (UKB) - 110 min drive
  • Osaka (KIX-Kansai Intl.) - 115 min drive
  • Chayama Station - 9 min walk
  • Mototanaka Station - 12 min walk
  • Ichijoji Station - 13 min walk
  • Matsugasaki Station - 19 min walk
  • Kuramaguchi Station - 26 min walk
  • Kitaoji Station - 27 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪スターバックス - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪大垣書店&cafe 高野店 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪星乃珈琲店 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪ラーメン横綱一乗寺店 - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Omusi-vegi+cafe - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Hotel Avanshell Kyoto

Hotel Avanshell Kyoto puts you a short five-minute drive from Kawaramachi Street and Kyoto University. Also, Kyoto Imperial Palace and Heian Shrine are a short five-minute drive away.

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 270 rooms
  • Arranged over 9 floors

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions

Required at check-in

  • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required

Property amenities

What to do

  • Golfing
  • Shopping

Working away

  • Business centre

Services

  • Free newspapers in reception

Facilities

  • ATM/banking
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Television
  • Films for purchase

Home comfort

  • Iron/ironing board

Sleep well

  • Cot/infant bed available
  • Rollaway/extra bed available

Freshen up

  • Bidet
  • Hairdryer

Food and drink

  • Fridge

More

  • Daily housekeeping
  • In-room safe

Fees & policies

Mandatory fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges by the property at check-in or checkout. Fees may include applicable taxes:
  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 200–1,000 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.

Policies

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels etc). Additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.

Also known as

Avanshell Kyoto
Hotel Avanshell Kyoto
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Hotel Avanshell Kyoto KYOTO
Hotel Avanshell Kyoto Hotel KYOTO

Frequently asked questions

What's the area around Hotel Avanshell Kyoto like?
Hotel Avanshell Kyoto is a short 9-minute walk from Chayama Station and 19 minutes' walk from Kawaramachi Street.

Hotel Avanshell Kyoto Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Very good

Nice, but needs WiFi
We stayed at the Hotel Avanshell for five nights. It was very difficult to be on vacation and not have access to WiFi. Since we were visiting over the New Year celebration, we wanted to look up the hours of business for some of the local sites, look up our flight information, etc. We were told to use the Starbucks in the mall, but that was a headache to set up. A nice Japanese woman helped us, but it still took an hour just to register. The hotel and staff are very nice...if there had been WiFi I would be rating this hotel much higher. Location is great, especially if you want to explore Gion
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Nice stay here. Big rooms with 2 Queen Size Bed and comfortable. Quite near to train station. Near to shopping.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Nice hotel but location far from central kyoto
The only issue with this place is its location. Very far from central kyoto and requires more than an hour to get to kyoto station via public transport. Otherwise big room and space to put things. There are free shuttle bus services throughout the day but only every hour starting from 8am till 8:40pm. Can't go out earlier or come home later. So need to catch public transport.
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very good

Very good value for money
Nice big room. Hotel bus is a welcome bonus. Close to attractions using bicycle. Hotel staff very friendly and when you get the right person better than the tourist information. Wish we could have stayed longer but was booked out. Just be aware that if you get a non smoking room you may still have a little smell, but that seems to be at a lot of places in Japan and was actually better than in other hotels.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

convenient place
My husband and I were in Kyoto for 6 days where he attended a conference. We stayed at Hotel Avanshell, which is a nice place. It is located conveniently in the quiet side of Kyoto City very much accessible by bus. There are a number of shops and malls near the hotel for any personal needs. I found the mattress saggy and the pillows too soft for comfort though. There is a TV but it only shows local channels in Japanese. Some of the room furnishings look old. I requested for a room with a view and the hotel did oblige. The front desk staff were nice and they tried their best to communicate in English
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10/10 Exceptional

The best hotel in 50 years
There is absolutely nothing i can say that can be construed as even slightly negative (except for the fact that their rate doubles on Saturday night). Every member of the staff I interacted with went out of their way to assist me. I was provided with maps and information that the staff had researched online and then printed it for me.Bus and train routes, schedules, maps etc etc. The room was ore than adequate, there was an ice machine. I use the "coin op" laundry with washers and dryers. The hotel is inside a larger building with a large supermarket, food court with many restaurants, department store, a fantastic German restaurant and bakery (try their rye with walnuts and candied orange peel). I would go back there in an instant.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Economical base for exploring Kyoto
A comfortable and spacious hotel offering good value. The location is slightly away from the sights but getting about by taxi or bus is fine. There is a good selection of resteraunts and a well stocked supermarket in the basement. The staff were very helpful although the business centre was only helpful if you had your own laptop. Wireless was available in the lobby
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Great for families staying a long time
Nice wide beds for sharing with children. Joined to a shopping center which is so handy having supermarket, shops, food court so close for a longer stay in Kyoto. Post office and bus a very short walk. Free shuttle to the hotel to/from Kyoto station was really helpful too.
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

amazing. best stay in Japan
I'm not sure which countries the other reviewers are from who thought the room was too small but this is huge for Japan, and I think small to mid size rooms in America. The shower size was US size (which is amazing in Japan). The best thing about this hotel is that it's attached to a department store and the sushi restaurant on the first floor was the best sushi ever (and I am Japanese!!) shuttle bus from kyoto station so no prob on the location.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Great for families
We were really impressed with the staff and overall value of Hotel Avanshell. The only negative was there is no wi-fi. However we found out towards the end of our stay that the nearby Starbucks has free wi-fi. The hotel accommodated two double beds for our family of four (two adults and two children) and the rates were great value as a result. Although the hotel is not located in the centre of Kyoto the hotel shuttle bus from Kyoto Station makes it a good location with a bus stop and major post office around the corner and train station 15 minutes walk along the river. Our hotel room had scenic views of the Kyoto mountains. The breakfast buffet was great value and a good start to our busy days touring beautiful Kyoto. Our kids loved the dinner buffet in an adjacent restaurant. The hotel staff gave us a discount card and our special dinner worked out very cheaply per person at 10% off. We soon worked out how to catch the local buses and trains to get where we needed to go. As well as being in a shopping mall, the hotel is 15 minutes walk from a 24-hour laundromat. For the daily room rate this hotel is very good value for families and the staff offer friendly helpful service. Don't forget to buy an all-day Kyoto City Bus pass from the hotel staff then catch Bus 206 around the corner from Hotel Avanshell to get to the city.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Great Hotel with Big Quiet Mordern Rooms
The hotel was a little difficult to get to as I took the 206 bus. The hotel actually has a shuttle bus service which I great and it should advertise the details of the timietable on the website because it would have been very useful for me. The hotel was nice and there is s Starbucks near the hotel great for breakfast. Also there is a shopping centre with a food court if you get hungry next door. The room was bigger than I expected and was great it was in a quiet location which is really important to me. I don't mind it not being near the railway station as there is a bus stop nearby which you can use to get to the main sites and you won't get a hotel near all the sites as they are spread out. He best thng to do is either use the bus stop or use the free shuttle bus service to the station.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

A Comfortable Hotel stay in Kyoto
We enjoyed a comfortable stay here at Hotel Avanshell. The hotel staff was so accommodating and worked hard to meet all our needs. I'll agree with other reviewers the furnishings are a bit old but everything was clean and well maintained. The hotel location wasn't near the center but they have a free shuttle to and from the train station at schedule times throughout the day and it was very useful to get to the center depending on the sites we were trying to see each day. The hotel is conveniently located next to a shopping mall with a Starbucks and a small food court. We also enjoyed a little german bakery located at the base of the hotel and if you need a western meal one night there's a very affordable little pizza place outside the hotel doors. This hotel was a great deal and a comfortable stay that met all our needs.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

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6/10 Good

Poor location
Its hard to say anything bad about the hotel when the staff are so nice. However, the only thing I would have to say is the location can make it difficult to get to even when they have a regular bus service. The last bus was at 8:40, so you either went home on that or you pay the high taxi charge. If you can live with its location then this hotel gives value for money in Kyoto.
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Hotel Avanshell Kyoto
this comfort for this price... awesome deal!
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Excelent location for Kyoto sightseeing
When I read in some hotel reviews that this hotel is too far from Kyoto downtown I was a little concerned. But for sightseeing of Kyoto temples, shrines, parks, Imperial Palace, etc. it's a great location. Two minutes from 206 bus stop, which can drive you to all excellent places or to connection with other busses or trains. You don't need to use Kyoto subway at all. It;s excelent bus network and a free shuttle bus from hotel to Kyoto station every 1.5-2 hours. It's a big supermarket in the same building. The hotel service is excelent. You need minimum 7-8 days to see Kyoto and surroundings (Nara, Bodo, etc; for Tokyo three days is enough) so I highly recomend this hotel if you want see Kyoto and not spend the whole stay in expensive restaurants. The hotel rooms are not big, expecially when you compare with U.S standard. It's also not the Westin hotel, but it's really worth its price.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Avanshell Tokyo - friendly staff
The hotel is slightly old, but comfortable enough for 2 person. The hotel is located in a neighborhood area and may not be convenient for tourists not familar with Japan. The most convenient mode of travel from this hotel is by public buses. Hotel staff is generally friendly and helpful.
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10/10 Exceptional

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6/10 Good

Reasonably good but beware of the defective internet system
reasonably good,beware of the defective internet system.
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Godt hotel, dårlig beliggenhed
Hotellet var i sig selv udmærket, men det ligger ikke særligt godt i Kyoto. Man skal en længere tur med bus for at komme ind til Gion.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

家族みんなで泊まれて良かった
大人２人と子供が２人で泊まれたので良かったですが、バスルームのムレ臭いにおいだけが気になりました。それ以外は良かったので、また泊まりたいですよろしくお願いします。
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very good

Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

good value for money
Rooms are nice and clean but a bit small for two persons. The people at the front desk were very helpfull and tried their best to help us even though their english wasn't always the best. The free shuttle bus to and from Kyoto Station was very good for getting to and from the hotel. The hotel os located a bit from the central area, but it is still close to the more historic parts of town in hagashiyama. We rented bicycles in a metro station rather close to the hotel and with them it was quick and easy getting around everywhere - much easier than using the public transport system.
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