City Pension Tommy Rich Inn Kyoto

The room is OK size by Japanese standards. There is a big water boiler in the room which is a life saver for tea lovers. There is one shower room per gender per the whole hotel, and it's Japanese-style bathroom, ie. you shower with other people in the room. In my 5-day stay, I only saw one other person in the female shower, all other times I was showering by myself. The hotel takes 200 yen per person per day of additional tax (in addition to city tax). The location is good - close enough to downtown craziness and yet on a quiet street. The WiFi was good.

Communal shower. We had to take our shoes off at the entrance and walk to our room on the 3rd floor without shoes. They provide slippers but they suck - my feet were falling out of them and I was afraid to slip and fall, so I just walked barefoot. It was a bit cold in the room (we visited in April).

The view out of the window was cool--old fashioned Japanese style roofs. The location was ideal! The tatami room was large and gave a safe space for our 10 month old to motor around.

The downstairs lobby allowed smoking. The toilet rooms were very small! I wish we would have had access to full kitchen facilities.