Hotel ZIZI Kyoto Gion

The rooms were clean, pretty, and spacious enough for the three of us. We had a very nice stay and would love to come back.

The location is great, and the room layout is decent and spacious, with very good amenities. But the dust was beyond belief. We couldn’t get a different room, so we had to put up with it for two days. My phones were completely covered in dust after charging them beside the bed overnight, and the dust made me wheeze all night. If you have sinus problems or another dust allergy, I wouldn’t recommend staying here. Maybe it was just that particular fifth-floor room; hopefully it gets cleaned once the owner sees this. Otherwise, it’s a nice place to stay temporarily on a trip. There’s no lift, so be ready to carry your bags up and down five levels to the top floor.

Good value for the money. The room was big, the location was convenient, and it met my expectations. We stayed three nights as a family of five and managed to carry our suitcases up to the second floor. There’s no lift, so I was lucky to get a room there.

The location, price, and room size were good, but the whole place needed a proper clean. We only saw the cleaner once, there was no room cleaning during our three-night stay, and there was nowhere to put the rubbish. The wifi went down and the automated reception didn’t reply. There’s no soundproofing, so we could hear people walking along the street in high heels. And the stairs are really steep, with no elevator. The photos looked so nice, which made it disappointing. With so little service, I’m not sure it counts as a hotel. It feels more like a guesthouse.