Hotel Genvia Kyoto Japan - A Review

We stayed at the Genvia Hotel in Kyoto Japan at the start of October 2008.  We throughly enjoyed our stay at the Hotel.  The staff was nice and attentive a later checkout at noon and a large soft king bed made this a great say.  Overall, it was definitely the nicest place we stayed in all of Japan (also the most expensive but...)

A little back story of why we stayed at the Hotel Genvia.  When we arrived in Kyoto it was 9 pm and pouring rain. We had all our stuff (2 large backpacks) so we decided rather then search for a hotel which we were relying on Kanji (Japanese script language) and get drenched in the rain we'd checkout the Hotel Genvia.  Upon walking in we could tell it was a high class and probably high price hotel.  Earlier in the trip we'd inquired about a price at a similarly nice hotel (in Kamakura) and the hotel cashier was quite snooty about the experience.  We were expecting a bit of the same here but they treated us as if we were any other paying customer.  A nice find when you look like a backpacker who'd just woke up on a train ride.

Location
The Hotel Genvia in Kyoto is located literally in the train station.  You simply exit the gates and then follow the signs to the hotel. It really can't get easier and when arriving by train you really can't beat this location.

Also, when getting around town the bus terminal, train and subway stations are all right outside your hotel.  The transit system in Kyoto is absolutely SPECTACULAR.  Kyoto has the best bus system that I've ever used and is available in both Japanese and English!

Rooms

The rooms are excellent!  The room we stayed in was the equivalent to a Western (North American) room.  Spacious, soft beds, duvet comforter.  However, they also have a Japanese touch which includes slippers and a kimono.  I love this little touch.

As well, if you ask for a room higher up then you'll be lucky enough to have a great view of the Kyoto Tower and Kyoto in general!  In fact, my travel book recommended to either go up to the 14th floor of the Hotel Genvia for a drink or up the Kyoto Tower.  Well, since we were staying on the 11th floor this was totally unnecessary.

Prices

The prices where a little on the high side as we payed $240 (taxes included) for our room.  This was after a special discount that the hotel cashier nicely provided.  This is definitely a bit pricey (and probably over our price range) but we felt it was worth the money (a nice splurge is good once and a while).

Overall

Overall we really enjoyed our stay at the Hotel Genvia in Kyoto. We'll definitely stay there again if we have the money or time.  We'd recommend it to anyone who is looking to either splurge a bit or looking for a western hotel room in Kyoto, Japan.

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