Hotel Monterey Kyoto

Outstanding Service, Great Location

Hotel Monterey Kyoto is conveniently located about 1 block from the restaurants, boutiques, and nightlife on Sanjo-Dori. The concierge was outstanding. The room was clean with modern decor. The beds were hard, and the room was small, but those are about standard in all the hotels in Japan. It was a good value, and I would recommend it to others.

Great Hotel

Conveniently located, lots of amenities & friendly staff!

Fantastic Hotel in Many Ways

This is a great hotel. It is well maintained both on the outside and in. Our room was very nicely appointed and the perk of free wifi access came in very handy. The staff was helpful and courteous and the location of the property was central to all the Kyoto sights. My two recommendations for improvement would be to have an ATM machine available somewhere in the hotel as it was difficult for us to find a machine in Kyoto that would accept MasterCard. The other would be to offer a greater variety of food at The Library, their bar. The two restaurants at the hotel are high end and if you are not in the mood for French or Japanese you need to look elsewhere for your dining which is good in that it gets you out exploring the city even more but can also be a hassle in the evening if you are exhausted from a day of sightseeing.

Great Hotel for Vacationers

The hotel was perfect for our vacation to Kyoto. The location is perfect for being in the center of the city (where most tourist locations are quite spread out around town) We found it possible to walk or take a subway ride one or two stops to the main central Kyoto tourist sites. The subway stop near the hotel (karasuma) is also the transfer point for both lines that run the city. The hotel itself is decorated very much like a W. The rooms are very neat and clean and well decorated and the staff was extremely helpful. The concierge gave us multiple dinner recommendations and maps to places as well as arranged tickets for us to the Gion Center show. I would highly recommend this location!

Outstanding and Convenient

2 year old hotel in great location. Clean and staff if very attentive.

Nice hotel-smaller rooms

This is a very good hotel. The rooms are very clean but a little small (decent size for Japan). The amenities were very good and staff was very pleasant. Really enjoyed the area around the hotel. Good restaurants, shopping, and museums.

Great Hotel

The hotel was very swanky and well designed. Great location and extremely polite hotel service.

Great hotel for Japan.

Not cheap, but worth it. Room was immaculate, but small like most rooms in Japan. Breakfast was just great with incredible selection.

Great Room, great location

Great location in Kyoto near two subway stops and in walking distance to many attractions. Hotel is new, clean and very spacious for a single room in Japan, with full sized tub and good shower. Card key access to floor and room. Would definitely stay here again.

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Hotel Monterey is an excellent choice.

The Hotel Monterey in Kyoto is a great hotel and resonably priced for Japan. It is in a very central location with lots of areas around for food and shopping. Close (1.5) blocks to the subway. The people working there were extremely nice. I would highly recommend this hotel.

Great Service and oustanding hotel for the money

The staff was so helpful and attentive. The room was very clean and roomy for Japanese standards. Would definitely stay there again. Very close to the subway system.

Great experience!

Wonderful hotel, extremely clean, helpful staff, nice decor, great location. You can easily walk to points of interest or take subway just a few steps from hotel. No restaurant on site though, just a lounge of sorts.

Kyoto, we're going back!!!

Based on the hotels.com reviews, we booked our stay at the Hotel Monterey. The hotel was every bit as wonderful as described and more. Since public transportation is paramount to our vacations (we would never attempt driving in Japan), the location couldn't have been better, just one and a half blocks from the subway station Karasuma-Oike, and close to a city bus stop. The hotel was an easy walk to the Nashiki Market-a must see for visitors and the covered Teramachi shopping arcade. Also in the neighborhood are countless local restaurants, two convenience stores and even a Starbucks. The hotel cleaning staff paid attention to the smallest of details and care for personal items left out in the room. The front desk staff were extremely courteous and helpful and spoke enough English to take care of our every need. We also enjoyed the free pajamas in the room that were laundered nightly and returned. The bathroom had a huge soaking tub, with shower head that could be moved to three different levels and a heated toilet seat! We would definately stay here agaiin and in furture trips to Japan look for a Monterey Hotel in other cities.