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Our 3rd stay. This time round, we had a fast check-in. As usual, the check-in process was accompanied by a good variety of beverages choices. The good: Speedy service for every phone call to reception. Heated floor in the bathroom. Lovely garden upstairs. You can have breakfast there but we always prefer the comfort of in-room dining. Foam pillows in room before arrival as per our request - most hotels always forget our requests so it's lovely that they pay attention. We also appreciate that our room was nice and bright even at night so that we could pack our luggages. Plus, there is a vending machine outside our hotel. Just opposite the main entrance. Most importantly, the breakfast is still superb!!! The main reason I keep returning. The not-so-good: The room runs hot. Lowest aircon temp is 20 degrees. 2nd night woke up feeling sweaty and that was in autumn! Only one tissue box in the room. Washer dryer was slow. 3 hours to dry. The staff were really kind and helped us clear our laundry in the middle of the night and left the clean clothes in a basket outside our room door. Location Not bad. We took taxis: ¥1400 from Kawaramachi Street to hotel , ¥5000 from the nearest main rd to Togetsukyo ¥1000 to Gion entrance On foot: 7 to 12min walk to nearest Family Mart and Lawsons near the train station. If you need to go back to the Kyoto train station, ask the hotel to help you book maxicab 2 days in advance. Ryo was a great help. Even helped us with our luggage to a side street to load into the taxi. I will return. The view from the balcony is nice and peaceful with the ducks swimming in the river. If you find this review helpful, please vote for me. Thank you.