Hotel Torifito Hakata Gion

Love it! Amazing rooms, clean and good sized

The room size is decent. You can flat open 28” luggage, but you won’t have space to walk. So half-open it. Distance wise, it’s 5-10 mins walk to Yatai area, Nakasu area. In winter, there’s a Christmas market in Nakasu and it’s a pleasant walk from the hotel. Tenjin however, is a bit farther, like 20mins walk, or, you can take subways / Uber. There are rice shop nearby, fruit stall, and the usual Konbini. Breakfast is nice. They have seafood, vege and fruit spread for Muslims. I like the bed. It’s not too soft, not too hard. Heating works well, and you can also open the windows. Wifi is fine. You can watch netflix without lags.

Hotel Torifiti is about 7 minutes walk from Gion Station. It's located off the main street. I chose it as it has an onsen. There's a quite a number of restaurants and a couple of convenient stores located within walking distance from the hotel. English speaking staff and clean facilities.