Hotel IL Verde Kyoto

This was a fantastic experience. They have a lovely room with a nice full private bath and all the amenities I needed, including good free wifi. They let me check in early and they were the friendliest staff I've had at a hotel in a while. The big perk is definitely the open bar though. You get unlimited water, orange juice, apple juice, Pepsi zero, and other drinks on tap 24/7, and you also get 1 free hour of happy hour drinks each day between 4-9 PM. It's a massive perk and helped me start my evenings most nights with free wine, vodka, gin, etc. I think that's a huge benefit of this place if you're into that. They also serve great food, ice cream, and other things are available for purchase in the lobby. I would recommend this hotel for anyone staying in Kyoto as it's a nice walk to the river and Nishiki market as well from here.

Good location, 15mins walk from Kyoto station.

Hotel staff is friendly and can speak some english. The room is sizeable for 2 person. There is no wardobe so you need to hang your clothes on the wall. The hotel provides clothes freshener which you can spray onto your clothes as well. Also noticed that they provide some shoe shine and equipment in the room as well, probably to cater to business travellers). There are also complimentary bath salts which you can take from the reception. The coffee, tea and soft drinks at the lounge/breakfast area on the 1st storey are also complimentary. Downside is that the hotel is located a little far from Kyoto Station (about 15mins walk) so it is better to take a bus (about 10mins journey). The cleanliness can be improved as well. There is a slight stain on the comforter in our room and we noticed some dirt on the carpet near the foot of the bed, and also some sticky residue on the underside of the table (when we tried to shift the table). It was probably missed out during housekeeping. The pillow is rather flat and not the most comfortable too. Nonetheless, the hotel is decent for the price paid.