My second trip to Kyoto and after booking something last time that wasn't really in the city nor near the station, I scoured Google Maps for a reasonably priced hotel in a great location and found it - Hokke Club Kyoto. One of the better business hotels I've been at - the staff are really friendly. The entire front desk... more

I only spent one Friday night in Kyoto, meeting up with some friends who stayed at the (rather more posh and infinitely more expensive) Hyatt. I was on my own, and just wanted a single room with a decent size bed near the station. I booked the Hokke Club Hotel through the JapanIcan website (www.japanican.com) and paid 9240 yen for... more

Overall, staying at Hokke Club Kyoto was a pleasant experience. First of all, I couldn't be happier with location - just across the street from Kyoto Station and right next to Kyoto Tower, with an underground shopping mall and a post office (currency exchange and international ATM) within steps. Second of all, staying there for two nights midweek has only... more

I agree with the previous poster that this is a no frills hotel; however, there is free Internet access in the Lobby and the hotel is a good value. I paid under $80 per night for a room the size of a small American bedroom, but everything I needed was there. You get slippers, a Yukata (robe), a TV with... more

I stayed in the Hotel Hokke Club in Kyoto for one night because other hotels in the area were booked. HHC is what's known as a "business hotel" in Japan--cheap but basic accommodations for business travelers. The bathroom was one of those plastic modules set in the corner of the room, and they supplied shower gel, shampoo and toothpaste, as... more