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Reviews of R Star Hostel Kyoto Japan

2 out of 5
R Star Hostel Kyoto Japan
256-2, Motoryogaecho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Kyoto

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 98 out of 153 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 153 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 153 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 153 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 153 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hostel beats any hotel/ hostel I’ve stayed it. It is well worth the value. Lockers are spacious, staff is friendly and hard working, the amenities like breakfast, towels, slippers and laundry are a great touch. beds are spacious and comfy and I like that there was a designated smoking area on the premises. The only thing is the internet is a bit wonky but overall amazing stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chung Tak

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to subway station. Convenient Hostel is very clean and well-equipped.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Quyen

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

MISTY-SKYE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very clean and comfortable
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Parm

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to Kyoto station - good clean hostel
First time staying in a hostel and I was very pleasantly surprised. I booked a room for four adults with a private bathroom. It was very clean and quite comfortable. We only needed a bed for one night so worked out good. Not to get from Kyoto station - we walked to the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anastasia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very foreigner friendly. The front desk speaks English and they are able to accommodate any issue you may have. Their breakfast is delicious bread! They wash the dishes so you put them in the sink afterwards. The location is perfect too, everything is within a decent train ride distance. Overall, I would definitely stay again and recommend to others.

10/10 Excellent

Millane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was my first time solo traveling but this place felt safe and welcoming. Rooms and bathrooms were nice and clean. Totally would book again next time I come back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Daniel, Santiago, Chile

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I waited over half an hour to check in as no one was at the front desk, and when I wanted to do laundry no one was at the front desk. The facilities are fine with a basic breakfast of toast and jam, and there was water, coffee, and tea available 24/7. The room could have had a coatrack or space dedicated to luggage storage; it felt quite cramped compared to other places I stayed with a similar setup.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Elina

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place. Highly recommended. Near to the Subway. Friendly staff. Nice Neighborhood. Clean and organized.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean little hostel with basic breakfast
Incredibly clean little hostel - rooms were basic, but spacious, toilets and bathrooms were always spotless and staff were lovely. Locationwise it wasn't necessarily right on the doorstep of anything, but if you're OK with walking and exploring on foot, Kyoto's on a block system, so relatively easy to navigate compared to other cities we'd been to and so the markets, Geisha district, the river, etc. were OK to reach with longer walks and there's also a bike rental shop a street away to help getting around too. Another major perk here was having the communal area as an alternative to sitting in rooms when doing research / grabbing a snack and liked that we could grab toast and coffee before heading out for the day.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

C, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and modern, friendly staff, good location
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super clean, very comfort, highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Stay in the heart of Kyoto
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay with R Star Hostel, we stayed in the suite of the hostel, this is very big area with 2 double beds (bed is little bit soft) and 1 or 2 futon beds on the floor if required. It is clean and well equiped with an ensuite bath room (shower over bath), separte toilet, kitchen with toaster and big table in the dinning area. Out of all the hostel / hotels we stayed in Japan, this hostel offers the best free breakfast with 6 different varieties of bread with healthy selections of wholemeal and seeds loaf, 3 different types of gourmet jams which are so yummy, it has a nice open kitchen with plenty area to spread for your meal time cooking etc. The hostel location is nice and quiet which is only 3 minutes walk from Gojo station ( 1 station north of Kyoto Station ), there is a direct bus to Gion area with 6 stops only. will definitely stay here again if visit Kyoto again in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Location was good for us, it’s a 20minute walk from Kyoto station. The hostel itself was spotless and the private room (bunk beds and shared bathroom) was a decent size and much bigger than expected, comfy beds and again perfectly clean. Breakfast on offer is a selection of breads, jam, tea and coffee. Only down side was the walls are quite thin so you can hear next doors conversations clearly and doors opening/closing so if your a light sleeper this isn’t ideal! Nevertheless would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
G for Great
Super good hostel! I loved my stay here. Great staff, super clean and confy. The location also amazing, close to everything. Only 15 mins walking from Kyoto Station. You should def stay here!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were all very kind and friendly and helped me with any questions I had. Their English was very good which made the process much more comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

ROHIT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay !!!!
A great hostel for a comfortable stay.Very near and clean with helpful staff. Breakfast needs improvement as only 4 different types of bread are provided for breakfast with tea/ coffee,need to include few more items.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Neat, very very clean. Location well fit in central, where I "walked to uptown, east and west side easily. Priced right with adequate breakfast
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Vivich, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, clean and very friendly.
The hotel was nice for our family. The common area and kitchen area was a lovely surprise, nice and very clean and not busy. We can sit down to have dinner we bought from outside and can chat there for hours.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I arrived here at midnight and staff was very polite. the room was so cleanliness and confortable. One disappointment is I couldn't get receipt. But that not much problem.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

kaixinx, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location close to station and attentive staff
Nice location close to station and helpful staff. Place is very clean with all amenities provided
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean. Nice place. Polite staff. Reasonabe price.
Stayed twice. Will probably stay again in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from R. STAR HOSTEL KYOTO JAPAN on 9 Jan 2018
Thank you for leaving such a great review and we are so glad that you enjoyed staying at our hostel! We hope to see you soon again!!

8/10 Good

Anja, Erfurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gutes und ruhiges Hostel, knapp 20min zu Fuß von Kyoto Bahnhof; 6-Bettzimmer in Ordnung, Betten haben individuelle Lichter und Vorhänge; Gemeinschaftsbad ist sehr schön mit einzelnen Dusch- und Toilettenkabinen aber der Waschbecken Bereich ist zum Gang hin offen daher hat man in meinem Zimmer gegenüber die Geräusche wie z.B.Fön sehr stark gehört; Frühstück bestand nur aus Toast.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

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Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
建物も新しくて過ごしやすかった。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

NORIKO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

mashiro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
一人旅
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Haruka

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

chi kit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
整體來說都很滿意
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

YUMI

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

SAYAKA

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
フロントには日本人、外国人がいました。 チェックインの時は日本人の男女2人がいましたが、目の前に行くまで無反応。 フロントまで行ってようやく、こんばんは〜と気怠そうな挨拶。 殆どの宿泊客が外国人だからこんな感じなの？と少し残念でしたが、宿の雰囲気は良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Georges, TOULOUSE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
缺乏服務熱情與對於細節的重視。:(
1. 飯店建築和內部裝潢很新，但實際上入住的舒適感卻完全無法因為新，而有任何加分作用。 2. 建議經營業者和員工本人，自己親自過夜入住，感受有哪些細節沒有做好。 3. 房間門鎖的聲音，非常吵，晚上至半夜入睡時，竟然被開門門鎖吵醒，拜託做靜音設備好嗎？太荒謬了吧！ 4. 完全沒有一張好坐的椅子可以坐下來舒服休息，全是廉價IKEA硬梆梆的椅子，準備幾張沙發很困難嗎？ 5. 日本飯店/渡假村/旅館/民宿，無論房價多或少，提供潤髮乳，已解成為不成文既定做法，這裡只有沐浴乳和洗髮精，而且是難用的。 6. 早餐有麵包，就這樣，沒有其他，至多提供冰水、罐裝可沖泡咖啡粉和抹茶粉，以及櫃檯有濾掛式咖啡，蠻好笑的……提供還怕住客吃，寫著一人一天只能拿一包，不如就別拿出來了！實際上我也沒看見多少旅客想去拿。 最後，我已解在網路上完成刷卡付費，費用包含稅金，為何入住時，還在現場向我再收取日幣400元呢？業者自身與訂房平台的利潤拆分，是你們自己雙方的事情，不應當稅金另外要旅客買單。 往後與未來不可能會再來住，論地理位置，其實步行或是搭地鐵等等，並沒有多方便。 一個城市，計程車司機和住宿環境，扮演著最前線的觀光大使身分……希望經營業者和員工，能看重和尊重自己的職業，用心，重視細節的服務品質，不才是日本吸引遊客前來的原因之一嗎？
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Hironori

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

フミオ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
値段に対してサービスや清潔さなどがとても優れていて素晴らしかったです。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

????

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
とにかく過ごしやすい施設でした。帰る時にスタッフさんにも感謝をお伝えさせて戴きました。祇園祭で囃子方をしています。毎年、此の施設を利用したいです。価格がもリーズナブルでした。お気に入りです👍ありがとうございました🙇
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shin YI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

YUI

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

nagayo

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

ユイコ

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
とても清潔感あるホステルでした！
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

しま

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Tabata

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
金額は、満足できるものです、あと、駅出口が4番から近いとか詳しく欲しい。駅から近い筈なのに昼間なのに、道を間違えて時間がかかり観光時間が減少してしまったのは私のせいかな？アメニティは、期待しないでバスタオル以外は、歯磨き、フェイスタオルは自分で持参して下さい。
Stayed 1 night in May 2023