K's House Kyoto - Backpackers Hostel

The hostel was only about 10 minutes from Kyoto Station by foot. This was really convenient to catch trains and not have to pay extra money to transfer stations. There are also bus stops all around; you can purchase a Kyoto bus day pass and get to many of the shrines quite easily. Having been to hostels in Europe, I expected the toilet and shower facilities to be quite gross and, thus, was hesitant to share with other occupants on the floor. However, they were cleaner than most bathrooms I've seen even in private hotels. Everyone chips in to keep it clean as well, so you get a great sense of community. You're not allowed to wear your shoes inside the hostel. They provide indoor slippers and little lockers to store your shoes. That gave me peace of mind that the carpet in our room was indeed clean. The staff speak English and are there most of the day (not sure about late night). They will store your luggage immediately before and after your stay for free. That helped us a lot.

Near to Kyoto station and subway station. Staffs can speak English and Chinese. They are friendly. Whatever facilities that you needs are readily available / can be request at counter. Although share bathroom, toilet, hair dryer, kitchen, dining area but, it's more than enough and clean. All residents are co-operative, you can have a good sleep at night.

Friendly and helpful staffs. Overall, had a great experience with K's. Dorm can be improve with curtains/partitions or sort though as some other guests may keep the lights on at late hours.

Just a 10 min walk to kyoto station.

This is a one of a kind hostel. All their awards and recognition are true. From the staff and crew, they greet customer with a smile and very accomodating. We like most the 2nd flr area were we spent our leisure time during night time cause you can relax on the floor, talk with the guests, eat and drink everything. You can cook too at their clean kithen and have a zip of tea or coffee for free. Free storage of food too. Everything so organized and inorder. We will surely come back again here on our next kyoto visit. Highly recommend for all. Keep up the good work! Two thumbs up!

Quiet neighborhood, near bus stop, around 1km from Kyoto station, 200m from nearest subway station. Room is clean, spacious common area on the 2nd flr. Bedsheet and pillowcase will be on your bed and you need to make your bed yourself (which is a bit difficult to do if you're on the top bunk, and it will surely wake everybody up if you check-in late). ***** Tip: if you're thinking about getting a bus or subway pass while in Kyoto, choose the bus and save yourself a lot of walking.

We stayed in the private en-suite room with our own bathroom. The hostel is really clean, staff are friendly and the room is no-frills, yet comfortable. Location wise it’s around 10mins walking from Kyoto station and there are tons of izakayas around the area so there’s still stuff to do after dark! Fully recommend for a stay in Kyoto.

Very easy to find, staff at the front desk was very friendly,easy to check in, room was super clean, and wifi is super fast!

Highly recommend, the servers are nice

The hostel is excellent. The best ever hostel while i stay in Japan.

The staff are very friendly friendly and he rooms and facilities are clean and comfortable. I also had good luck with how social the guests were so made friends for travel easily.

The room was clean, the facilities are clean, I couldn't ask for any better accommodation for a solo traveler like me in Kyoto!

Everything was so great! Staff was really nice! Private room was spacious and had an AC. Bathrooms are clean. The common areas are nice and cosy. There is literally nothing bad to say about this hostel. You should definitely try their cocktails in the Zen cafe ;)

Nice place to stay on a budget. The staff are very kind and helpful, and there are bikes you can hire for the day to navigate your way around the city. There is also a bar on the bottom floor of the hostel which runs happy hour for those end of day drinks!

Pros: •The facilities are really clean! You’ll see someone cleaning every now and then. •Staff speaks in English. •Luggage store when you still can’t check-in or til you check in by 3pm. •You can use the shower room at the 2nd floor while waiting for the check-in time. •You can also nap at their common room while waiting. •Elevator!!!! Cons: •Hard to walk to and fro the Kyoto Station especially when you have luggage to carry. It took me around 15-25 minutes walk in scorching heat! •There’s not a lot of stores nearby where you can buy your necessities (eg 7/11). •There is no curtains per bed unlike the other dormitory type hostels. This means you’ll have to sleep while your roommates can see you! I mean, THERE IS NO PRIVACY! I get it that it can help you to socialize to others but I guess the common room is already serving that purpose! We actually need a private time and place by ourselves (other than the bathroom). •Bathrooms are small and will need to line up cos there’s only 2 showers per floor, or at least on the floor I’m in. Reminder: If you cannot sleep with noises or snores from someone, then don’t ever book a DORMITORY-TYPE ROOM! I happen to book one and I’m a light-sleeper who can’t really sleep through snores so I didn’t really sleep that well during my stay. It’s a bummer specially when you are a tourist who follows a timeline or schedule. It will literally make you groggy the next day for you can’t sleep and have to wait while you’re too sleepy to sleep through the noises. 😢

Near to Kyoto station which is convenient to take trains & buses. Staff helped me to book bus ticket from Takayama to Shirakawago without any charge, appreciate it very much. The kitchen is fully equipped with most of the basic utensil even given free cooking oil. Free coffee & tea. However, I think the kitchenspace is

You need to walk about 15 to 20 min in order to reach Kyoto Station.. No convenience shop around the hostel... The mattress is not comfortable.. It is a form matters and the mattress is sink in the middle..

As I described in my earlier review, a great, central, and reasonable place to stay in Kyoto!

It''a good and comfortable place to stay

Been to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka recently and I would say K house is the best hostel we've tried. The room for 3 with sofa bed is decent enough for us to move around. The staff are very accomodating and can speak English well. Their kitchen and common area is very relaxing and spacious for guests to hang out. They also have a bath tub. Wish we could have stayed longer in this hostel. It is also very near I think Shijo Station, about 3 mins walk.