YADORU KYOTO HANARE Mizunoe No Yado

Scam, impossible to sleep in, very expensive for what it is Negative: The owner of this property is a scammer. They have an automated system where they make you pay the tax and the “late check out fee” to leave at 11. They charge you everything in order to give you the code to enter, the page wasn’t working and they were not helping me or replying. Check in is 4 pm and they don’t even let you leave the luggage before (even though the place just opens with a code and they were already done with the cleaning). Once we entered at 4 pm, the “house” was missing one bed, the “open-air bath” was only a decorative fountain that you couldn’t even access. The worst of all is that the house is next to a stoplight and there is absolutely zero insulation so you hear a beep next to the bed non stop. We couldn’t stay there, it is impossible to sleep with that noise (you go crazy) so we left the place and the owners were very rude, they were lying saying we used the accommodations even though I have proof that I was at another hotel and they don’t want to give the money back. Of a place where I didn’t stay at all, they didn’t even want to return the tax fee paid before arrival which is illegal. I have been travelling for a month in Japan and this is the only place where I found people like this, it’s a shame for us tourists who come really far away to visit. I hope they are taken out of Booking since they are not up to their standards, Japanese people are the nicest and they usually treat you great and are super grateful and welcoming. What a shame this place.

Positive: Magnifique place! Très très propre, du café/thé à disposition et tout le nécessaire (lessives/linges). 20min du centre en bus. Vraiment je recommande. Negative: Rien

Beautiful spacious apartment with exquisite design, but some irritating noise. Positive: Design was beautiful. Great vibe. Lots of space. Loved authentic Japanese feel and having room to relax and ability to do laundry. Negative: Unfortunately we could hear the cuckoo noise of the nearby crosswalk for our entire stay - which was relentless and annoying. And during the day there was some loud construction noise as well. It was great to have a coffee machine but only having decaf pods was a bummer.