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In the morning, you'll be served a Japanese-style breakfast (some places these days serve a simple Western-style
breakfast for those who can't stomach rice and fish in the morning). You pay at check-out, which is usually around
11am.
KYOTO HOTEL ŌKURA¥¥¥
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Nakagyō-ku; s from ¥21,945, d & tw from ¥31,185; ; Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station, exit 3, Tōzai subway
line)
This towering hotel in the centre of town commands an impressive view of the Hi-
gashiyama Mountains. Rooms here are clean and spacious and many have great views, es-
pecially the excellent corner suites - we just wish we could open a window to enjoy the
breeze. You can access the Kyoto subway system directly from the hotel, which is con-
venient on rainy days or if you have luggage. You can often find great online rates for the
Ōkura and it's one of the better value places in this price bracket.
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HOTEL UNIZO¥¥
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Nakagyō-ku; s/d/tw from ¥8505/13,650/12,810; ; Kawara-machi-Sanjō stop, bus 5)
They don't get more
convenient than this business hotel: it's smack in the middle of Kyoto's nightlife, shop-
ping and dining district - you can walk to hundreds of restaurants and shops within five
minutes. It's a standard-issue business hotel, with tiny but adequate rooms and unit bath-
rooms. Nothing special here, but it's clean, well run and used to foreign guests. Front
rooms can be noisy, so see if you can get something on an upper floor or at the back.
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| BUSINESS
YOSHIKAWA$$$
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(
吉川
; 221-5544; fax 221-6805;
www.kyoto-yoshikawa.co.jp
; Tominokōji, Oike-sagaru, Nakagyō-ku; r per
person with 2 meals from ¥35,000; ; Karasuma-Oike Station or Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station, Tōzai &
Karasuma subway lines)
Located in the heart of downtown, within easy walking distance of two
subway stations and the entire dining and nightlife district, this superb traditional ryokan
has beautiful rooms and a stunning garden. The ryokan is famous for its tempura and it's
meals are of a high standard. All rooms have en suite bathrooms and toilets.
HOTEL MONTEREY KYOTO¥¥
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Karasuma-dōri, Sanjō sagaru, Manjūya-chō 604; s/tw from ¥15,000/28,000; ; 3min walk from exit 6,
Karasuma-Oike Station, Karasuma & Tōzai subway lines)
Within a few minutes' walk of the Karasuma-
Oike subway station (only three stops north of Kyoto Station), this relatively new upmar-
