APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita

3.0 star property

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Restaurant
Reception
Standard Single Room, Non Smoking
Exterior
Exterior

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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597-2 Higashi Shiokoji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 600-8216
  • Kyoto Tower
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Nijō Castle
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Kiyomizu Temple
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    ‪41 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Single Room, Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(31 reviews)
  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(19 reviews)
  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Kyoto

Located in Kyoto (Shimogyo Ward), APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita is within a 5-minute drive of Higashi Honganji Temple and Nijō Castle. .This hotel is 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Kiyomizu Temple and 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Yasaka Shrine.

What's nearby

  • Kyoto Tower - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Kawaramachi Street - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Yasaka Shrine - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Nijō Castle - 4 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Kiyomizu Temple - 4 min drive - 3.2 km

Getting around

  • Kyoto Station - 3 min walk
  • Gojo Station - 13 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪なか卯七条新町店 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Unir京都店 - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪酒菜乗々 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪若竹 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪saredoかふぇ - ‬3 min walk

About this property

APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita

Hotel with a restaurant, near Higashi Honganji Temple
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita offers 105 air-conditioned accommodations with bathrobes and slippers. Beds feature down comforters. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 105 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and premium TV channels provides entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and bidets. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
At APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 9:30 AM.
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: JPY 1,300 for adults and JPY 1,300 for children
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 20

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 200-10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately JPY 1300 for adults and JPY 1300 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Mobile payment options include: PayPay, Merpay, and R Pay
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file

Property is also known as

APA Kyoto-Ekikita
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita Hotel
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita Kyoto
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita Hotel Kyoto

APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 464 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 360 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 126 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 1001 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Guadalupe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a lovely hotel and staff was very friendly and welcoming. The rooms are very extremely small nothing staff can do about that but note that for if you book. Japan are known for small rooms but we were surprised at how small. This place was located 1 block from Kyoto station and walking distance to a lot of shopping and food.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hein

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love this hotel! This is my second time staying here. The service is great! The rooms are clean and comfortable and the wifi is great! The location is also convenient from the Kyoto station or to walk to Nishiki Market or Gion. The breakfast is the best part: fast service and absolutely delicious food!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Gig

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Worst hotel experience of our trip and the worst e

We arrived about 40 minutes before check in time 2:20pm and confirmed that we had arrived and had reservations. Even though we had the impression that the room was ready, the staff had us waiting until 3 pm and then processed 2 others who just come in at 3pm! After sitting in front of the check in counter for 40 minutes 10 feet from the staff, we were then subjected to another 40 minutes to finalize our check in before being given the “key” to our room! There was only one other person who checked in while we waited and the staff ignored us, doing nothing constructive until just after 3 pm when I asked to be checked in! With 5 APA hotels within 3 or 4 blocks, we picked the worst one! The room was so small that 2 people couldn’t even get past each other! Of all the other APA hotels we stayed in and several other hotels, this was absolutely the worst one of all!!!! Ruined the experience of being in Kyoto!!! I could add other problems but the best thing I could say was to fire the staff and close the hotel!!!!!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nyi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very accessible location...
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

h

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Uncomfortable

I changed hotels midway through stay. I did not like this hotel. Never had pillows so uncomfortable, I couldn’t sleep. My room smelled of curry house downstairs. There was also political alt right propaganda in the hotel room. I then googled why this would be, the owner is a political activist for alt right so this hotel chain is politically allied. I did not like this as I’m an immigrant and have liberal values
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property in an ideal location for transport. Staff are friendly and accommodating and the hotel generally is kept clean and welcoming. Our only slight negative was the room size however we knew this prior to booking so not a complaint in any way.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

TIM, Rugby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close enough to the train station without hearing the trains!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Noriko, Laguna Woods

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very close from Kyoto station, although I had hard time to find the right exit
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything necessary was close by
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a great hotel to stay in during my first trip to Kyoto. The transportation options are great, as you can get to a bus stop without crossing a street, and Kyoto Station is a little over a block away. Dining options are abundant. There is a restaurant on the first floor of the hotel. Kyoto Station also has numerous dining options, a lot of which are open later compared to a lot of places in Kyoto. The bed large, especially for one person. I had enough room to store two, possibly 3 suitcases at the foot of the bed. The bathroom was nice and clean. I never once got any hint of cigarette smoke in the room, which is fantastic. The staff are all very kind. Y. Ishida is a particularly stand out staff member. She helped me with what I needed with a smile on her face, and I never had any communication issues with her. My only complaint was with the dryer in the laundry room. There are two washers and two dryers. The washer worked fine, but the right side dryer didn’t dry my clothes well at all, and it left a lot of leftover lint. Overall, I highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabrielle

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
my room was a bit dusty, overall a great stay. right by the station close to nice restaurant and convenient stores.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

michael

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Jack

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice quiet hotel that’s out of the way from traffic and noise. The staff made check in and check out easy, even helping me out with figuring out where the amenities are. The room was also clean and not too cramped.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Samuel, lakewood

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel itself was pretty decent, but could be better if it was thought out more. The rooms are just SLIGHTLY too small to make it really difficult to maneuver around a 2nd person. Luggage access was tricky too. The bathroom has a decent shower. The toilet was fine. Everything was clean. My biggest gripes were the HVAC and the technology in the room. The air is centrally controlled so it is either blasting heat or blasting a/c and you don't get to decide which one. Can't have just the fan on for white noise. Worst was the tv/wifi situation. The TV box acts as the wifi for the room and the TV controller and does neither particularly well. Wifi cut out multiple times and had to be restarted manually which takes ten minutes. The TV just drops out randomly while casting to it. Not very good. Otherwise, the location is great, very conveniently near Kyoto station, close to tons of great restaurants, and walkable to lots of cool spots. I'd stay in the area again, but I would probably look elsewhere for my accommodations.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bruno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location close to the station. I arrived late at night in Kyoto and knowing the hotel was 2 min away from the station was the best. Super convenient for those who are not spending more than 3 nights in Kyoto to go continue explore other cities in Japan.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cuan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to Kyoto station. Staff were helpful. Room spacious enough for one.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

William

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fletcher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff’s are awesome. Very helpful. Helped me recover my backpack that i forgot on the shinkansen and was about 300 kilometers away. Arranged for it to be shipped to the hotel the next morning. About a 7 min walk to the train and bus station. And huge shopping area close by as well.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay

Mattress was at it's end of life, but other than that the hotel was really awesome!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Jia Min

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Jenny Vi

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024