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Smart Place Inn Kyoto Shijo Horikawa

Property class: 2.5

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A modern reception area with a 'Smart Place Inn' sign, a wooden slatted ceiling, and a tiled floor.
A hotel corridor with a sign indicating room 2F, an elevator, and a directory for emergency exits.
A hotel hallway with doors numbered 403, 406, and 603.
The exterior of a hotel with a modern design, featuring a glass entrance, a signboard with the hotel's name, and a tiled pathway leading to the entrance.
A hotel room with two beds, a wooden headboard, a patterned wall, and a window with blinds.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk

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409-1 Karigane, Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, 600-8430
  • Place, Shijo Street
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Nishiki Market
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Kawaramachi Street
    ‪20 min walk‬

Room options

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A small, single-bed room with a wooden headboard, a geometric-patterned wall, and a window with curtains.

Double Room - Non Smoking

  • 151 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Twin Room - Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 151 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with two beds, a wooden headboard, a patterned wall, and a window with blinds.

Triple Room A - Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 183 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with two single beds, an air conditioning unit, a bedside table with a lamp, and a window with blinds.

Triple Room B - Non Smoking

  • 194 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Large Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a wall-mounted air conditioner, a window with blinds, and a patterned wall.

4-Bed Room - Non Smoking

  • 215 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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A small, single-bed room with a sloped ceiling, a wall-mounted TV, a bedside table with a kettle, and a window with curtains.

Double Room, Non-smoking Double Room

  • Sleeps 3

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A hotel room with two beds, an air conditioning unit, a wall-mounted phone, and a window with blinds.

Non-smoking Triple Room B

  • Sleeps 5

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A hotel room with two beds, a patterned wall, and two windows with blinds.

Non-smoking Triple Room A

  • Sleeps 5

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About the neighborhood

Kyoto

Located in Kyoto (Shimogyo Ward), Smart Place Inn Kyoto Shijo Horikawa is within a 5-minute drive of Nishiki Market and Nijō Castle. .This hotel is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Kawaramachi Street and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Kyoto Tower.

What's nearby

  • Shijo Street - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Nishiki Market - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Nijō Castle - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Kawaramachi Street - 20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Kyoto Tower - 5 min drive - 1.7 miles

Getting around

  • Omiya Station - 4 min walk
  • Nijojo-mae Station - 14 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 56 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪マクドナルド - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪コメダ珈琲店 四条大宮店 - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪モリタ屋 京都本店 - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪ゼッテリア - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Tully's Coffee - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Smart Place Inn Kyoto Shijo Horikawa

Smart Place Inn Kyoto Shijo Horikawa offers 42 accommodations with slippers and hair dryers. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs, toilets with an electronic bidet, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 42 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Toilet with electronic bidet
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

1 child, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property 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 100–10,000 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.

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 and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

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

GRAND JAPANING HOTEL KARIGANE

GRAND JAPANING KARIGANE KYOTO

GRAND JAPANING KARIGANE

GRAND JAPANHOTEL OMIYA KARIGANE

M's INN OMIYA KARIGANE

Smart Kyoto Shijo Horikawa

Meldia Stay Omiya KARIGANE

Smart Place Inn Kyoto Shijo Horikawa Hotel

Smart Place Inn Kyoto Shijo Horikawa Kyoto

Smart Place Inn Kyoto Shijo Horikawa Hotel Kyoto

Smart Place Inn Kyoto Shijo Horikawa Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 48 out of 124 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 124 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 124 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 124 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 124 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, friendly staff, great amenities and very accessible.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Raphaël-Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smaller
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Khe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything as expected
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Mariana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was nice but one wall had a stain of I don't know what Is like a 10 mins walk away from the nearest subway station The staff was really nice
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean , comfy , close to stations.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is truly a gem. I can’t believe how nice it was and in a great location in Kyoto. Super clean, great beds, and great service all around for a crazy cheap price. Highly recommend, best place we stayed in Japan.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Samet

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was nice young man but some times hard to find him. Need to ring bell then show up. May be he was alone on that time.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Leonila

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Staff are friendly but most of the time are not around
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Pei

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

Convenient

Location was near the central area, very convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location great but should provide more detailed directions to hotel from train station, because even google map was confused about left or right, through all the laneways! Very good service and provision of clean towels etc, but room a bit small. Would be good if an iron was available.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Andres Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was great. Th only suggestion for prospective customers especially from countries where smoking in hotel rooms is not ok is to make sure that they do not book a smokers room by accident.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was clean and comfortable for such a low price. The room was small, but what can one expect in Japan. The staff made extra effort to get a taxi for us after we checked out.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
hotel was more backpack or hostel. room was clean and very basic, no place to put bags/luggage. staff were friendly and tried to be helpful but uaually not...i.e. would not call taxi. taxi drivers had difficulty finding for drop off. English only via translation app.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Unmesh

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

Hotel is good but Difficult Check in

Check in is automated / self check in so it is quick process but could be messy as I didn’t receive the room number, passcode, etc. had to call the reception guys sitting somewhere in Kyoto using the mobile phone available in the reception desk. Other than that hotel room and stay and good and convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Mark

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

Nice and affordable hotel that's hard to find

Location difficult to find without gps on your phone with data. Hotel was nice, but never received check in code so couldn't get in to the building without calling. Room was large for Japanese standards. No frills, 2 blocks from bus station. Not much in the area, but a 30 minute walk from everything that matters.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What I liked: rooms were comfortable and clean, the site had complementary washers and dryers, staff was friendly What I didn’t like: staff was hard to find, never received an email with the code to get into the building so I had to use the help line. Overall I would stay here again, the area is nice and it was a good hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Promised items were not provided. The listing in Expedia wasn’t up-to-date as told by receptionist. So what you see is not what you get. The address listed on Expedia isn’t easily searchable on Google maps - easy to get lost.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

OKAN

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Horrible Check-in

We got very upset because we came to this hotel at 23.30 and we waited until 01.00 a.m. to make checkin. (1hours 30 minutes) . Horrible. There is nobody at the reception for this reason we didn't enter to the hotel. The phone outside nobody answere for a longtime then a guy opened the phone but he was not serious and as we were very tired we waited too much for checkin. be carefull to choose this hotel outside the recepitiom hours. You can be stay out of the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Jacinto

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
So bad experience, I didn’t receive any email before I arrived and there was no one at the front office. I have tried to call them for 30 mins and there was no one answering the phone. Finally they answered the phone to let me check in. There was a couple coming after me and they happened the same thing, they tried calling them for an hour, NO ONE ANSWERED THE PHONE.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Norman

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

Very nice modern hotel, with some minor negatives.

Quite new hotel. Nicely appointed room. Unlike some of the Grand Japaning hotels in Kyoto, this one has a receptionist there every day -- from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM. That's good because we never received the email that we were supposed to receive from the hotel's owners that gave us an entry code to get into the lobby to register. Nice that they have free washers and dryers and even free laundry detergent to use in the machine. Negatives: Directions for washer and dryer are only in Japanese; fortunately the receptionist speaks fluent English and was able to help us push the right buttons. Also, the dryer takes a very long time to dry clothes -- took about 1.5 hours to dry my load which included blue jeans. Rooms are quite small -- not much room to lay out suitcases. But there is lots of room under the wester-style beds to store luggage. Bathroom was adequate size, including a full-size sink, unlike some of the Grand Japaning hotels in Kyoto. Despite the minor negatives, I would stay here again.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
No-staff model not easy to work through and NOT mentioned on the booking site or in confirmation docs. I never received the email with check-in information, a problem I’ve read in other reviews also. It was also necessary to contact (via the “help” phone outside the front entrance - which only connected to someone at a remote location) to get housekeeping performed. It turns our housekeeping is only done every 3rd day, which is acceptable if you are expecting it - but they don’t say which day it will be. In my case, housekeeping was only done twice in 9 days and included getting fresh towels. Not good. The place was good but the advance and ongoing communications were really inadequate.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Pleasant Stay despite Hiccups

This is a brand new hotel, location not easy to find(in a small lane), advise guests to ask staff at subway station for direction to get there. There was some hiccups upon chk-in due to high occupancy n that resulted in us not receiving the code via our email. However, there are staff there till 9pm to assist you through the chk-in. The reason we choose this Japaning hotel is becuz on its official site, it said tt it provides a Handy smartphone for guest to bring it out with you. This will ease language barrier for us to find our way using this Handy. However, to our disappointment, it wasn’t provided at all aft speaking long to someone on the phone even with our request to “borrow” one fm other Japaning hotels chain as we ve excluded data router for our trip becuz of supposed “Handy”. We didn’t find the staff helpful as there are plentiful of Japaning Hotels throughout Kyoto and for the rest of days in Kyoto, we tried hard to find our way around! Nevertheless, we must say tt the staff at the counter are genuinely helpful, trying to guide us the way to our sightseeing spots. We like their sincerity and this makes our trip pleasant. Laundry is free n this is a great plus point for travelers. I would recommend this hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Adeline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only thing I regret was buying the breakfast as I was unaware it was not in the same building and I felt as though the breakfast options were very limited. However the hotel itself was great and the staff were very helpful!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

AYUMI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
アメニティなど豊富で良かったです。 朝食もコメダで美味しかったです。 是非また行きたいです。
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Giovanni

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Non confortevole e sporca
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026

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