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Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma

3.0 star property
Hotel with a restaurant, 4-minute walk to Kawaramachi Street

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Located near Kyoto Tower, Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma offers a practical base with thoughtful amenities. Guests enjoy the on-site restaurant, laundry facilities, and free WiFi. The vending machine provides quick snacks, and breakfast starts each morning right.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

Room options

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Single Room, Non Smoking (1) | Free WiFi

Single Room, Non Smoking (1)

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(41 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

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Twin Room, Non Smoking (1) | Free WiFi

Twin Room, Non Smoking (1)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Single Room, Non Smoking (2)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Non Smoking (3)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(16 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Non Smoking (4)

7.2 out of 10
Good
(10 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Non Smoking (5)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Non Smoking (6)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Smoking (1)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Smoking (2)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Smoking (3)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Smoking (4)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Smoking (5)

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Single Room, Smoking (6)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Twin Room, Non Smoking (2)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Non Smoking (3)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Non Smoking (4)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Non Smoking (5)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Non Smoking (6)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Smoking (1)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Smoking (2)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Smoking (3)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Smoking (4)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Smoking (5)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Twin Room, Smoking (6)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
26 Higashikujo Aketacho, Minami Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto, 601-8044

What's nearby

  • Kawaramachi Street - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Kyoto TERRSA - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Nintendo World Headquarters - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • To-ji Temple - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Kyoto Tower - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Jujo Station - 5 min walk
  • Kyoto Station - 12 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪来来亭 - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Le9 Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪THE LOWER EAST NINE HOSTEL (LE9) - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪珈琲館YC - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪ドミノ・ピザ - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma

Hotel near Kawaramachi Street
Close to Kyoto Tower, Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma provides amenities like laundry facilities and a restaurant. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks like:
  • Breakfast (surcharge), a 24-hour front desk, and a vending machine
Room features
All 424 rooms offer comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Heating and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily breakfast available 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM for a fee
  • A restaurant
  • Hosted evening meal available daily for a fee of JPY 1

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
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

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.

Optional extras

  • Hosted evening meal: JPY 1

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 only accepts cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
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

Kyoto Universalhotel karasuma
Kyoto Universal Karasuma Kyoto
Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma Hotel
Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma Kyoto
Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma Hotel Kyoto

Frequently asked questions

Is Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma located?

Located in Minami Ward, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Kawaramachi Street and Kyoto Tower. Kiyomizu Temple and Fushimi Inari Shrine are also within 3 mi (5 km). Jujo Station is only a 5-minute walk and Kujo Station is 5 minutes.

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Kyoto Universal Hotel Karasuma Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 176 out of 644 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 262 out of 644 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 152 out of 644 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 644 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 644 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Large room, clean, friendly staff and they offer breakfast and dinner. Walkable distance from Kyoto station.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zhuofang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great facility with a restaurant
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
breakfast and dinner were included with hotel stay. train station was 8-minute walk. Bus stops where steps from hotel entrance. Staff was helpful and friendly; they also spoke English. I would definitely stay here, when I return to Kyoto.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

shazeeyana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staffs. The hotel kepy our bag, after check out so we could visit Arashiyama for for the day before the night bus to Tokyo
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable. Provided breakfast was really good.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Wai Yuen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed the complimentary breakfast and dinner
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good, basic hotel. The breakfast and dinner weren't bad. Close to the train station and downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

光

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel provide both breakfast and supper. It's very helpful for me.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katsunori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A large bath made me relax.A free supper and a free breakfast made me stuffed.Hotel mans are polite.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Great

It’s a great experience overall considering the rate in summer - I only paid CAD 46 for a one night stay. Clean room and friendly staff along with free breakfast as well as dinner. The only thing is that it’s a bit far from Kyoto station so location wise, the universal hotels in other Japanese cities (Hiroshima, Okayama, etc) provide a better experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome spot!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Agnes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The overall property was very good. Breakfast and Dinner was great.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Zola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shinobu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is a bit small, (toilet and bath together and no room to change) only 2 beds are on in room. Jo complaining. Walk distances to Kyoto station. Dinner and breakfast are including that I didn’t know. Good to go back sleep and travel to use.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Monica

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Free breakfast and dinner was great. It was annoying to have to turn in the key every time I left.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

かなみ

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vincent

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

Nice stay

Nice stay at this hotel, the employees are professionnals that are here for you in case you need them. The room are clean and the hotel too. Thank you for those good moments.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is great for the price. My booking came with breakfast and dinner included. The food was pretty good. Breakfast is buffet and dinner is a choice of two set menus, plus a salad bar. The room I had was ok. I know people say the rooms are small but I found it fine. A double bed, sofa, table for TV etc. the bathroom was a bit small but it was fine. The hallways leading from the lift to the rooms are open (to a certain degree) there is a central open core running up through the building which is open but in October it was fine. It might be cold in the winter. All in all I had a nice stay here and would stay here again.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Balaji

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are very small but the facilities makeup for that. You get breakfast included in the price which is a very good deal for the price. There is a Lawson right near the entrance for quick shopping. Kyoto station is a good 20 minutes walk.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty small rooms. Quiet and reasonably clean. We are happy with their free breakfast, supper and public hot spring service, but their bed wasn't really comfortable though. It's better than Good but not yet Excellent. Will recommend to couples who want to spend less on travel for a ok recommendation.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Bobby

The room is very small, think of a cruise ship style room. It did include breakfast and dinner. This place met my budget.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Alfredo

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
There was a hair on the restroom floor when I got to the room. The outlet switch for the refrigerator didn’t properly work so it was turning on and off by itself.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Newton

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old property, bad odor, old furniture.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Georgia

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I was very suprised to find that the hotel was open to the elements with no proper roof when you walk in the hallways for your room. Could easily flood on a stormy night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Getting your key back to enter your room kinda sucks during the evening when most new people are checking in
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025
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