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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: WAYFARER Shin in Kyoto offers family rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and free WiFi. Each room includes a bath, bidet, hairdryer, refrigerator, work desk, seating area, free toiletries, shower, slippers, carpeted floors, TV, electric kettle, and wardrobe. Convenient Facilities: Guests benefit from a elevator, full-day security, express check-in and check-out, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include a dining table and tatami floors. Prime Location: Located in the city center, the hotel is a 3-minute walk from Kyoto Shigaku Kaikan Conference Hall and 1.2 mi from Kyoto International Manga Museum. Itami Airport is 28 mi away. Nearby attractions include Nijo Castle, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, and Sanjusangen-do Temple. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for room cleanliness, comfort, and convenient location.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.8 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular amenities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Free Wifi
- Family rooms
- Heating
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Sophie
United States
“it was very spacious! we had plenty of room to spread out and get comfortable. local to things like family mart, laundromat, and cafes. would definitely stay again!” - Sarah
United States
“I loved everything about this hotel, it was my favorite location of my visit to Japan. The room was clean, spacious for Japanese standards, and the location was easy to navigate to get to areas of Kyoto. I especially want to call out the amazing...” - Tyty
Canada
“Good location, quite near Gion commercial center and Nishiki Market. My family and I adore our reserved room with tatami beds which are extremely comfortable, clean and spacious. The staffs are very friendly, helpful and polite. Highly recommend...” - Kethlen
Italy
“The hotel looks very new, our room was very sweet and cosy. Overall, we had more space here than in other hotel's rooms. Several amenities are available outside the room.” - Dani
Austria
“Simple and fast check-in, spacious rooms, perfect location” - Kelly
United States
“Room was large and clean and great for our family. Would recommend and stay here again. Loved that we were able to leave our luggage.” - Vadim
Australia
“Staff is amaizing. It was very convinient to check in via app Kabin to save time at the counter. Very quite neighborhood.” - Shahriar
Bangladesh
“The location is the key, if you are okay to walk/stroll. Nearest bust stop in 8 minutes away, train station is 9 minutes away. Downtown is 18 minutes away. And all the routes are very much why you visit Kyoto - filled with nice izakayas.” - Rotem
Israel
“Great location! We walked to Nishiki Market it's like 15 mins walk, also to Gion and Maruyama Park it's possible to walk, it's like 40 mins. You pass through a main street with many shops. It's also close to the subway and station. The rooms were...” - Alvaro
United States
“The location in the city was perfect. The room was clean and the beds were so comfortable.”
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House rules
Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
Children 18 and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy info, add the number and ages of children in your group to your search.
Crib and extra bed policies
The number of cribs allowed depends on the option you choose. Check your selected option for more info.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cribs are subject to availability.




The fine print
Housekeeping service is offered every 3 days.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Please inform WAYFARER Shin of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
An accommodation tax per person, per night is not included in the price and must be paid at the property.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
While this property offers stays longer than one month, Booking.com isn't offering a lease to a guest. Accordingly, all guests who participate in this offering won't have any rights or interests as a tenant for the offered property but should remain subject to applicable hotel stay/lodging terms and conditions.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.