Park Hotel Kyoto

The rooms are very well appointed for the size and the price. The headboard doubles well as a night stand and having the couch can be helpful, although a C table would be useful given there is no where to probably work on a laptop with the small side table. The gym with a ski and bike erg is really good, although the gym is very bare otherwise. I stayed in an -03 room (I believe 1-6 rooms face the main street) on a low floor, which others complained about in reviews due to noise. During the day you can hear road traffic, but at night the city is fairly quiet and any noise is nothing more than white noise. Why 3 stars then? The wifi was very slow when I was staying. Usable, but videos would take some time to load and may buffer. Also, the lobby does multiple duty as a bar area and as a cafe, which seems to have a few people throughout the day. Upon checking out and I figured I sit at an open table and look up a couple things before going for lunch and then the train. After a few minutes the attendant came over and asked me to order something, which I said I just checked out and was leaving soon. I was told I needed to order something or I would have to sit at a couple chairs next to the elevators (basically there if you're waiting for someone) and then placed a card on the desk saying the table is for cafe only which wasn't there before. Ah, so the cafe section isn't really part of the hotel, just shares the space with the check-in desk for the hotel? No, I had a coffee there one day and I had to pay at the check-in desk. I was occupying space needed for the cafe? No, it was empty except me before being told to leave. I don't think I've ever been told as a paying guest of the hotel that I cannot use spaces within a hotel. Like someone off the street paying for a coffee has more right to the lobby than someone staying in the hotel? Bizarre. Sufficient stay in a central location, but would seek out a different hotel if I return to Kyoto.