Travelodge Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi

Do NOT stay here. I’ve stayed in ~40 hotels in Japan, and this has to be one of the worst. Absolutely horrendous service. I arrived at 2:05 pm (official check in is at 3). They would not allow me to check in early. In fact the staff laughed when I asked. Fine. But they do not have a dedicated luggage room, so there are about (not kidding), 100 pieces of luggage just hanging out in the lobby. You can barely get to the front desk it is that over flowing. Anyways, I want to go sightsee, so I check in 3 pieces - 1 carry case, a backpack, and one small shopping bag. When I return at 7 pm, my shopping bag is no longer tagged, and it is sitting on top of someone else’s large case. They could have easily taken it. On top of that, when the front desk staff tries to retrieve my bag, she drags it across the floor instead of unlocking the wheels. The wheel no longer rolls well. The Internet did NOT work. When I called to the front desk to inquire, they LAUGHED, and then their actual response was “there is nothing I can do, it is not my problem, it is working in lobby on my tablet”. Then he laughed again. The hotel looks clean, but is so incredibly dirty. There is black mold growing everywhere in the bathroom - the drains, faucets, and the fan. It is beginning to grow on the shower curtain. It is disgusting. It is likely contributing to the disconcerting smell in the bathroom. I couldn’t even bring myself to take a picture it is that gross. TDLR: zero respect for personal belongings, no Internet in room, zero consideration or concern from front desk staff, black mold everywhere in bathroom.

I didn’t enjoy my stay here. The room is tiny and the design of the bathroom is terrible, and lighting feels like you are in a surgery room. When I stayed in Tokyo, everytime I went past the reception desk they would greet me, with either good morning or good afternoon, here there was nothing. The location is good, but then again it’s in the town centre m, so many others would be in a similar location. Overall I wouldn’t recommend and, I wouldn’t stay here again.