Smile Hotel Kyoto-shijo

Prós: one of the hotel staff spoke excellent english and was a great help to us.

Contras: The internet service is terrible. Despite a lower star rating, I would still expect better in a country like Japan.

Prós: We were relieved to find that the beds weren't too firm for us. They were reasonably comfy, which was our main priority. They also had lots of power points (about 8) for recharging our devices - best we've found in our month of travelling in Japan.

Contras: Due to the time of year and day of the week, we paid a lot to stay one night in this hotel. We would only stay again if we got it at a better rate.