Gojo Guesthouse is a clean and friendly English-speaking hostel conveniently located on Gojo Dori and so not too far from either Kyoto station or the town centre. A short walk north of here towards Gion, will take you into some of the traditional machiya streets of old Kyoto, and it also happens to be a very good maiko-spotting area. A short hike east will take you up to Kiyomizu-dera, one of Kyoto’s most famous tourist spots.

However, naturally, most back-packers are chiefly concerned with prices, so here goes:

A futon in either the men’s or ladies dormitory will cost you ￥2500
A twin room for two people: ￥6000 yen
A triple Room for three people: ￥9900 yen or ￥12000 yen for four.

Futons and linen are provided and each guest receives a drink ticket (worth 300 yen) for each night they stay that they can use in the café downstairs. There are also showers, laundry facilities, a kitchen, a common room with TV, free internet access and a bicycle rental service for ￥５００ a day. Light meals and cheap drinks are available in the Gojo Guesthouse Cafe from 13:00 ~ 22:00 pm, and (most importantly), they also have Guinness on tap.

Reception is open from 8:00 am ~ 22:00 pm. Check in time is from 15:00 ~ 22:00pm. There is no curfew. Tel: 075-525-2299.
Please note that credit cards are not accepted and you will have to pay on arrival.
You can find a map with full directions on the website here: Gojo Guesthouse Website There is also an Ａｎｎｅｘ close to the Yasaka shrine and thus not far from the main bus routes between Kyoto station and the north of the city. Please check the Ａｎｎｅｘ website for differing rooms, prices and reception hours. Tel: 075-525-2298