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HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel

2.0 star property
Travelers find a peaceful haven at the heart of Kyoto with bike rentals for city exploration and a library that invites literary discovery

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HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel offers a peaceful retreat near Kawaramachi Street, featuring a relaxing garden and convenient laundry facilities. Enjoy in-room WiFi and bike rentals to explore nearby attractions like Yasaka Shrine and the atmospheric Pontocho Alley.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
The current price is AU$29
21 June - 22 June

Room options

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Classic Twin Room, Non Smoking

Classic Twin Room, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Futons
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Classic Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 14 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Futons
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Economy Twin Room, Non Smoking

Economy Twin Room, Non Smoking

  • 6 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bunk Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bunk Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Located in Higashiyama Ward, a neighbourhood in Kyoto, HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel is in a shopping district and near a metro station. Yasaka Shrine and Heian Shrine are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Biwa and Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. Kyoto Municipal Zoo and Kyoto Gyoen National Garden are also worth visiting. Visit our Kyoto travel guide
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542-4 Furukawa-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 605-0026

What's nearby

  • Tourists are walking on Gion district in Kyoto, Japan.; Shutterstock ID 233755630
    Hanamikoji Street
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Shijo Street
    Shijo Street
    7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Yasaka Shrine
    Yasaka Shrine
    7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Ponto-cho is a Hanamachi district in Kyoto Japan. There are many geisha houses, traditional tea houses, historical architectures and riverbed style cuisine restaurants.
    Pontocho Alley
    8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • 京都市四条河原町交差点の夜��の景観。
    Kawaramachi Street
    11 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Higashiyama Station
    2 min walk
  • Sanjo Station
    9 min walk
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    63 min drive

Restaurants

  • McDonald's
    2 min walk
  • マルシン飯店
    2 min walk
  • 東北家
    3 min walk
  • 吉祥菓寮祇園本店
    3 min walk
  • Le Bac à Sable
    1 min walk

About this property

HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel

  • Hostel near Kawaramachi Street
  • Yasaka Shrine and Pontocho Alley are located near HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel, which provides a garden, a library and laundry facilities. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
  • Other perks at this hostel include:
    • Bike hire, a front desk safe and luggage storage
    • Coffee/tea in reception, smoke-free property and multilingual staff
  • Room features
  • All rooms are individually furnished, and have comforts such as air conditioning, as well as thoughtful touches such as free WiFi and safes.
  • More conveniences in all rooms include:
    • Showers and hairdryers
    • Communal kitchens, full-sized fridge/freezers and coffee/tea makers

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Library

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1900
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 6 and younger are not allowed at this property; all guests older than 6 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100-10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property only accepts cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Children 6 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Alcohol is not served or permitted at this property

Frequently asked questions

Is HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel?

As of 14 June 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel on 21 June 2026 start from AU$29, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel?

This hostel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel?

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel located?

Located in Higashiyama Ward, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Furukawacho Shopping Street, Shijo Street and Yasaka Shrine. Kawaramachi Street and Pontocho Alley are also within 15 minutes. Higashiyama Station is only a 2-minute walk and Sanjo Keihan Station is 7 minutes.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected room rates because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

HARUYA Higashiyama - Hostel Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.2

Cleanliness

8.8

Location

8.0

Staff & service

7.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 57 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 57 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 57 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 57 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 57 reviews

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Sebastien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Kyoto traditional house stay

Small house East (best) side of Kyoto, it's is a small shopping street and I found the location excellent to go anywhere. Its an experience to stay in such building and also very good value for money. However, it come with the traditional houses' features including a complete lack of sound proofing. Bring hearplugs and stay quiet at night for the other guests. Was totally worth if for the price but set your expectations accordingly.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Noel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome to stay on a century old, traditional building, the place is clean overall, but it would have been nice to see a staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Timmy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Traditional style, nice!

Traditional japanese style room with matresses on the floor. Big room! Cool place, would go again!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Thi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Value for money. Close to soooo many things
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Victoria

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property does not look like that pictures on Expedia. The mats you sleep on on the floor are thin, other hostels i have been to have not been like this. The bathroom is outside but kept clean, down a VERY steep flight of stairs which was not great. The shower was clean. Breakfast included means rice porridge made in a crock pot situation left there all day to harden, cleaned out and then more is made. There is ZERO staff present if you have any problems. The ceiling has visible rain damage but it rained bad when we stayed and rain did not come inside. Also the door is a sliding door and it doesn’t fully shut, tiny crack so people can see inside. Wasn’t the worst but would not pay for it again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

mitsunori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
部屋は1番良い部屋でした。 洗面所、トイレが付いていました。 この部屋だけだと思います。 殆どのホテルでエアコンのフィルターが掃除して無いので　掃除しました。
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Roxane

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
On a dû quitter après une seule nuit parce qu'on n'a pas été capables de dormir de la nuit. Le tatami est de très piètre qualité, la ventilation industrielle juste au-dessus de nos têtes faisait un boucan d'enfer, le manque d'isolation nous faisait entendre chaque pas dans la rue en face et le manque de rideaux combiné à la lumière dans la rue a détruit notre rythme circadien. En plus, nous n'avons croisé aucun employé, ils travaillent tous à distance depuis la pandémie, ce qui peut expliquer l'absence de déjeuner inclus. Finalement, lors de notre arrivée, un inconnu dormait sur le plancher de la salle commune, ce qui n'a pas aidé notre sentiment que cet endroit est un piège à touristes.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

つばさ

Liked: Cleanliness
価格が安く、また立地も良かった
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

つばさ

Liked: Cleanliness
価格が安く、また立地も良くて良い旅になった
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

とても快適に過ごせました。

おそらく値段以上の価値がある施設と思います。快適に過ごすことが出来ました。ベッドにも荷物置き場があり、配慮が行き届いていました。スーツケースを持って上り下りするにはあまりにも階段が急だったのと、朝のおかゆがあっという間になくなるのが、気になったところです。後者は、サービスなのでコメントすべきところではないかもしれませんが。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Ariane

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Einfaches Zimmer, relativ sauber, in Ordnung.

Sehr einfach aber zweckmäßig, wir hätten auch relativ gut geschlafen wenn andere Hostelgäste nicht um 3 Uhr nachts eine lustige Gesprächsrunde eingeläutet hätten (durch die Papierwände hört man natürlich jeden Schritt und jedes Wort, was auch okay geht aber nicht um die Zeit). Zimmer war sauber, Dusche leider nicht, die Haare im Ablauf waren auch sicher nicht erst seit einem Tag dort. Mit dem kontaktlosen Check-hat alles prima geklappt, Handtücher waren leider erst etwas später verfügbar aber nicht dramatisch.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Erina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
「チェックイン方法はメールでお知らせします」とありましたが、メールが来なかったので直接宿に行ったら説明書きがあり分かりました。 基本的にスタッフさんはおらず、タオルなど使ったものはチェックアウト時に各自料金を置いておくシステムです。皆さんの善意で成り立っている宿だと思います。 部屋はいい感じの和室で落ち着けます。リビング（和室ですが）には漫画などがあり、自由に読めます。朝ごはんのお粥も美味しかったです。トイレが外なので、冬は少し寒いかもしれません。 音を気にする人は向いてないですが、他の方の生活音などにも風情が感じられる、という方にはオススメです。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

MICHIKO

古い建物がレトロ感があった
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
部屋については概ね写真通りです。かなり暑い日ではありましたが、エアコンも問題なく使用でき快適に過ごせました。 ただ、建物自体が古いこともあり、誰かが歩くときしみ音が響きます。他の宿泊者の方もみなさんとても気を遣って使用されていたと思いますが、それでも音はするので神経質な方の宿泊は避けた方がいいです。また、階段がハシゴの様な急なものしかないので足腰に不安がある方も避けるべきかと思います。トイレなどの設備が一階にしかありません。 不便な点もありますが、それらが問題ない方であれば、昔ながらの日本家屋での暮らしが体験できて、交通の便も良く周りも静かでお手頃価格で宿泊ができるのでお勧め出来ます。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

yoshiaki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
宿泊単価を考慮すれば満足です。
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

ともお

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
落ち着いた雰囲気が良かったです。周辺の街並みも落ち着きました。商店街の中にあり、生活感を味わえます。地下鉄駅からも至近。
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
チェックインからチェックアウトまで、スタッフさんの応対は素晴らしく。雰囲気のある古民家を改修された外観、内装、佇まいも快適でした。また京都を訪れる機会には再訪したいと思います。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Zahara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Polite staff

Staff were so friendly, polite and helpful. We were trying to find an onsen with a sauna, and the lady rang around for us. The place is very clean. Good location to food,station and attractions
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
There are many mosquitoes and the room is very small and stuffy.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
On se sent très vite chez soi malgré les chambres assez petites !
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant and friendly place. Traditional hostel in 100 year old building. It is very small so expect to be in close quarters with other guests.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

姉御

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
値段のことを考えれば、シーツも清潔で満足できました。 ただ、古いお宿で床がきしむので夜や早朝にお手洗いに行く際にとても気を遣います。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

hoi yin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
兩層的老房子，房子在樓上，厕所在樓下，要爬木梯，不合老人家。有電磁爐及煲仔可用。地點方便
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Verified

6/10 Okay

minseong

조금 불편함

스탠다드 트윈룸썻는데 건물자체 방음이안되고 에어컨을 방안이아니라 숙소입구옆에서 조정해야해 조금 불편햇음 직원은 친절하지만 샤워실이 한개라서 오래기다려야하고 숙소 분위기가 매우 조용하고 떠들면 안될것같은 분위기임 가보면암. 위치는 번화가에서 조금 멀지만 오히려 조용해서 좋았음. 자전거는 인당 500엔에 다음날아침까지 쓸수잇엇음
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

good experience:)

Stuff are so kind and willing to help.The location is good for subway and bus.I'll stay here again next time when visiting Kyoto though the space is so narrow in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017