This hotel is good if all you care about is location but avoid at all costs if you care about having a nice stay. This hotel is very conveniently located right next to Yasaka shrine and the heart of Gion. But it was unacceptably dirty, loud, and worst of all, the entire place smelled of cigarette smoke (except for the lobby of course). Tried to touch it out and stayed one night, but slept horribly because it smelled and was loud and gross, so cancelled the rest of my stay and moved to another hotel that was much nicer (albeit a 10 minute walk off the beaten path). The staff was very accommodating and let me easily cancel the rest of my stay and were very apologetic. But definitely would never stay here under any circumstances.