We arrived in Kyoto (京都) without a room.
Kyoto is one of the more expensive cities in Japan so we were keen to find a budget room.
Luckily, we have a Lonely Planet guide handy. We quickly find a place near the station and rang up to book a room.
The guy on the other end of the phone speaks very good English, so we were impressed. However, the booking is only valid for 15 minutes and the place is 8 minutes from the stations.
We quickly dragged our lugguage across streets. At a tiny 'intersection', I stopped to look for directions. According to the map, the road to the hostel is just around, but all I can see is a tiny no-name lane that could only accomodate single-direction traffic. I went into the nearest shop and asked the old man (who didn't speak a word of English). Luckily, he recognised the street name and directed us back to the small lane.
We got there just in time and while we were registering, another person rang up and apparently, we took the last room! Lucky we rang up to reserve the room!
The rooms are located in the block right above the reception area. They look like little apartments from the outside. The room itself is tiny. There is a small bathroom and a kitchen sink in the room.
However, at ¥8,070 (£36, AUD$90, HKD$530, USD$69) per night, we can't complain. It was the cheapest accomodation we stayed at during our entire trip!
For more information:
Tour Club
http://www.kyotojp.com/
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