Giappo Franca Kyoto

Hotel within easy reach of Kawaramachi Street

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Giappo Franca Kyoto offers a great location, putting you within a 15-minute walk of Pontocho Alley and Kawaramachi Street. Also, Yasaka Shrine and Shijo Street are within a 15-minute walk. The property is just a short walk to public transportation: Sanjo Keihan Station is 6 minutes and Higashiyama Station is 6 minutes.

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry facilities
  • Non-smoking
CA $178
CA $196 total
Nov 4 - Nov 5

Room options

Showing 11 of 11 rooms
A hotel room with a bed, a television mounted on the wall, a wooden shelf with a kettle, and a small refrigerator.

Economy Double Room, Non Smoking

Exceptional
  • 9 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
A hotel room with two beds, a desk, and a window with curtains.

Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking

  • 11 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds
A hotel room with two beds, a wooden headboard, a small table, and a chair.

Basic Twin Room, Non Smoking (Moderate)

  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds
A hotel room with two beds, a seating area, a TV, and a large window with curtains.

Superior Twin Room, Non Smoking

Exceptional
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Large Twin Beds
A hotel room with a large bed, a hanging chair, a small sofa, a wooden desk, and a window with curtains.

Mezzanine Swing Room,Non Smoking

  • 27 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Futons
A child-friendly room with a blue slide, wooden steps, and a small bench with pillows.

Mezzanine Slider Room, Non Smoking

Exceptional
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Futons
A compact hotel room with a bed, a small table, a TV, and a heater.

Traditional Single Room, Non Smoking (Japanese Style)

  • 10 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Futons
A room with a bed, a small table, a TV, and a window with shoji screens.

Japanese Style Superior Toilet Bath Separate with Terrace, Non Smoking

  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Futons
A traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring, a shoji screen, a sliding door, a small table, and a mounted TV.

Traditional Twin Room, Non Smoking, Terrace

  • 14 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Futons
A person sitting on a bean bag chair reading a book in a room with bookshelves filled with manga and other books.

Manga Otaku Room, Non Smoking

  • 8 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Futon
A small room with two wicker chairs, a television, and a table with a lamp.

Game Otaku Room, Non Smoking

  • 10 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Futons

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About the area

Map
425 Fukumoto-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, kyoto, 606-8361

What's nearby

  • Hanamikoji Street - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Pontocho Alley - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Kawaramachi Street - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Shijo Street - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Heian Shrine - 11 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 69 min drive
  • Kobe Airport (UKB) - 109 min drive
  • Kansai Intl. Airport (KIX) - 112 min drive
  • Sanjo Station - 7 min walk
  • Jingu-marutamachi Station - 13 min walk
  • Gion-shijo Station - 14 min walk
  • Sanjo Keihan Station - 6 min walk
  • Higashiyama Station - 6 min walk
  • Shiyakusho-mae Station - 11 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪みや古 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪マルシン飯店 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪東北家 - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪コロラド コーヒーショップ - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪近江ちゃんぽん亭 三条花見小路店 - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Giappo Franca Kyoto

  • Giappo Franca Kyoto offers a great location, putting you within a 15-minute walk of Pontocho Alley and Kawaramachi Street. Also, Yasaka Shrine and Shijo Street are within a 15-minute walk. The property is just a short walk to public transportation: Sanjo Keihan Station is 6 minutes and Higashiyama Station is 6 minutes.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 28 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    • Front desk staffed during limited hours
    • This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

    • Pets not allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices))

Parking

    • No onsite parking

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Giappo Franca Kyoto Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

9.0

Amenities

9.8

Staff & service

9.6

Property conditions & facilities

What guests liked

  • The hotel's downstairs area offers a fun space to relax with manga books, retro gaming consoles, and a relaxed, nostalgic feel. (4 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Great, resourceful personnel, attractive location, small room
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10/10 Exceptional

Warm and helpful staff, room was traditional with tatami mats and futons cozy and full of natural light, hotel was set in a nice quiet street not far from the center of Gion.
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10/10 Exceptional

Very nice hotel, staff friendly and room was great. It was a good stay.
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10/10 Exceptional

The staff is amazing, friendly and helpful……. Our Japanese room was nice and comfortable, a different experience. Fully Recommended !!!
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10/10 Exceptional

The staff were extremely helpful and kind. They had great amenities and the rooms were very clean and big. 100% will recommend!
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10/10 Exceptional

We stayed in room 303 which is very small for two but excellent for price, location and staff. It is an easy walk to Gion, and to the busy markets, but in a quiet residential neighborhood. there are some nice restaurants nearby and a lovely temple .
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10/10 Exceptional

Super friendly staff! Located in a pretty convenient location. Room was clean and as much as you hope for. Recommended!
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean room!’the slide is a must! Friendly staff
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8/10 Very good

Loved our room. And staff super friendly. Loved the art gallery and the opportunity to play a traditional cultural instrument by the lobby. Lots of seating area and places to rest outside the room. Loved their tea selection. They also surprised us with a anniversary treat.
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8/10 Very good

Staff were helpful and friendly. Rooms are clean. Lots of clean towels and other amenities available. Suggestion: clean the dryer lint please. Otherwise, laundry was available and easy to use.
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10/10 Exceptional

Property is pretty new and is a peaceful location, Only 10 min walk from busy areas and 5 min from Sanjo station. Rooms are pretty small but clean and in good condition. Common areas are well maintained Staff are very polite, many of which are not Japanese. Everyone is eager to please. Many many Manga Books available to borrow!
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10/10 Exceptional

Room was spotless, though small but that was as advertised. Staff were super courteous and helpful and had excellent english
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean room and brand new
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location, great amenities. Room was clean and the staff were so helpful and lovely
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10/10 Exceptional

Good location near Kyoto's old town. The staff was very nice and helpful, and we enjoyed the cozy lobby with a manga library and an 8-bit retro Nintendo console. We stayed in japanese styled rooms with tatami floors, which was nice but I'll admit I would have preferred a somewhat thicker matress :D. We made use of the coin operated washing machines, which was great for us, and super easy to operate. Just be aware that the hotel doesn't offer any breakfast. There are several options close by though, which the staff can help you out finding.
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10/10 Exceptional

I had such a great time in the hotel. I would stay here again. The staff were very friendly. The area is conveniently located near a lot of shopping and restaurants.
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean rooms, bigger space compared to other japan hotels. Quite area, close to the old kyoto neighborhoud. Staff were very nice and helpful. Landry machine was quite confusing. And the hotel still didn't have luggage transfer system at the time, so if thats an issue, check with them before.But overall had a great stay.
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10/10 Exceptional

Staff are super helpful and friendly. Helped us in many ways eg. Directions, shipping of luggage, book taxi and etc. Rooms are very clean. Everything is sufficient except there’s no telephone in the bedrooms. Location: Quiet neighbourhood, no traffic noise. We love it. Thank you to: Anne, Sylvia, young girl (Sri Lankan) and a Japanese young man.
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10/10 Exceptional

Fun artsy hotel in a quiet neighborhood. ❤️

This is a super fun, artsy and unique hotel in a quiet residential neighborhood in Kyoto. We stayed in the “game otaku” room with a cozy swing chair. The room was quite large by Japanese standards (queen size bed & a loft with room for 3 futons). It was very comfortable for our family of 3 (parents & teenager). We enjoyed interacting with the friendly & helpful international staff. The lobby has a huge Manga library (including some in English), and some fun retro game systems. The location is just a few blocks from the subway & several bus lines, which made it easy to go anywhere in Kyoto. Overall, this hotel was a fantastic home base for our visit to Kyoto. We would definitely stay here again if the opportunity ever arose.
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8/10 Very good

Recommended but some rooms are tiny

The welcome we had at this manga-themed hotel could not have been warmer and the staff throughout were friendly and helpful. The real draw is the shared lounge/cafe area where there are games consoles and thousands of manga volumes - you could stay for months and not see them all. Also well-located just minutes from the rail/underground stations and bus routes. There is also a tiny garden leading to a tea house with an exhibition of Utagawa Hiroshige prints. Be aware though that the twin-bedded room is TINY, even by Japanese standards. In one way it’s a masterful piece of design that they’ve fitted so much into such a small space. But by our third night we were quite tired of stepping over luggage and bumping into things. Don’t let me out you off - other rooms might have more space and there’s a lot that is really good about this boutique hotel. It’s just that, if I stayed again, I’d try a different room.
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6/10 Good

The hotel is in a great location in Kyoto. The staff were great - friendly and very helpful. The rooms and whole hotel were very clean and had plenty of amenities in good working order - laundry, umbrellas, drinks station (tea is free but a shame you have to pay for coffee), microwave + toaster. The hotel currently lacks a luggage forwarding service which would have been handy, and doesn't serve breakfast. The downside was that the room was a lot smaller than it appeared on the pictures. I am 6"2 and there were parts of the room I couldn't stand up in due to the sloping roof. I had to hunch forward to brush my teeth due to the location and it meant none of the mirrors were any use for getting ready. Both me and my wife (who is not as tall) hit our heads at some point. Despite this, overall we enjoyed our stay and despite lacking a few things, the staff are great and the hotel seemed well-run.
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10/10 Exceptional

We really enjoyed our stay here. The hotel is modern, clean, and has some unique touches that make it stand out. One of the highlights is the downstairs area with manga books and retro gaming consoles. It’s a fun space to relax, whether you’re starting your day with a coffee and a quick game or winding down before bed. It gives the whole place a relaxed, nostalgic feel. The room was basic but comfortable and had everything we needed. Like most hotels in Japan, the space is compact, so staying organized helps. Everything was clean and functional. The location is excellent, especially if you want to explore Gion and nearby areas. It’s only a short walk to the traditional streets, as well as cafes with great coffee and pastries. For dinner, there are a few local spots nearby, but for more variety, it’s about a 10–15 minute walk to Pontocho Alley. That’s ideal since you can enjoy the lively restaurant area and then return to the quiet neighborhood. The hotel is also close to the river, perfect for an evening stroll or a drink after dinner. The staff were friendly and welcoming, always ready to offer tips and advice. There are also washing and drying facilities, which were very useful during our longer trip. Overall, a fun, comfortable stay in a great location. Highly recommended!
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10/10 Exceptional

Absolutely delightful hotel in a very peaceful area which we loved. Walking distance to many attractions and trains. Staff were an absolute joy, so friendly and helpful, their smiles were so welcoming!
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10/10 Exceptional

Great Hotel and friendly Staff
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10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful place to stay.