Tsubame-ya - Hostel

1.0 star property
Hostel near Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama in Kyoto

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Private Room (1~3 person, Japanese Futon), Non Smoking | Blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi
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Mixed Dormitory, Single Bunk bed for 1 person, Non Smoking | Blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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2F, Saga Hirosawa 28-3, Minamino-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 616-8304
  • Place, Arashiyama Onsen
    โ€ช3 min driveโ€ฌ
  • Place, Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
    โ€ช4 min driveโ€ฌ
  • Place, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
    โ€ช5 min driveโ€ฌ
  • Airport, Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    โ€ช65 min driveโ€ฌ

Room options

Private Room (1~3 person, Japanese Futon), Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons

Mixed Dormitory, Single Bunk bed for 1 person, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Mixed Dormitory, Double Bunk bed for 1-2 person

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bunk Bed

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About the neighborhood

Kyoto

Arashiyama stay.Your stay at this Arashiyama hostel places you within 3 miles (5 km) of Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama and Suzumushi-dera Temple. Also, Kinkaku-ji Temple is within 3 miles (5 km) and Nijล Castle is within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Arashiyama Onsen - 3 min drive - 1.0 mile
  • Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama - 4 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Togetsukyo Bridge - 4 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Grove - 5 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Bamboo Forest Street - 5 min drive - 1.6 miles

Getting around

  • Kurumazakijinja Station - 11 min walk
  • Uzumasa Station - 14 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • โ€ชMcDonald's - โ€ฌ12 min walk
  • โ€ชๆฐธ็”ฐ็ˆ็ฒๅบ— - โ€ฌ5 min walk
  • โ€ชใ‚ตใƒณใƒกใƒณใƒใƒผใ‚บ ไบฌ้ƒฝๅตฏๅณจ(Sun Members) - โ€ฌ1 min walk
  • โ€ชๆฅๆฅไบญๅคช็งฆๅบ— - โ€ฌ7 min walk
  • โ€ชๅ’Œ้ฃŸใ•ใจ ๅตฏๅณจๅบ— - โ€ฌ3 min walk

About this property

Tsubame-ya - Hostel

Hostel near Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama in Kyoto
Tsubame-ya - Hostel offers its guests a refrigerator in a common area. WiFi is free in public spaces. For a fee, parking is available.

This Kyoto hostel is smoke free.

  • 4 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • No smoking on site
  • Refrigerator in a common area
  • Lockers available
Tsubame-ya - Hostel offers 4 air-conditioned accommodations with slippers and hair dryers. This Kyoto hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking; reservations required
  • Self parking on site (JPY 1,200 per day)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
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, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 6 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100โ€“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've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Self parking fee: JPY 1200 per day
  • Towels available for a fee (or guests may bring their own)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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 accepts cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts cash.

We should mention

  • Children 6 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.

Property is also known as

Tsubame-ya Hostel Kyoto
Tsubame-ya Hostel
Tsubame-ya Kyoto
Tsubame-ya
Tsubame-ya - Hostel Kyoto
Tsubame-ya - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Tsubame-ya - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Kyoto

Frequently asked questions

How close is Tsubame-ya - Hostel to the airport?

Tsubame-ya - Hostel is 34.3 mi (65-min drive) away from the Itami Airport (ITM) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does Tsubame-ya - Hostel have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at Tsubame-ya - Hostel.

Does Tsubame-ya - Hostel offer free breakfast?

Tsubame-ya - Hostel does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at Tsubame-ya - Hostel?

No, there is no casino at this hostel.

What time is check-in at Tsubame-ya - Hostel?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM.

Is there free parking at Tsubame-ya - Hostel?

Free parking is not available at this hostel. Self parking is available for JPY 1200 per day.

Does Tsubame-ya - Hostel have a pool?

Tsubame-ya - Hostel does not have a pool.

Does Tsubame-ya - Hostel have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hostel.

How close is Tsubame-ya - Hostel to downtown Kyoto?

Tsubame-ya - Hostel is 4.3 mi away from Kyoto.

Tsubame-ya - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 19 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 19 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 19 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful and polite. Had a very pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Alison, Nottingham England

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

A hidden treasure! Just like coming home ;)

I cannot say enough about Tsubame-ya, the guest house and staff were exceptional. I wouldn't hesitate to highly recommend. Personal, genuine welcome, with attentive staff, a real family feel. I felt like I'd been invited to stay in someone's home. We will definitely return to Tsubame-ya x
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

toshihiro

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹็•ชๅทๅ…ฅๅŠ›ใซๆ‰‹้–“ๅ–ใฃใŸใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸ

ๅˆฐ็€ๆ™‚ใซ่ชฐใ‚‚ใŠใ‚‰ใšๅฎฟใซใฏๅ…ฅใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒ‡ใƒณใƒˆใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใ•ใ‚“ใ‚‚่ฆชๅˆ‡ใงใ“ใฎไพกๆ ผใชใฎใซใŠ้ขจๅ‘‚ใชใฉใฎๆฐดๅ›žใ‚Šใ‚‚็ถบ้บ—ใง่‰ฏใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸๆฉŸไผšใŒใ‚ใ‚Œใฐๅˆฉ็”จใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆฐ—ใซใชใฃใŸ็‚นใฏใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใƒ™ใƒƒใƒ‰ใƒซใƒผใƒ ใŒ่ปŠใฎ่‡ญใ„ใฃใฝใ„ใซใŠใ„ใŒใ—ใฆๆฐ—ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚“ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŒใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ๅตๅฑฑใธ่กŒใใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚น่‰ฏๅฅฝใ€‚ ่กŒใฃใŸๆ—ฅใซๅคšใใฎไบบใŒๅฎฟๆณŠใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ 1ใคใฎใ‚ทใƒฃใƒฏใƒผใ‚’ๆตดใณใ‚‹ใฎใซ๏ผ‘.๏ผ•ใ€œ๏ผ’ๆ™‚้–“ใ‹ใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใŒๆฎ‹ๅฟตใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒฏใƒผใŒใ‚ใ„ใŸใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ€ใ‚ใ–ใ‚ใ–่ฆ‹ใซ่กŒใ‹ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใใฆ้ขๅ€’ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Phoebe

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness

ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด ์ž˜ํ•˜์‹œ๋Š” ์—ฌ์ž์‚ฌ์žฅ๋‹˜์ด ์šด์˜ํ•˜์‹œ๋Š” ์•„๋ผ์‹œ์•ผ๋งˆ์— ๊ฐˆ ๋•Œ ๊ฑธ์–ด๊ฐˆ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋Š” ๊ฒŒ์ŠคํŠธํ•˜์šฐ์Šค

๋Œ€๊ธฐ ์งˆ์— ๋ฏผ๊ฐํ•œ ํŽธ์ด์–ด์„œ ์˜ค์‚ฌ์นด์—์„œ ์ถœ๋ฐœํ•˜์—ฌ ๊ตํ†  ์‹œ๋‚ด๋ณด๋‹ค ์•„๋ผ์‹œ์•ผ๋งˆ์—์„œ ์ž ์‹œ ์‰ฌ๊ณ ์ž ์ด ํ˜ธ์Šคํ…”์— ์˜ˆ์•ฝํ–ˆ๋Š”๋ฐ ๋Œ€๋กœ๋ณ€์— ์œ„์น˜ํ•˜์—ฌ ์ฐพ๊ธฐ ์‰ฌ์šธ ๋“ฏํ–ˆ์ง€๋งŒ, ๊ฐ„ํŒ์ด ์ˆจ์–ด์žˆ์–ด์„œ ๊ธธ๊ฐ€๋Š” ์—ฌํ•™์ƒ์—๊ฒŒ ๋„์›€๋ฐ›์•„ ๊ฒŒ์ŠคํŠธํ•˜์šฐ์Šค์— ๋„์ฐฉํ–ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์•„๋ผ์‹œ์•ผ๋งˆ๊นŒ์ง€ ๊ฑธ์–ด์„œ ๊ฐˆ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๊ณ  ์ž์ „๊ฑฐ๋„ ์˜จ์ข…์ผ 500์—”์— ๋นŒ๋ฆด ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋‹ค๊ณ  ํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ œ ๊ฒฝ์šฐ์—๋Š” ์นจ๋Œ€ ๋งคํŠธ๋ฆฌ์Šค ์ž์ฒด์— ๋ƒ„์ƒˆ๊ฐ€ ๋‚ฌ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. 2์ธต ์นจ๋Œ€ ์•„๋ž˜์ธต์— ๋ฐฐ์ •๋˜์—ˆ๋Š”๋ฐ ์ฐฝ์„ ๋ฐ”๋ผ๋ณผ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ์–ด์„œ ์ข‹์•˜์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์‹œํŠธ๋ฅผ ๊ฐˆ๋ ค๋ฉด ์ถ”๊ฐ€๋น„์šฉ์„ ๋‚ด์•ผ ํ•˜๋Š” ๊ฒƒ ๊ฐ™์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๊ตํ† ์—์„œ๋Š” 2018.10.1์ผ๋ถ€๋กœ ์ˆ™๋ฐ•์‹œ์„ค์—์„œ ๋„์‹œ ์„ธ๋ฅผ ์ง•์ˆ˜ํ•œ๋‹ค๊ณ  ํ•˜์—ฌ ์ž…์‹ค ์ „์— 800์—”์„ ์ถ”๊ฐ€๋กœ ์ง€๊ธ‰ํ–ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ƒค์›Œ์‹œ์„ค์ด ์ˆ˜์••๋„ ์ข‹๊ณ  ๊ณต๊ฐ„๋„ ๋„“์–ด ํŽธํ–ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋ฐฉ์— ์—ด์‡  ์žˆ๋Š” ์บ๋น„๋‹›์ด ์žˆ์–ด ๋ถ„์‹ค์—ผ๋ ค ์žˆ๋Š” ๋ฌผ๊ฑด ๋ณด๊ด€ํ•˜๊ธฐ๊ฐ€ ์ข‹์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์—ฌ์ž ์‚ฌ์žฅ๋‹˜์ด ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด๋ฅผ ์ž˜ํ•˜์‹œ๊ณ  ์นœ์ ˆํ•˜๊ฒŒ ์•ˆ๋‚ด๋ฅผ ์ž˜ ํ•ด์ฃผ์‹ญ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

uzi, Chiba

Liked: Staff & service
ๅคง้€šใ‚Šใซ้šฃๆŽฅใ—ใŸใ‚ฒใ‚นใƒˆใƒใ‚ฆใ‚นใง่ฒทใ„็‰ฉใ‚„้ฃŸไบ‹ใฏไธ่‡ช็”ฑใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๆœ€ๅฏ„ใ‚Š้ง…ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅคšๅฐ‘้›ขใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅฎ‰ใ„ใฎใงๆฉŸไผšใŒใ‚ใ‚Œใฐๆฌกๅ›žใ‚‚ใพใŸๅˆฉ็”จใ—ใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒฏใƒผๅฎคใŒๅบƒใ„ใ€‚

ๅฅณๆ€งๅฐ‚็”จใฎใŠ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใจไผบใฃใŸใฎใงๆœŸๅพ…ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ninos

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

A must stay if in Arashiyama

The family that runs the hostel are the best. Kind and funny.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ๅ‘จ่พบๆ–ฝ่จญใฎ้“ๆกˆๅ†…ใ‚„ใŠใ™ใ™ใ‚ใฎใŠๅบ—ใ‚’ใจใฆใ‚‚่ฆชๅˆ‡ใซๆ•™ใˆใฆ้ ‚ใใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‚ˆใ„ๆ—…่กŒใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tung, Bremen

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

Bestes Hostel auf dieser Welt

Alles was man brauch findet man dort. Ganz viele Mรคrkte sowie Bahnhรถfe. Das Team ist super liebenswรผrdig und behandelt einen wie Familie.
Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

ไธๅฏงใชๅฏพๅฟœ

ๅ››ๆกใ‚„ไบฌ้ƒฝ้ง…ใชใฉไธญๅฟƒ้ƒจใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏ้›ขใ‚Œใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅตฏๅณจๅตๅฑฑๆ–น้ขใซใปใฉ่ฟ‘ใใ€ๅธ‚ๅ†…่ฅฟ้ƒจใ‚’ๅ›žใ‚‹ใซใฏ่‰ฏใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅฅณๆ€งใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใŒใจใฆใ‚‚่ฆชๅˆ‡ใงๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฎ่‰ฏใ„ๆ–นใงใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚