“Near Kyoto Station” covers more than one walk, and a standard double covers more than one room. On the official pages of five hotels around the station, the room, the bed, the bath and the exit the walk is counted from all differ, and the widest bed is not in the biggest room.
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Five standard rooms, side by side
Each row is the room the hotel’s page sells for two guests: a Double, a Standard Double, or at Richmond the one entry called Standard Single / Double. Rows run from the smallest area to the largest. “Not listed” means the page for that room doesn’t say.
| Hotel | Room | Area | Bed (width × length) | Guests | In-room bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotetsu Fresa Inn Kyoto-Hachijoguchi | Standard Double (スタンダードダブル) | 138 to 150 ft² (12.8 to 13.9 m²) | 55 in (140 cm), length not listed | 1 to 2 | Not listed |
| Hotel Keihan Kyoto Hachijoguchi | Double Room (ダブルルーム) | 183 ft² (17 m²) | 63 × 79 in (160 × 200 cm) | No number listed | Unit bath, on the room’s facility list |
| Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae PREMIER | Standard Double (スタンダードダブル) | 194 ft² (18 m²) | 61 × 80 in (154 × 203 cm) | 1 to 2 | Unit bath, three-fixture type (3点ユニット) |
| Richmond Hotel Premier Kyoto Ekimae | Standard Single / Double (スタンダードシングル / ダブルルーム) | 194 ft² (18 m²) | 55 in (140 cm), length not listed | 1 to 2 | Unit bath, per a note on the page |
| Henn na Hotel Premier Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit Front | Double Room | 216 ft² (20.11 m²) | 61 × 77 in (154 × 195 cm) | 1 to 2 | Bath and toilet in separate rooms |
As of October 2026, from Sotetsu Hotels: the Fresa Inn Kyoto-Hachijoguchi rooms page (in Japanese) and its English version. From Hotel Keihan (in Japanese): the rooms page and the Double Room page. From Daiwa Roynet (in Japanese): the Kyoto Ekimae PREMIER room page. From Richmond Hotels (in Japanese): the Premier Kyoto Ekimae rooms page. From Henn na Hotel: the Hachijo Exit Front rooms page and FAQ. The English names of the Sotetsu, Keihan, Daiwa and Richmond rooms are translations.
The second table covers what sits outside the room.
| Hotel | Walk to Kyoto Station, as the hotel states it | Laundry | Breakfast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sotetsu Fresa Inn Kyoto-Hachijoguchi | JR Hachijo East Exit, 3 minutes | Coin laundry with a dryer on the 1st floor, no price on the page | Buffet, ¥1,400 ($8.86), 6:30 to 10:00 (last entry 9:30). The hotel says payment is cashless only |
| Hotel Keihan Kyoto Hachijoguchi | JR Hachijo East Exit, about 5 minutes | Laundry corner, 4 washers and 4 dryers, cashless payment only, no price on the page | ¥2,530 ($16.01) for adults, 7:00 to 10:00 |
| Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae PREMIER | JR Central Exit (conventional-line side), about 4 minutes. Subway Kyoto Station, about 3 minutes | Coin laundry on the 2nd floor, 24 hours, 100-yen coins only, detergent added automatically, hotel guests only | Buffet, ¥2,000 ($12.66), 6:30 to 10:00 (last entry 9:40). The restaurant closes after breakfast on December 17, 2026, with reopening planned for mid-March 2027 |
| Richmond Hotel Premier Kyoto Ekimae | JR Central Exit, 7 minutes on the hotel and guide pages, 5 minutes on the access page | Coin laundry on the 4th and 8th floors, paid, detergent added automatically, no price on the page | Buffet, ¥3,500 ($22.15) for adults, 6:30 to 11:00 (last order 10:30) |
| Henn na Hotel Premier Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit Front | JR Hachijo East Exit, 2 minutes | Coin laundry on the 2nd floor, paid, no price on the page | ¥1,600 ($10.13) for ages 12 and up, 7:00 to 10:00 (last entry 9:30), per the Japanese restaurant page. Adding it to a room-only stay needs a request by the day before |
Dollar figures here use about ¥158 to the dollar (Trading Economics, October 2026), so check the day’s rate.
As of October 2026, from Sotetsu Hotels (in Japanese): the hotel page, facilities and breakfast page. From Hotel Keihan (in Japanese): the hotel page and breakfast page. From Daiwa Roynet (in Japanese): the hotel page, access, facilities and breakfast page. From Richmond Hotels (in Japanese): the hotel guide and access page. From Henn na Hotel: the English hotel page and FAQ, and, in Japanese, the restaurant page for the breakfast price.
A wider bed didn’t need a bigger room
The area column spans about 7 m² (79 ft²), from the smallest Standard Double at Sotetsu Fresa Inn to the Double Room at Henn na. The bed column doesn’t follow it. The 140 cm bed is in Sotetsu’s 12.8 to 13.9 m² room and also in Richmond’s 18 m² room. The 154 cm beds are at Daiwa Roynet (18 m²) and Henn na (20.11 m²). The one 160 cm bed, at Hotel Keihan, is in a 17 m² (183 ft²) room, so it comes with less floor than three of the four rooms that have narrower beds.
Sotetsu shows the same thing from the other side. Its Comfort Double has a 160 cm bed in 15.9 to 16.8 m² (171 to 181 ft²), which is about 3 m² (32 ft²) more floor than the 140 cm Standard Double. Keihan also lists a Single at 14 m² (151 ft²) with a 160 cm by 200 cm bed, the same bed as its Double. Japanese Hotel Rooms Decoded takes that apart across more chains.
The bath is where the five split. Daiwa, Richmond and Keihan say unit bath, the one-piece tub, sink and toilet module. Henn na’s Double Room entry says “The bathroom and toilet are in separate rooms,” and its FAQ says all rooms except the single have separate baths and toilets. Sotetsu says nothing about the bath in any room type. The step up matters at two hotels: Richmond’s Superior (24.4 m², 263 ft²) and Comfort (26 m², 280 ft²) rooms list a 160 cm bed and a separate bath and toilet, and Daiwa’s 20 m² (215 ft²) Superior Double lists a 161 cm bed and what the hotel calls a semi-separate bath, with bath and toilet apart. Those are not the standard rooms in the table. The Unit Bath in a Japanese Business Hotel explains what you are getting in either case.
The room entries give one area figure or one range, and don’t break down what it counts. Sotetsu and Richmond list bed width and leave the length out.
Daiwa’s 18 m² and Richmond’s 18 m² are the same size on paper. How Big Is an 18 m² Japanese Hotel Room? shows what that area looks like once it is furnished, and How Big Is a 12 m² Japanese Hotel Room? does the same for the size at the bottom of this table.
As of October 2026, from the room pages linked under the first table. Richmond’s Superior and Comfort rooms are on its rooms page and Daiwa’s Superior Double on its room page, both in Japanese. Sotetsu’s Comfort Double is on its English rooms page and Keihan’s Single on its rooms page (in Japanese).
What the area leaves for luggage
Area is the one number in the table that speaks to luggage, and it only goes so far. By the arithmetic in How Much Luggage Fits in a Japanese Hotel Room?, a 29-inch bag opened flat needs about 8 ft² (0.75 m²) of clear floor. Take the bed out of the area for the three rooms where the hotels give both width and length:
- Hotel Keihan: a 3.2 m² (34 ft²) bed leaves 13.8 m² (149 ft²) of 17 m² (183 ft²)
- Daiwa Roynet: a 3.13 m² (34 ft²) bed leaves 14.87 m² (160 ft²) of 18 m² (194 ft²)
- Henn na: a 3.0 m² (32 ft²) bed leaves 17.1 m² (184 ft²) of 20.11 m² (216 ft²)
What is left still has to hold the bath, the entrance, the desk and the closet, so the subtraction shows the difference in size between rooms and doesn’t show whether a bag opens. Henn na’s room leaves about 2.2 m² more than Daiwa’s after the bed, and Daiwa’s leaves about 1.1 m² more than Keihan’s.
For two big bags, the twin rooms on the same pages are larger, but not always by much. Taking the smallest ordinary twin each page lists, they are Keihan’s Twin at 17 m² (183 ft²), the same area as its Double, then Sotetsu’s Twin at 16.8 to 17.7 m² (181 to 191 ft²), Henn na’s Twin Room at 200 to 235 ft² (18.6 to 21.8 m²), Daiwa’s Standard Twin at 23 m² (248 ft²) and Richmond’s Standard Twin at 24.6 m² (265 ft²). Sotetsu adds that the interior corridors are narrow and asks guests with large luggage to be careful moving around. The Daiwa twin has a unit bath. The Richmond and Henn na twins have the bath and toilet apart.
As of October 2026, from the room pages linked under the first table. The bed areas are width times length from the table, and the remainders are arithmetic, not figures any hotel publishes. The twin rooms are on the Keihan, Sotetsu, Henn na, Daiwa Roynet and Richmond room pages. Henn na gives its twin area in square feet.
Two people, one bed
A 140 cm bed is 55 inches, which gives each of two adults 27.5 inches. The 154 cm beds are 61 inches (30.5 inches each), and the 160 cm bed at Keihan is 63 inches (31.5 inches each). Can Two Adults Sleep on a 140 cm Hotel Bed? sets the 140 cm figures against a US full and queen, and it covers the wall-side problem that a width can’t show.
Sotetsu, Daiwa, Richmond and Henn na all list their double for 1 to 2 guests. Keihan gives no number, but its Double Room text says the wide 160 cm by 200 cm bed is set up so two people can sleep side by side. Henn na’s entry also gives a capacity line: 2 adults plus 1 child under 6 sharing a bed. So the two-person question is answered on every page, and what separates the rooms is how much bed each person gets. Richmond’s single entry covers both names, Standard Single / Double, so one 140 cm bed is sold to a solo guest and to a couple under the same line.
Lodging tax
For stays from March 1, 2026, Kyoto City charges an accommodation tax per guest per night in five steps, from ¥200 ($1.27) to ¥10,000 ($63.29), counted on the room-only charge and not on meals or consumption tax.
As of October 2026, from the Kyoto City Tourism Association: the English tax-change notice and the Japanese notice (in Japanese). From the City of Kyoto (in Japanese): the accommodation tax page.
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Choosing a column
- Two adults on one bed. Bed and Guests, read together, with the room’s own text where a number is missing.
- Large bags. Area, then the twin rooms in the luggage section.
- Washing clothes. Laundry.
- Breakfast. Breakfast, including the restaurant’s dates and, at Henn na, how a room-only guest adds it.
- A short walk with bags. Walk, and the exit it is counted from.
- A soak. In-room bath, then the hotel’s own page for a large bath. Keihan lists one (大浴場). As of October 2026, a notice dated October 8 from the hotel says the men’s outer bath (外湯) is out of use for now because of equipment trouble, while the men’s inner bath and the women’s bath run as usual. The Sotetsu and Daiwa facility pages, Richmond’s hotel and guide pages and Henn na’s English hotel page don’t mention a large bath.
The short version
- Bed width doesn’t follow room size on these pages, so read the bed and guest columns for the room you pick.
- Only one of the five lists a separate bath and toilet in the standard room, so read the bath line before you book.
- Walk, laundry and breakfast differ more than the room does, so check them on the hotel’s own page, along with the breakfast dates for your stay.
The Kyoto Station and Shijo-Kawaramachi comparison sets four hotels on each side of the river.
Cover photo: Exterior of the Hachijo Exit at Kyoto Station by MaedaAkihiko, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
