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Rumor Plaza - Caters to Men

3.5 star property
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Front of property - evening/night
Reception
Spa
Spa
Premium bedding, down duvets, in-room safe, free WiFi

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast included
  • Hot tub
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Fuji Bldg. 3F, 575 Minamigawa, Giommachi, Kyoto, Kyoto, 605-0074
  • Shijo Street
    1 min walk
  • タリーズコーヒー 祇園花見小路店
    1 min walk
  • Gion-shijo Station
    3 min walk
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    62 min drive

Room options

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Room amenity

Capsule Room, Bottom Bunk Bed (no tattoos in sauna)

  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

View all photos for Capsule Room, Top Bunk Bed (no tattoos in sauna)

Room amenity

Capsule Room, Top Bunk Bed (no tattoos in sauna)

  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Kyoto

Located in Kyoto (Gion), Rumor Plaza - Caters to Men is within a 15-minute walk of Kawaramachi Street and Nishiki Market. .This hotel is 7.8 mi (12.5 km) from Lake Biwa and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Kiyomizu Temple.

What's nearby

  • Yasaka Shrine - 4 min walk
  • Pontocho Alley - 4 min walk
  • Gion Corner - 5 min walk
  • Nishiki Market - 10 min walk
  • Kiyomizu Temple - 19 min walk

Getting around

  • Gion-shijo Station - 3 min walk
  • Sanjo Keihan Station - 9 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪祇園辻利祇園本店 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪茶寮都路里本店 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪鍵善良房本店 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪おかる - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪ぎをん為治郎祇園店 - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Rumor Plaza - Caters to Men

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Kawaramachi Street
Rumor Plaza - Caters to Men offers 100 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. Televisions come with digital channels and pay movies.

Bathrooms include slippers and complimentary toiletries. This Kyoto hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a spa tub and a sauna.
Make yourself at home in one of the 100 air-conditioned guestrooms. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and slippers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including a spa tub and a sauna. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of Rumor Plaza - Caters to Men, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine.

Languages

English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (JPY 800 per night)
  • Extended parking on site (JPY 1200 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Sauna
  • A hot tub

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massages

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Down duvet
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 19-inch TV
  • Digital channels
  • Films for purchase

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Safe
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 12 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 12 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 200-1,000 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 have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: JPY 800 per night
  • Extended parking fee: JPY 1200 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or 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 credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Food and beverages are not allowed inside the capsules.

We should mention

Children 12 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Alcohol is not permitted at this property
Parking height restrictions apply
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

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Rumor Plaza - Caters to Men Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 165 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 165 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 165 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 165 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 165 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jimmy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel was located at a very convenient location. Lots of facilities and amenities were available, including breakfast. Great value for money. Was very clean, and most guests I saw appeared to be non foreigners. Unfortunately the lockers were too thin to fit my suitcase so I had to leave it outside near reception alongside many other oversized suitcases from other travellers. Big let down is I sent a message to the property here on Expedia prior to my stay but no one ever responded to the message.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Buffet breakfast, sauna facilities. Staff is friendly.
Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No sweat in this sauna resort capsule hotel
Rumor Plaza makes for an interesting Japanese experience. Due to common sleeping and bathing quarters, it "caters to men" only. As a hotel, it is a capsule hotel, meaning small sleeping quarters which are about 1.5m height by width and about 2m long, stacked one above the other. The capsules have a TV (earphones supplied), light and ventilation control, and a bottle of water supplied. The other guests are quiet and the bed comfortable, so there is no trouble sleeping (there is also a clock to help wake up). In the morning an excellent and varied Japanese breakfast is served. Western style breakfast food seemed to be limited to toast and boiled eggs but the Japanese buffet is very comprehensive. The location is ideal, in the heart of Gion. The bathing facilities are on two levels, the upper of which is outdoors and features a medicinal bath and salt bath. One can also lie outside and watch TV (Japanese baseball seemed to be all the thing at the time of my visit). The lower level has the mandatory wash area for a good scrub before proceeding naked to the baths. There is a large and quite hot sauna, large hot pool, smaller cool pool, two very hot bath-size jetted tubs. Gion is of course the night life center of Kyoto, but also close to major temples and quiet areas on the Higashiyama hillside.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ichiro, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Public Bath and Breakfast was great.I was so satisfied.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Totally worth your stay!
The stay was a pleasant one, everything is convenient and well catered for! I could hardly think of anything to ask for more! I especially like the outdoor spa and the suntanning area, but just a bit too hot during my time there.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rtk, HI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Back again.
Second time here and as good as the first time. Only issue is with foreign guest who do not follow proper sauna etiquette. Most catch on by the second time. For the price you pay it’s excellent. Would definitely go back.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Luke , New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel to stay at and experience a capsule hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel close to tourist attractions
Clean. Breakfast is good. Front desk is friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great experience for first time traveler to Japan and staying at a capsule hotel. Would do it again. It's convenient and affordable. The staff are very professional and welcoming. The amenities are good (just have to get use to the taking a bath (Japanese style). Buffet breakfast is also good.
Stayed 15 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Nate, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My first capsule hotel. Different but fun!
Had an enjoyable time. Clean facilities in the capsule hotel section. My first day i did notice 2 shower rooms on the 3rd floor but every time i went past after that they were locked? Had to shower up on spa level which was ok. Spa baths were nice!

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place for the male solo traveller to stay
it was very comfortable. the only drawback is the shared bathhouse but once you embrace it, it's wonderful as they have a full spa.

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Capsule hotel with all the extras
Great Japanese spa oriented experience with good facilities, good breakfast, great location, even the snow was a plus. North Americans might feel more at ease since the bathing facilities do offer swimwear, which is unusual in Japanese public baths.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean hotel with lots of baths and easy in and out
Was great way to start off our trip after long flight. Had 4 spa tubs, massage, restaurant all open 24 hours. A relaxation room. This place was great

8/10 Good

Masa, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness
Good location, Good price, Enough facilities!
Very convenient location. Just felt a bit stuffy in a capsule even though I used fan.

4/10 Poor

Michael G

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Confronting
Would not stay here again, it was great for the one time experience of living in a small cube and having to bath with other clothless males, but once in a lifetime is just fine with me.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent capsule
Great visit at a great price

10/10 Excellent

Guest A, Malaysia / Japan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best capsule hotel I ever stayed!
Best capsule hotel I ever stayed. - Capsule is good and less noisy as compared to other capsules I stayed. - Sauna / bathroom is good. - Breakfast is good, many choices. - A bottle of mineral water is provided in capsule, this is absolutely good!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing capsule hotel!
First time at a capsule hotel and loved it. Brand new capsules. Clean, comfort bed. Would stay here again!

10/10 Excellent

JAEJUN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
직원들은 매우친절하였으며, 역에서도 매우가까움

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome hotel with friendly staff great location
This capsule hotel, only for men, it's a great place to stay when visiting Kyoto. It's perfectly located 5 mns walk from a main train station a bus stops that will take you to any museum or temple very easily. The cleanliness and condition of the hotel makes this a perfect place for your solo getaway. They offer free breakfast buffer, sauna, all toiletries including towels, disposable tootbrush and razor, lotions, shampoo, etc. I would totally recommend this place.

8/10 Good

Joao Danilo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing capsule hotel in Gion!!
I can not thank Saeko Orita and Keiko Oda enough (the lovely receptionists)for their professionalism and attention to detail. They spoke English beautifully and were a huge help over the 4 days that I was in Kyoto. The capsule hotel itself is extremely clean, modern and great value for money!

10/10 Excellent

Kudo, Toronto, ON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel at Gion Shijo (for MEN only)
If arriving from Keihan railway GION SHIJO station, take the exit #6 and walk all the way to your right until you see the RUMOR PLAZA hotel sign Pros: 1. 3-minute walk from a train station (Gion Shijo) 2. Staff is nice 3. Very clean 4. Capsule floor has a sink for you to wash face or brush teeth 5. Basic necessities provided (toothbrush, shaver, hair dryer, etc.) 6. Has massage services 7. Good restaurant 8. Has a floor with manga books and reclining corner 9. Has good sauna and bath 10. There are LED TVs in the capsule room, free earphones and earplugs, and a small bottle of ILOHAS water 11. The mattress is very comfortable and thick, and the capsule room is very wide Cons: 1. For people staying consecutive nights, the locker is small, so you'll have to take out all of your essential & important belongings from your luggage to the locker or suffer the consequence of having to ask the front desk to take your luggage out, since the luggage isn't allowed at the locker room and you return it to the front desk for them to keep it Conclusion: Must visit if you want to experience a modern capsule hotel