Advantages
Location, location, location-shopping and dept stores (food), close (walking) to major area of temples and shrines (Gion), near transport via subway or buses.
Quiet to outside noises. Hall is noisy depending on guests but rooms are quiet.
Free breakfast of yoghurt and roll. Nothng special but last night at the dept store, you should have bought food for breakfast and it is in the frig for backup. If not, MaDonald’s, Starbucks, other stores a quick walk away.
Disadvantages
Only place to sit is on the bed. You have to be agile to handle structure of the room and poor lightswitch placement and have a healthy back.
No place to hang or store clothes. Have to keep everything packed in suitcase on the luggage stand.
No frills, claustrophobic with no window view (obscure glass).
Really only room for one person.
Have to climb steep stairs to get to office, then more to the room. Takes muscle to lug luggage.