The staff is SUPER friendly, helpful and able to speak fluent English. She's proactive to introduce Kyoto (not only the hostel itself) to guests with clear guidance on the transportation or walking paths. The hostel is an over-100-year-old wooden house, near subway and bus stops. The dorm is relatively small but the private rooms are spacious. It'd still be nice to experience staying in the old Kyoto house. The wooden old house means poor in the sound insulation. Though the staff has already reminded all guests before check-in, some were still inconsiderate. If you can sleep with the noise, then that's no problem to stay in the hostel. Also, you may not be able to use the kitchen facilities except the water boiler due to the concern of the load of electricity. All in all, this is still a nice hostel in Kyoto. Worth to stay again next time!

Great place for its price, very friendly receptionist.