The staff at the front could speak English pretty well, but their customer service and helpfulness without seeming like we were stressing them out or bothering them was incredible. We went our luggage ahead of us to Kyoto and the gentleman helped me fill out the form and was very kind. They seemed genuinely nice and like they wanted to help. Not the fake overly niceness of some receptionists. The aircon in the room actually worked and it worked very quickly. The room was clean and large for the price and type of hotel. The linens were clean and soft. The only thing is that it isn't around a lot of shopping, but that's just one stop away on the metro. This was a great hotel to stay at for the price. If you want breakfast though, you have to ask for it when you're making your reservation or contact them 2 days ahead of time. There is a Family Mart literally next door, so that wasn't a problem for us. The only thing I didn't like was that there was no coffee in the room; only roasted tea and matcha.