I'm looking for an apartment/condo in Gion area of Kyoto, Japan, for a 2 week vacation. Any ideas?

Question

This will be in mid April 2009, and we are 4 people. Thanks in advance

Answer 1

in japan, we usually dont use apartments/condos to stay for a trip. i mean there is NOTHING like that. if there is ...its rare.

u should find a hotel or a japanese-style inn (there must be so many in Kyoto). i will put one of them here.

http://www.hotel-yasui.co.jp/ht/00003460...

i cant see next year's schedule though...if u would stay in this Sep 1th-14th, it would cost 10.000yen/night ×　2 rooms(2ppl in one) × 14 days = 280.000yen (about $2800). wow it costs a lot...

Gion is one of the most famous places in Kyoto, so thats why hotel fee is that expensive. if u wanna save money, u should find a place to stay little far away from Gion. and take a train or bus to get to Gion. it must be much cheaper. but 2 weeks is kind long, u need at least $1.500-2.000 i guess.

my advice is

1. find a place out of Gion

2. find a hotel which has a big room for 4 ppl

or current guide books will help u a lot. Good luck;)

Answer 2

What about a hostel?

These two are in Gion:

http://www.kyotohostel.net/

http://www.gojo-guest-house.com/

You may be able to find more. If you can't find that type of apartment for staying in, a hostel would probably be cheaper than staying in a ryokan for 2 weeks.

Answer 3

You can try www.craigslist.com  Click on where it says Japan.