It was a great experience to add to our travels to see how organized the owner and his wife runs this hostel. They were very helpful in so many ways, it was like staying with family! It was definely a better than expected trip as we got to meet locals from different parts of Japan. Would love to stay there again on future trips!
In general, I wouldn't say that the place was bad. It was clean and neat, stuff was also pretty nice, but there was a curfew at 10 o'clock which pretty much ruined our trip to Kyoto. Also it was prohibited to talk after 11 and eat or drink in the room. Though the position of the hostel was pretty useful, it was near Kiyomizu Dera and there were many souvenir shops, also it was pretty close to Kyoto station(about 30-40 minute walk). There was a good Wi-Fi connection, which is a big plus to this hostel. Well, anyway if you are on business trip or don't have any problems with coming back at 10 pm then this place would be perfect for you, but if you would like to take your time and see the beautiful view of Kyoto at night, I would strongly recommend you to pick another place.