We had a two bed room in this central, very nicely located hostel. The breakfast offers all you need, cereals, fruits, Miso Soup, Toast, jam, tea and coffee. The staff is really, really nice and helpful. You'll find the hostel closely related to a bus stop – and you should go for the day tickets. Busses run all the time, 10:30h and get you everywhere.
The hotel offers handwritten maps & recommendations and some start vocabulary of Japanese, very sweet and useful! The rooms and the shared bathrooms are super clean, all heatable and we slept really really good. There is a wall of guide books & travel planners for Kyoto, from all countries (and the typical ones like Lonely Planet etc.). You'll find (bus) maps and Kyoto infos everywhere in the public space. We really loved our stay in Kyoto and were welcomed more than cordially. You can cook, bring your own food, use the fridge and have a chat with the other guests or watch some Japanese cartoons in the evening if you want to. Thanks so much to the Fujitaya team! Hopefully we get the chance to come back soon.