lcpteck

I wonder if this property participates in MAGC.

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There is nothing internal that suggests they do.

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slawecki

may i be the first to ask, whats a MAGC? i'm special, why do i not have one.

travelswithmyself

Because you like daily housekeeping?

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...e-program.html --> MAGC

slawecki

if that is the option for refusal of daily bedding change, the hotel offers that option. i do not think they offer refusal of daily towel and robe change.

lcpteck

Roger that, will be there during Mid Feb for 3 nights.

ualstar

Would anyone know of a coin laundry facility that is close by to the hotel? We will have a week's worth of laundry before departing to Takayama. I assume cost for hotel laundry service will be high. Thank you.

Boraxo

Unfortunately, there are none. According to several sources the closest are a couple of metro stops back towards the center of Kyoto. Hotel prices are high but not the worst I've seen, and they returned everything promptly.

Finkface

I was there at the end of October and did laundry. There is one just a few blocks from the hotel, definitely walking distance. I easily walked there and back with a full load of laundry. It is on the main street to the left (west) as you exit the hotel, the one where you catch all the buses, Higashi Oji Dori.

Exit the hotel front door, turn left and keep walking. Pass the street that Heian Jingu is on (you can see the big, red Torii gate) and keep going to the next main street. There are traffic lights and a McDonalds on the northeast corner. Turn left on Higashi Oji Dori and it is just one or one and a half blocks down on the left side. The hotel told us where to go and they even have a pre-printed map to give you. Just ask them. It is about a 5-8 minute walk.

The weird thing I noticed is they don't use laundry soap. I don't know if the machines add it automatically or if they just don't use it but there are even picture signs on the machines not to use it. They have a change machine in the laundromat and a machine that sells dryer sheets. There is no one working there and the machines are a bit confusing but they go by time and what you have in your load so with a bit of reading (pictures) you can figure it out. Dryer are time-based. Oh, and remove your shoes before you enter - there are slippers for you to wear while you are in there.

I was the only one who sat and waited while I did my laundry. Everyone else just put theirs in and left. I think they thought it was a bit strange that I was sitting there reading but it was late at night and I was tired and my husband was meeting me there. But had it been earlier, I would have planned to put my stuff in and go for dinner or a drink.

ualstar

Thank you so much for such a detailed description of how to get to this laundry facility. I was trying to avoid having to take the hotel shuttle to a laundry facility near the Gion Shijo area. I will check with the hotel concierge about the laundry detergent. I have read that some machines do not require you to add detergent. This may be one of them. Much appreciated.

Finkface

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Finkface

You're welcome. I even found this pic so you know what it looks like. There is one 'regular' looking top loading machine tucked back in a corner (you can see it through the window to the right of the doors in the pic) that I don't think anyone uses that had a big sign on it not to use detergent. The big, main, front loaders had nowhere to put and no opportunity to use detergent. And, despite being able to buy absolutely everything from vending machines in Japan, laundry detergent was the exception which led me to believe the machines somehow did it automatically.

Here is the pic:

ualstar

Thanks so much for attaching a picture. Your pic even shows that it's open 24 hours and I can definitely see the machine through the window. This will make it so much easier to find. Very grateful for your assistance.

I'll have to head over to the Westin Tokyo board to see if there's a coin laundry near there. Hope there's someone as helpful as you have been.

Happy holidays!

rj123456

We are staying at the Miyako. I was wondering if one could leave luggage at the Kyoto Station satellite concierge office on our last day in Kyoto. Basically I was thinking of checking out, taking the shuttle, leaving our luggage there and doing our last day of Kyoto sightseeing before taking the train to Osaka.

luna6

(I believe) You could even check out, give your suitcase to hotel staff, go sightsee for last day, pick up luggage at satellite office later that day when your ready to take train to Osaka. Yes the satellite office is for storing luggage in situations like yours.