bundi404, I'm happy to give more specific advice, but I do take people at their word here.
You initially gave a budget for your holiday. I showed you how you could stick to it (use only the most basic of lodgings and travel across Japan or upgrade the facilities you'd be using by sticking to Kansai).
Now you seem to be ignoring the information you yourself gave by requesting advice on $100-$150 hotels in Kyoto (I've included a few based on my own and others' information here in the
rjh Tokyo Hotels Map - just travel over to Kyoto or scroll down to the end of the list).
What exactly is your budget? What do you expect this budget to cover, everything or just accommodation?
If you want to use the JR pass in Tokyo, to some of us, this suggests that you might only want to stay 7 days, not 10 days, in Japan.
Originally Posted by
bundi404
it seems the week i want to go is fully booked in 90% of the hotels
So you do want to go this November/December
Originally Posted by
bundi404
2. On a second note regarding the JR pass, going from Narita to Tokyo are there trains from Narita Town that go to tokyo in which i can use my JR pass or must i go from NRT airport.?
Yes, there are trains that goes from Narita Town to Tokyo (There are two stations at Narita - JR Narita (good for JRpass travel) and Keisei Narita (not good for JR travel), they are approximately 5-7 minutes walk from each other)
You can check for yourself by selecting the English option at
www.hyperdia.com (it takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes to get to Nippori or Tokyo Stations)