Yes we are, and if anyone has stayed in a proper working neighborhood in Kyoto (not on a busy tourist trafficked street with limited options catering almost exclusively to foreign travelers) they would understand. Walkability, as I intended it, means the ability to stroll down to a local cafe or market or neighborhood shop; to interact with locals who actually live in Kyoto year-round. If you're just interested in checking a bunch of museums and temples off your Kyoto itinerary without actually experiencing what daily reality is for people who live and work in the city, then sure, Hyatt Regency is convenient to a couple of big ticket attractions. I'd personally rather stay somewhere (not overrun by taxis and tourists) that offers a more genuine and honest reflection of city living. Museums and temples are great for interpreting particular aspects of human history and past civilizations; I'm sure that most anyone visiting Kyoto will find themselves at one or the other during their stay. I don't really understand why anyone would want to park themselves directly across the street from that, when they could instead be interacting with and experiencing the actual existing social structures and present relations of the city they're visiting. For this purpose, the Hyatt Regency is very poorly situated. I feel I can offer a fairly objective perspective on this having stayed at both myself; I personally found our time spent at the Hyatt (as nice, comfortable, and enjoyable as the accommodations/service were) to be far less rewarding then our stays in actual functioning neighborhoods in Kyoto, which despite a more tranquil pace, felt much more vital to us. If you'd like a decent bite or drink off-property at a local establishment, a neighborhood you can stroll through with some local flavor- interesting/unique storefronts, etc. then public transit is pretty much a requirement at the Hyatt. That's not something I personally enjoy.