My husband and I wanted to experience staying at a traditional Japanese home and was glad we got to stay at Mr. Hayato's place. The location is perfect as it is near many amazing restaurants in the Gion/geisha district. We could walk to a lot of places very easily. The home itself is unique as it is an old renovated home that is two stories. The bedroom is upstairs and could probably sleep 4-5 people comfortably. The upstairs has a heater and we slept comfortably. It was really cold in Kyoto when we arrived and found it too cold to chill downstairs. However, we realized that it gets warm if you sit still long enough to allow the heated floors do its job. Overall, it is a great place. We definitely recommend this place especially for small families and a small group of friends. Be careful of the steps though as it is very steep. As such, we would not recommend this place for elderly people.