Hotel Alza Kyoto sits along the river, within a five-minute walk of Gion-Shijo Station, Sanjo Station, and Kawaramachi. Its rooms are large by Japanese hotel standards, with a big bathroom and a wide tub fitted with a TV. On check-in the curtains open automatically, the toilet bidet lid rises when the door opens, and the drawers hold face masks, sleep masks, foot-relief patches, and tea. A sofa bed is placed in the room for bookings of four adults.