Azalea House on Mt. Hiei, Kyoto

Entire home in Otsu, Japan

  1. 4 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 3 beds
  4. 1 bath
Hosted by Momoko
  1. Superhost
  2. 11 years hosting

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Azalea House is on the slope of Mt. Hiei, a world-heritage. To get there, drive 20 min. from Kyoto-Higashi exit on Meishin. Or ride the bus 30 min. from downtown Kyoto or 20 min. from JR Otsukyo Sta. and get off before Hieidaira convenience store. The host will meet you there. Bus service drastically reduced since Covid-19. Free parking space. Easy access to both Kyoto and Lake Biwa. Rich in nature. Completely detached, full privacy, handy & cozy like home. Self-cooking is available.

The space
( About Covid-19)
* If you are infected with Covid-19, please refrain from staying at Azalea House.
* If you feel a high fever or other disquieting symptoms after checking in, please let us know it. We will give you the information of appropriate hospitals or clinics.
* Because of our aging, we have given up driving our gests in our car since Covid-19.

(Rooms)
Azalea House consists of two rooms, a toilet room, a bathroom and a living (front) room.
Room 1 is exclusively a bedroom, with a double bed and a single bed. Through the skylight, you can look up at the sky.
Room 2 is studio-apartment type and has a curtained double bed, living space and a kitchen. If you want a crib,
it will be set in Room 2. Room 2 also has a closet where you can store dresses and suitcases.
Part of the living room serves as a reading space with a table, chairs and a sofa, and can also be used as a workspace. It is air-conditioned and a folding bed can be set here.
It is OK to have a barbecue at the brick furnace in the garden, although up to 8 pm.

Guest access
The guest rooms are completely separated from the main building where the host couple lives. The entrance door, bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, and toilet are all independent of the host's. Please stay like living in your own home.

Other things to note
Here are our house rules. We'll be glad if you take them into consideration.

1 On your arrival, please enter your name(s) and other necessary information in the register card. In case of foreign traveller(s), please allow us to copy your passport(s), which has become mandatory under the new private lodging business law. As for people living in Japan, other official identification cards with a photo published by the government such as the driver’s license can substitute for the passport.
2 Please take off your shoes when you enter the house.
3 The neighborhood is a quiet residential area. Please take care not to disturb our neighbors’ daily lives.　No noisy parties, please.
4 Please beware of fires.　No smoking in the house. When you smoke, please go outside. An ashtray is on the table by the entrance door.
When you go out, switch off air conditioning, gas stove and gas range, please.
5 Don’t bring in electric appliances from outside, please.
6 Please follow the rules of Otsu City about sorted rubbish collection.
7 No pet, please.

Registration Details
M250000289

Where you’ll sleep

What this place offers

Courtyard view
Lake access
Kitchen
Wifi – 34 Mbps
Dedicated workspace

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Rated 4.98 out of 5 from 258 reviews.

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Overall rating

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for value

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Where you’ll be

Otsu, Shiga-ken, Japan

Azalea House is on the slope of Mt. Hiei and a little far from the streetrs of Kyoto or Otsu. For example, even from the Ginkakuji area just at the foot of Mt. Hiei, it takes 15 minutes to get there by car and 25 minutes by bus. Since Covid-19 bus service has been drastically reduced and the last bus starts from downtown Kyoto at 20:00, and from Otsukyo Station at 19:10. For those who want to enjoy the nightlife, Azalea House might not be the best choice.
This demerit, however, is a merit, viewed from another angle. Azalea House is rich in nature, as it is in a housing development surrounded by forest. There are a lot of wonderful trekking paths around it. For examplem, by walking one hour and a half, enjoying wild flowers and birds and even wild deer by chance, you can get to the bonfire site of Daimonji Fire Festival and command a panoramic view of entire Kyoto City.
The required times by car from Azalea House to famous spots in Kyoto and Otsu are: Ginkakuji(17 min.), Gion(24 min.), Kiyomizudera(29 min.), Kinkakuji(29 min.), Fushimi-inari(33 min.), Arashiyama(41 min.); Miidera(17 min.), Hama-Otsu Harbor(18 min.) etc.

Meet your host

Superhost
258 reviews
4.98 out of 5 average rating
11 years of hosting
Speaks English and Japanese
Lives in Otsu, Japan
We are an old couple, husband is a retired teacher who speaks English and I am a housewife who likes to draw.Our house is located in the middle of Mt. Hiei, and you can come from both Kyoto and Otsu in 15 minutes by car.We want to be friends with people from many countries through Airbnb and share information about Kyoto and Lake Biwa with our guests.

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 4:00 PM
Checkout before 11:00 AM
4 guests maximum
Safety & property
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm