I highly recommend staying at a place like Glou (which is set up like a small hotel), especially if it is your first time staying in Japan and you do not speak Japanese. (We stayed at two other places (in Tokyo) that did not have this type of set up and one of them was really stressful because the place was hard to find and the owner wasn't present on location). There is a really friendly staff member on site and available by the entrance almost all day every day. Their English is good and they are very helpful with any issue you have, plus they keep the rooms very clean. If you have not stayed in Japan before and you are thinking of booking here, be prepared for very small rooms. Also, there is a washer and dryer in the basement level, but the dryer can only handle small loads, so be prepared to run small loads every two or three days, otherwise you will spend a lot of hours and coins trying to dry one load. It is not too hard to find. The first time we arrived Google maps kind of lead us to the wrong side/street, but we were quickly able to identify what the building looked like and find the entrance, plus the staff responded on AirBnb, ready to help us find the place. Location: it is in a 'Korea town' area, with lots of Korean restaurants and KPop music stores down on the main street. It is a 10-13 minute walk from the Shin-Okubo station, and that walk can be an exhausting extension to a day of travel either to/from Kyoto or to/from the airport, but lots of walking is to be expected on this trip and you get used to it.