Daiwa Royal, KyotoDaiwa Royal in Kyoto, Japan has a corrected score of 3.7 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 42 of 105 hotels we score in Kyoto. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.9 before correction: Booking.com 3.7, Tripadvisor 4.1. Rooms from about $120 a night (cached, not a live quote).Daiwa Royal Hotel D-City Nagoya Fushimi is a 246-room hotel in the Sakae area of Nagoya, part of a Japanese chain of 28 properties spanning business and resort accommodation. Rooms come with Wi-Fi, and the hotel offers a gym, restaurant, room service, meeting rooms and a business centre, so it works for both business travellers and families, with children welcome. Guests report clean rooms and friendly staff, and public transport and local attractions are easy to reach. Rates start around $120 a night. One thing to note: the hotel operates mandatory eco rules, including opt-in room cleaning, which may not suit everyone.What stands out

Friendly, helpful staff

Clean, comfortable rooms

Gym, restaurant and meeting rooms

Family friendly

Watch out for

Opt-in cleaning under mandatory eco rules

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