The Grand-Rem Kyoto was one of the best Hostels during my trip to Japan. The area was really nice, lots of cute coffees, nice shops, markets and you could even walk to the imperial palace or the Nijo Castle.
The staff was always super friendly and helped me with every question. The hostel was clean and every bed had his own big locker.
I would highly recommend that Hostel and really hope that I can come back one more time.