From Kyoto station to hotel must need to take bus or around 45min on foot, it's quite far to the Kyoto station and center but near to the kimono rent shop. Also far to the restaurant and center street, it need at least 15-20min on foot.
Hotel provide self check and e-mail the instruction for how to get the key from their locker , think that should be only for customer arrived by non business hour. We arrived in the afternoon but the staff is cheerless, she will not tell or talk if you don't ask.
Hotel is very new and clean, it is quite comfortable and not small compare with normal japan hotel which have a open kitchen area but no kitchen tools need to be charge. Also attractive price but sound-proof not well as you can hear some voice from corridor. Recommend if you don't mind the location a bit far with center area.