There is a wide range of accommodation in Sakamoto, but many visitors choose to day-trip from Kyoto instead.
SaikyÅji Youth Hostel
西æ寺ＹＨ, tel. 077-578-0013 in sakamoto is a good but somewhat inconveniently located hostel on the northern outskirts of town, although you can take a bus from either station 5-7 minutes, get off at saikyåji. while affiliated with and run by a temple, the building itself is modern. hi members pay ¥3255 a night plus ¥630/1050 for breakfast/dinner. as a bonus, saikyoji is itself a tendai temple complex worth visiting, especially because of its views of lake biwa and japanese maple leaves momiji in autumn. there are what looks like footprints and handprints on some of the wooden slats in the roof circling the temple; these are rumored to be the old floor slats with bloody handprints and footprints from ritual suicides.