where to stay?

im staying in tokyo for 1 night in may and then travelling to kyoto, where abouts in tokyo would you recommend me staying, im looking for something thats not to expensive, easy to find from narita airport and easy to get to kyoto the next day,
cheers

I would stay in Shinagawa. Some Narita Express trains terminate there and it is also a station on the Tokaido Shinkansen line to Kyoto. There are a few hotels right accross from the station like the Shinagawa Prince which I have been able to get good deals at in the past.

There is also the cheaper option of Toyoko Inn a little further on, 7,140 Yen per night for a single:

http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00029/index.html

The Annex Katsutaro Ryokan is great. http://www.2think.org/japan-hotels.shtml

thanks very much for all your help, can i ask, is the Tokaido Shinkansen line to Kyoto covered by the jr rail pass,
cheers

Cillian,
Yes, the hikari shinkansen is covered by the JR Rail Pass. But compare costs: 7 day JR Rail Pass is Yen 28300, one single journey from Tokyo ( main ) station or Tokyo-Shinagawa station Kyoto station is Yen 13500. So, if you ONLY have this ONE long distance rail travel, JR Rail Pass is more expensive than single ticket.

Cillian,

If you haven't found a hotel already, you can search here:
http://search.hotelpepper.com/City/tokyo.htm

Cheapest is from about 5,500yen which is not bad for Tokyo!

Good luck and sure you'll have a great time