Hotéis em Kamigyo, Quioto

Prós: The breakfast was great! The tea ceremony was incredible. Hospitality and kindness exceeded our expectations. The city of Kyoto is fantastic. The Ryokan is situated about twenty minutes away by Taxi from the Gion district.

Prós: What an amazing traditional experience, definitely worth it for our last night in Japan. The hosts were lovely and so helpful from the moment we dropped our bags off. The onsen, tea ceremony and breakfast were wonderful, so unique. They catered for me being vegetarian very easily, and recommended a lovely family run restaurant for dinner nearby.

Contras: 30 minutes to the location on the bus from Kyoto station so not super easy to get to with luggage. Consider getting a bus pass if you are then going to the golden pavilion or arashiyama area.

Prós: Everything–it was such a remarkable experience. The tea ceremony was really special and soothing, and also gave us some time to learn more about its history and about aspects of Japanese culture. Our rooms were comfortable and charming. Breakfast was a spectacular, delicious and beautiful traditional Japanese restaurant. It was very thoughtfully prepared and again, really delicious, flavorful and fun.

Prós: The tea ceremony and traditional bath were a wonderful part of our stay. The service was very helpful and kind and provided great recommendations for our kyoto stay.

Prós: The whole experience of staying here was great. The owners are lovely, and the facilities are great. The tea ceremony was fab, as was the onsen. Would definitely recommend for a traditional and authentic Japanese stay

Prós: The experience of the tea ceremony was unique and very interesting to watch. The hot bath was also nice and relaxing. Breakfast was delicious and filling too. Great atmosphere in the ryokan!

Prós: Breakfast,tea ceremony

Contras: Nothing

Prós: The ambience is original, we had a great welcoming and the staff(owners) were very kindly and gently. Great personalised tea ceremony. Japanese genuine breakfast. Very quiet environment. I only can say was a very authentic and traditional Ryokan with pretty cool staff and very attention to details.

Prós: What a lovely place! I stayed one night just to try the ryokan experience: had a bath, tea ceremony with Satako (the manager, she’s great!), went for dinner in quite a local spot recommended by Satako and when I came back my bed was made. Breakfast the next day was also lovely. The area is a bit far off but with the bus is around 40 min from Kyoto station, which is not so bad - just requires planning. But definitely worth it!!

Contras: My room was a bit noisy - traffic is really busy even late at night.

Prós: Such an awesome experience, the traditional tea ceremony and traditional Japanese breakfast were amazing. Staff were so helpful and lovely.

Prós: The family running the place are incredibly sweet and appeared to be genuinely concerned that we had the best stay possible in their home. The house is close to metro stations and a major bus route, so it was easy to access everythinh we wanted to see in Kyoto. It was a bit of a walk to Gion and the major temples, but nothing insurmountable to reasonably fit people. Fairly close to several smaller restaurant options and the major shopping street. We also slept really well... very good futons (something we haven't seen in a few other "japanese style" rooms during our trip.

Contras: The house is showing it's age a little bit.

Prós: Nice staff. Friendly, helpfull. Big room.

Prós: It was very quiet and convenient to several bus routes and a subway station. The staff were very accommodating, especially when I asked to stay one more night. Also, having a large room to myself and laundry included were very nice.

Prós: great host very helpful

Prós: The host is very caring. He thought about all thing, even minor ones, before.

Contras: All was good.

Prós: Friendly staff, good location, nice to have a chair and desk in my room, comfortable futon, room to hang up clothes, clean. It rained a few times, but the guesthouse had umbrella's that you could borrow - very convenient! They have bicycles that you can rent with an app (only handy if you have a data plan, so I did not use them).

Contras: Outside it is very noisy - many, many sirens going by, especially in the evening, and during the day a school nearby with someone regularly blaring into a megaphone in the school yard. For me no problem, but some people might find the stairs a bit steep. Not a whole lot of silverware in the shared kitchen (no knife at all), and you were not allowed to wash it yourself, so it would also disappear for a half a day.

Prós: I'm traveling by bicycle. They accommodated it out the front. Let me clean and service it and my gear. Great air con as it has been super hot. Enough English.

Prós: Everything. First of all, the hosts: Hidemi (Amei), Yukari, and Suguru. Secondly, the place is super clean and very comfortable. Thirdly, the facilities are superb; including DIY laundry, fridge, etc. Fourtly, it is located in Nakagyo neighborhood, which is hip and cool with galleries, cafes, small restaurants, convenience stores, pubs, onsen, around the corner from the Imperial Palace. They go out of their way to make sure you are well taken care of. They offer all kinds of tourism information. This is the place to stay in Kyoto.

Contras: I wished I could have stayed longer. It's such a lovely place and strategically located.

Contras: No chair in the room

Prós: Very kind host. Good equipment.

Contras: Nothing to declare

Prós: Huge room, huge fridge, two comfy beds. Market close, like 30 seconds away: you can buy and prepare breakfast in the morning

Prós: Clean, close to public transport and 24h Fresco

Contras: No staff and actual customer interaction Tax should be included

Prós: Washing machine and microwave were very useful Supermarkt direct next to the hotel

Contras: Little bit dirty and a ugly smell. Also less cleaning service

Prós: convenient check-in and check-out. all equipments are thoughtful and clean. the location is suitable for free travelling, close to JR station.

Prós: Make arrangements to leave luggage as check in is quite late. Check out is 10 am.

Contras: Make arrangements to leave luggage as check in is quite late. Check out is 10 am.

Prós: Room size was awesome & good if you wish to cook. Great to be able to washing since it was our half way stop.

Contras: Bit difficult to check in via iPad & getting email with codes to get in.

Prós: Location and price.

Contras: Didn't receive the appropriate email in time to book in after hours that provided appropriate codes to self book in. I was able to use the in-house phone and the after hours service was good, but would have prefered to have received the email prior to arriving at the hotel so we knew what to do. As I had missed information provided on paying a room tax in cash at the premises, a staff member entered our room through using a code to open the main door and then a closed door to enter our bedroom area in the evening. She was very apologetic and said she had knocked but we were both in bed with our ear phones in on our computers. This was quite disturbing to look up in a dark room and see an unknown person standing there. It would have been better for the staff member to put an envelope under the door containing a message that the tax had to be paid downstairs via a machine and I would have attended to it. We don't have this tax system in Australia so it was very unfamiliar to me. My husband has used hotels in Singapore where the tax is applied separately but is paid on leaving via a credit card as part of his bill.

Prós: Not to far from the JR line

Contras: A cockroach was living with us, disgusting. The amount of dust in some places(between the bed and curtains, the bathroom) was unsane. We were charged with taxes that were not indicated at all.

Prós: The garden view while having breakfast

Contras: No room service

Prós: I have stayed in this hotel many times over the last 20 years but with the increase of visitors to Kyoto it is difficult to book. The rooms are excellent, the staff are friendly, the breakfast is wonderful and it is great value for money. Highly recommend it if you can get in!

Prós: Great location and base .we did day trips to see Hiroshima the site of the A bom and Dara where there is the largest timber temple in the world.There are lots and lots of temples and shrines to see.

Contras: There was no bar in the hotel

Prós: Really appreciate the staffs help we had to cancel the last night and it was ok there.

Prós: The room was clean and comfortable with a reasonable size for a Japanese room. The staff was friendly and helpful.

Contras: The bathroom was quite small.

Prós: A better hotel than I expected

Contras: Room smaller than I expected

Prós: Parking facilities were very good. Location near the palace was excellent.

Contras: May be you can get bored with the exactly same breakfast every morning.

Contras: Hotel was very clean, service on high standard

Prós: 1) right in front of Kyoto imperial palace. So if you are the type who prefers to enjoy morning runs, this may suit

Contras: 1) location - apart from Kyoto imperial palace grounds, the hotel is almost in the middle of no where. Not close to public transport 2) room is too small 3) no breakfast buffet

Prós: Quiet location but close to subway, so convenient.

Prós: Free drink & Toast. Very cheap. Facilities are not bad.

Contras: Far from the station.

Prós: The rooms were comfortable with curtains in front of each bed. Helpful and smiley staff. Breakfast (toast) was good for a hostel breakfast. The laundry service was cheap. It's not too far from Nijo bus station or Nijo Castle bus station and as a backpacker I found the location pretty good.

Contras: The staff came into our room very loudly in the middle of the night to show another person the room she would be sleeping in. The beds were stone hard.

Prós: they were patient enough to wait despite my late check in. staff helped me bring my luggage to the second floor. Unlimited drinks. toiletries in the shower were complete. and oh, if you love Manga, they have a wide collection of Manga for reading.

Contras: too far from subway stations. bus stop is okay though. mattress is like 2 inch thick. breakfast is only 2 slices of bread. toilet on the second floor is closed from 11pm onwards. had to go downstairs to take a leak.

Prós: - friendly staff - unlimited drinks - location

Contras: - monotonous breakfasts - bed in the corridor

Prós: Breaksfast, Clean room, Near the palaces

Prós: very nice staff, clean room, bathrooms and nice breakfast

Contras: nothing

Prós: Hannari was a really great value! It was very clean, especially compared to other hostels I stayed in and the free drinks and bread in the morning was really convenient. The neighborhood was nicely located near a supermarket, convenience store, and bus station. There was a common area where I could relax and the bed was clean and comfortable. The staff are friendly as well! I plan on staying here again during my next trip.

Prós: It was alright, you would get two slices of bread for breakfast and a variety of drinks you coul have during your stay so that was nice. The place was a bit far from the city center and all the majot attractions , like a 20 min bus from the main area. If you are interested in quiet authentic area this place is good

Contras: The place had a very weird smell a bit like old and a feet so that is not nice, the towels are vey old and the staff was nice and helpful enough, nothing excepcional.

Prós: The staff is very helpful and speak English well.