Kanazawa no yado Ikedaya

Experience of a typical Japanese house.

Parking is closed by. Easy to access.

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I was great to meet the host and go over the location and entry. They also provided details on some local events that were wonderful.

This was a wonderful find. The property manager offered and did pick us up from Kanazawa station and drove us to the property (no extra charge)! He then showed us how to use the door lock and the heaters (it was in the 50s when we visited). This is a Japanese home and has a kitchen stocked with pots and pan if you want to do your own cooking. Note they don't have any sauces, salt or sugar on site. We made good use of the washing machine and washed our clothes during our stay. However, it should be noted that even in many Japanese homes they don't use dryers, so had to hang dry our clothes. They did have drying racks at the property to use and we even got our jeans dry by this method. The stairs, again like many Japanese homes, are narrow and the bedrooms are on the second floor, so this might not be the place for you if you struggle with narrow steep stairs. The kitchen has an associated breakfast nook with a nice big window, but there are apartments that are on the other side, so use the blinds if you want privacy. The beds were the best we found in Japan and were warm and comfortable. One bedroom had two full size Western beds and the other room had tatami mats with futons (doubled up for extra comfort). You might be able to fit four people in the tatami mat bedroom if needed. If you haven't slept on tatami mats this is a great place to start. Both bed rooms have great natural light and the neighborhood was nice and quite. Given this was a home we had plenty of space. The home is walking distance from many of the sites you would want to see in Kanazawa including Omicho market, Kenroku-en. We found the most wonderful bakery called Hippo bakery. Japan, 〒920-0855 Ishikawa, Kanazawa, Musashimachi, 14−3 １階. I would highly recommend it for breakfast. We also did the Geisha activity with IN KANAZAWA HOUSE which was amazing! This venue was close to the property and I could send a week doing all their activities.

Nice location, including a parking spot if needed. Nice tatami-rooms in the upper floor, allowing for a group of up to 5-6 people. Kitchen is equipped with everything necessary for a few nights.

Nothing.

Great location, clean, comfortable beds and a good kitchen. Easy to park. Great communication with the Manager.

Nothing - except we should of stayed longer!

Was fabulous location, a beautiful space perfect for our family. Would definitely recommend, it’s walking distance to so many things, while still feeling tucked away in a little residential pocket.