Kyoto Watazen Ryokan

We stayed in a large Japanese style room. Room was unattractive with old scratched furniture. Wi-fi was very inconsistent and mostly didn't work. Staff spoke poor English. There was no electric pot for heating water for tea, and we were provided with one tea bag per person per day and a thermos of hot water. Room was quiet except for week-end evenings, and location was terrific, close to transportation, food, nightlife and shopping, but quiet and less commercial in atmosphere. Room was over- priced for what we got. We did not pay extra for the meals.

it was a great experience esp for those who never tried tatami before

Hotel is in a great location near the Nishiki food market. Many restaurants and shopping nearby. Hotel is nice and comfortable and service was great. The people working at the front desk spoke good english so we didn't run into any issues there. Overall, a very good stay for my husband and I.

The Watazen is amazing and all the staff treated us very well. We were travelling with our 15 month old baby and they looked after us so well. A ryokan like this is amazing for a toddler as she could reach everything and play in the room. I cannot recommend this hotel any more. We stayed in 3 5 star Hiltons on our trip which were great but this was our favourite.

This hotel provides the coin laundry facility, it is good for family for a longer stay in Kyoto

The young man at the reception was very friendly and hospitable, made us feel very welcomed! Overall I am happy I tried out the Ryokan experience but honestly we didn't have a very good sleep - it may just be because we are not used to sleeping on the tatami! The room can be cleaner as well!

Loves the location. Plus the bathroom was lovely. Nice place to try a ryokan

great spacious old fashion Japanese room. the room we stayed very dated. Toilet seems a bit smelly not sure if they cleaned it properly. It has laundry services but a bit expensive. Great neighbourhood which lots of restaurants around. walking distance to Nishi market. Breakfast is a bit misleading. It's only white bread and coffee plus egg. Japanese breakfast has to pay extra. Why?

Know what to expect when you stay at a ryokan. The staff may seem strict when telling you the rules, but it's all part of the experience. The tatami mats here were very clean and quite comfortable to sit on. No shoes on the mats. No dragging of luggage or rolling wheeled luggage on the mats. The bedding was sufficiently comfortable, even though I'm not yet used to sleeping at ground level. Rooms were dark and quiet. Highly recommend the traditional Japanese breakfast. Be sure to kimono it up for the communal breakfast room!

We loved this Ryokan, only stayed for one night but wished we could have stayed longer. The staff were very lovely and helpful. The room was great, the futons are on the floor, so quite hard, but we didn't mind that. Well worth a stay, we highly recommend this Ryokan :)