Wakamiya

离京都站非常方便，就是马路边不够安静，逢上当地大假，价格涨了不少，楼上有澡堂泡澡，这个很好，舒缓一下疲劳

very close to the station and makes a great base to explore Kyoto and nearby cities

在車站要行10分鐘才到達酒店。 午夜12時關門，不能進出！ 整體服務滿意。

La estancia como ryokan estuvo normal frente a otros ryokan que están ubicados en pueblo y no en pleno centro de la ciudad ( se nota mucho la diferencia en los detalles del trato). No le vendría mal una reforma ya que es bastante antiguo.

The male manager and the room attendants are very warm, attentive and helpful. They helped us get directions right, gave us tea upon arriving and attended to our needs. Very good genuine ryokan experience all in all.

The place quite close to Kyoto station, 5-7 minutes walk. Staff can communicate in English although not very well. They are nice and honest. Our room was clean and cozy in 90% Japanese + 10% city style with bathroom inside. Yukata dresses were also available in the room. Their mattress was surprisingly comfortable.

We stayed here for 3 nights in early April 2014 as part of a 2 week trip visiting Japan. This is a city-based traditional ryokan so please don't expect a western style room with Japanese flare. It is in a central location less than 10 minutes walk from Kyoto Station. On arrival, we were warmly greeted by a gentleman at reception who spoke little english but it was enough to convey the relevant information. A few minutes after being shown to our room, we had a maid at the door with a hot towel which was well received after carrying our bags from the station. You also get a hot towel delivered to your room each time you return each afternoon / evening of your stay which is a nice touch. We were in a room on the 6th floor which overlooked the main road outside the ryokan. Within the room, there are a few other nice touches including complimentary toothbrushes, razors, shower caps and robes. There is a decent sized fridge, safety deposit box and Wi-Fi in the room. Outside there are convenience stores close by as as well as local eateries where you can get tasty traditional food at low prices. As other reviews have stated, it is a traditional Japanese breakfast and there is no western option so breakfast consists of many small dishes including soup, stew, pickled vegetables, grilled fish, rice and green tea. We paid £118 per night B&B which sounds expensive but it is central Kyoto and we booked fairly late for cherry blossom season. Also, how often are you going to get to experience something like this – it is certainly worth it for a couple of nights in our opinion. We'd like to make you aware of a few things: Take ear plugs to block out the noise from road outside the ryokan. There is no black out blind so we'd recommend taking an eye mask. There is little space for storing your luggage / baggage – there is only half height cupboard. You sleep on a futon on the floor so it is quite firm but not uncomfortable. As it is a futon, it is quite short so if you are over 6 feet tall your feet will probably stick out the end.

My husband and I stayed here 3 nights in late March, after spending a week in traditional guest houses throughout Japan. The place was clean, with an en-suite bathroom which was cool (almost like an airplane bathroom but with a tub and shower). The futon's were great and the front desk which didn't speak any English at all, tried to be really helpful and friendly !!! For location you can't beat it, around terrific restaurants and the Kyoto Tower and Kyoto train station. Now be advised when you purchase breakfast- it's a traditional Japanese breakfast- which I had been eating for about a week, it may not be everyone's cup of tea, it's fish, rice, pickles, miso soup and tea.. they don't have western options. I enjoyed it a few times, but must admit that by this point in my trip I was craving a little cereal! But that's just me.. I did not understand this when I booked and so we didn't eat the meal, though it was charged on our plan. We (sad to admit) ended up at the Delifrance cafe round the corner every morning and had these amazing chocolate bun things every day, not particularly Japanese, (nor very healthy) but dang they tasted great! The hotel did have great, free wifi, and a onsen (public bath) which I didn't use. If you only get one chance to stay in a traditional guest house, you should do it. It's a far different style then a Western hotel but it's fun and interesting.

it will be a great hotel if you speak Japanese. In all the service is nice but I am not happy that my brand new tooth brush had been thrown away and I can not even ask for an explain from hotel cause they can not understand what I was saying at all.

My daughter and I spent three nights in this ryokan, the first and only on the our week trip. Compared to some, this is not pretty from the outside. However, the rooms work well and despite having no English of note, the staff are very friendly and try hard to help you. The breakfast was very interesting and worth a sample, at least for one go. The ryokan is very near the main train station and this means that you can get around Kyoto easily on public transport. The Wi-Fi was a little patchy but if you are on floor three (as we were) you can often pick it up in your room - which avoids you having to go to the lobby. I did use the onsen once for the experience - nice and relaxing if slightly underwhelming.