Seikoro Ryokan

Seikoro Ryokan is the perfect place to experience Kyoto while getting a glimpse of a traditional guesthouse with a communal bath. We stayed in the family room, which had everything needed for our family to stay in comfort. The staff/service was absolutely wonderful.

My son and I took a trip to Japan and loved the experience. This Ryokan was one of the highlights of our trip. It is a very unique stay and you should plan your evening around it if you choose to stay. This is not like a traditional hotel, you are cared for individually. Yuma was our room attendant and was very sweet. Dinner and breakfast were amazing and she did a great job of explaining what everything was. Super cool experience. I hope Yuma is able to visit NASA one day as she said she loves it.

For $1000 / night this needs to feel like a peaceful well appointed retreat. And our family has seen a ryokan done well. Unfortunately, our first reaction when walking in was to try to find a new place to stay. They do, however, really try to make up for it with service. The amenities and rooms need upgrading. It’s dated, and we don’t mean in a beautiful antique way, we mean dated. There’s almost no closet space, there’s tons in the room, but they occupy it all with their stuff - and not efficiently. They could easily reappoint some for guests. The centre garden was not visible just leaves out the window. The onsen was nice but could also use an update. Sleeping wasn’t great. Either stay traditional and leave the sleeping mats on the floor or go modern and add comfortable beds. But the choice to balance the larger mats on two smaller wobbly mattresses was uncomfortable and we literally slipped off more than once. At this price point they need a laundry service. Pointing people to the coin laundry down the road would be fine for a hostel. For service, we felt like royalty but after a couple days their obsequiousness got uncomfortable. We would have liked to sleep in later than 8 before they entered for the room for latest breakfast service option. Food was amazing but the same food 5 days in a row gets boring. They could easily turn this into a $1000/night stay but right now it’s not worth it. For one or two nights it would be fine but we don’t recommend more than that.

service is just excellent

This was our favorite stay in Japan. Spent 1 night here to celebrate our honeymoon and all the staff were incredibly kind and welcoming. We especially enjoyed the Kaiseki Riori, one of our favorite meals of the entire trip!

The staff is so friendly and spoke English quite well. This was fantastic for the kaiseki meals that are served in your room. The server was able to explain the many dishes and the dozens of elements in them. Great place!

Our family had an amazing stay at the Seikoro Ryokan. I would like to thank Akari and Yuma for everything. They made our stay exceptional. I recommend the Kaiseki meal. It is a delicious and memorable experience. We also enjoyed the onsen. It's such a great way to relax after a day of exploring. The Inn is easy walking distance to attractions, dining, shopping and the subway stop is less than a 5 minute walk.

Beautiful property with amazing staff. Very good breakfast and helpful recommendations for dining in the area.

Exquisitely beautiful ryokan experience with in-room dining, public bath, tatami mats and warm hospitality. Service was outstanding. Will definitely return.

We really enjoyed staying at the ryokan. The service, food, and the experience in general was great. The only thing I have for improvement is the air condition. It was pretty weak or almost non-existent. The temperature was in the 80s and it would have been nice to have a nice cool room. Perhaps we could have asked for a fan.