Inn Kawashima

Wonderfull authentic Kyoto house ! Fusuma walls with Washi paper, tatamis and Futon beds. Lovely hosts.

The perfect private, peaceful ryokan experience.

Authentic Japanese-style inn. Room comfortable with air conditioning and fridge. Decent Japanese-style breakfast available for a reasonable price. Marvellous location, very central, with many tourist sites and a wide variety of restaurants in walking distance. Also close to a metro station for travel within the city. Excellent value overall.

Although the location seems pretty safe and crime in Japan is low in general, be aware that there's no lock on the rooms and no safe for valuables in the rooms. Also, the stairs to the upstairs rooms are very steep and narrow.

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Quite possibly the best sleep I have had in Japan. Great location and right next door to a bakery

Great location, easy to walk to the sites and the subway.

This was a cute traditional style Ryokan in the heart of Kyoto. The room was spacious and the shared bathroom facilities were very clean. It wasn’t too busy either - The shower and bathroom were never occupied when I wanted to use them over our whole 5 day stay. The location is amazing, it’s right next to the city centre, Nishiki market, Pontocho alley and multiple stations to get around Kyoto.

We were on the ground floor, I would recommend requesting an upstairs room and/or bringing ear plugs Because the walls were washi paper and we were right near the stairwell, entry/exit and bathroom, I have to say it was occasionally quite noisy. I swear to god there was a herd of elephants staying above us one night 😂 and then they went out, but one of them left their alarm on and it kept going off late at night 🤔🤦‍♀️ Another night a group arrived home very late after partying, and another night there was a family with kids who hadn’t leant their “inside voices” yet 😂. The other nights, it was quiet and no issues. We had some really early mornings, tried to be quiet but probably annoyed some people too! All in all I think it really depends on the other guests, but if you are a light sleeper might be an issue for you. Could be solved with ear plugs or sleeping pills. Also the doors don’t lock. Personally I didn’t care but we could hear some of our neighbours complaining about it through the washi paper walls 😅

I really wanted to experience the traditional Japanese ryokan along with traditional breakfast and that’s exactly what it was. The tatami room with futon was very comfortable, and breakfast in the room was exactly right: grilled fish, an egg, vegetable of the day, homemade pickled vegetables, miso soup, rice and tea. Best way to start the day.

One night a family with a small child stayed, which was a bit noisy (thin walls) but such things can’t be avoided all the time.