Jonni`s Place

Jonni’s place was fantastic. The house is in a beautiful location in Sakamoto about 15 minute train ride to Kyoto and about a 20 minute walk to the train station. My friend and I agreed that Sakamoto was a great place to get out of the hustle and bustle of Kyoto and it was great to see temples and gardens without huge crowds and in a little town with a super interesting history. There is also a 300 year old soba restaurant which is a must do, a cute coffee shop 5 minute walk up the road as well as the longest cable car in Japan located in Sakamoto. Jonni picked us up and dropped us back to the train station, as well as took us to the convenience store if we needed anything. The price we paid was super reasonable especially for the amenities Jonni provided, and he is such a kind and caring host. Would highly recommend his place to anyone.

Nothing, Jonni was a perfect host.

Jonni was a great, and helped with anything I needed. His place is very clean and welcoming. I highly recommend

Jonni was an incredible host. Like the other reviews say, he’s very kind and even picked us up from the local station! He let us know what was going on in sakamoto during our stay and we got to enjoy a lights event at the shrines. If you’re looking for somewhere to stay and check out Kyoto this is perfect! The rooms are spacious and much more affordable than anything directly in Kyoto. Enjoy the scenery, have breakfast at La Alberca up the street, and enjoy Sakamoto. :)

Jonni the host is super helpful and caring The house is comfortable and very well equipped in a nice quiet area

the area has poor public transportation but Jonni offered us rides, plus most things are within walking distance

Host amazing

Great experience, kind and funny host (ask for the location of very old soba restaurant! :)))

Nothing to mention.

Everything: great place, the host who knew everything, especially how to get to and from his place. Even better than google or Apple Maps. The hotel room before I stayed at Jonni’s place was half the size but double the price. Jonni even drove me from the train station to his place and then back to the station! The location is very peaceful and quiet. And kitchen is first rate!

Jonni was a fantastic host and really looked after us, even picking us up and dropping us off at the train station! He also took us to a beautiful temple and pointed out many of the highlights of Sakamoto to us. We visited Sakamoto between Kyoto and Osaka, having already visited Tokyo and it was a really welcome relief from the busyness and heat of the cities (end of July in the hottest July on record). Sakamoto is really accessible from Kyoto, about 15 minute train and it was great to get out into the countryside. The old part of Sakamoto is really beautiful with lots of nice temples and shrines. We really appreciated dipping our feet in the river to cool off and also took the cablecar/railway and then hiked to the top of Hiei mountain which was a lovely day out and cool enough in the forest and at that altitude to be able to do it even in the peak of summer. Generally a really great couple of days.

There aren't many restaurants in the near vicinity of Jonni's place. There are a few for lunch and a really great local cafe for breakfast but for dinner we cooked for ourselves at his. This totally wasn't an issue as we had eaten out lots over the previous few days but just something to be aware of.