Matsumoto Ryokan

Location: Shimogyo-ku Higashi Shiokouji-cho 579 , Kyoto, jp

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Ryokans

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 04:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Air conditioning
• Family rooms
• Lift / Elevator
• Luggage storage
• Fax/photocopying
• Massage services
• Public Bath
• Fire extinguishers
• Smoke alarms
• Free wired internet
• Internet access
• Japanese garden

Rooms Available

• Japanese-Style Superior Room

  Features tatami (woven-straw) flooring and Japanese futon bedding and includes an private bathroom and a low table with floor cushions.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Electric kettle
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Yukata
  • Accessible by lift
  • Tatami (traditional Japanese flooring)

• Twin Room

  Western-style room with twin beds, an private bathroom and a fridge.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Electric kettle
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Yukata
  • Accessible by lift

• Japanese-Style Standard Room

  Features tatami (woven-straw) flooring, Japanese futon bedding and an private bathroom, and includes a low table with floor cushions.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Electric kettle
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Yukata
  • Accessible by lift
  • Tatami (traditional Japanese flooring)

Guest Reviews

• Fanny (9/5): Best value and best location. - Excellent location and very friendly staff! The breakfast was wonderful. It would be even nicer if the hotel changed the menu more often since we had breakfast there for a few days. Overall, excellent value!! None. Everything was great!
• Wei-Cheng (10/5): - 位置極佳 可惜沒有禁煙
• Julien (10/5): Très agréable - Très bien placé proche gare et personnel très agréable Super personnel
• Charito (10/5): -
• Sidney (10/5): - Kind people, nice room, great breakfast
• Gaby (8/5): Schöner Aufenthalt in toller Lage - Die Lage war hervorragend. Direkt am Bahnhof, es gab einen Ausgang direkt vor dem Ryokan. Es gab japanisches Frühstück, was uns sehr gut geschmeckt hat. Das Personal war etwas distanziert.
• Miras (10/5): -
• Ursyn (9/5): - Tradycyjny ryokan w doskonałej lokalizacji, praktycznie przy wyciu ze stacji Kyoto. Bardzo ładny wystrój z matami tatami i fantastyczne, japońskie śniadania. Automat z bezpłatnymi, ciepłymi napojami. Fantastyczny onsen do dyspozycji gości. Przechowalnia bagażu tylko do do godziny 15:00, jeśli chce się zostawić bagaż dłużej, trzeba dopłacić, niewiele, ale dziwna ta zasada... Wyposażenie pokoi ładne, ale już nieco zniszczone i wymaga odświeżenia.
• Jonathan Allen Ambrocio (8/5): -
• AT98 (10/5): -
• David (10/5): - Very good location, close to the train and bus station. The staff was really nice with us.
• Wai Ching (8/5): Worth the price, nice location - Location is excellent, staff is friendly and helpful there is a school tour living in the same hotel, a bit disturbing
• Michel Verleysen (9/5): So close to the train station and easy to get to - Breakfast was ready when they said it would be. The typical Japanese breakfast to compliment the Ryokan experience. The public baths in the basement are fantastic. We stayed for 3 nights and never met anyone else in them. I read Japanese so no problem but if you do not there i no way to understand how to control the AC and heating. A guide in English should be given when you check in.
• Sharon (7/5): I’d stay again cos of the location. - Loved the experience of staying in a ryokan. Free small onsen in the basement and free hot drinks dispenser with some good quality items. Very well located facing the Kyoto station. Comfortable robes and slippers provided. The hotel seemed a little outdated , especially the hallways.
• 뚜벅 (3/5): 간단히 짧게 있을경우만.. - 친절했고, 숙소 자체는 편안히 묵음 담배 냄새가 숙소에 들어옵니다. 이 부분이 제일 힘들었어요.
• Michele (8/5): -
• Sarah (8/5): - The hotel itself was fine and the staff were great. I booked the Japanese style room and had little knowledge of what to expect. The room was fine with futons that were harder than I expected (but, again, I didn’t really know what to expect). The private bathroom was small but the onsen was great. The location is right across from the train station (which I thought would be noisy with foot traffic however, the room was exceptionally quiet). I would have preferred to stay closer to Gion or just across the river west of Gion for ease of access to the nightlife.
• Asma (8/5): Je recommande - L'emplacement du Ryokan etait superbe, car vraiment à deux pas de la gare de Kyoto. L'onsen du Ryokan etait très agréable est bien chaud comme il fallait.
• Jeffrey (9/5): Comfortable, convenient and friendly. - Everyone was very good to us. They were always friendly and made us feel welcome. Whenever we did need help with something they were always responsive and accommodating. It is located right across from the train station, which helped us, as we travelled to Kyoto by Shinkansen. The breakfast was gorgeous, and also delicious. We chose to stay in a more traditional room, and it was a good way to have this kind of an experience while staying closer to the things we wanted to see, and public transportation to get us on the bus/subway/train that would take us to some of the further away sights.
• Jana (8/5): - Die Lage am Bahnhof ist fantastisch. Das Personal ist freundlich und bemüht, auch wenn man kein japanisch spricht. Es ist sauber. Unser Zimmer hat nicht nach Rauch gerochen (stand in vielen anderen Bewertungen). Lärm haben wir nicht von der Straße gehört. Das Badezimmer ist in die Jahre gekommen und für Europäer sehr klein. Die Futons sind tatsächlich sehr dünn.
• Robin (10/5): Back to the 90s vibe with great amenities and public bath! - Feels like going back to the 90s in a charming old world vibe. Still great amenities, public bath and impeccable service!
• A K M (7/5): -
• Martínez (10/5): - El Onsen
• Dmitri (9/5): -
• Kamilya (10/5): - Расположение отеля просто топ, в отеле есть все удобства и радует то, что в отеле есть онсен - самое приятное после долгих пеших прогулок. Персонал отеля невероятно вежливый, добрый и отзывчивый, готовы помочь по любому вопросу. Номера очень уютные, удобные, и спать довольно комфортно.
• Elisa (7/5): Ryokan a kyoto - La posizione di fronte alla stazione metro e autobus che consente facilmente di raggiungere ogni posto La pulizia non è il massimo, ma accettabile
• Enrico (9/5): -
• Steinunn (9/5): -
• 仁傑 (9/5): -
• Juan (6/5): Overall, this ryokan offers a great location and a traditional Japanese atmosphere, but some policies and practical det - This traditional ryokan is located just across the road from Kyoto Station, making it a very convenient base for exploring Kyoto and nearby destinations like Osaka and Fushimi Inari. The rooms are spacious and styled in a classic Japanese manner, with tatami flooring and futon beds that offer an authentic experience, though we personally did not find the bedding particularly comfortable. Each room includes a private bathroom, which is a nice addition to the traditional setup. The staff were generally polite and friendly. They informed us we could return between 15:30–16:00 for early check-in, but when we arrived at 15:50, we were still asked to wait until 16:00, which made the earlier guidance feel a bit pointless. That said, they did allow us to leave our luggage ahead of time and had it delivered to our room, which was appreciated. The ryokan follows traditional customs, such as removing shoes in the hall and wearing provided slippers. Yukata outfits are also provided. One of the highlights is the public bath facilities, including a natural mineral onsen, which we used daily and found relaxing. However, there were several aspects we did not like. The shared slippers felt unhygienic and took away from the overall comfort of the stay. There is also a strict curfew from midnight to 6am, which felt quite restrictive and uncomfortable—especially compared to other places (for example, in Osaka where hotel key cards still allow entry after hours). The public bath signage was confusing; clearer men/women signs would be much easier to understand than relying on Japanese writing or color coding. Using pink and blue is not ideal, as in many places—especially in the West—color is not a reliable indicator of gender. Simple visual icons, such as a geisha for women and a samurai for men, would make it much clearer for international guests. This confusion led to an awkward situation where we initially entered the wrong bath. Additionally, the onsen closes at 9am, and while we were getting changed shortly after, a staff member entered to clean despite us indicating we were still inside, which made for an uncomfortable experience.
• Jeff (10/5): Excellent séjour - Un ryokan en immeuble en plein centre ville Excellent emplacement face a la gare Et en plus il y a des Onsens Personnel très sympathique Rien
• Francisco (7/5): -
• Kyra (9/5): -
• Audrey (10/5): Un pas dans le traditionnel - L'aspect traditionnel, l'expérience culturelle ,l'accueil du personnel , la localisation très pratique de l'hôtel Le wifi ne fonctionne pas bien
• Beatriz (10/5): Staff gentil e prestativo - Os funcionários são os melhores!!!! Extremamente prestativos, educados e gentis. Mesmo quando não falavam inglês, me ajudavam muito com indicações de restaurante, ajuda com a próxima reserva, etc. Nos comunicamos super bem pelo tradutor. E além de tudo, a acomodação é bem tradicional, me fazendo sentir no Japão de verdade. Eu recomendo fortemente essa acomodação.
• Safarina G (8/5): Traditional vibe in the heart of Kyoto - Perfect Location: Directly across from Kyoto Station; ideal for transit and sightseeing. Authentic Vibe: Traditional tatami rooms and a relaxing communal bath for a true Kyoto feel. Warm Hospitality: Very friendly, helpful staff and a delicious Japanese breakfast. Strict Curfew: No entry or exit between midnight and 6:00 AM. Small & Dated: Rooms are quite compact and the building shows its age.
• Mika (7/5): -
• Akshay (10/5): Absolutely amazing - Traditional, great location, cleanliness, onsen Should have been little More language friendly
• Kittiya (10/5): - Ryokan originally.
• CARLOS (10/5): -
• nicola (8/5): -
• Emil (7/5): - Central, friendly staff No washlet, just 1 size shoes
• Bernadete (10/5): -
• Ito (6/5): - スタッフの対応 敷布団が、薄くて、寝にくかった。普段がベットなので仕方ないと思います。
• Raphael (9/5): Great traditional stay with great location! - The room is quite spaceous, sleeping on the floor gives that traditional feeling. Location is super (across Kyoto Station). Staff is very friendly and helpful. You have to take off your shoes in the hall and use slippers provided by Matsumoto Ryokan which gives the stay a tidy feel. There is a curfew starting from 00:00 to 06:00, you cannot enter the ryokan between these hours. If you're planning to go out make sure to arrive back after the curfew ended. The slippers provided do not support large foot size, with EU size 45 and up the slippers feel uncomfortable.
• Thomas (8/5): -
• Astrid (8/5): -
• lyons (10/5): - Very nice bath area close to the main station and very nice traditional japanese style room
• Sonia (10/5): - Expérience très intéressante pour se faire une idée du mode de vie des japonais J'aurais aimé pouvoir rester plus de nuit mais c'est assez honereux
• Carola (8/5): -
• Guest (8/5): -
• Edwin Fabricio (9/5): -
• Izabela (9/5): Must experience while in Japan, especially in Kyoto :) - Choosing a ryokan was my an intentional choice, so I liked the traditional japanese stay. Wearing slippers used by other hotel guests is not very hygienic. I would prefer to wear disposable slippers assigned individually to each guest room in a ryokan.
• Macushla (9/5): - Great location, lovely to have the onsen, really friendly staff The room was a little bit too warm
• Jonathan (7/5): -
• Adam (9/5): -
• Michael (6/5): -
• Lucia (8/5): A traditional Japanese, easy and functional base in Kyoto for easy access to the city and station - Simple, easy and functional. A great base in Kyoto for easy access to the city and station. A wonderful way to experience traditional Japanese ryokan. Loved the Onsen on premise The facilities are a bit dated.
• TSUJIMURA (6/5): -
• Wondererer (10/5): - Authentic traditional Japanese Experience
• Diána (7/5): Value and price does not meet - The onsen is a great addition. Rooms are spacious. I enjoyed the simplicity. The staff was AMAZAING, they are helpful and you feel they take care of you. Compared to Japanese hotels in the same category, they do not offer free water, coffee. Rooms were a bit dusty maybe because the interior is old.
• Guest (10/5): -
• 鴻慧 (8/5): 房間很整潔，每晚回房都有回家的感覺~~ - 非常棒，服務生得知其中一位需要素食，隔日很貼心的幫忙換了一分素食早餐，讓人十分感動!
• Keiko (10/5): 期待以上に良かったです。 - お風呂がよかった。 朝食があるとうれしい。
• Frida Eleonora (10/5): - Much nicer than I actually expected it to be! Very clean and cosy room and clean bathroom. Staff was really friendly and welcoming. Location near the train station was not the best for me but very central. Would stay there again
• Tyler (9/5): - Close proximity to station Light and charging sockets way too far from bed.
• Nancy (10/5): Great value and excellent location - Onsen bath and traditional Japanese breakfast
• Gloria(Shu-Yu) (8/5): 很不錯， CP值算高的旅館 - 地理位置非常方便，飯店內還有公用大浴場可以泡澡！附近購物、超商、超市都有。服務、清潔人員很親切有禮。這次選日式房間，稍微挪動家具後兩個大行李箱是可以打開的，且兩張床墊也有相當距離、睡覺不會干擾！ 如果早班人員也可以再安排一位略聽懂英文的就太棒了
• Carolin (8/5): -
• Eduard (10/5): -
• Cora (9/5): Great spot for a traditional room with easy access to the rest of Kyoto! - Helpful staff, amazing vibes, private bathroom AND public bath, can sort out luggage shipping, very handy location to the train station and buses with plenty of food places around, just like photos. It was definitely a worthwhile stay to experience a traditional vibe room. Id prefer to have a privacy option as a westerner. You have to leave key with front desk whenever you go out, they have additional keys to get into the room to housekeeping and make bed regularly even though I said I didn't need cleaning which was interesting.
• Angela (10/5): una buona base per visitare Kyoto - bella stanza grande con i tipici pavimenti in tatami e futon per dormire; bagno pulito e ben fornito; personale gentilissimo
• Kerry (9/5): - The onsens were amazing and we used them twice a day, everyday. Our room was great and I liked that we had a sitting area. The breakfast was delicious! The room was exceptionally clean, but I did not like the smell of cigarette smoke in the room. It was even in our towels. We did not ask for the room to be deodorized because we assumed that would just be a chemical fragrance which could be worse.
• 雨蘋 (10/5): - 離車站超級近，服務態度非常好，雖然00:00～06:00關門不能進出，但因為我們不會在外面逗留太晚，所以沒有問題，一樓還有熱飲機，超好喝的！如果玩很累不知道要吃什麼附近就有餐廳地下街也有，轉個彎就有地下街出入口，總之，大推！！ 各方面都算不錯，沒有特別不能接受的地方
• Celso Noboru Ochiai (7/5): -
• masumi (7/5): - 大風呂‼️❤️ テーブルと椅子が欲しい ボックスティッシュが欲しい
• Caroline (9/5): -
• Ergun (10/5): - Nice staff, good bath, amazing location
• Blandine (9/5): Belle chambre à 1min de la Gare - L'accueil, la possibilité de laisser les bagages le matin dans l'établissement avant le check in l'après-midi histoire d'avoir les mains libres.Les bagages sont amenés directement dans la chambre. En fonction de l'heure où vous prévoyez de rentrer ( le personnel vous demandera une heure approximative) les futons sont déployés et un service de thé vous attend.Yukata et serviette sont proposés pour les bains. Le personnel fait au mieux pour parler anglais. L'isolation sonore et thermique est un peu faible, l'établissement donne sur la rue et est littéralement devant la gare de Kyoto. Sommeil léger s'abstenir.
• Kaori (10/5): 便利 - 京都駅前でロケーションが非常によかった。お風呂が人工泉ですこしぬるめだが、後からポカポカしてきて温まりました。 とくに無し。
• Michelle (10/5): -
• Lin (9/5): -
• Mark (8/5): - Ill fitting shoes in the hotel
• Wright (9/5): Perfect place to stay in central Kyoto - Loved the traditional vibes and the incredible breakfasts serve served daily.
• Marc (9/5): -
• Fior7 (10/5): -
• catherine (6/5): -
• Uschi (7/5): - Onsen im Haus netter Aufenthaltsbereich im Erdgeschoß super Lage gleich gegenüber des Bahnhofsgebäudes keine Waschmaschine vorhanden etwas teuer
• TAI TEI ISABELLA (7/5): -
• Kambayashi (8/5): -
• Seiko (4/5): トイレの水漏れ音で眠れなかった - 必要なものはすべて揃っていた。 入室時点からずっとトイレの水漏れ音が止まらず、眠れなかった。(ポタッポタッではなく、タンタンタンタン！とリズムを刻むようにずっと鳴り響いていた) 事前に敷いてあった布団1枚だけでは薄すぎて身体が痛くなり、押し入れから予備のものを2枚取り出した。
• Nathan (8/5): - Les chambres sont plutôt grande et le petit déjeuner est assez bon Notre chambre donnait sur la gare et donc étaient assez bruyantes Les futon étaient très fin et plutôt inconfortable
• Belen (10/5): -
• Chia Hsing (10/5): -
• Tegan (9/5): Lovely hotel very authentic and the manger was amazing :) - Great location near the station an lovely staff :)
• Clément (10/5): -
• Tsubasa (3/5): ここに泊まるならビジネスホテルに泊まった方がよい - 京都駅のすぐ近くで利便性は高い 門限がある点が非常に不便すぎる。部屋のテレビも小さすぎでYouTube等が見れない。
• shufen (8/5): -
• Hans-Joachim (10/5): - Es ist ein klassisches japanisches Hotel. Alles spielt sich auf dem Fußboden ab. Für ältere Menschen wie mich nicht ganz optimal, aber wenn man sich darauf einläßt, ist es ein tolles Erlebnis. Frühstück ebenfalls alles japanisch und sehr vielseitig. Von Seiten des Hotels hätte nichts besser sein können. Man muss aber wissen, worauf man sich einläßt. Für mehrere Übernachtungen käme diese Hoteltyp für mich aufgrund meines Alters nicht in Frage.
• Claude (10/5): J'ai beaucoup apprécié pour un moment de détente. - Une chambre au décors de bambou zen Personnel avenant Le bain public est bien tenu et c'est la possibilité de découvrir cela La chambre était parfaite. Le seul point à améliorer peut être la decoration du salon, un peu triste au rez de chaussée. Mais ce salon existe, alors qu'il n y en a pas souvent ailleurs. De plus il comporte un distributeur de café, chocolat ou thé gratuit. Donc ce n'est pas un point négatif

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