The machiya was spacious and comfortable and made us feel right at home. All facilities were easy to use and clean. Housekeeping made sure that we had fresh towels every day, which was especially useful in the Kyoto heat. The house is tucked away in a quiet residential street off of Senbondori, where several busses connect residents to the city centre and train stations across the city. Would definitely book again!

Nothing really particularly negative but more of a practical matter: if travelling with a lot of luggage it can sometimes be tricky to move around Kyoto by bus and since the house is not close to trains or the subway, travellers are advised to rely on taxis when arriving or leaving the place.

Super quiet and relaxing. This is a traditional Japanese home, so know what you’re signing up for. Tatami + Futon beds and western beds upstairs. Spacious digs in such a vibrant city. Easy to bus around where you want and the bicycles available for free use were a nice touch.

Keeping the volume down was sometimes difficult, but we didn’t receive any complaints. Mosquitos were a bit of a nuisance, thankfully the property is equipped with bug spray. Just make sure to bring your own body-safe bug repellent.

We loved the villa for its traditional feel. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. They replaced our towels and gave us bottled water every day. It was close to a 7/11 shop and Lawsons. We had an amazing meal at Yokatto.

How far out from Kyoto it was located. It didn’t have a great way to dry your clothes and we had to ask for an ironing board and iron because they get extremely wrinkled in the machine.

The room — which is actually a house — had two bedrooms and two living rooms. It also had a washing machine and dryer. The reception is located in the last of the houses, and the staff were very friendly and helped us with everything we needed. We chose to stay in this house to have the experience of staying in a traditional Japanese home, and it was worth it. Although the house feels a bit old, it’s a good alternative to regular hotels.

The most gorgeous little traditional home for our group. This accommodation was a highlight of our trip. Be mindful that it is quite far from the closest station, and will take around 40 minutes to walk into the centre of town. Floor sleeping arrangements were actually quite comfortable!

This house is a real gem loved by its owners. Everything was spotless, staff changed towels and take out litter every day. All facilities were working. It was a real pleasure to live there for four days. We could also leave our luggage longer after checking out. Highly recommend!

Nothing, everything was perfect.

This is a lovely traditional Japanese home that had everything that you might need! We absolutely loved our stay here, and the staff were very accommodating and easy to communicate with!

We had a great stay. The house was spacious, clean and well equipped. The hosts were great, coming to take out the trash and even bringing us water every day.

Overall very pleasant, traditional living experience. A bit distant if carrying the luggage from public transit.

Very quiet inside the house, couldn't hear noise between up and down levels. But sounds from adjacent neighbours were very clear.

Great layout, structure, facilities, yard. The bike is very nice!

Sceneries is not very close to this area. Usually we need to wait for bus to go to places.