We particularly wanted to stay near the Gion district, and this quiet side street was great. (Photo shown is from up the street, very near the property.) It was close to a train line and a bus route, within an easy walk to Gion, and very near the river walk area. There are any number of restaurants on both sides of the river. The property itself was attractive and worked well for four people (two couples). Having toilets both upstairs and downstairs was useful. We also appreciated the extra bedding/pads so that different people could have their choice as to how firm they wanted their beds. The staff were very helpful in arranging rides to and from Kyoto station, which we appreciated.

This was a fairly priced, central/quiet location, with extremely communicative hosts. They helped book a reservation for a Kaiseki dinner and had a service to transfer our bags from the check-in location to the booked stay (for a fee) when we arrived too early for the normal check-in. The booking was pretty much exactly as shown in the photos with two separate bedrooms, and had ample space for the 5 of us that stayed (two couples and a 2-year old).

The location was a bit more outside of the main shopping/eating destinations than we thought. This may be perfect for some travelers who prefer quiet, but given our travel style (eat a little bit of all the things), it typically meant a short walk to the destination. That said, this did allow us to find some delicious hidden gems in the neighborhood! Note, there is also a Kyoto tax that I don't recall in the description that we had to pay upon arrival. This was something like 200 or 400 yen per person, per night. Not a huge deal, but something to be aware of.

It was absolutly perfect property for our stay in Kyoto. Its incredibly beautiful, so much japanese style, located next to Gion district and city center and next to river. It has enough space that family with kids can finally get some breath during Japan tour. There are 2 japanese gardens inside and overall i can really recommend this hotel!

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Amazing experience. The stay offered us a traditional vibe which was very nice to experience. Very clean and well kept property. Location was good too. Close to train station and easy access to convenience stores. Very friendly staff who were very accommodating while helping us sort our luggage with Yamato.

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The house style was amazing. The location was near to Sakura trees and amazing views. Number of beds was great. The kitchen, laundry and steam iron evrything was available.

I wished if we could enter the house with code instead of collecting the key. The kitchen has no area to prepare and cut food. One of the futons has blood and other dirty things, it was disgusting.

I wanted a place which has traditional Japanese character with all the mod cons and this fits the bill perfectly!! Super clean and it is near various amenities like train station, bus stops, restaurants, etc. The house comes with kitchenette and washing machine too.

Not a big issue but having comfortable seats for the living room with back rest would be great with daily room cleaning (or at least to clear the garbage). We did not know where to throw garbage as public bins are not a thing in Japan. Also as part of the check in - it will be helpful if I had been told that the place for picking up the key the registration hotel named

it’s a good traditional Japanese house and allows my family to experience the machiya house stay. my children loves it.

there is no cleaning of the toilets throughout the 4 nights stay. there is throwing of trash and changing of towels on the third day of stay. we are allowed to decide when we want the towels to be changed.

We had a holiday home instead of a typical hotel room. It was a pleasant experience as the house was beautiful. A typical Japanese home perhaps.

Although the rooms (living room and bedrooms) were adequately warmed up by the heater, the corridor where the toilet is location was cold as there wasn’t any heater installed there. That includes entrance to the home.

Lovely machiya with modern facilities. Very clean and well-organized. Location wise is within walking distance to Gion & Kiyomizu-dera. Quiet & peaceful surrounding, so we got a good rest after the hustle and bustle of Kyoto city.

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Clean and everything we needed. Great location

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