The host at Sumiyoshiya Ryokan was very welcoming and helpful. We arrived before check-in, but she let us enter our room early. We unfortunately weren't able to have dinner at the Ryokan due to the chef developing a serious illness, but we were notified ahead of time about this and refunded the value of dinner. We hope that he recovers soon! Additionally, our host more than made up for this by providing us with excellent restaurant recommendations. The best sushi we had in Japan was at one of the restaurants she suggested. The traditional Japanese style breakfast was also quite delicious and substantial. We wished we could have stayed longer than 1 night and we will definitely try to stay here when we return to Kanazawa!

The hostess was very welcoming. The home cooked breakfast was delicious and it was a great experience to try such an elaborate traditional Japanese breakfast. The room was really big and the private bathroom was clean and comfortable. There was also a little common area to read and relax in, as well as a public bath. Yukata, slippers, etc are provided. I cannot recommend this place enough. It is a family-run business and the attention to detail is evident. There is a cozy atmosphere that you will only find in this type of inn. It was exactly what we needed after being out in the snow.

This is my first ever ryokan experience and I loved it. This property itself is a historical site so if you are an architectural nerd you will enjoy exploring it. Staff are so nice and the breakfasts were great. I regret didn’t book their dinner in advance. There are two public onsens for women and men. The onsen is pretty small, about 1.5x size of Canada common bathtub. But during my 2 days of stay, I didn’t need to share it anyone. I felt like the mordenization/renovation of this ryokan is done in Showa period, so it’s has a nostalgic feelings on top of an even more nostalgic feeling, which was very interesting. It changed my mood completely that even affect my itineraries. Every day you get a new set of yukata, I like how it feels. I can’t say enough good things about them. High recommend.

I wish there is a kettle in the room, the tea is not enough so I felt thirsty in the night. But not a big deal.

Sumiyoshiya was one of highlighted stays of my recent trip to Japan, and remains memorable even amongst our other stays in Hakone. The ryokan is located quite conveniently right beside Omicho Market, and a brisk walk to Kazuemachi/Higashi Chaya, and Kenroku-en. Walking into the reception imbues you with a sense of serenity. We were greeted by a gorgeous 床の間 (tokonoma) and Sumi-san, whom was courteous and polite from the moment we first arrived at the inn. Our room was spacious and came with its own bath, but we opted for the public gendered baths anyway. It was a quiet season, hence we both had each to ourselves at night. Breakfast was satiating with well grilled salmon, a sunny-side up, various tsukemono, vegetables and melon for a sweet finish. All in all, I could not imagine a better place to stay in Kanazawa if you're after a traditional ryokan.

Sumiyoshiya is an exceptionally beautiful place to stay. Great location, large and comfortable traditional room that’s been recently refurbished. Breakfast was generous, delicious and great value. Hot tea in our room was a lovely touch. The very attentive staff couldn’t do enough for us. I’m already dreaming of a return trip.

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Lovely stay in a traditional ryokan. We didn't have meals at the ryokan but still received warm welcomes from the owner lady each time we left and came back to the ryokan. Room was very lovely with tatami mats and very comfy futon beds with hot tea to come back to each day. Onsens were so so good to help relieve our sore feet and bodies from all the walking. Thank you so much!

Some noise from cars outside the window but didn't bother us too much.

Our hostess was wonderful! She was attentive yet not intrusive. For the rest of our trip we kept talking about the hospitality we experienced here and how all our other accommodations do not compare. We had both dinner and breakfast and everything was amazingly delicious. The room also had an attached modern bathroom with a shower. It was the perfect blend of traditional hospitality with modern conveniences. We wish we could have stayed more than two nights.

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We get welcomed very friendly, the owners are incredibly attentive and caring. We also really liked the sento, the bath was always running hot. Our room was very spacious, and the whole ryokan is curated and clean. Lastly the breakfast was generous and it was no issue to accomodate me as a vegetarian.

Not much to say here, though we are not very used to the harder Japanese beds. But that is part of booking a ryokan.

Our BEST stay in Japan! The staff were the kindest, the ryokan was so clean and cozy! Everything was just perfect - to the welcome tea and cookies to all the amenities. Would highly recommend to include breakfast in your stay as the traditional Japanese breakfast was so good! Would definitely stay here again for a long time the next time we visit! And to the staff, thank you so much for taking such good care of us! ( they wiped our luggage as it was raining, got the luggage up to our rooms, provided us with umbrellas for roaming and even dried our shoes once we were back!).

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We really loved this place. The room was very wide and comfortable, we definitely had one of our best nights of rest here. They have a private "sento" for all of the guests and it was an incredible experience. The location is amazing, just a couple of blocks from the Omicho market.

We only got to stay one night since this is a very booked place and they only had one day available. We would have loved to stay longer and we will definitely go back if we can.