Kyoto Kinparo

I think the japanes style beds could have had a more solid matras and the blankets on top instead of blankets directly on top of the tatami floor.

Really liked the experience with a Japanese style room. It had tatami mats for the floor, ample space, and the futon style beds (the staff set these up each day). It was very clean and the housekeeping put fresh flowers in the room. Staff was helpful and polite The only thing was the door. It was difficult to lock

Our first stay at an authentic ryokan was a wonderful experience. We especially loved the onsen in the basement. The staff were helpful, and the room service was excellent, seamlessly transforming the space from a living area to a futon setup and back again. While still charming, the hotel is showing its age and would benefit from some updates.

Amazing location near Nishiki. Clean and well maintained. Nice traditional Japanese room with futons. The first night the futon was laid out single and was too thin, they did double it up without us asking for the second night.

The size of the hotel was perfect for me: not a mega hotel but not teen, and it had an elevator. The style was exactly what I wanted, with an onsen, and breakfast option. The staff was extremely helpful, with the desk staff speaking English well. Location was perfect--less than a block from Nishiki Market, a short taxi ride from the train station, and walking distance to/from some cultural attractions and interesting neighborhoods. My onsen kimono was removed while I was at breakfast so I didn't have it to use for a morning visit.

Friendly and helpful staff, comfortable room, delicious traditional Japanese breakfast, and lovely bath. Location is great too! None

The location was perfect -- so close to Nishiki Market but was very quiet at night. The staff was polite and attentive. Their English was not great, but we were able to communicate using Google Translate so it wasn't an issue at all. Someone who can't speak Japanese and is not adept at using Translation apps may find the experience communicating with the front desk challenging.

I experienced a traditional Japanese living style. Now I know tatami is too stiff for me!!!

Excellent location. Loved the onsen and ryokan style room. The staff were very helpful and patient with us No complaints,

They laid out the futon beds while we were out in the city, and they removed the beds again while we had breakfast. The breakfast was amazing. It they had a huge variety and it was very tasty. Everyone was really friendly.

Slight smell

Large room

Very good

Authentic experience. Breakfast was incredible Staff don't speak a lot of English, but really go above and beyond to help. The breakfast was great but not for everyone.

Everything was great - but staff speak very little english. Very difficult to communicate when we need to use translator all the time. But in terms of experience its great - like its the middle of kyoto - clean and loving jap futon bed

Greta hotel with Japanese style rooms, we recommend All good

Staff very friendly and accommodating. Nice turn down service in evening when we arrived back after a day of sightseeing and our futon beds had been made for us. Made use of onsen, luckily had it to myself both nights as you have to be naked in them. Giving hotel key each time we leave is fine but when you return, only stating the room number with no check of ID made us feel it was a bit unsecured that anyone could have access to our room. Although there is a safe it was locked so we didn’t worry about using it. On checking out was informed of 800Y foreign tax charge which was expected to be paid in cash. Would have been good to do this on checking in to allow us to have appropriate cash amount prepared.

Sleeping in a Ryokan is a must when coming to Japan. It was a great experience for us and we had really good sleep on the futon beds.

A little stuffy, A/C underpowered

The staff were welcoming and happy to store our luggage both before check-in and after check-out. The room was clean and beautiful, our first experience of ryoken set a high standard for the rest.