Izumiya Ryokan

Great facility and perfect for an authentic experience for my family in Kapan. Loved the ryokan, the yukata and the breakfast. One of our best stays in Kyoto. Definitely would come again and stay here more days! Our room smelled like boiled cabbage. I think it came from the restaurant. Our other room was fine.

Traditional japanese breakfast was filling and beautifully presented. The onsen was very hot. Good for a quick soak but I would say it is difficult to comfortably stay in the water for a long period of time. Personally I do not like sleeping on the floor and the futons and pillows were thin so it was not comfortable. But that is how ryokans are, so you just have to anticipate that.

The room was spacious and traditional. I slept well. Everything was very clean. The onsen was lovely. I loved it all.

The staff were friendly and helpful and Nishi Hongwanji temple could be seen across the street from our room!! It was beautiful. Being from the States, I found the pillows to be a little hard, but that was no issue at all being in such a beautiful and wonderous city!

bathing facility; the temple across the road; friendly staffs; roomy suite. Small and dated hallway

Overall we had a good stay here. When we checked in, the young lady at the front desk didn't seem to know a lot of information. We were brought to our room, and that was about it. We'd never stayed in ryokan before and were looking for an authentic experience, so we were kinda left to figure it out on our own. We didn't know how to put on the yukatas, so we had to return to the lobby to grab the belts that go with it. The onsen was nice, and when we late late in the evening it was empty, so each of us had our own private onsen. That was fun! We think this place feels a little old and maybe needs some updating/refreshing.

Staff Size of room Room bath Location Drain smell from toilet

Lovely spacious Japanese style room in older style ryokan. Very clean and comfortable. Staff were friendly and helpful. Great public bath area - clean, spacious and perfect temperature- hot but not too hot! 15 min walk to Kyoto train station. Quiet and interesting neighbourhood just a few streets away. Opposite a significant Kyoto temple. Unfortunately we weren’t able to order breakfast as we hadn’t done so in advance - recommend confirming this at time of booking if wanted.

We loved how traditional it was and the location was great too I think you have to be back in the hotel by 10pm

Wardrobes for bags Large space Bathroom was clean & nice I’ve stayed at other Ryokans sleeping in the floor and the beds here were so hard and uncomfortable in comparison. The pillows were hard grains and too big with no option for lower pillows… I understand it’s a cultural experience but thicker mats would be appreciated given other ryokans are able to provide thicker sleeping mats. Cleaning staff also knocked and opened our door 1.1/4 hours prior to check in time when I was naked and unable to answer… I don’t know why they did that as they did not speak English and couldn’t answer my young daughter. Late check in at 4pm is also very inconvenient

Full traditional japanese experience!! The hot spring also was incredibile and a must to do after an active day! Nothing

Nice traditional ryokan experience It is located on a very busy traffic-filled street so it was very noisy especially at night. Also the staff came in to make beds even though we put up a do not disturb sign

Exceptional

It was an interesting and exciting experience - staying in a ryokan: you are given a traditional attire, can visit the bath for extensive amounts of time, and generally the building (with tatami and sliding doors) and the neighbourhood (there are old temple just across the street and Buddhism museum next door) allows you to have most authentic Kyoto experience. I have to be honest: if you are very sensitive to smells, like I am, this hotel is not for you, unfortunately. Our room had a deep smell of seeweed (idk how else to describe it) and the WC didn't smell good at all, although I wouldn't say it was dirty. Just a pretty old building with poor ventilation. Unfortulately, this issue made my stay quite uncomfortable. I still put 7 out of 10 to this hotel, due to very attentive and friendly staff and all the things mentioned above.

Stains on walls, hair in bedding (not my own), no conditioner in onsen, not catered for a tall person, unhelpful staff; complimentary tea provided but only occasionally hot water provided with it. Had to return key every time you left. No guests allowed and they locked entry doors to the ryokan after 10:30pm. Wouldn’t recommend staying here.

Exceptional

Good

was ok for a one night stay to experience a ryokan, they went into our room when we popped out for dinner as we noticed our teacups were put away but no more teabags left. i found this intrusive and unessary as we only arrived hours prior.

Exceptional

It was so comfortable and the view was beautiful