Location: Kyoto Japanese Pensions
Top Hotels in Kyoto Japanese Pensions
The best available Japanese Pensions to stay near Kyoto
Kyoto is Japan's most traditional city. The lush and verdant cityscape encompasses sprawling rock gardens, vast palaces, and tall temples. The streets are alive with businessmen hurrying past Geiko and Makio in their full kimono, both on their way to work along cherry-tree lined walks. A historic hub that celebrates Japanese culture, from kabuki to textile weaving, Kyoto can also be surprisingly modern. It is one of Japan's largest, busiest, and most visited cities, with packed shopping mega-centers and high-rise offices. Suffused with shrines, outdoor markets, and nature walks, the small but bountiful location is also home to some of Japan's most contemporary architectural marvels, hippest cafes and eateries, and modish local brands and shops. It makes Kyoto a playful and sublime city, studded with as many bars and hole-in-the-wall fried food shops along the Kamogawa river as it is suffused with ancient ryokan and delicate wagashi shops. Kyoto is in the cross-hairs of Japan's most artful past and its energetic present.
Restaurants in Kyoto
1. FUJITAYA BnB
Overall Ratings
5 based on 221 reviews
Fantastic place
Reviewed By marcopollomI lived at Fujitaya from March to December 2021. Covid was a bleak time but it gave me the chance to gain a Japanese family. I will always be grateful to Masa san and Saki chan for all the glorious memories, the events, the friends I've met thre. I'll be back!
2. RC Hotel Kyoto Yasaka
Overall Ratings
5 based on 29 reviews
Built 50 years ago, and once used as residence by the local people in Yasaka, Kyoto, this hotel inherited that history and renovated the building for a new start. 【ROOMS 】RC HOTEL KYOTO YASAKA offers guest rooms with three themes "Green," "Folk Handicraft," and "Art." 【BAR】 The bar is located right next to the Reception Desk. We have various kinds of local Kyoto beer and sake. Please relax at the end of the day. 【ACCESS】 From Kyoto Station, Take bus 202, 206, 207, or 100. Get off at the “Kiyomizu Michi” stop. Enter the street named “Yasaka-Dori” to the east, after 200 meters beyond the Yasaka Pagoda (Hoganji Temple); the hotel is on your right.
Very elegant and spacious
Reviewed By LucymarianneVery unusual hotel - great fun - huge rooms, fabulous views, gorgeous space. It's a bit weird that they don't change the sheets (we were there for three days) but then again, I don't need clean sheets every day when I am at home! Really nice products in the bathroom. Great area, but very very quiet at night.
3. Hotel Arashiyama
Overall Ratings
4 based on 35 reviews
Excellent location near the bridge.
Reviewed By aiclipideExcellent location in the town near the Togetsu-kyo bridge. Nice views. Small but comfortable western style room. Typical Japanese breakfast. Staff did not speak English but they used a real-time translation service by phone. In Arashiyama, we enjoyed the old railroad ride next to the Hozugawa river, that goes to the start of the exciting river boat ride. We enjoyed walking trails along the river and up to the garden and Tenryu-ji temple. We were there at the end of November and enjoyed the peak foliage.
4. Hotel Seiki Kyoto Station
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Re-opened under new management on March.25.2017; the new look Hotel Seiki Kyoto Station is perfect for solo travelers and couples. The multi-national and multi-lingual staff of new management company GHI (Global Hospitality Inc.) are there to help you with any questions you may have. Located within walking distance of JR Kyoto station and Avanti Shopping Mall, there is easy access to everything you could possibly need during your stay. Hotel Seiki is just a short train ride from the world heritage listed Fushimi Inari. However, it also located just 10 to 15 minutes from several lesser known attractions such as Nishi Hongan-ji; Tofuku-ji; Sanjusan-gendo; Toji Temple; JR Railway Museum;and Kyoto National Museum. The perfect location for those who wish to avoid the typical tourist itintary.
Love it!!!
Reviewed By sukma_sookieI really love this place..really near kyoto station and infront of this hotel..there's a family mart yeay!!!! And near to avati kyoto and aeon Mall...so amazing!!! It's really comfortable stay here while i'm in kyoto..and really want tongo back.. Love it!
5. Nihonkan
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 71 reviews
Low End Ryokan
Reviewed By LaMalaiseThis ryokan is basic, and has lots of rules! The Goods: - Short walk from Kyoto Station's north entrance (the side with the bus terminal) - almost a straight shot! - Behind major shopping and near tourist locations (Kyoto Tower, Higashi Honganji Temple, etc.). - Near a grocery store (for those budget-minded -- the store is to the west - don't remember the exact location). - Has an onsen (public bath), self-serve laundry, and drink vending machine. - In-room toilet, shower, sink. - Moderately friendly staff (I got the impression an older family runs it.) The Bad: - The rules. Doors are locked at 11 PM. Guess I can't go listen to jazz at a bar and come back at 1 AM... Kind of killed my tourist evenings. And DON'T put your shoes in the wrong place! - The onsen (at least men's side) is tiny. Two small people, or one mid-size person. And forget late night relaxing: closes at 10 PM. (Dashing back to make the 11 PM ryokan closing then soaking isn't going to work. You're too late.) - The room was sparse (not unusual for a ryokan), but unusually so. Kind of basic, with the obligatory wall picture (old, faded), a table, a TV, an in-room safe, and that's about it. - Hot water was provided for tea in a thermos. By the time I got around to making tea, it was tepid. - I would have appreciated an offer of laundry service, but it's do-it-yourself only. The Ugly: - Mosquitoes! Lifted the toilet lid to be greeted by at least a dozen mosquitoes! At least I had the presence of mind to close the door fast to keep them in the WC! On the bright side, it gave me something to do (kill them) when doing my morning bowel purge. - While generally clean, the room had a tiny bit of mold and mildew (or their stains) creeping in (shower ceiling, grout, etc.). The place needed a good scrub. Good to know: - If you arrive early, they'll store your bag in the hall until your room is ready. Then they'll put it in the room. - The pillows and futon were thinner than most. Ask for two or three pillows if you are a medium to thick pillow person. I used two futons stacked on one another. In summary, I'll stay somewhere else next time.
6. Takao Kanko Hotel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Tea Tour of Japan 2019
Reviewed By Dan RStayed here on the World Tea Tours - Tea Tour of Japan 2019. A wonderful, quiet, traditional ryokan up in the hills and outside of the noise of Kyoto. Excellent service and food. Had our own tea ceremony in the pavilion that runs along the small river. Would certainly stay again. Small onsen but I was alone most of the time.
7. Kyoto My Pension
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 10 reviews
Not too bad experience!
Reviewed By Phương Anh NThe hostel has such a convenient location that is close to both Kyoto University of foreign studies (Where I participated in a Tourism project) and the downtown - shopping area. I felt like it took me only 15-20 minutes to walk straight to the center. The hosts were pretty nice! But I didn't like the fact that they restricted the bath time. Another mini hiccup was that the hallway and water in the toilet were just freezing! Brrrrgh
8. Hotel Omiya
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 13 reviews
9. Guest House Aoi Nakamoto
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
We provide you four Japanese-style rooms. Each rooms are completely private rooms. Please enjoy talking with other room's guest in the dining space on the ground floor. Please talk over people to people,you will create a new splendid memory of your travel. That is a very memorable thing to you.
廉価で清潔なお部屋 と親切なオーナー
Reviewed By shanghai7520親切なオーナーには本当に感謝しかありません。このホテルは過度なサービスが無いので泊まりやすく良かったです。最寄りの熊野若王子神社に用がありましたが、至近距離で実に便利なホテルでした。お風呂・キツチンは清潔で綺麗でした。ただ、テレビﾞが客室に無いので携帯ラジオを予め持参してたのも良かったです。徒歩数分でスーパー・フレスコ真向かいにダツクス浄土寺店 さらに数分でファミリーマート店と揃ってます。私は、朝夕二食分の弁当をフレスコで購入して連泊しました。京都左京区滞在には「便利」で「安く」「泊まりやすい」良いホテルですまた、泊まりたいと思っています。
10. Kyomai Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 4 reviews
京都駅すぐの格安旅館
Reviewed By mayumayu777京都駅から歩いてすぐの場所にある格安旅館。 ホテルのような華やかさはありませんが、清潔感もあり、とても満足できました。 京都はホテル代がとても高いので、このような施設があるのは嬉しいです。 チェックアウト後に荷物を預かってもらえないのが残念ですが、それを除けば申し分ない施設です。
