Ryokan Yamazaki

This place was phenomenal. The Ryokan is absolutely stunning. Customer service and food was great too. Make sure to check out the coffee shop next door.Highly recommend it! I loved my stay here

First time in Kyoto and we had the best time in this traditional feeling Japanese ryoken. Staff was incredibly kind and accommodating. Their restaurant was traditional, inexpensive and very yummy. No complaints at all, would go back!!! Immaculate gardens around the property, good coffee shop on the parking lots, convenience store close by, close to a major bus route. Absolutely breathtaking neighborhood.

We stayed here because if the more “traditional” setting and near to one of the temples we wanted to see. However it was not walkable to anywhere, we used Uber a lot. We did walk to the temple but it was about 25 min. And I never found any public baths at the hotel. We took an Uber to a spa near by. It was very nice, clean, calming, quiet but not sure I would stay here a second time.

This place is absolutely gorgeous! The gardens are amazing, and the traditional room was spacious and comfortable. We enjoyed a breakfast and a dinner there and found the quality and variety of dishes to be outstanding.

Beautiful ryokan recently remodeled. Wonderful staff. Delicious food. A bit off the beaten path but being out of the main city offers a very relaxing environment. If you have the Go app and don’t mind paying for taxis, then the location is not an issue. Very pleasant experience overall.

We booked the premier garden suite and LOVED it. My partner is Japanese and said it reminded him of his grandmothers house growing up. The room is just a simple/beautiful traditional Japanese style room. Although the garden area could use some sprucing up, it was very nice/relaxing. We had a car and I do not not that I would have stayed here otherwise, the location is off the beaten path. That being said, the location was one of the main reasons we choose this place. We felt like locals in a sense, so we loved the location. If your an early riser like me, there are no coffee shops such within walking distance. If you want a “traditional Japanese” style room, definitely consider premier suite. No onsen but the bathroom was SO nice, it was like having our own private sentó.

Super unique experience off the beaten path to stay in a beautiful Ryokan. Would be great for a value with larger families, but be prepared to understand the busses or get a taxi, not a ton to do in the immediate area. On the other hand, staff was nice, limited but plenty of English with my terrible Japanese. Food was excellent and beautifully plated. Rooms were truly amazing, one of my favorite things on my travels.

Living room is shared by several units, and there’s a need to climb steep stairs tot he second floor where the living room and bedroom are. Take note there is no onsen bath. At this price point, the food is not of amazing quality, quantity or variety. My previous night ryokan stay had onsen and MUCH better food, at USD100 less per night. Although the garden was nice and bathroom was in nice condition.

Too far to take heavy luggage. There is about a 30 minute walk from the nearest station. If you have a lot of luggage it is difficult to get on a bus to there. If you get a room with a “shared bath” you get two toilets and ONE shower between SIX rooms for 2 people each. One shower wasn’t even enough when four of us in the rooms wanted to use it. That was the biggest downside. You also do not get any direct access to the garden or restaurant if you get a “shared bath” room. We weren’t able to step foot in the garden. We could only see it from two small windows in the communal area of our rooms. The restaurant prices are also pretty expensive. The garden was beautiful though and the staff were nice. I think it may be worth it if you get a room with a bathroom, but the cheapest is completely not worth it in my opinion. We stayed at a Ryokan half the price in Nara and we had a toilet in our room and the “Shared bath” area was at least an onsen set up shared bath. It’s still an acceptable place to stay, but keep in mind the hike up there and excluding the “shared bath” rooms all together.

Um ryokan bem tradicional, o quarto era Ok, mas tinha um banheiro só pra entender a todos ! Isso dificulta pois são 12 quartos

진짜 트래디셔널 나무로된 욕조만 포기하면 , 이 가격에 정말 좋은 선택지입니다. 건물 외관은 허름하지만, 내부는 나무냄새가 가득하고 또 욕조와 화장실 등은 리모델링을 한건지 최신식입니다. 방은 옛 료칸느낌이 아득하구요. 청결얘기가 많아서 걱정했는데 저는 욕조에 머리카락 2가닥밖에 없었습니다. 자는곳이나 이불, 베개, 테이블 등 너무 깔끔해서 기분좋았어요. 조식도 흔해빠진 블로그 맛집가는것보다 진짜 일본 가정식 먹는느낌이어서 좋았어요. 안내해주시는 직원분이나 조식챙겨주시는 이모님도 영어 잘 써주시고 친절해요

청결 상태가.. 공용 공간에 먼지가 수북하고 세탁기, 건조기에도 먼지가 가득 껴있어요. 날씨가 정말 더운데 에어컨이 하나도 안시원해서 고생했어요. 카운터에 말하니 공용 공간이 시원하니까 거기서 쉬라 하네요;; 비싼 돈 주고 방 예약 했는데 이런 대접이라니.. 그리고 캐리어 본인이 들고 계단 오르락 내리락 해야합니다. 기본적인 서비스는 기대하지 마세요. 위치는 외각에 위치합니다. 하지만 픽업 서비스가 되는 것 같으니 문의 해보세요.

It was not good as it looked on the picture. Quiet old and smelly . Not feel like staying in a nice traditional Ryokan place .

Kjempe hyggelig personell. Vanskelig å komme seg dit, buss 1 gang i timen. Mye støv på rommet

The Ryokan is good. Our room was smaller than expected. I guess that is the case with most places to stay in Japan. There was certainly some smoke smell near our rooms on the days we stayed here. I wonder if the people next door were smoking or maybe the ones before that. It was like the smell was infused in the walls and when we opened our room door, the smell was stronger.

洗面台、廊下が汚い。 入れ歯や歯ブラシが落ちている。非常に不快だった。

Clean room, friendly staff Peaceful and away from the busy popular neighbourhood.

部屋の布団を片付けると布団の下に カメムシが死んでいた。 また最初からお風呂の浴室の中布団の中は 知らない人の髪の毛がけっこう落ちていた。 その時には瞬時に対応してくれましたが、

The room was spotless, the lamdscaping/ gardens were incredible, the linens were so warm and comfortable and the food (half board and breakfast) was out of this world! So good. Such a privilege to get to stay here. Word of advice, choose the Japanese breakfast over the American breakfast, it's amazing! Thanks for a wondergul stay.

I usually don't review stays, but i had to for this Ryokan Yamazaki! The property is clean, quiet, beautiful and peaceful. Above all, the service we received was outstanding. The staff are very kind and patient. They were very understanding with foreigners as well, and explained everything we needed. I was very sick to my stomach when i arrived, due to motion sickness. My husband went to ask for directions to a pharmacy, and the staff drove him there personally and helped him pick out medicine! He didn't ask, and they insisted. Akagi was so wonderful and sweet. I firmly believe the rest, peace and kindness here turned around my health and helped me enjoy the rest of my trip. i can't wait to come back. Arigato gozaimasu!! 🙇\u200d♀️

We LOVED this place! We got the room with a private bathroom and garden. The garden was beautiful and our room was very large and spacious. The food they served in the restaurant was delicious and very well priced. Very nice staff. The place is located a bit away from the city, which is just what we wanted. It is located a very short 3 min walk from the bus stop. Very easily accessible. They will ship your luggage for you through a company if you ask (I recommend cuz it’s not fun taking luggage in a bus). Overall loved this place and would come back again.

A traditional ryokan experience, but with the modern conveniences of a hotel.

Embracing Japanese culture, but for us the bed on the floor was uncomfortable and the shower that had hot water was outside

Ich wollte unbedingt einmal in einem Ryokan übernachten und habe mich deshalb für diese Unterkunft entschieden. die Unterkunft an sich ist sehr schön. Die Nacht war dann doch etwas anstrengend auf dem Futon. Später hab ich mir aber einen zweiten aus dem Schrank darunter gelegt. Die Gegend würde ich als sehr ruhig beschreiben. Man muss mindestens einmal Bus und Zug fahren, um direkt nach Kyoto zu kommen. Aber dennoch kann ich sagen, ein Aufenthalt in diesem Ryokan lohnt sich durchaus.

The Ryokan is good. Our room was smaller than expected. I guess that is the case with most places to stay in Japan. There was certainly some smoke smell near our rooms on the days we stayed here. I wonder if the people next door were smoking or maybe the ones before that. It was like the smell was infused in the walls and when we opened our room door, the smell was stronger.

We booked the premier garden suite and LOVED it. My partner is Japanese and said it reminded him of his grandmothers house growing up. The room is just a simple/beautiful traditional Japanese style room. Although the garden area could use some sprucing up, it was very nice/relaxing. We had a car and I do not not that I would have stayed here otherwise, the location is off the beaten path. That being said, the location was one of the main reasons we choose this place. We felt like locals in a sense, so we loved the location. If your an early riser like me, there are no coffee shops such within walking distance. If you want a “traditional Japanese” style room, definitely consider premier suite. No onsen but the bathroom was SO nice, it was like having our own private sentó.

The service was very personal and the food was good with variety and affordability. The place was clean with a beautiful garden in the middle of the restaurant portion. The bedrooms had more room than expected. My only negative comment would be regarding the sleeping situation. If you are not prepared for a small firm futton mattress with a small pillow you may want to pay for one of the more luxurious rooms. Also the location is a little outside of town so you will need to either walk a little ways or take one of the many busses in the area. Very peaceful.

Too far to take heavy luggage. There is about a 30 minute walk from the nearest station. If you have a lot of luggage it is difficult to get on a bus to there. If you get a room with a “shared bath” you get two toilets and ONE shower between SIX rooms for 2 people each. One shower wasn’t even enough when four of us in the rooms wanted to use it. That was the biggest downside. You also do not get any direct access to the garden or restaurant if you get a “shared bath” room. We weren’t able to step foot in the garden. We could only see it from two small windows in the communal area of our rooms. The restaurant prices are also pretty expensive. The garden was beautiful though and the staff were nice. I think it may be worth it if you get a room with a bathroom, but the cheapest is completely not worth it in my opinion. We stayed at a Ryokan half the price in Nara and we had a toilet in our room and the “Shared bath” area was at least an onsen set up shared bath. It’s still an acceptable place to stay, but keep in mind the hike up there and excluding the “shared bath” rooms all together.

Beautiful room with views of the garden. Definitely recommend. Comfortable beds.

Beautiful room, really comfortable and fairly quiet despite close proximity to the other rooms. Staff were lovely, spoke brilliant English and were very friendly showing me around. It is slightly further from town than some options but there are a ton of buses that pass and these are very cheap to use. Come regularly enough that they are easy to use with Suica.

Amazing customer service

Buen servicio,

First time in Kyoto and we had the best time in this traditional feeling Japanese ryoken. Staff was incredibly kind and accommodating. Their restaurant was traditional, inexpensive and very yummy. No complaints at all, would go back!!! Immaculate gardens around the property, good coffee shop on the parking lots, convenience store close by, close to a major bus route. Absolutely breathtaking neighborhood.

Very calm and easy going place to stay, I felt at peace here. Great service. Would come back again!

I made a mistake in the reservation and booked only one person instead of a family of 4. They were so nice! Accommodating us and getting the room ready really fast! The food was amazing and we loved the coffee shop next door! We highly recommend!

What could have been a beautiful lodging experience was marred by one employee on our last night. A simple misunderstanding which could have been handled in a calm and kind manner was met with hostility and a true lack of hospitality. We will not return.

Rude staff

The staff here are the absolute best. Through a mistake all of my cash, in an envelope, was thrown away. I approached the staff asking if they had seen it, clearly I was panicking. They helped tear our room apart to look for it. When that resulted in nothing, they waited with us for the cleaning crew, who then dug through the trash to find the bag from our specific room. Inside was all my money still in a sealed envelope. I will be forever grateful for all the effort they went through to help me.

Beautiful room, really comfortable and fairly quiet despite close proximity to the other rooms. Staff were lovely, spoke brilliant English and were very friendly showing me around. It is slightly further from town than some options but there are a ton of buses that pass and these are very cheap to use. Come regularly enough that they are easy to use with Suica.

I usually don't review stays, but i had to for this Ryokan Yamazaki! The property is clean, quiet, beautiful and peaceful. Above all, the service we received was outstanding. The staff are very kind and patient. They were very understanding with foreigners as well, and explained everything we needed. I was very sick to my stomach when i arrived, due to motion sickness. My husband went to ask for directions to a pharmacy, and the staff drove him there personally and helped him pick out medicine! He didn't ask, and they insisted. Akagi was so wonderful and sweet. I firmly believe the rest, peace and kindness here turned around my health and helped me enjoy the rest of my trip. i can't wait to come back. Arigato gozaimasu!! 🙇\u200d♀️

Such a beautiful location with easy access to bus stations.

The property was very far from a station and it was quite inconvenient to hall luggage up a hill on very small sidewalks for half an hour. That being said, the property and the surrounding area were beautiful and the nearest convenience store was a 10min walk which wasn’t too bad and was a nice walk when the weather was good. The staff were very nice and accommodating. The most disappointing thing was that when we arrived we found out access to the garden was not included in with the room that we booked, and the windows faced the street, the only place we could see it was from two small windows in the hallway. The entire floor had two share two toilets and 1 very small shower. There was no soap in the bathrooms and no conditioner in the shower. The rooms were not in very good shape, pieces were peeling off the walls, there were bugs in the room. However, the AC was very good. Everything was very expensive, both the room and food, especially considering we did not get access to the garden, a bathtub, or even hand soap. It just felt as though the prices were very high and the quality was very low, but staff was nice.

Definitely a bit farther from home the usual but it was nice, enjoyable and a quiet neighborhood too.

Great value, it is slightly out of the way, but very recommended

It was an amazing opportunity to stay in a proper ryokan during my trip. The hotel itself is lovely, the facilities are excellent, the staff are brilliant too. For the two nights I stayed there I had my evening meal in the restuarant downstairs, the meals being excellent value for money. My only issue was really the transport links. I ended up having to walk (up hill) from the tram station for about half an hour to get to the hotel. I tried to call the hotel beforehand to let them know I was going to be late checking in and could they help at all with my journey to actually get to the them, however the phone number didn't work which at the time was a bit of an issue. The hotel is in a beautiful area, it's quite residential but the nearest combini is about 10-15mins uphill. The walk is kind of interesting though so y'know pros and cons. The room I stayed in was beautiful. It was a large traditional tatami room and they provide yukata to wear which was very nice. Great bathroom facilities too.

We booked the premier garden suite and LOVED it. My partner is Japanese and said it reminded him of his grandmothers house growing up. The room is just a simple/beautiful traditional Japanese style room. Although the garden area could use some sprucing up, it was very nice/relaxing. We had a car and I do not not that I would have stayed here otherwise, the location is off the beaten path. That being said, the location was one of the main reasons we choose this place. We felt like locals in a sense, so we loved the location. If your an early riser like me, there are no coffee shops such within walking distance. If you want a “traditional Japanese” style room, definitely consider premier suite. No onsen but the bathroom was SO nice, it was like having our own private sentó.

Too far to take heavy luggage. There is about a 30 minute walk from the nearest station. If you have a lot of luggage it is difficult to get on a bus to there. If you get a room with a “shared bath” you get two toilets and ONE shower between SIX rooms for 2 people each. One shower wasn’t even enough when four of us in the rooms wanted to use it. That was the biggest downside. You also do not get any direct access to the garden or restaurant if you get a “shared bath” room. We weren’t able to step foot in the garden. We could only see it from two small windows in the communal area of our rooms. The restaurant prices are also pretty expensive. The garden was beautiful though and the staff were nice. I think it may be worth it if you get a room with a bathroom, but the cheapest is completely not worth it in my opinion. We stayed at a Ryokan half the price in Nara and we had a toilet in our room and the “Shared bath” area was at least an onsen set up shared bath. It’s still an acceptable place to stay, but keep in mind the hike up there and excluding the “shared bath” rooms all together.

Beautiful room, really comfortable and fairly quiet despite close proximity to the other rooms. Staff were lovely, spoke brilliant English and were very friendly showing me around. It is slightly further from town than some options but there are a ton of buses that pass and these are very cheap to use. Come regularly enough that they are easy to use with Suica.

Nice location but it takes to long to the city/central station Kyoto

Great property, very traditional, however, quite far out from other facilities

This place was phenomenal. The Ryokan is absolutely stunning. Customer service and food was great too. Make sure to check out the coffee shop next door.Highly recommend it! I loved my stay here

I believe that their rates are too overpriced for what they offer. We stayed in a room with our own amenities which I understand is priced more than the shared baths rooms. However, I was expecting the food to be more indulgent as I’m personally okay with a more traditional and less than perfectly manicured space. But the dinner and breakfast was honestly the most disappointing thing. I’ve had many kaiseki style meals before in varying level of quality and I was expecting more for the price we paid. The lighting in the restaurant is also awful so even though the closed off garden is beautiful, the overpriced not-so great food and the poor ambience just made the overall experience not that great. I was okay to trek over to the countryside as that was what we were looking for as I see that’s most of the people’s issue with the place. Honesty location was fine for us because we wanted to be farther away. We did have to take a bus and a taxi so it was a mission but it was part of the experience. The room we were in was good for us as we had our own bath rooms. Unfortunately the disappointing meals overshadows the rest of our experience. If they were priced cheaper then that makes more sense.

We LOVED this place! We got the room with a private bathroom and garden. The garden was beautiful and our room was very large and spacious. The food they served in the restaurant was delicious and very well priced. Very nice staff. The place is located a bit away from the city, which is just what we wanted. It is located a very short 3 min walk from the bus stop. Very easily accessible. They will ship your luggage for you through a company if you ask (I recommend cuz it’s not fun taking luggage in a bus). Overall loved this place and would come back again.

The place is not a nice Ryokan, food is mediocre, service non existent, far from any restaurants or amenities, ok transportation, and good for early start by can to the Bamboo Forest but really not ideal for any other places or activities. In need of work, 0 amenities in terms if toiletries etc. could not match any of the other places we stayed. Disappointing

It was very cold and out of the way. The onsite restaurant food was awful.

This place is absolutely gorgeous! The gardens are amazing, and the traditional room was spacious and comfortable. We enjoyed a breakfast and a dinner there and found the quality and variety of dishes to be outstanding.

I made a mistake in the reservation and booked only one person instead of a family of 4. They were so nice! Accommodating us and getting the room ready really fast! The food was amazing and we loved the coffee shop next door! We highly recommend!

Living room is shared by several units, and there’s a need to climb steep stairs tot he second floor where the living room and bedroom are. Take note there is no onsen bath. At this price point, the food is not of amazing quality, quantity or variety. My previous night ryokan stay had onsen and MUCH better food, at USD100 less per night. Although the garden was nice and bathroom was in nice condition.

We enjoyed the ryokan experience, sleeping on futons and tatami mats. The desugn of the building incorporated beautiful wood panelling, with rooms around a central landscaped garden. We ate breakfast, lunch and dinner there. All meals delicious.

The room was spotless, the lamdscaping/ gardens were incredible, the linens were so warm and comfortable and the food (half board and breakfast) was out of this world! So good. Such a privilege to get to stay here. Word of advice, choose the Japanese breakfast over the American breakfast, it's amazing! Thanks for a wondergul stay.