Yamadaya Ryokan

Unique room with awesome view, lovely housecoats, staff offered sake tasting and provide an outstanding breakfast not to be missed. They have two public bath areas - a large one that was lovely in the evening but only every second day. Amazingly friendly and helpful staff who greeted us warmly and all came to say goodbye when we left. They even carried our bags up three flights of stairs.

Refrigerator was in a cabinet under a storage shelf making it difficult to access. No coffee, tiny mirror at ground level, no hooks to hang clothes, had to stand on my bed to put my suitcase on the closet shelf to get things out. Small space. No reading lights. Felt a lot like ‘upscale camping’ .

Obsessed with this ryokan. We stayed in 4 hotels over the course of our Japan trip, and this was by far the most memorable experience. The ryokan rooms are spacious with private bathrooms. The futons and duvets are so comfortable. The duvets were a standout: fluffy and light. Then, the gender-divided onsens were wonderful to experience. We were lucky, as every time we went, no one else was using the onsen, so it basically felt like a private onsen. Location wise, it is a 15 min walk from Kyoto station, making it super accessible. Lastly, the staff were absolutely incredible. This ryokan is run by a family: Yayoi (mom), Chika (daughter), and Kenji (brother). Special shoutout to Nakai as well. They gave us the best experience, constantly checking in on our experience and greeting us with so much warmth. We can’t wait to come back to this ryokan. We also recommend getting the kaiseki meal to try local and seasonal ingredients prepared with care

Staff were extremely kind and accommodating, went out of their way to help us! Room was very clean and it was nice to experience a traditional Japanese ryokan. The Japanese breakfast was also excellent!

We like everything from the staff being so friendly and helpful, they respond quickly to my queries before our trip. We paid breakfast one day and oh my, what an experience for myself and my daughter. We loved the public bath too. Location is 10minute walk from Kyoto station. Thank you for everything :)

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