Kyoto Machiya Kamogawa Gardens

The property was lovely!! The soaking tub was amazing and beds so comfortable.

Beautiful property, great location with easy access to Kyoto attractions yet felt so quiet and peaceful. Staff were welcoming and accommodating and the welcome traditional tea ceremony on arrival was a lovely touch.

Location was good, walkable (15/20mins) to Kyoto train station for Shinkansen access, and near shops and restaurants. Also walkable to main tourist areas of Kyoto as well as being close to a metro station. Can’t comment on breakfast or dinner as we did not have any. Be aware that the meals have to be delivered at specific times to the house as this is not a ‘hotel’ in the normal way of understanding. The staff we did interact with were very helpful and sweet, including the welcome tea ceremony, which was a genuine highlight of our trip. The email instructions for entry to the property were clear and communication was very good before we arrived.

Property was small, which is to be expected for this traditional style Machiya house. There was very little room for storage or for big suitcases so we had to keep suitcases downstairs in the sitting room as there is no room in the bedroom. The walls are very thin so can hear next door, however we were warned about this by the host, so no surprise. Other than that, as long as people are clear on what they are booking, there is no negative to this property, it is a lovely little house.

nice composition of modern and old

the host changed our booking facilities last minute. when we arrived they told that our child will not be provided with breakfast because she is staying “for free”. we booked three bedroom house for two adults and 2 kids. paid full amount WITH breakfast included. booking said that one of our children is staying for free and specified in booking confirmation: 4 people, breakfast included. we ended up convincing them for one hour that our child NEEDS breakfast and to avoid further trouble we just decided to pay for it. next day for our second night we said we don’t want breakfast at all ( not our type) but they never offered to return our breakfast money for the small child. sounds like double standards to me.