柚子屋旅館(Yuzuya Ryokan)

Excellent. They make you feel like you’re their special guest at their home and everything is well thought out in order to maximise your comfort. Garden was beautifully curated and the kiseki was exquisite as well. Definitely go for the half board option if it’s available! Thank you for the unforgettable experience.

Would definitely recommend. The facility and the food with the garden view inside

We had the most wonderful stay at Yuzuya Ryokan, it provided the true traditional ryokan experience from beginning to end. The staff are so friendly and always willing to help and look after us. The room was huge and so comfortable. And the Japanese breakfast was absolutely delicious. The location was also very conveniently based in Gion, close to the temples in the area and in walking distance to the main Gion district where we found many shops and restaurants. We will definitely be back!

Lovely Ryokan with a great location in Gion. Excellent service from Kanji-san and the entire team. The staff were all so friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed the Keiseki dinner - delicious food with amazing presentation. And breakfast was such a delight - especially the Yuzu porridge. The ryokan is well maintained with nicely landscaped courtyard gardens and water features. Very charming place. Highly recommend if you are looking for a ryokan experience.

This is the first time me and my wife stayed in a Ryokan. Yuzuya Ryokan is a small traditional Japanese hotel next door to the Yasaka Jinja Honden Temple. The Ryokan is about 20 minute drive from the Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo. Once we arrived the host welcomed us and took our luggage up the long rocky staircase. Our room was very private, they provided kimonos fir us to wear at the hotel. They encouraged us to wear our kimonos to breakfast and dinner. Our stay included breakfast and dinner which were both amazing traditional Japanese breakfast and dinner. Our room was also a traditional Japanese room with tatami mats. The room had no real bed. At night they would set up cushions on the tatami mats which were surprisingly very comfortable. The hotel also had a beautiful garden in the middle of it. They also had a his and hers hot bath/tub on the first floor. I highly recommend everyone to experience a Ryokan.

The location of Yuzuya Ryokan was superb, which was strategically positioned right beside the Yasaka Shrine. As such, you could visit the Yasaka Shrine anytime, which looked exceptionally beautiful at night. The staffs were helpful and great attention were paid to every single detail during the stay, from the daily floral arrangement in the room to the meal arrangement. The staffs displayed great professionalism and hospitality. I enjoyed my stay tremendously and would definitely recommend my friends and family to stay with Yuzuya Ryokan should they be visiting Kyoto in the future.

Great experience of Japanese lifestyle, sleeping in futon beds in a tatami room. Highlight of the stay is the Japanese breakfast , wearing a yukata garb. staff are very helpful. They are like family, assisting us from the start until the end.

Great location, beautiful property, and tremendous food. The staff was tremendously helpful and had great senses of humor. Would stay again in a heartbeat.