Kioto hotellit lähellä Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama

Plussat: INCREDIBLE experience! The service was amazing, the location and facilities were fantastic. The food was heavenly, and the breakfast was out of this world. Simply amazing! The hot baths in winter were great.

Miinukset: The options for late arrival dinners are limited in the immediate area of the hotel and the awareness of alternate options are not too forthcoming from staff...BUT, there are PLENTY of options in and around the city so just ask them to grab you a cab and head out to explore. It's well worth the effort!

Plussat: The hotel staff were very attentive and responsive to all email queries and reply promptly for every occasion without failed. The Ryokan is approximately 13 mins walk from JR Saga-Arashiyama station and it is located right in front of the Katsura river. Within short walking distance to Tenryuji temple, Tongetsu-kyo bridge, Bamboo forest and Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama. The room was very clean and cozy. It has a separate bathroom and toilet. In addition, it has a sunroom where you can enjoy a cup of tea overlooking the little Japanese garden at the courtyard. Dinner can be arranged to be served in your own room. The kaiseki dinner was made with the seasonal produces and each course was like an artwork and it tastes very delicious in deed. After the meal, they arranged to make your bed. I really enjoy sleeping on tatami and the duvet was so warm and fluffy. They have indoor and outdoor hotspring. It has been an amazing Japanese onsen ryokan experience. Thanks for the staff being so friendly and welcoming.

Miinukset: As much as I like the location, it is abit of a distance from the JR station and strolling down with the luggage between the crowd is abit of a struggle. However, I love the amazing view and how central the location of this Ryokan to all major attractions and the hospitality from the staff were fantastic.

Plussat: This place was amazing. Extremely attentive staff. Excellent dinner. Perfect location along the water with a great view. I spilled coffee on my white shorts and the staff rushed to clean it for me less than an hour before we were leaving. Really went above and beyond.

Miinukset: Nothing. Sad to leave.

Plussat: Good service. Good view

Miinukset: No

Plussat: The service is top notch! They really take good care of you.

Miinukset: A bit dusty

Plussat: Loved the zen vibe and staff was so friendly. Really got a feel for a traditional Japanese inn. The private onsen was partially outside so you could look out to the stars

Plussat: This ryokan was phenomenal! Talk about luxury, it was worth every penny. I wish we had been able to spend more than one night. We booked a room with a private bath because my husband wasn't keen on public onsen and I have a small tattoo which was not allowed per guidelines. The windows opened in the private bath and looked out on the courtyard garden which was gorgeous! The futons were more comfortable than a regular hotel bed. While dinner was not included, it was a fabulous experience and the food was to die for. So luxurious and the perfect amount considering it was 10 courses. Would highly recommend.

Miinukset: I wish I could have used the public bath for the experience, but understand based on the culture's concerns around tattoos and I didn't want to be disrespectful by trying to use it anyway.

Miinukset: We were looking forward to staying in a Ryokan and had done quite a bit of research on what to expect. Accommodations did not meet any sort of high end standards and the services offered were minimal given the luxury prices. We stayed two nights in the two bedroom annex building with our two teen-age daughters. I had read about a welcoming check in where we would be offered tea and learn more about the Ryokan and area. We had a five minute discussion of check in and check out times and what meals we planned on eating. We were not offered any tea and they were not able or interest in answering any questions we had. The walkway to the separate annex building was dark and quite ugly walking past trash and some sort of small parking lot. Our windows looked out onto the trash and small parking lot. I asked about sight seeing and private tour guide suggestions and they said they did not have any recommendations. We had some rainy weather and stayed in the first morning. We left at noon and the rooms were not made up when we returned in the evening. When we checked in they had parked two bikes for us to use outside our annex and said they may have a third bike but had no idea how to get a fourth bike even though we had booked the special annex for four guests. Quite bizarre frankly. We did enjoy the private bath in the annex and the food was good. I had expected so much more. It was quite disappointing.

Plussat: Both the dinner and breakfast was delicious and exceeded expectations. The staff was amazing and kind about letting us store our luggage. Amazing experience!!! Thank you!!!

Miinukset: The bathroom was very small and a little dated.

Plussat: All good . . . .

Plussat: Everything! The food, the onsen, the lovely view of the river, the top-notch service! Incredible.

Plussat: Everything!

Miinukset: Pricy dinner

Plussat: The location is very good. It is near by the coffee shop and local market. Overall facilities and the hotel design is japanese unique and beautiful. Front desk and Concierge team are friendly and helpful.

Miinukset: One of the staff at the hotel’s cafe was not well communicate. He cannot clearly explain the sentence in English. His face was not smiley and not friendly. Another quite disappointed point is that there was a small dark spot on the bed sheet. In my opinion the room price of this hotel is a little bit expensive compared to other luxury hotel chain in Japan.

Plussat: Amazing hotel! The room is clean and comfortable, especially the bed. The dinner is great and better than we all expected. Also the breakfast. Strongly recommend the Champagne happy hour at the cafe and the dinner. Staffs are very very helpful and friendly, we managed to get the specialize menu for some reasons and all the staffs worked very hard to solve our requests. The hotel offers one-way pick-up/ drop-off between hotel and Kyoto station, which is very helpful, especially when there are senior members in the group. One of the best experiences in Japan.

Plussat: Beautiful hotel, wonderful setting, exceptional staff. Altogether created a perfect stay.

Miinukset: Restaurants close to the hotel closed very early - so options for evening meals limited.

Plussat: Best of both worlds, Japanese authentic experience with western amenities like room service, western beds and western breakfast

Plussat: The mountain view is awesome! The Japanese garden is also beautiful. The hotel is a bit far away from the city center but it provides one free taxi ride between the Kyoto station and the hotel. There’s a quite a number of tourism attractions, restaurants and souvenir shops within walking distance. Easy to get around.

Miinukset: The onsen (hot spring) is not free for residents. It costs ¥3,500 for a 45-min session. It’s a private session though. No else would be allowed except you and your companions. It’s good experience but I didn’t expect that I’d need to pay additional fee for it.

Plussat: Clean

Miinukset: Way to expensive.

Plussat: Service was outstanding and prior email exchange super comfortable and convenient We got upgraded to an executive suite incl private bathtub which we used extensively Private teppanyaki dinner was absolutely amazing

Miinukset: It’s not cheap but worthwhile for a special occasion

Plussat: Everything was perfect, I loved the private hot spring bath so refreshing and a wonderful experience.

Plussat: We booked a room here as an experience and they rose to meet that! The dinner (and service provided with dinner) was excellent and opened up a lot of new doors for us. The room was tiny, but manageable (we were a group of 5 so our bags took up a decent sized corner of the room). We loved all the amenities provided and took advantage of the onsite onsen.

Miinukset: -it felt a little frowned upon returning late at night -be prepared to spend a lot of time in the hotel between breakfast and dinner -since they breakdown the beds for you after breakfast you can not really return mid day if you wanted to lay down and recharge

Plussat: The dinner

Miinukset: The hotel is not well maintained

Plussat: If you are interested in a true experience, this is the place you are looking for. Hanaikada is a traditional Japanese inn located on the western outskirts of Kyoto, in a quiet area with breathtaking views of Togetsukyo Bridge, the Katsura River Canyon and Mount Arashiyama. The place gives easy access to several nearby temples and shrines, as well as to Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and Arashiyama Monkey Park, and you can even take a boat ride up the river if you feel like it. The traditional dinner is truly amazing and there is nothing like a hot bath after a long day full of exploring. Thank you Hanaikada for a great stay!

Plussat: Staff are friendly and helpful. The view of the room is very nice which is facing the river, and the landmark bridge (Bridge Togetsu-kyo) of Aarashiyama. The bamboo forest and Tenryo-ji temple are within walking distance. We could spend the day enjoying the beauty of nature.

Miinukset: When compare with the new annex, the facilities are little bit old in the main building.

Plussat: Japanese breakfast with the on the spot made tofu, that was very good! The Kaiseki dinner was lovely too.

Miinukset: The explanation to use the bath was not very good for non-Japanese speaking, so was needed to use a bit of common sense to use the bath.

Plussat: The setting by the river looking iver to the moyntsins, and close to the bamboo forest, was fabulous. We had a superior room with view and well worth it. The dinner served in our room was incredible at every stage, and setvice was very friendly. Loved the hot spring bathing, and with hindsight might have paid extra for provate bath where, i think, i could have bathed with husband and soon. However, great conversations with a couple of women in the female section which was fascinating. Room was spacious and mattresses were confirtable.

Miinukset: I loved the breakfast and it was very generous, although it was a bit of a challenge to husband as he felt fish the night before was enough and didn’t savour fish again early morning. Making your own tofu was interesting. Would be nice to check out by 11 rather than 10 as standard.

Plussat: The room was elegant.

Miinukset: The television was small.

Plussat: Attentive and polite staff wearing traditional dress. Cycle hire was convenient and easy. Laundromat down the street.

Miinukset: Too far away from where we needed to be. Room was tired and dated and pungent with stale smoke. Welcomed by a massive cockroach in the bathroom. Finding meal for dinner challenging.

Plussat: Great hospitality. Good food. Very clean room. Excellent shuttle service. Very comfortable bed. Shower and toilet is separated which is good.

Miinukset: A bit far from the station. Need to take 20 minutes walk but the efficient pick up shuttle services compensated.

Miinukset: Only Japanese breakfast

Plussat: The hotel is literally a minute's walk from the train station which is excellent. It also features traditional Japanese rooms which is nice to experience.

Miinukset: As nice as it may be to experience the traditional Japanese rooms, I found it annoying that the rooms didn't have a tiny bathroom of their own rather than just a common bath (Onsen) several floors down that is open only at designated hours (I don't like someone else deciding for me when I'll use the bathroom). Another annoying thing is that you need to reserve breakfast or dinner at least a day in advance (not an evening in advance, we tried) which kills any chance of spontaneity. Also, the restaurants in Arashiyama tend to close very early (9ish) so be careful; luckily there's a 24/7 supermarket close by. Next time I'd probably stay elsewhere.

Plussat: 1. Very convenient location right next to the JR Saga-Arashiyama station (turn left at exit). 2. Friendly front desk staff that speak sufficient English.

Miinukset: 1. Bathroom is small and cheap-looking (pre-molded). 2. Expensive - at more$300 a night for room only.

Miinukset: The room temp is too high during the night we have to open the window for fresh air

Plussat: The location

Miinukset: Room is small, no bathroom

Plussat: The hotel is right next to JR station.

Miinukset: The staff was not fluent in English. There is no AC in my room.

Plussat: It’s just 1 minute walk from JR Saga-Arishiyama station,and the hotel lobby has a huge space of reading and seats ,the room was nice enough ,and everything was quite modern ,clean and tidy,the bed is bigger than average Japanese twin beds.The most iconic thing is the hotel’s Japanese style brekkie,and it’s definitely an experience of worth to try!

Miinukset: N/A

Plussat: Proximity to Saga Arashiyama makes Binario exceptionally easy to reach from Kyoto Station on the JR San’in line. The hotel is the large three storey building visible on left as exit station. Staff were very helpful sending on luggage. And the breakfasts are reason enough to return!

Miinukset: No negatives at all.