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Ryokan Shimizu

646 Kagiya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8317, Japan
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Ranked #3 of 189 Kyoto B&B and Inns
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Rating summary
  • Location
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Sleep Quality
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Rooms
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Service
    5 of 5 stars
  • Value
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Cleanliness
    5 of 5 stars
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Singapore
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

Location: 5-10 minutes to Kyoto station, super convenient! Surroundings: quiet neighbourhood, so you won't feel noisy at all. Room: I booked this Ryokan in Jan for 2nd half of March stay, however all the other rooms fully reserved...So book early! Luckily there is still one tiny room (which transfered from a staff room), it's not luxury or very spacious. However... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Our stay in Kyoto was very pleasent thanks to our friends from Ryokan Shimizu. Staff is really kind, always with a nice word and keen to help. They help us in several aspects regarding our stay in Kyoto and that was very helpfull!

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

A fantastic traditional experience. Greeted warmly by the staff who remembered us and gave us our key each day and brought us tea. The culture class is highly recommended and we learnt to make an origami swan and do calligraphy, which was lovely and the students who led it then posted a thank you letter under our door. Although a... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

The staff was really friendly and helpful. The location is excellent, only a few minutes' walk from Kyoto Station. The Japanese breakfast served was esthetic and certainly very healthy. -- We did understand in advance that ours is a typical Japanese room, with no chairs or table, which, after three days, still started to be a slight problem (to a... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

The Shimizu is a wonderful Ryokan. The room was very comfortable Japanese style. The staff were absolutely great, and extremely helpful at every turn. Very nice breakfast in a very nice room. Deserves top rating, highly recommended!

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

We found it quite easily walking from Kyoto station, with help of maps and a GPS ... Might be an idea to get a taxi the first time 710¥ . What a lovely place this is. The boys and girls who run it are incredibly polite, hospitable and friendly, and speak English quite well. You can use one of he... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

My husband and I with our three daughters spent two nights here. The location is excellent, close to the Kyoto station where one can catch the bus to the city center. My girls enjoyed the calligraphy classes every evening and we had our pictures taken wearing the kimono outfits. The rooms are very clean , sleeping on the tatami mats... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

My wife and I stayed 3 nights from a total Asian odyssey of some 35 days, thus arriving a little tired at Shimizu when greeted by staff with what we understood to be "stress tea". It was citrus tea. The staff speaks good English, but our tired ears heard stress tea. The tea is delicious and so welcome. Thus begins... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

This hotel made us feel at home. The staff was wonderful, the location is perfect, close to the train station, and bus stop. The breakfast was fantastic, all japanese style and the room...perfect. A truly experience sleeping on tatami floors!! It was so fun and confortable. So if you want to experience a ryokan when you travel to Japan (... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

We spent six nights here during the 2013 cherry blossom season wanting to experience a Japanese style hotel in this wonderful city. We booked it far ahead based on the good reviews on a.o. Trip Advisor and the hotel and it's staff fully lived up to their good reputation. The room was really nice Japanese style and larger than expected... More

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Address: 646 Kagiya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8317, Japan
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Region: Japan > Kinki > Kyoto Prefecture > Kyoto
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Ranked #3 of 189 B&Bs / Inns in Kyoto
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