Situated in the Gion district but secluded in its own beautiful Japanese garden, this traditional ryokan offers quiet and comfortable accommodation with very efficient, discreet and smiling service. A bell must ring somewhere every time one nears reception, as the maid would invariably turn up and assist with coats and shoes. The rooms with own bath and Western-style toilet (actually... More

We paid for the breakfast and dinner kaiseki which was always served on time and fresh. You should be very open minded if you opt for the traditional kaiseki food as it was definately not for the classic north american pallet. Personally, we found the food exceptionally good as each new dish was an exciting new surprise which we looked... More

Three adults staying in one room. At Y55,000 ($668) for one night (inc breakfast, ex dinner), this was a very pricey accommodation. On the plus side, the room we received had its own private garden and toilet (no heat). The mother/daughter hosts were very helpful and the inn was close to Gion. The cost of dinner was a small additional... More

I stayed at the Tamahan ryokan with a friend while in Kyoto for a week in May and had an absolutely wonderful time. The service was great and very friendly, the ryokan was beautiful and spotlessly clean, and the food was exactly what we'd expected. The location of the ryokan was also very convenient - walking distance from most places,... More

We just enjoyed a 3 night stay at this ryokan despite mixed reviews-and all 3 of us-staying in different rooms, loved it. The food is too much, but that was nice, in case you didn't care for everything that was brought out. The staff are incredibly nice and very good at explaining how to eat which pieces and behave in... More

I stayed in this Ryokan for 1 night in November. I choose this place after some positive reviews that I had read, but unfortunately I didn't get the experience that I was hoping for. Firstly, the location of the Ryokan is fantastic. It's in this little lane way and it's really close to the shops and places of interest like... More

We loved the place as soon as we walked in. The room was huge and it lead to a beautiful garden. The best was the bath/shower, we really enjoyed it. I agree with one of the reviewers that the dinner was too much, not only in quantity but there is only so much fish that you can eat. All in... More

I was so excited about our first time staying in a ryokan... but I'm afraid I was sorely disappointed with the Tamahan. Now I'm looking through other reviews and photos and I think perhaps we just got a really bad deal... I see that one other reviewer had the same experience as us. Clearly, not all rooms are equal and... More

My husband and i picked Japan for our honeymoon and we were planning to stay in kyoto for 3 nights. One of the things that our friend kept telling us was to stay in one of those traditional hotels (called Ryokans) in Kyoto. So i looked through trip advisor many many times and read most of the reviews and decided... More