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Reviews of Ryokufuso

3.5 out of 5
Ryokufuso
490 Kanaya-chou, Shimogyou-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

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9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was great. Best thing was the staff. They were so nice and accommodating. I was late for my check in but the staff helped me by waiting to still serve me dinner when I got there. They were waiting out front for me and helped me out all with everything. They were the nicest people. The facilities were great too. Food was delicious. The room was lovely. The onsen was relaxing. I'm very happy with my stay there.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Monique

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was so amazed by how friendly the staff was to me and my family! Great rooms! Amazing food! Best location! I read the reviews before booking so I felt confident in my stay however they beat my expectations! I will recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Kyoto! I will be back - see you next year! Thank you so much for the hospitality :)
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hudson

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the food, staff, room, and onsen!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eve

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was lovely! Relaxing in the public bath after a long day seeing the sights was our highlight. The staff was friendly, helpful, and thorough explaining the property and more traditional Japanese elements. We would absolutely recommend this property and will stay again on our next trip.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samantha Louisa Ginn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable stay. If want a ryokan experience, this is a good place to stay. However, do note that Kyoto station though walkable, is quite a distance if you don’t take a bus nearby. After a long day out, you will find walking a bit more is a drag. Didn’t get to experience their breakfast as they could not accommodate at arrival (fully booked). Our overall was generally very good. Try it to experience tatami style rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good experience overall
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charleston

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the staff and the quietness in the stay. Though there are buses in the vicinity, some may not allow luggages onboard. But they are great for traversing to Kyoto's highlights.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Apple

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A unique Japanese experience at a ryokan hotel. Our room was so clean and spacious. The selling point is their top notch customer service and hospitality. The hotel was generous with the amenities as well. We will come back.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Crystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

gabrielle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked the traditional style ryokan room, and loved it! I know some westerners might scoff at the mat style bedding in those rooms but they do warn you before you book, and I happened to find it quite charming and comfortable. Staff were so welcoming and the location is a five minute walk to a train station. Lovely hotel and our room was beautiful.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eline Hjellup

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly welcoming staff! Nice clean rooms! Does not offer dinner in the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Solomon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff during the kaiseki meals were great. Explained all the dishes and how to eat them in english. Delivery of courses was timely. The 8 tatami mat room was cozy. Had a dedicated sitting area to enjoy tea by the window. Aircon and air filter worked well. The only inconvenience is that the sink is on the opposite side of the room from the bathroom. The onsen was not crowded at all on a Tuesday night. Overall, an enjoyable one night stay for a couple.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

KHAI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joselito II De Los

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were amazing and made sure we were very comfortable. Super clean place and the Onsen was great. Unique food for breakfast and dinner. 10/10 stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Ramon

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Te'Alonnda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay so much we can’t wait to experience it again. The staff was amazing. We had the pleasure doing the traditional dinner and breakfast and the meal and service was amazing again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Enid

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The stuff we’re amazing they were really warm. They were always help when you need even more than you ask there’s so kind and respectful they help you in anyway to carry to organize everything you’ve ever wanted
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

ali

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
Our family of 4 very much enjoyed our stay at Ryokufuso. The meals were excellent and the staff attentive and friendly. We used the onsen bath every night of our stay. The accommodations were clean and comfortable. We would highly recommend this hotel for a welcoming Japanese experience.
Room
Lobby
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kelvyn, Bronx

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas-Ray

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
By far my favorite experience in Japan thus far! The service, fantastic. The staff, incredibly friendly and accomodating. The food, incredible! Thank you so much to Yuka san, Ryuji san, and staff for the incredible experience! Would highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing stay! The staff was uktra nice and helpful in every possible way. Their english was good too. Gave us maps made calls, even taught how to use yakatas. Room was very well ryokan made and roomy. Had tea and sweets for us. Bathroom was new and sharp clean. The ryokan feeling was fantastic w comfy futons. I would totally recommend to anyone. Bike rental is abt 4 blocksand they have another company they can arrange one for you. Bus to kyoto station stops in front of hotel but nearesteyro is abt 5 blocks away. This neighborhood is peaceful so you have to bus or metro to the touristy area if you want to be in the action, something to consider regarding location.

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
First time staying at a Ryokan and it exceeded all my expectations.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vivian, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hillary

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed with our two boys and had a wonderful authentic feeling experience. The room had yakatas which we wore to dinner. It was fun to see everyone in the dining room dressed authentically. The dinner was 8 courses of amazing food we would have never been exposed to elsewhere. The room was covered in tatami mats with mattress pads on the floor. There was a TV but we were having so much fun in the room that we never watched it. I had the onsen to myself. It was so hot that I couldn’t sit in it very long. There was tea and broth to make in the room. The experience was full on Japanese Ryoken style that we will enjoy talking about for years. It was a great value for the huge dinner and breakfast that is included plus the onsen experience. I am so glad I selected this property.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was absolutely amazing at the ryokan! They greeted us at the door & explained everything to us and were so kind. Highly recommend this property for an authentic Japanese stay. Very cute and comfortable rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Jera

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff made our stay absolutely wonderful! They were so friendly and went above and beyond to help us. We cannot say enough good things about the staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wichai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All in good condition, very nice staff, excellent service. Only need to adjust is the wifi signal is very low.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible Stay
I cannot emphasize enough how wonderful my stay at Ryokufuso was!! The staff are all extremely professional, friendly, and welcoming. In all my years of traveling, this hotel was undoubtedly the most impressive. On top of the wonderful staff, the accommodations were beautiful and comfortable. I also decided to do the dining experience and it was a delicious 5-course meal served in a lovely private room. Every part of my stay was the best I've ever experienced. I don't often leave reviews, but felt that I needed to let the world know just how much I enjoyed and appreciated my stay at Ryokufuso! I recommend it with my fullest confidence!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very friendly and helpful, spoke good English, and really made the stay a great experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ayhem

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It great in terms of facilities, but what I really loved about the place were the staff they helped us during our stay so much at one point my kimono ripped and one of the staff noticed they said they would sew it for me
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful and friendly staff. Mika is a gem!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
10/10! It was gorgeous, the onsen was so relaxing, and the staff was amazing. We were the only Americans there and they were very accommodating and kind helping us navigate the things we were unfamiliar with. We also got a massage and it was magical after a few days walking around Tokyo. This place is awesome.

10/10 Excellent

Xiang Qian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Japanese style breakfast were so good, we decided to have dinner with them, they have multiple courses to chose from, very traditional and delicious, competitive prices as well, highly recommend (since there has no many options of traditional Japanese dinner without reservations, and it’s not easy to make a reservation the same day in Kyoto).
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is older, but that adds to its charm. The staff made the stay very memorable for our final night on our honeymoon trip, gave us a room upgrade and went above and beyond in helping us. Highly recommend!

10/10 Excellent

Le

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Longueuil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Only one night, but I enjoyed the breakfast especially, the hot bath, and the quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was very friendly for English speakers
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rochelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staff and lots of nice extras
Amazing find in Kyoto. This was our second stay in a ryokan and we weren't disappointed. The rooms and amenities are fabulous. We loved our tatami room and the onsen was great. What really sets this place apart from other accomodations is the friendly staff who really make your stay special. Lots of little things like a welcome afternoon tea, tea sets availble for the room and the offer of handwarmers when were were on out way out on a cold evening :)
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a traditional Japanese ryokan that lived up to all my expectations. Everything is spotlessly clean, the staff are very friendly and helpful the Japanese food well prepared and healthy. I particularly enjoyed the traditional Japanese bath on the 6th floor at the start and end of every day. The location is very good too, a 15 minute walk from the main train station but also on a direct bus line, with a stop a few meters from the front door.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Wei Wen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Look forward to coming home after a long day
Ryokufuso is such a welcoming stay that we look forward to coming back after a long day of walking around. The best part is the public onsen (which is empty most of the time). Rooms were traditional but yet comforting and fits the 4 of us just nicely with our luggages. Service was great, especially housekeeping - refilling our snacks and changing our towels every day. Amenities, we could use the washing machine for free, but dryer requires 100 Yen for 30 mins. Location and access is perfect! We only had to pay a short 5 mins taxi to transport our luggage from Kyoto station, but other than that, it was so easy to walk to Kyoto station and take trains from Kyoto station to Inari station/Kurama or buses to Arashiyama. Convenience store and a really nice Soba shop (招福亭) is just within 5 mins walk. Staff here is really friendly. Would highly recommend this place to stay when you are in Kyoto.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is unique. The staffs there are super friendly!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was fantastic, polite, helpful and generous. It felt like home
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Randall, NJ

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hospitality of the staff was absolutely fantastic. I look forward to staying here again the next time I'm in Kyoto.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ali, Indiana

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrific breakfast. Really nice people; they were helpful in telling us how to get around. I'm sensitive to the kind of "othering" that can happen when people perform traditional for western audiences, but this was low key and interesting. When we arrived we were given tea and "traditional" treats, the room has a dressing/sleeping gown with instructions about how to wear it (including gender differentiation; one concern with the performance of the traditional is that it supports stereotypes that the "other" is less gender egalitarian than "we" are), and there are futons and chairs on the floor. My 9-year old really enjoyed wearing the gown and sitting on the floor. He wanted to stay longer and if I had been able I would have gladly stayed longer myself.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020