RYOKAN GINKAKU KYOTO

3.0 star property

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Hallway
Interior entrance
Comfort Japanese-style room, Non Smoking | Down duvets, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Front of property
City view from property

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
709, Kyoto, kyoto, 600-8216
  • Kyoto Tower
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Kawaramachi Street
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Nishiki Market
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Japanese-style room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Futons

Moderate luxury Japanese-style room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Wide Japanese style room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Futons

Deluxe Japanese style room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 8
  • 8 Single Futons

Moderate Japanese-style room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Futons

Comfort Japanese-style room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Futons

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About this property

RYOKAN GINKAKU KYOTO

Ryokan in Kyoto, steps from Kyoto Tower
Laundry facilities and free Wi-Fi in public areas are available at this smoke-free ryokan.
RYOKAN GINKAKU KYOTO offers 60 accommodations with complimentary slippers and an iron/ironing board. Beds feature down duvets. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Bathrooms include baths or showers. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
Public bath/onsen services include an indoor public bath. This service features separate men's and women's areas. The ryokan bathing area is open from 4:00 PM to midnight.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at RYOKAN GINKAKU KYOTO. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Kyoto Tower. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus laundry facilities and an indoor public bath (no minerals).
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Services include luggage storage
  • Steps from Kyoto Tower and 5 minutes on foot from Kawaramachi Street
RYOKAN GINKAKU KYOTO offers its guests laundry facilities. WiFi is free in public spaces.

This 3-star Kyoto ryokan is smoke free.

Languages

English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Tea service

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Spa

  • Public bath open from 4:00 PM - midnight
  • Public indoor bath (no minerals)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Tatami (woven mat) flooring

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 200–1,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the public bath facility
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
The front desk at this property is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels etc). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
  • Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the on-site public bathing facilities.

Property is also known as

RYOKAN GINKAKU KYOTO Kyoto
RYOKAN GINKAKU KYOTO Ryokan
RYOKAN GINKAKU KYOTO Ryokan Kyoto

RYOKAN GINKAKU KYOTO Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 89 out of 104 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 104 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 104 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 104 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 104 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great place!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved this hotel. It was comfortable and convenient. The staff were lovely. We were worried that it would be uncomfortable sleeping on the floor, but it was the most comfortable stay of the whole trip. Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kaylyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful stay in Kyoto - perfect for people who are interested in Japanese style accommodations, but with an updated, modern twist. We had a meal plan, and the breakfast and dinners were amazing, traditional Japanese set meals that can be a little hard to find on a budget. Public baths were our favorite part of the stay (as they usually are when we stay at a place with onsen or sento facilities), and there are laundry facilities on site for you to do laundry as well. Staff was super attentive and nice - we had complimentary welcome tea on our first afternoon, and they organized a lot of different activities and performances for the new year holiday. The special new years meals were also a treat, as I was worried if we’d be able to eat osechi and ozoni to ring in the new year as we do at home…but I didn’t have to worry at all as they had all the special and festive new year’s foods for breakfast and dinner for us. Location is also super convenient - just a couple blocks from Kyoto Station for easy access to trains and taxis.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cannot beat this location, near train station, restaurants, shopping, and just about everything you want for a young family. Extremely clean and well maintained.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Fitzgibbon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy rooms with very friendly staff. Great location for proximity to Kyoto station, shopping and food.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place to stay for a few days in Kyoto as a foreigner. Close to some late-night food options, and nearby the train/bus station for easy access to the various activities in Kyoto. It was fun staying in a ryokan, the staff was extremely helpful, and the hotel itself was very clean and new-feeling. Would stay here again if I return to Kyoto.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My family and I stayed for one night to experience a ryokan stay. The rooms were minimal, but clean and comfortable. We enjoyed the kaiseki dinner and breakfast. There was a lot of food and it was filling. It was the perfect stop from Osaka before heading to Tokyo the next day.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
a beautiful ryokan. Very spacious with an excellent public bath.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really recommend! Staff is really nice! Lo recomiendo! Empleados son muy amables
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katy Pui Yan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the station. Very spacious room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Norman

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff! Very polite, accommodating and welcoming. The Ryokan was very clean and quiet. The onsen wa great too! I know it’s public but the times I went to the Onsen, was the only one there. The traditional Japanese breakfast was also great. It compliments the traditional Japanese stay I wanted to experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Edward

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ryokan experience is alive and well at this location. It was a nice stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place to stay for my first time in Kyoto!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The meals were amazing and the onsen baths were clean, lovely, and refreshing.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffery, Oklahoma City

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hitomi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Temina

Liked: Amenities
You are greeted in a friendly manner and experience a Japanese tea ceremony with delicious cookies. The staff are nice especially the ones that serve breakfast every morning. The front seat is picky about their room keys and will make you walk back to the room to get them which I didn’t like. The room is exceptionally clean and you do experience the ryokan positively.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pawel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Zupełnie nowy hotel typu ryokan w samym centrum
Nowy, stylowo urządzony i bardzo komfortowy hotel w stylu ryokan z gorącymi źródłami. Przestrzenny pokój z wygodnymi materacami. Wspaniała i pomocna obsługa. Oryginalne śniadania w japońskim stylu. Hotel jest bardzo blisko dworca, wielu restauracji, sklepów i atrakcji turystycznych.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

imelda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The food the hotel served was not worth the cost. I could not even eat a third of the food.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Akil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and amazing location
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

L

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Beautiful ryokan. You are greeted with tea and sweets. Room was spotless, quiet and comfortable even though you are sleeping on the floor. Japanese breakfast was so healthy and delicious. Wish I had stayed more than one night!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sonia

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024