Ryokan Yamazaki

The Lady that welcomed us was really nice to us and showed us where everything was. The staff can speak english well enough so that we had no troubles even though our japanese is seriously lacking. The breakfast was an amazing experience, tasting great and actually more than we could eat.

I was traveling together with a friend and she preferred to book a place a bit outside of the city. The place is still very accessible by bus (stop is almost in front of the house), or even the tram if (you don’t mind a 15 minutes walk). The staff was very kind and welcoming and you will easily get along with English, if you don’t speak Japanese. The rooms were tidy and comfortable and would also recommend to take the Japanese breakfast in the house. Cannot judge the dinner since we usually returned late and ate somewhere else. Highly recommend the ryokan!

Our favorite hotel we stayed in during our trip to Japan. We dreamt of a Ryokan and we got exactly what we had in mind : peace, comfort and a bit of nature.

After the hustle and bustle that Tokyo offers, we wanted to escape the city life and experience the quiet side of Japan. This was the perfect place. This traditional ryokan is in the country side within 10-15 minutes from Arashiyama's bamboo forest. It was everything we wanted and more, especially the garden.

The breakfast was simple and perfect and the room was spacious and futon so comfortable. Getting into town was very easy with the bus as well as coming back to the property.