Matsui Honkan

I had a truly lovely stay at Matsui Honkan. The location is excellent—very convenient and close to many key attractions. The staff were all incredibly friendly and welcoming, making me feel right at home from the moment I arrived. The onsen was absolutely perfect—so relaxing and well-maintained, a real highlight of my stay. I also have to mention the breakfast, which was delicious and beautifully prepared each morning. A special shout-out to the auntie who served breakfast—she was so kind, attentive, and full of warmth. I truly want to give her a super like for her wonderful service! Highly recommend this ryokan for anyone visiting Kyoto. I will definitely return!

Amazing service from start to finish. Tatami room was large, impeccably clean, and great efforts were made to explain everything in English. A true highlight was the Kyoto specialty kaiseki meal. Probably the best meal I've had in my life. If you're going to stay at a ryokan, go all out! Basement bath also well cleaned and organized. The Bath was never overcrowded.

This place was pretty great! I liked that the rooms were like an apartment without a kitchen. Very spacious. The staff were very friendly always helpful. The breakfast there was delicious and loved the public baths there. While we had our own private shower/bath in our room, I enjoyed the communal baths in the basement. It was also nice that each time I went to the bath, I had it all to myself. The Ryokan was also by the big market and it was only a few minutes away by foot. Other places like castles and parks were also within a 20 minute walking distance. It was also easy and affordable to take taxi's as well if you didn't feel like walking.

We had an amazing stay here. The place was incredibly clean and the staff were extremely helpful and accommodating. We truly enjoyed our time there and believe that booking just one night is perfect for anyone visiting Kyoto.

We chose this ryokan as it was central in Kyoto, had an onsen and looked traditional, and offered a kaiseki meal. It exceeded our expectations for a traditional stay. The room was simply and tastefully decorated in Japanese style. We loved using the onsen, our first in Japan, and used the provided kimonos and instructions on how to use it so we did not offend anyone. We took advantage of having the kaiseki dinner meal in our room, which was excellent - come very hungry as there is so much food. It is a real experience to have this dinner, the attendants set up the food in each dish so beautifully, there was such attention to detail, some of the food cooked at the table as we were having other courses. It was wonderful, showed the respect and care the Japanese have towards food. The attendants were so humble and kind, always showing deference and bowing as they left the room (this must be a cultural behaviour in ryokans). The beds were made up after dinner with speed, we slept on futons and they were incredibly comfortable. My husband thought we would be cold but we were not, the best sleep ever. The breakfast was also huge and delicious, another wonderful experience of eating beautifully presented and delicious food. We took advantage of a late breakfast and the check out of 10am. Every person in the ryokan was helpful and excellent. Highly recommend.