I stayed for 5 nights at this ryokan in Jan 2013. This is a very pleasant family run hotel, pretty simple layout of rooms, but I was out all day visiting wonderful Kyoto so it was great to have a well located room to come back to in the evening. If you are thinking of a trip to Kyoto, give... More

Positive: + The location is perfect, really close from Kyoto Station; + Very polite and helpfull staff. The woman helped a lot explaining how to get to the main attractions; + The room is clean and Negative: - Curfew: you must hit the ryokan until 11PM; - The bathroom is too small.

The room was clean and comfortable and the owners were helpful and efficient. The bedding & tatami were both spotless. There is a curfew which didn't worry us but if you want a place to crash at after big nights out, then look elsewhere. It is very handy to Kyoto station being just a few hundred metres away. TIP -... More

Affordable, spanking new, well maintained and right by kyoto station need i say more the place was new - well maintained The rooms - good size and well decorated Location - cant beat.. right in the middle - plenty of food and convenient bus stop right outside the ryokan It is in a side street, so quiet at night :)

A fake "ryokan" by every sense of the word. I chose to stay here when visiting with my wife instead of one of the magnificent guesthouses (e.g. Hana right next door, or especially K's which I LOVED) in order to have a Japanese style ryokan experience at budget price. What could be better right? As with anything in Japan, you'll... More

Ryokan Kyoraku is a good value hotel, handy to the Kyoto Station. The lady who runs the establishment runs a tight ship and everything is spotlessly clean. You have to vacate your room throughout the day (from 9am to 3pm, I think) to allow the cleaning. The rooms are quite basic but we found the free wifi and coin operated... More

Have been very pleasantly surprised with my stay at this Ryokan. The staff are very curtious going out of their way to ensure a pleasant stay. The Ryokan appears very new and is spotlessly clean. It is also very easily accessable from Kyoto station which in turn also provides easy access to the bus networks to access all parts of... More

This is a nice, reasonable ryokan in a good location. It is about a 10-minute walk from the main JR station. I was impressed immediately by the cleanliness of the place. Owners were very helpful. Stayed there with two others in a three person room. It was a very traditional Japanese style room (no frills) without a bath. This is... More

We stayed here in one of the Japanese rooms with ensuite bathroom for 4 nights. As mentioned by all the other reviewers, the location is very convenient. Walking distance (7 minutes) to the main JR Kyoto train station which is useful if you want to take a day trip to Arashiyama. It is also the main hub for the buses... More