I changed my booking so many times when coming here (felt awful for it), however they were very patient and did not charge me any extra for it. When I got there, I got a tour of the building - which is lovely to see from the inside as it is different than anything I've ever been in in England... More

We were keen to experience more traditional Japanese accommodation rather than staying in a Western-style hotel, and to accept any differences from what we're accustomed to. We enjoyed staying in this beautiful old house, even though negotiating the one shared bathroom and two toilets was more challenging than the hard sleeping surface. There seemed to be a lot of women... More

I travelled with 3 female friends and we stayed in 2 Japanese style twin rooms at Rakuza for 3 nights second week of December 2010. My purpose for choosing Rakuza was to have a taste of living in a real Japanese home and secondly, I wanted to stay as close to Gion as possible. I wasn’t disappointed… The 100 year... More

We stayed at Rakuza for 3 nights during our recent Japan holiday. The house has basic amenities [no cooking, shared bathroom etc] but is everything I expected and more! http://rakuza.gh-project.com/e/home.html We booked well in advance, and were lucky enough to stay in the duluxe room which was on the top floor overlooking the river. It has charm, character and for... More