Kyoto Umekoji Kadensho Reviews

The service was great, the food was amazing too!!! It was a great experience!

legend place ! all staff is very kind the room is very nice and clean and have a lot of free service. nice hot-spring view

The facilities of the hotal is good and there are free food and drinks.

Excellent facilities including hot spring and delightful food (tried breakfast and dinner), highly recommend breakfast. Location very near to Kyoto JR station (1 station apart)

Such a memorable experience with the resort. It does have private hot spring which is amazing for the bucks

This is the best ryokan. The service is boss, facility is great. 10/10 if you go to Kyoto you must go there. Actually, I don’t want to get out of this place to go to travel around Kyoto

Very clean, very friendly, Onsen was awesome and great food

We had a great stay in hotel. If you want traditional Japanese hotel this this the place. Lot of free stuff. Public bath are fantastic. Recommended

Really nice environment with friendly staff, good treatment of us as travellers, and a great experience overall. Shoes need safekeeping though.

Excellent food and private bath. Will certainly recommend to anyone who is looking for private bath in Kyoto

Pros: very nice onsen, both public and private ones. Have free desserts and ramen everyday. Breakfast has a lot of varieties and yummy. Cons: staff not well trained. I made separate bookings for 2 nights under same room type but staff said I need to change room as I made separate bookings. What’s the logic?? I complained and then another staff said I don’t need to change room. Wasted me over half an hour at reception. Quite disappointed about the service.

Great onsen pools. The only below average comment is that there ought to be showers in private onsen pools for convenience and people are willing to get washed before going in.

Love the service at this hotel. They are very clean and hospitable as soon as we arrive at the lobby. I don't know why this place isn't on the Yelp map?! It's a spa hotel with natural hot springs, saunas, and massage chairs all included with your stay! There is also relaxation massages of various types at an extra cost. If you do plan to pamper yourself, plan to spend an entire day here. Check in is at 15:00 and check out is at 11:00. When you enter they request that you remove your shoes and store them in provided lockers. When you check in, you trade your shoe locker keys for hotel room keys and your pampering oasis begins. The rooms are all suites and are very spacious and come with a mini fridge and sitting area. Everything you need is included, pajamas, slippers, and all toiletries (toothbrush/toothpaste, brush/comb, hair ties, personal towels, slippers, socks, cotton swabs, ear plugs, cotton pads, and more. They even provide Yukatas and Obis for you to use! These make for great photo ops! They also serve free drinks all day and snacks at 18:00. A feee night snack is served at 21:00 (ramen noodles) and there are also some meal choices you can book with your stay (dinner and/or breakfast). They have public (communal) hot spring baths (gender specific) as well as private ones for families. The public hot springs are available from 15:00-10:00 and are closed from 03:00-04:00 for cleaning. The private ones are on a first come first serve basis and you can queue up for the one you want. There are 5 private ones and #2 & #3 are natural hot springs. There is a board telling you which ones are vacant and which ones are occupied. Overall, the place is quite pricey at about ¥54,000 per night for 4. But it's well worth the pampering if you're into that. Kyoto Umekoji Kadensho makes for a great spa day retreat. 5 stars.

Clean hotel. New facilities. Good location. The dinner is just pass, no surprise.