Ryokan Hirashin

3.0 star property
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Basic Twin Room
Reception
Basic Twin Room
Interior detail
Restaurant

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
TakoyakushidoriTakakura-nishiNakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 604-8141
  • Nishiki Market
    3 min walk
  • Shijo Street
    4 min walk
  • Kyoto International Manga Museum
    10 min walk
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    55 min drive

Room options

Basic Twin Room

  • 20 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Twin Futons

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About the area

Kyoto

Located in Kyoto (Karasuma), Ryokan Hirashin is a 3-minute walk from Nishiki Market and 10 minutes by foot from Kawaramachi Street. .This ryokan is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Nijō Castle and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Kyoto Tower.

What's nearby

  • Nishiki Market - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Kawaramachi Street - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Nijō Castle - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Kyoto Tower - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Kiyomizu Temple - 4 min drive - 3.5 km

Getting around

  • Karasuma Station - 6 min walk
  • Karasuma Oike Station - 8 min walk
  • Kansai Intl. Airport (KIX) - 93 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪居酒屋ニュータコヤクシ - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Shake Shack - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪麺匠 たか松四条店 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪麺匠 たか松本店 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪ラーメンムギュ vol.2 - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Ryokan Hirashin

Ryokan with a 24-hour front desk, a quick walk to Kawaramachi Street
Ryokan Hirashin offers 27 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, slippers, and toilets with an electronic bidet. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is offered daily and in-room massages can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Public bath/onsen services include an indoor public bath (no minerals) and a yukata (Japanese robe).
Make yourself at home in one of the 27 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as karaoke and bicycles to rent. This ryokan also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Japanese breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby.
Japanese breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Languages

English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Food and drink

  • Japanese breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–9:00 AM: JPY 2200 per person

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Karaoke

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Japanese garden

Spa

  • Indoor public bath (no minerals)
  • Yukata (Japanese robe)

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Electronic bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • In-room massage
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Tatami (woven mat floors)
  • Tokonoma (alcove)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 200-1,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for Japanese breakfast: approximately JPY 2200 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

Hirashin
Hirashin Kyoto
Hirashin Ryokan
Ryokan Hirashin
Ryokan Hirashin Kyoto
Hirashin Hotel Kyoto
Ryokan Hirashin Kyoto
Ryokan Hirashin Ryokan
Ryokan Hirashin Ryokan Kyoto

Ryokan Hirashin Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 100 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chenghai

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff in the hotel are very nice and professional. would book again in the future. thanks!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edwin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice staff
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was quite but close to all shopping and downtown core districts. Accessible by many transportation.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pedro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location is very good. The room and bath were very clean and the breakfast was delicious, Japanese style. They made up the futon and brought tea to the room in the evening. Everyone was polite and kind. The public bath was clean and relaxing.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Randy

Liked: Staff & service
We wanted a ryokan experience and this was our first. It was traditional for sure. We enjoyed the authentic Japanese breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent cheap safe and gives you a great feeling of traditional Japan. The check in is way too late though 4pm
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Stefan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is awesome, right next to Shijo/Karasuma, with a lot of things in a walking distance (department stores, Nishiki Market, Teramachi, Pontocho, Gion...) It's a fine ryokan, just a little run-down, as other reviewers have already commented. Could use an update and a coat of paint. (But then again, it's in way better shape than the average American motel...)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Maria

Front staff do not understand English, very hard to communicate unless you have the translator gadget Bathroom sink has molds, stains on curtains and walls and noticeable paper rips on the sliding wall divider. Our room facing street that could get loud due to crowds and vehicles Noises penetrate loud from other rooms too. Good location near Nishiki Market and other food restaurants. Though not a good short walk to the Kyoto station
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Mary Taylor

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Really good ryokan for the price and great location in central Kyoto. The ladies who prepared dinner were so nice!!

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great
Really nice if you want to experience a traditional ryokan. Also enjoyed the local breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First ryokan experience
his was our first time staying in a ryokan. We weren’t too sure what to expect except for that we knew it’ll be very basic. That’s exactly what a ryokan is, very simplified traditional style amenities; cushion on ground to sleep on with traditional sliding doors. There was a private bathroom and toilet for the room and very convenient location near nishiki market and local restaurants and local subway and train stations.
Room
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Elsa, Lisbon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money Ryokan experience
My husband and I wanted to try the Ryokan experience and Hirashin seemed to have the best value for money. The rooms are big and futons are layed out on the floor. The staff is great and very helpful but the language barrier is very present sometimes as it is normal in Japan. Location is great for sightseeing. It was overall a good experience but would point out the following: it was very warm in our room, we could not get the AC to work properly and would also recommend trying out breakfast at least once but be advised it is completely "japanese", no bacon eggs or toasts :) It was worth it for the experience.

8/10 Good

Take Huat, KL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good.
The staff were friendly and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Brian, Ottawa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best ryokan in Kyoto!
Best service I have ever received and I mean at ANY hotel, no matter how many stars! From the people at the front desk to the lady that brought us breakfast, they were all so incredibly friendly and accommodating. Location was the best! Highly recommend it!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Small hotel with sufficient facilities
The hotel is located within the heart of the city and a few bus stops away from Gion. Very near Tokyu Hands, Daimaru department store and lots of other shops and eateries! At the basement are two hot spring baths which is really nice to soak in after a day of going around the city. Hotel staff at reception can speak English and are very helpful!

10/10 Excellent

Donatas, Oslo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best stay in Kyoto
I absolutely enjoyed this experience of a traditional hotel stay in Kyoto. Everything was absolutely fantastic: the location, cleanliness, staff. We didn't get a chance to enjoy the food in this hotel - it has to be reserved in advance...

8/10 Good

RT, Bangkok, Thailand

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Quiet place in a convenient location
The staff are really helpful. They were more than willing to help us find out how to get to the laces we wanted to go; on one occasion the gentleman actually walked down with to make sure that we found the station entrance. The hotel is a little bit old and in need of some repair. The beds were great and the rooms quiet.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

T.T., San Francisco, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is convenient enough, but does require subway transfer from Kyoto station. Close to Nishiki market and awesome ramen shops like Ippudo and Gogyo. Proximity to subway makes it relatively easy to get around. Not a traditional ryokan, but the tatami styled room was nice. We included breakfast option with our room, which was definitely worth it. The Japanese styled breakfast was amazing!