Matsubaya RyokanvsHotel Hokke Club Kyoto
Both hotels are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Matsubaya Inn is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hotel Hokke Club Kyoto. Matsubaya Inn comes in at #28 in Kyoto with praise from 4 publications including Insight Guides, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
Matsubaya Ryokan
Higashinotoin Nishi-iru, Kamijuzuyacho-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8150
From $44/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
- Fax / photocopying
Insight Guides
"Cosy but highly efficiently run ryokan dating back to the Meiji era. All rooms are Japanese style and the bathing communal."
Fodor's
"You won't find kimono-clad attendants here, but you also won't find wallet-emptying rates." Full review
Frommer's
"Rooms are mostly Japanese style, with the best overlooking the garden. Also good bets are five Western-style rooms on the fifth floor with kitchenettes and tiny balconies." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A short walk from Kyoto Station, this newly renovated ryokan has clean, well-kept rooms and a management that is used to foreign guests." Full review
Hotel Hokke Club Kyoto
579-16 Higashi Shiokojicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8216
From $48/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Frommer's
"Offers clean and pleasantly decorated Western-style rooms, all with feather quilts and smallish bathrooms. Note that the cheapest singles and doubles don't have windows." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"This budget, 187-room property across from Kyoto station is centrally located for sightseeing, with easy access to subways and buses." Full review