,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(135.71959,35.024277)/135.7438348978758,35.01408267480141,12.142576333350524/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
Kyoto Central InnvsShunkoin Temple Guest House
Both properties are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Shunkoin Temple Guest House ranks significantly better than Kyoto Central Inn. Shunkoin Temple Guest House scores 73 with accolades from 4 reviewers including Time Out, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Kyoto Central Inn
Frommer's
Shijokawaramachi Nishi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8002
From $73/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Smoking Rooms
- Meeting Rooms
- Dry Cleaning
Frommer's "It resembles a business hotel, but thanks to its great location, about 50% of its guests are tourists, with twins making up the vast majority of its rooms." Full review
Shunkoin Temple Guest House
Fodor's
Time Out Frommer's
Lonely Planet
42 Myoshinji-cho, Hanazono, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 616-8035
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Free Parking
- Kitchenette
- Air Conditioning
Fodor's "Visiting Kyoto's temples gives you a taste of the city's history, but staying in one is a more intimate way of experiencing the past. ... Rooms are comfortable but appropriately ascetic." Full review
Time Out "Not many temple lodgings come furnished with wireless internet, air-conditioning and a kitchen, but these rooms within the grounds of the Myoshin-ji complex are surprisingly comfy." Full review
Frommer's "For a different kind of experience, consider staying at this Buddhist temple, established in 1590." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This is a shukubō, or temple lodging, at a subtemple in Myōshin-ji. It’s very comfortable and quiet and the main priest here speaks fluent English." Full review
