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Matsubaya RyokanvsKyoto Tower Hotel
Both properties are endorsed by expert writers. Overall, Matsubaya Inn is preferred by most writers compared to Kyoto Tower Hotel. Matsubaya Inn comes in at #28 in Kyoto with recommendations from 4 reviews like Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Matsubaya Ryokan
Insight Guides
Fodor's
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
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
"Cosy but highly efficiently run ryokan dating back to the Meiji era. All rooms are Japanese style and the bathing communal."
"You won't find kimono-clad attendants here, but you also won't find wallet-emptying rates." Full review
"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
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
Kyoto Tower Hotel
Frommer's
Oyster
721-1 Higashishiokoji-cho, Shichijoo-sagaru, Higasinotoin-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8216
From $42/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Meeting Rooms
"Convenient access and reasonable prices." Full review
Upper-middle-range
"It’s all about location at the Kyoto Tower Hotel, an upper-middle-range property located in the heart of the city across from Kyoto Station." Full review