About this property
Located an 8-minute bus ride from JR Kyoto Station, HARUYA Umekoji is a 100 year old Japanese traditional townhouse with free WiFi access. Rooms at HARUYA Umekoji have air conditioning and heating. Some private rooms come with a toilet and a washbasin. There is a library lounge and a shared kitchen at the property. The popular geisha district, the Kyoto's main shopping street, Kiyomizu Temple, and Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion are within easy access. Guests can ask the hostel staff for travel information. Tofuku-ji Temple is 2.8 km from HARUYA Umekoji, while Nijo Castle is 2.9 km from the property.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.1 for a two-person trip.
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Russia“The location is great, there is a 7-11 conbini close. Free tea and coffee .” - Simms
Australia“It was so nice, very chic traveller friendly. Trust me this will work for you.” - Nelly
United Kingdom“I banged my head every 2 minutes, the toilet was tucked away down an odd connecting room corridor, and generally it's really quirky but I love it here. It's my second stay and would gladly come back again” - Guillaneux
Japan“Close-ish to Kyoto station, but still in a quiet neighboorhood. Beautiful buildings, and the free rice porridge for breakfast was much appreciated !” - Hongmei
Germany“Good location, good experience of traditional Japanese accommodation.” - Valeria
Cyprus“It truly is an old place and it is very charming and makes for a great experience!” - Vladyslava
France“Location is nice since you can get to the station by foot, loved the atmosphere of the old house in general, especially all the books in the library part” - Felicity Australia“Great location, lovely ryokan, no staff to be seen, not that clean, but charming nonetheless”
- Alex United Kingdom“Very authentic vibe, was a nice change of pace from Tokyo.”
- Samantha
Canada“Amazing room! Beautiful. Small, but as expected for a 100-year-old building. Staff was great, very pleasant and helpful.”
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House rules
Child policies
Children older than 3 years are welcome.
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Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
Credit card will be used for guarantee purposes only.
Towels can be rented at a surcharge.
Please note that all special requests cannot be guaranteed.
An accommodation tax per person per night is not included in the price and needs to be paid at the property.
