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Matsui Honkan

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Traditional Room, Non Smoking, Private Bathroom | Property grounds
Japanese Western Room
Lobby lounge
Public bath
Exterior

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

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

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405 Itzutsuya-cho Rokkaku Sagaru Yanagi, Kyoto, Kyoto, 604-8113
  • Nishiki Market
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Shijo Street
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Nijō Castle
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    ‪57 min drive‬

Room options

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Down duvets, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Traditional Room, Non Smoking, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

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Superior Room

Superior Room

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Futons

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Traditional Room, Non Smoking, Private Bathroom | Living room

Traditional Room, Non Smoking, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons

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Family Room, Shared Bathroom

Family Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 43 sq m
  • Sleeps 10
  • 5 Twin Futons

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Down duvets, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Traditional Room, Non Smoking, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Futons

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Suite

Suite

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Futons

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Japanese Western Room

Japanese Western Room

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Futons OR 2 Twin Beds

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Accessible Room, Private Bathroom with Shower, No Bathtub (Non-Tatami Room, For 2 Guests)

Accessible Room, Private Bathroom with Shower, No Bathtub (Non-Tatami Room, For 2 Guests)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Traditional Twin Room, Garden View

Traditional Twin Room, Garden View

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Futons

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About this property

Matsui Honkan

Ryokan with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Nishiki Market
Concierge services, a 24-hour front desk, and free newspapers are available at this ryokan. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, gift shops/newsstands, a front-desk safe, and multilingual staff assistance are onsite.
Matsui Honkan offers 25 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature down comforters. This Kyoto ryokan provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, toilets with an electronic bidet, and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. In-room massages and irons/ironing boards can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Services include massages. Public bath/onsen services include an indoor public bath (no minerals) and a yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature separate men and women areas. The ryokan bathing area is open from 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM.
Our customers tell us they enjoy the overall property condition at Matsui Honkan. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Nishiki Market. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus breakfast (surcharge) and 2 meeting rooms.
  • Free WiFi
  • Full breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include free lobby newspapers, a front-desk safe, and 2 meeting rooms
  • Just a 3-minute walk from Nishiki Market and 7 minutes by foot from Kawaramachi Street
As a guest of Matsui Honkan, you'll find a vending machine, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. There are 2 meeting rooms available. WiFi is free in public spaces. Matsui Honkan also features concierge services, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and room service (during limited hours).
For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast daily from 7 AM to 9:00 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Offsite parking available (JPY 2,500 per night)

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: JPY 2,200 for adults and JPY 2,200 for children
  • Kaiseki meal

Family friendly

  • Children's dinnerware
  • Highchair
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Guidebooks
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms

Spa

  • In-room massages
  • Public bath open from 4:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  • Public indoor bath (no minerals)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Yukata (Japanese robes)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter
  • Extra futon (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toilet with electronic bidet
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • In-room dining only
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 2 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • 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've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately JPY 2200 for adults and JPY 2200 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: JPY 2500 per night
  • Futon bed fee: JPY 1100 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the public bathing facility
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Up to 3 children 2 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
  • Set meals are served in guestrooms only (no menus or public dining).
  • Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities.

Property is also known as

Matsui Honkan
Matsui Honkan Inn
Matsui Honkan Inn Kyoto
Matsui Honkan Kyoto
Matsui Honkan Ryokan Hotel Kyoto
Matsui Honkan Ryokan Kyoto
Matsui Honkan Ryokan Hotel Kyoto
Matsui Honkan Kyoto
Matsui Honkan Ryokan
Matsui Honkan Ryokan Kyoto
Matsui Honkan Ryokan Hotel Kyoto

Matsui Honkan Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 159 out of 213 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 213 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 213 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 213 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 213 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Omar

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grace Pei Lin

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic ryokan situated in the heart of Kyoto, perfect location with lots around. However, the room was not the cleanest. We found a messy, unfolded duvet thrown in the closet and a few strands of hair in the bedding. Assuming the duvet was used by the previous guest and not folded by housekeeping after guests checked out.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our stay, staff were very friendly and accomodating. We would come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thuy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All around great facility. Excellent staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sébastien

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accueil extraordinaire! Chambre de type japonaise très confortable pour une famille de quatre. Déjeuners incroyables servis à la chambre. Nous avons profité de la proximité du quartier de Gion où nous sommes allés tous les jours à pied. Également à deux pas du marché Nishiki. Nous avons hâte à notre prochain séjour au Matsui Honkan!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Winton

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

10/10 Excellent

Yumi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful renovated ryokan with traditional food!
This is a lovely renovated ryokan with fantastic traditional breakfast (we had a tofu specialty dish) and impeccable service!
Amazing breakfast spread!
Special tofu dish!
Warm thank you & send off!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Xiaodong

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superb service. Convenient location (close to nishiki market, hankyu line stations, Gion area, Shijo karamachi etc)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome taste of Japanese hospitality and culture
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Must
Amazing hotel, warm staff, a great way to enrich yourself with Japanese customs. Had the breakfast each morning. It was fresh, presented beautifully & a fun treat. Kyoto is so lovely, this hotel was perfect walking distance to many shops & restaurants. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Trad
Very traditional ryokan. Futons and low tables. If you are there for a couple of nights its fine. Not much storage space if you need to unpack. Staff are lovely and friendly and helpful. Proper old style japan experience
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Xiao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service and location!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

seona

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
While it may feel like a long walk from the train station, the location is a good jumping off point for getting to the many sites around Kyoto and the rooms and service are great. Definitely recommend for anyone looking for a more traditional experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Stephen

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

LE HOANG HUNG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay!
A lovely stay at this hotel. A bit small for us but we understand that is standard in Japan. Setvice is excellent . Staff is very friendly . Excellent stay. Good experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice ryokan in city center
Great room, great service. Wonderful food. Near to everything central.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Good location. The hotel staff is very friendly, the service is more "personalized" feels rather than the chain hotel style. Make sure you pick the rate include breakfast and dinner; the food is good and is so much cheaper if you eat similar food at the near restaurant. I am not sure the water at hot shared bath on the basement floor is coming from onsen or not, but it does help to release some stress from a day of walking. Overall, I am happy with the stay; my recommendation is to order breakfast and dinner if you are staying, you will get more value out from it.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were so kind and welcoming. This is set up as a traditional ryokan so you will remove your shoes inside the front door of your room and sleep on a futon on the tatami mat floor. With that said it was comfortable enough that even with a bad back and hips I slept pretty well. The location is fantastic a couple blocks from Nishiki market and walking distance to Gion and its surrounding areas. My husband used the onsen and said it was great. We didn't book a dinner as we had too much on our schedule, but if our elaborate delicious breakfast was any indication of their skills I bet it would be a fantastic experience. I would stay more than one night the next time
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

A, Los Angeles, CA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superb hospitality, excellent location near Nishiki market and Gion. Nice room with tatami mats and great bath!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019