Ryokan Nenrinbo

It is a good option for a family wanting to experience an onsen spa hotel. It is in the outskirts of Kyoto, and the view from the bath to massive pine groves is glorious. The flipside is, there are no restaurants or shops around. There were two (or three, we never found out) baths, but only the bigger one was open. It was well maintained and had great views, though they had not fired up the heating at the corridor leading to it so it got chilly with the yukata provided. There was a mix-up and it turned out we had not ordered dinner, but the personnel offered us options to order in, so we had good sushi, no complaints there. The room itself was lovely, though the view from the window was the ugly backside of some building nearby. The breakfast, traditional with soup, fish and rice, was good quality. Overall good value for money and recommended.

great ryokan! a little far from the subway, but there is a bus stop nearby, and the hotel also provides a shuttle service to Kinkakuji and the nearest subway station in the morning at 9 and 10 am. We stayed in a Japanese style room and it was an unforgettable experience! The rooms are clean and spacious. As a compliment from the hotel there is tea and a small selection of traditional Kyoto sweets. The hotel also has public baths, which can be used free of charge by every hotel visitor. The rooms also provide traditional yukatas, which you can wear to walk around the hotel. We booked a room with breakfast - and I highly recommend this, since this ryokan serves a traditional Japanese breakfast, consisting of many dishes. Great choice for this price!

Everything was perfect! The staff is absolutely adorable and so so nice! The rooms were very spacious, very clean and so pretty. It was an amazing experience to stay at this Ryokan. The location, albeit not the easiest accessible, is gorgeous. The lobby was gorgeous, with a view on a splendid garden. The overall atmosphere of this Ryokan is what you expect: poetic and heart warming. We also tried their Kaiseki dinner which was a wonderful, albeit intersting, experience! The traditionnal breakfast on the morning was also very enjoyable. After dinner, we went to the public bath to relax before the night. It was, as always, a wonderful experience that we would recommend to anyone! This accomodation definitely exceeded our expectations. The staff helped us when we had an issue with our taxi on our leaving day and we couldn't be more thankfull! They were always there for us and made us feel welcomed right away. Thank you again for caring about us so much.

We enjoyed our stay in Ryokan since it was our first time experience. Room was spacious, cute outfits and relaxing atmosphere. It was further away from the city but we managed to reach it with a local bus.

Amazing common spaces, onsen. The dinner and breakfast are superb! Some of the best food I had. The garden is lovely and I understand why you can’t go in it it has very little space to talk. The garden was created to be enjoyed from the big windows they have. Not a strolling garden.