Tawaraya Ryokan, Kyoto

Tawaraya is the finest ryokan in Kyoto and, arguably, the finest in all Japan. Private gardens and incredible attention to detail make it a very special Kyoto experience.

Hotel Tawaraya Downtown Kyoto Tawaraya is the finest ryokan in Kyoto and, arguably, the finest in all Japan. But this isn’t why celebrities and political leaders from all over the world have stayed there. Rather, it’s because Tawaraya is one of the few accommodations anywhere that manages to get everything right. The rooms are impeccably decorated, in keeping with the wabi-sabi aesthetic of spare simplicity, with each item carefully chosen. All guest rooms look out over their own private gardens and invite hours of contemplative gazing. And the staff possess the uncanny ability to know what you want before you do. All in all, it’s a magical little world that you won’t want to leave. Only that would be a shame in a city with as many wonders as Kyoto

Address: Fuyacho Oike sagaru, Nakagyo-ku

Price: Expensive

Internet: wifi and LAN cable access

Non-smoking rooms: Yes

Nearest Transport: 3min walk from Karasuma Oike Station, Tozai & Karasuma subway lines

Telephone: 211-5566

From

http://www.insidekyoto.com/tawaraya-ryokan-downtown-kyoto