Ryokan Heianbo

Close to Transport

This is a comfortable ryokan in a great area for making use of public transport. It is just around the corner from Kyoto station, where you can catch trains, buses and taxi's easily. There are also plenty of cheap places to eat (try inside the station itself...you'll be spoiled for choice...a place called the Cube)
The rooms are a good size (by Japanese standards), and some have private toilets and bathrooms. Rooms are reached by crossing a little red bridge alongside a small japanese garden. The shared bathroom was a bit of a dissapointment to me ...the bath was way too cold...not a complaint I've ever had in Japan before!
Breakfast is included in the price, and it is a good japanese style brekky...will really fill you up. Unless of course you have a sweet tooth like my dad, and can't eat anything that isn't 95% sugar!
My only complaint would be the cat. It is really old, and tends to poop where he stands...generally right in the entrance on the red welcoming mat! The place did have a smell of cat pee about it too, but only at the entrance.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Related to: Castles and Palaces, Arts and Culture, Family Travel

Ryokan Heianbo Photo: Heianbo from Kyoto Tower (red building)

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