See all properties

Hotel Honnoji

3.0 star property

Choose dates to view prices

Photo gallery for Hotel Honnoji

Public bath
Superior Triple Room | View from room
Standard Room, Shared Bathroom (12 tatami mats) | View from room
Standard Room, Shared Bathroom (12 tatami mats) | Down comforters, in-room safe, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board
Lobby lounge

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
522 Shimo-Honnojimae-Cho Oike-Sagaru, Teramachi-Dori, Nakagyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, 604-8091
  • Pontocho Alley
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Nishiki Market
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Kyoto Imperial Palace
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    ‪64 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, Shared Bathroom (12 tatami mats)

Standard Room, Shared Bathroom (12 tatami mats) | Down comforters, in-room safe, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, Shared Bathroom (12 tatami mats)

  • 281 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

View all photos for Superior Quadruple Room

Superior Quadruple Room | Down comforters, in-room safe, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Superior Quadruple Room

  • 294 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 2 Twin Futons

View all photos for Japanese-style Suite

Japanese-style Suite | Down comforters, in-room safe, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Japanese-style Suite

  • 545 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Large Twin Beds and 3 Twin Futons

View all photos for Superior Triple Room

Superior Triple Room | Down comforters, in-room safe, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Superior Triple Room

  • 306 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Large Twin Beds and 1 Twin Futon

View all photos for Japanese-style Suite

Japanese-style Suite | Down comforters, in-room safe, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Japanese-style Suite

  • 602 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Large Twin Beds and 3 Twin Futons

Similar properties

Lobby

Gion Shinmonso

  • Hot Tub
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
4.3 out of 5, Excellent, (65)
The price is $245
per night
$296 total
includes taxes & fees
Apr 4 - Apr 5
Gion Shinmonso

About this property

Hotel Honnoji

3-star ryokan in Downtown Kyoto
Along with laundry facilities, this ryokan has a 24-hour front desk and a front-desk safe. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include multilingual staff assistance and a vending machine.
Hotel Honnoji offers 72 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and slippers. Beds feature down comforters. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bidets, and complimentary toiletries. This Kyoto ryokan provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. In-room massages and irons/ironing boards can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

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 3:00 PM to midnight.
Hotel Honnoji features a vending machine, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Kyoto ryokan also offers a front-desk safe and an elevator. A total renovation of this property was completed in October 2019.

Hotel Honnoji has designated areas for smoking.

Japanese breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 8:30 AM.

Languages

English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily Japanese breakfast available 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM for a fee: JPY 3,300 for adults and JPY 1,650 for children
  • Kaiseki meal

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Turndown service

Spa

  • In-room massages
  • Public bath open from 3:00 PM - midnight
  • Public indoor bath (no minerals)
  • Public outdoor 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.
  • Elevator
  • Lever door handles
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 9 floors
  • Built in 2019
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Renovated entire property - October 2019

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • 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 have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for Japanese breakfast: approximately JPY 3300 for adults and JPY 1650 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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 and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

Honnoji Kyoto
Honnoji Hotel
Hotel Honnoji
Hotel Honnoji Kyoto
Hotel Honnoji Kyoto
Hotel Honnoji Ryokan
Hotel Honnoji Ryokan Kyoto

Hotel Honnoji Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 131 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 63 out of 131 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 131 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 131 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 131 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good location & great staff! Room was extremely comfortable as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zhihui Melissa, Singapore

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room, friendly and helpful hotel staff, fantastic breakfast. Will definitely return, convinient location to train station to other parts of kyoto.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Sin Wa Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good location
Easily accessible by bus and close to the tourist area. The staff speak good English and were helpful with looking for transportation option for my next stop. The only downside is that they do not have wifi in the room.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My first Ryokan
Was quite nice except for the amazingly loud kitchen staff who insisted on keeping me awake.

8/10 Good

Paul, Le

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
If improve internet and bath will be better.
Just a standard Japanese Tatami floor. Have a place for wash you face inside the room.

8/10 Good

Will, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location. Close to 1000 shops!
It's right in front of subway exit. Turn to the street on the right to find yourself bask in restaurants and shops. Turn to the left to get Japanese style souvenirs. Straight ahead a beautiful temple exists. Everything is within walking distance. The hotel itself offers traditional way of living. Wear your yukata lent from the hotel. Drink as much ocha tea as you want. Bathe yourself in the hot tub. Minus : no wifi in your room.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel convenient to the station
Lovely place, had a great time. Be aware that it is next to a major road with thin windows.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms had a private toilet and sink but bathing facilities are public ryokan-style. There is no WiFi in the rooms but the first floor has free wifi. Location was great.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Frances

Liked: Staff & service
The location is excellent. Hotel staff hardly understanding Englis.

4/10 Poor

Jeff from Los Altos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Japanese style hotel right across from city hall
This hotel is 30 feet from one of the subway exits. I was on the inside so my room window looked in to the court yard of the Honnoji Temple. My room was big but very very simple. Not many amenities. It has two public bath area that are common in Japanese hotels, one on the 3 floor and one in the basement. I would rate these slight above average. Tea was provide in the room and in the hallways. Internet only in the lobby. Internet was fast enough to do phone calls from. I had no-issues or problem.

8/10 Good

Sue, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, walking distance to everything
First time in Kyoto so thankful for trip advice from staff

10/10 Excellent

Retiree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful staff
This hotel is in a fantastic part of Kyoto. It is A great experience with a well equipped onsen. The staff are very helpful and found a way to ship and store some of luggage for an extended period of time. The staff are wonderful

2/10 Terrible

Kanokwan, New york

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad experience ,waste time.
It doesn't have communicate between agency and hotel because we got the problem when we arrived .we had inform to agency but the problem still happened.The hotel doesn't try to help customer but they give a choice "cancel or pay more money" that mean we have no choice.if we pick "cancel",we have to find the hotel when we arrived that impossible.if we pick " charge " we have to pay that mean we didn't plan this budget before.they just said they understood our feeling but "no action".

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traditional Japanese, central location
First it's important to realize this is a ryokan style inn. It's great for experiencing some Japanese culture but comes with some inconveniences. First you are sleeping on the floor on some comforters and a blanket. Some people are ok with that, others might not be. The good thing is the room was quite large considering you are in Japan, and there are enough comforters and space to fit a group of 4 in there if need be. Also comes with a kimono and some tea. Tradition also dictates that you bathe in a communal bathroom! Might be interesting at first but gets annoying fast, especially as it's not open 24/7! Luckily they have a private shower you can request if needed. Location was really good. I was tired my first night I arrived in Kyoto so decided just to check out the area. Turns out you are right next to some strips that are dedicated to shopping and tourists. Just shops as far as the eye can see!! Also a pretty good udon and tempura place right next door. Be aware that stores and restaurants in the area tend to close relatively early at around 9-10pm. (In tokyo things seemed to stay open later) The hotel also uses keys and not cards so you drop it off each time before you leave the hotel which is a bit tedious. Overall I'm glad I got to experience a semi authentic ryokan, but I wouldn't do it again and I recommend if you decide to try it, there's no need to stay for longer than a few days. The hotel itself is good for what it's supposed to be!

8/10 Good

jcheney

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Musicman, Sea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, traditional Ryokan style
This is a Ryokan style hotel with tatami mats in main room, toilet in small side closet, and sink in room. Shared baths on the basement floor were clean and very comfortable. We spent two nights, mid-week during Cherry blossom season. Very convenient location to major shrines and temples in Kyoto area. Staff are friendly, main desk staff speak some English while room staff typically do not. Hotel is right next to Tozai subway exits 2 and 3 on south side of Oike Dori (street) across from Kyoto city office buildings (city hall). Honno-ji shrine is behind the hotel and can be accessed from three paths nearby. There is a good underground mall connected to the subway station with restaurants and shops including a nice grocery. Plenty of shops and restaurants within 5 minute walking distance. Some things to be aware of: - There was no A/C in our rooms on the 6th floor and with outdoor high temp around 20 degrees C the hotel rooms were very warm - As noted by others, hotel lobby is very smoky. If you don't like smoke it can be uncomfortable even passing through - WiFi is only available on ground floor (lobby), but you can stand outside the main door and get a good signal. Nice for those who want to avoid smoke If you are expecting western style hotel rooms this is not a good fit, but if you are up for a more traditional Japanese experience it is a good place to stay.

8/10 Good

Stone88

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Awesome holiday for the family
Great location and value for money. Almost center to everywhere we wanna go, from temples, to palaces, to shopping, by walking, trains or buses. As we were travelling with 2 children, not many hotels in Japan can accommodate 4 in a room.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traditional Experience
A great place for westerners like myself to get a taste of traditional Japanese living. Staff were fantastic and spoke English very well. Only downside is that the free WiFi is only available on the 1st floor and not in room. Also no yakutas that fit for fat guys like myself.

10/10 Excellent

Jack Chiang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great Experience for a family trip
Very clean and affordable with great location and wonderful culture experience. We stayed in a big family room during our stay in Kyoto.

8/10 Good

AG, Ottawa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
This place was very awesome, clean, great service, and spectacular room. Wireless in the lobby worked but the lobby has a strong smell of cigarettes. There is no Internet in the room. Just out the back of the hotel is a Temple, Honnō-ji, I think. Anyway, its very cool our room looked out at the front of the temple. In the early AM some monks-priests(not sure) came out in a line chanting. At night if you open the window you could hear the drums playing.

8/10 Good

Michael, Australia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great location, true style
Exceptional style, and very unique. Atsmosphere is fantastic, location is great. Exceptional customer service! Very tidy, and clean, but be wary that you are sleeping on traditional mattresses, and bamboo floors

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traditional hotel experience
Great service but the best thing was the Japanese baths and the fantastic meals they served in the room. Very clean, an older style hotel but a traditional experience.

10/10 Excellent

Wenwen, Washington, DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An excellent place to experience authetic Japan
Our family of 4 had a Fantastic stay in this traditional Ryokan in central Kyoto! Tatami room (with bath & shower), public bath, and of course, food and tea. Services here were subtle and pleasant. Location is super, connects to the historical Honnoji Temple, close to all sightseeing and shopping places one can think of. Some reviews compliant about hotel's curfew and unable to get in after 11pm. In fact, in the lobby and every guest room, there's a note included in the Hotel's Handbook that politely ask guests that if you decide to come back latter than 11pm, just let the front desk know before you leave, "we'll be gladly open the door for you at any hour". Regarding the typical small rooms, many previous reviewers mentioned that besides the traditional Japanese Public Bath located in the badement, there're no private showers, only shared showers on each floor, this is not correct. I believe it depends on which rooms you get. Our room (#601) had a toilet, washing room, a soaking tub and shower. Small but very comfy. Upon examining the hotel diagram, I realize all x01 rooms have no next door neighbors at all - utility room on the left, service preparation room on the right, which could be the reason why we got it giving that we checked in with two happy kids! The only area that may help is the hallway carpets could be improved with some new carpeting.