Gion Fukuzumi Ryokan — Hotel in Kyoto

We were really looking forward to our first Ryokan experience, and first impressions were fantastic. We were warmly welcomed and shown to our room, with ryokan etiquette of removing shoes, and wearing of traditional yukata robes etc, explained along the way. Fabulous!. However, the charm of the traditional Japanese ways were quickly over shadowed by the poor standards of a hotel that is in desperate need of maintenance and updating. The decor and facilities are old and shabby, with poor quality towels and amenities, with wallpaper coming off walls, harsh overhead lighting, and an ever present foul smell of stagnant water coming from the bathroom and toilet. The breakfast was apparently traditional, but if you don't fancy dried fish, pickled vegetables and miso soup to start your day there is no other option, than a "western style" breakfast tray of cold scrambled eggs and dry bread rolls, which was not much more appealing. Breakfast is only served between 6.30am-8.30am, which was way too early for our liking while on holiday. At $20per person, per day, you'll be better off eating out. On a positive note, the owners and staff were all friendly and welcoming, and the location is good, but at $300+ per night I'd recommend looking for...

Gion Fukuzumi is one of those ryokans that aren't sure which way to go. They want to give the traditional ryokan experience, however include the modern convenience as well. Price is pretty straight on, as the room toilet and shower facilities are from the 70s and had a strange smell. The room itself was nice, tatami mat with a separate room overlooking the street and temple across the street. Free wifi was nice.||Location is great, not directly on the main shopping strip, however is quiet enough away from all the hustle. Walking distance to shopping and great restaurants!||Hotel staff is very helpful, and English is decent. There are also 2 public baths onsite (1 for men, 1 for women) for the Japanese experience. Breakfast is nice, with a variety of little dishes to get you started in the morning. We also did the kaiseki here for dinner. Cost was a little cheaper than other places in the area, although probably not as elaborate. Still it is great to not have to go outside your ryokan to experience this.||In the end, it was a nice stay and we would recommend it for budget minded travelers that are seeking a...

Directly opposite the stunning Chion-In temple the Gio Fukuzumi Ryokan places you right in the heart of history.||||With Gion just a few minutes walk away and iconic sites like Heian Jingu or Kiomizu Dera less than a 29 min walk there are few Ryokan better placed.||||The ryokan itself is delightful. The staff (Especially Momoka) were phenomenally polite, warm and helpful and made our stay that much better.||||Personally welcomed and served dinner in our room by the Okami (owner/general manager) gave our stay that special touch. Momoka personally took care of our every need and had such a positive and engaging personality.||||The food for dinner and breakfast was well above average and would easily put good restaurants to shame.||||Finally the onsens (there are 2) were lovely. Men and women bathe separately and for our stay the onsen on the top floor was for female bathers while the one downstairs for men (for the morning it was the other way round)||||The Gion Fukuzumi Ryokan delivered on everything perfectly and I will 100% come back to stay again in the future.||||Oh of one last time …....