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Reviews of Shikoku-an Machiya Holiday House

Shikoku-an Machiya Holiday House
293-7 Shimizu-cho, Kawaramachi-dori, Matsubara-agaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 30 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marianne

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mae

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This machiya is fantastic! I'm so happy we chose to stay in Gion and in a traditional house instead of a hotel. It was very comfortable. My only complaint or warning to other travelers is that the steps to the bedroom are very steep. An elderly or very young traveler might have some difficulty maneuvering
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Fernando, Katy, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, easy to find, easy to check in, communication with property staff great!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN Kyoto on 16 Oct 2020
Dear Fernando, Thank you very much for your kind review. It was a pleasure to accommodate you in this traditional machiya holiday house! Our guest service team had a wonderful time accommodating you during your stay and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you to Japan again in the near future. Kind regards, "Shikokuan Machiya Residence Inn"

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, service, and location
The pictures on the site do not do it justice! This place is amazing with amazing staff. We wanted a beach trip, and the beach on the site didn't look that great so we opted for another beach before checking in. MISTAKE! The beach right next to the hotel is beautiful and when we went, barely any people there except surfers in the water. The water is turquoise and warm and it feels like you are in the tropics just outside of Tokyo. The staff were fantastic. We had dinner served in our room which was great and intimate. The food was amazing (very traditional Japanese food served in what seemed like endless courses). When we were done with dinner, a man came to roll out the futons which were more comfortable than my bed back home. The baths are also amazing, but one side (the one with the traditional outdoor bath) is better than the other. They switch the sides for the sexes depending on the day, so make sure you're there when you can take advantage of it (especially at night). The views of the beach from the baths are amazing as well. The location is the one downside. Getting to Shomida in general is a trek, and the hotel shuttles only run starting at 3, which if you want to get in early to take advantage of the beach means a taxi ride. They'll let you change at the hotel if you get there before check out though so you can take advantage of the beach. Looking forward to going again soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy and functional residence with good location
My family loves the residence. My wife likes the little kitchen and washing machine. My youngest daughter likes the cosiness. Everybody has their special corner.
Response from MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN Kyoto on 16 Oct 2020
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your kind review of "Shikokuan Machiya Residence Inn". It was a pleasure to accommodate you in this traditional machiya holiday house, and we are happy to hear that everyone enjoyed their stay! We hope that everyone had a fantastic visit to Kyoto and we hope to accommodate you again in Japan in the near future! Kind regards, "Shikokuan Machiya Residence Inn"

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Owsome place in Kyoto
This place is a japanesee home away from home. Would come back anytime and many times
Response from MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN Kyoto on 16 Oct 2020
Dear Guest, Thank you for your kind review. It was wonderful to accommodate you, and we are pleased that you felt at home in this traditional machiya holiday house! Thank you for being fantastic guests and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you to Kyoto again in the near future. Kind regards, "Shikokuan Machiya Residence Inn"

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extraordinary experience living as Japanese in a traditional home. Perfectly located close to the action yet on a quiet street.
Response from MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN on 27 Oct 2020
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your kind review of "Shikokuan" machiya house. It was a pleasure to accommodate you and we are glad that you enjoyed your stay with MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN Kyoto. Like you, many guests enjoy its traditional design features, such as the Japanese-style living room, 'hinoki' wooden bathtub and more. We hope that staying here made your visit to Kyoto even more special! Kind regards, "Shikokuan" Machiya House, MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN Kyoto

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Simi Valley, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small traditional house in the heart of Kyoto
The house is located on a narrow street one block from a beautiful street with a waterway and two blocks from the river with a nice paved walkway along it. There are definitely lots of restaurants and shopping within walking distance, and the bus stops are close and easy to use once you get the hang of it. It is nice having a small house where the two kids slept upstairs and my husband and I slept downstairs on the mats. Having the ability to separate at the end of the day of sight seeing is awesome. As I read in the other reviews, while the washing machine works the drying cycle does not. You will need to hang your clothes up to dry. They provide a drying rack and hangers so definitely include using them in your laundry plans! This is great option for families.

8/10 Good

Dianne, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A great and traditional Japanese experience.
House was in a wonderful spot, close to Gion, for sight seeing and in walking distance to many places. Residence was what I'd imagine a traditional Japanese house is like and met my expectations. I would recommend a stay!

8/10 Good

Mahasin, Riyadh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay
The most great thing about the hotel is the location, it is perfect for anything you want to do in Kyoto. The house itself is good and clean, has all you need regardless of how long your stay is. One downside of the house that prevent me of enjoying the place, the house is divided into two floors by a very steep satirecase, bedroom and sitting room upstairs, bathrooms and kitchen downstairs if you are tall and big you may find it difficult to use it, either you stay up with no bathroom (problem with sleepy eyes in the morning or midnight or have children), or stay downstairs with no TV or sitting room if you can not sit on the floor until bedtime. The place will be perfect if a bathroom built upstairs, or get 50% of the problem solved by getting the sitting room with the tv downstaires. Other than this problem, the place is perfect.

10/10 Excellent

Kaoru, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel, Perfect Location
Overall, this is very nice hotel. There are few minor cons: 1. Stair is too steep for elders 2. cooking equipment and washer/dryer machine do not have full translation how to operate 3. cookware and dishware need to be improved the cleanliness.

8/10 Good

Jerry, south florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice snd cozy 2 story condo with lots of charm
Great location, tidy and has all the essentials. 4 star accommodation and lots of character for the adventurous seeking the local lifestyle. Only downside are that beds are too hard, futons uncomfortable and not enough pillows.

10/10 Excellent

stefanie, Sydney Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this wonderful little house.
Wonderful japanese house. Small but perfect. Lovely Japanese details everywhere. Great facilities. Beautiful and convenient location. A bit miniaturised but perfect.

10/10 Excellent

Katherine, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint Japanese house in heart of Kyoto.
Wonderful stay in authentic Japanese house. Own kitchen and washing machine tucked behind sliding screens. Walking distance to Gion geisha district, southern Higashima temple and lane area. Also close to markets and main shopping strip. Lots of restaurants with open air tables beside the river. A perfect location.perfer

6/10 Okay

Angela, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quaint little hidden gem
It's close to everything & a beautiful neighbourhood, have no complaints about this little house other than to suggest that for larger people (ie: over 175cm and/or over 80kg), this little house will prob be slightly uncomfortable to live in. There is also no bathroom upstairs and the climb down those steep stairs in the middle of the night is a bit of an a adventure in itself >_<

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historic charm in a great location
We stayed at this machiya in December. It is a historic building, with all the charm and practical problems that one would expect of a historic building--wooden beauty, classic design, sliding screen doors, tatami rooms on the upside, and poor insulation, bathrooms only on the ground floor, and a very steep staircase on the downside. Of course, the advantages are well worth the disadvantages, so long as no one in your party has a mobility disability. The machiya itself is gorgeous and well maintained. It has been modernized with two nice bathrooms (note that the AC/heat extends poorly to both). The beds are on the hard side, but comfortable. There is a flat screen TV and a computer to use, as well as wifi. Maid service comes daily. The machiya is smaller than we expected. The main living room is only 4 tatamis, and the side room is even smaller. It is perfectly good for a couple, but not much more. The customer service was fantastic from reservation through the very last day of our stay. Their English is excellent--including at least one native speaker of English--a luxury in Japan! The location is great, about a 10 minute walk to the historic Gion district and Shijo Dori, with many temples and shrines are within walking distance, and restaurants & a grocery store 5 minutes away. We definitely would recommend this machiya. Even more strongly than the machiya itself, we recommend Machiya Residence Inn, which manages quite a few machiyas.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great Location in Historic Kyoto House
Great location, only a short walk to the Gion District. House is in great condition, two toilets and nice shower/bath room. Very traditional with very little furniture. Looks like it should sleep 6, but only has bedding for 4. Nice little kitchen, washer/dryer takes about 5 hours per load. Stairs are very steep, more like a ladder. The directions to get to the office were very confusing. Once you sign in, you need to take a taxi to the house. Hard to find the first time, but right next to the canal and river, so easy landmarks. Make sure to rent bikes for the day, you can find a shop only a few blocks away and they don't cost much.

10/10 Excellent

Magiskter, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovingly restored townhouse makes a wonderful stay
A wonderful experience
Response from MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN Kyoto on 16 Oct 2020
Dear Magiskter, Thank you very much for your kind review of this traditional machiya holiday house! We hope that it made your visit to Kyoto even more special. Thank you for being fantastic guests and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you to Japan again in the near future. Kind regards, "Shikokuan Machiya Residence Inn"

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great stay
the inn was fantastic. The only suggestions we can make are that it would be good to have western pillows as some of the pillows were too hard and a tea towel in the kitchen to dry the dishes. Thanks for helping us enjoy our stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Kyoto experience
- a whole traditional Kyoto house (with mod cons) located in a quiet area of town just of a street with restaurants facing on to he river. - very atmospheric, far superior to a business hotel, very clean, great bathroom, - good for couples, friends sharing or families - top floor inaccessible to anyone with mobility problems - very steep stairs - has a washing machine - I want to try the companies other residences!

10/10 Excellent

Bede, HK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
極佳的町屋體驗
第一次入住町屋，感覺特別！可能一家個子都小，空間不成問題。女兒特別喜歡Tatami及梯級，太太偏愛手沖咖啡及床舖，個人則喜觀浴室及昏暗的感覺。讓我們一家為在這旅程有個臨時安樂蝸，感謝！
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Lene, Aarhus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ekstremt hyggeligt og top beliggenhed
Perfekt beliggende meget tæt på Gion og shopping graderne men i en stille gade helt tæt på kanalerne. Enormt hyggeligt område. Huset er yderst charmerende og man føler sig helt som en japaner, når man bor der. Eneste ulempe er, at sengene er lidt hårde. Fint til 2 voksne og 1-2 børn.

8/10 Good

Andres

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Good place to stay with kids
Very good option to stay in central Kyoto and get a feel for living in the residential areas, wonderful atmosphere. Informatin about access could have been better at arrival, hotels.com phonenumber was a dead ebnd so I had to find the Kyoto free wifi to find the right number. Well inside the house, we loved it. Two drawbacks - an extra bed could not be sorted until the second night. Cleanliness in the kitchen area was not perfect. Big plus for Machiya Residence providing their own speacilty coffee, great taste!

8/10 Good

yasushi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ホテルより快適
家全体が清潔であり、キッチン用品が細部まで行き届いていたので、のんびりと食事をしたりくつろいで過ごすことが出来た。 お手洗いにスリッパがなかったが、素足で入るのは憚られるのでできれば置いて頂きたい。 また、TVが2階に設置だったので、こちらは居間にあると嬉しい。 全体的にホテルより快適な滞在でした。

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
最高なロケーション
町家の雰囲気を存分楽しむ事が出来ました。強いて言えばお風呂が少々狭いです。ロケーションも最高。また利用させていただきたいと思います。

10/10 Excellent

ShiJu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

박현진, 대구. Korea

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멋진 경험
위치가 조금 찾기 힘들었던 점을 빼면 멋진 곳이었어요. 아무런 방해 없이 우리만의 휴가를 보낼수 있었던것 같아요. 참 좋았습니다. 기대했던 교토 여행은 숙소에서부터 멋지게 보낼수 있었습니다. ^^

10/10 Excellent

Viorel, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très original et authentique Très proche du centre avec multiples lignes de bus pour visiter Kyoto
Response from MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN Kyoto on 16 Oct 2020
Dear Viorel, Thank you very much for your kind review of "Shikokuan Machiya Residence Inn". It was a pleasure to accommodate you and we are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay! Many guests, like you, enjoy experiencing the traditional Japanese atmosphere - we hope that it made your visit to Kyoto even more special. Thank you for being great guests, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you to the city again in the near future. Kind regards, "Shikokuan Machiya Residence Inn"

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
12/4に滞在しました。キッチン周りの備品が充実しており、おばんざいを商店街で買って、ご飯を炊いたりして朝ご飯を楽しみました。親戚のお家にお邪魔した感じがして居心地が良かったです。ただ、残念だったのは三人で滞在したのにお箸が５本しかなかった事です。一人は和食をフォークで食べる羽目になってしまいました。それと、サランラップもあるととても便利だと思うので、今後ご検討頂けるとありがたいです。部屋に関してですが、居間に入る扉のガラスが割れていて危険でした。一番開閉の回数が多い扉なので、何か対応された方が良いと思います。