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The location. Walkable to the Kyoto train station.

Stayed in May 2024

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It had room for everyone. Very comfortable place. Everyone loved it.

Stayed in May 2024

Fantastic.

Stayed in April 2024

The house had 4 floors with quite steep, narrow stairs. Is not a problem unless you have mobility issues.

Large and very clean house with everything you need for your stay. Great location, halfway between main train station and the main shopping area with plenty of restaurants and supermarket within walking distance. Great location for group of family or friends. Did not meet host but was available to ask anything if we needed to via email. Even dropped the price a little when one of our friends had to go home early from Japan before we arrived in Kyoto. Would definitely stay here again if we are ever back in Kyoto.

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing, it was all wonderful. Please note, though, that the stairs are VERY steep, and the bedrooms are two flights up, so might not be suitable for people with mobility issues or travelling with small children.

Loved it- the house is fantastic and in the perfect location to explore Kyoto. We also really enjoyed being able to use the bicycles during our stay. Our host was very helpful and provided a number of suggestions of things to do and see.

Stayed in December 2023

I love everything about Buddha House - the location, facilities and ambience. Highly recommended place to stay when you're visiting Kyoto.

Stayed in February 2024

everything about buddha house was great, it was nice and cozy. rooms were really nice. bikes came in handy and fun, overall very good experience.

Stayed in January 2024

Nothing. It was perfect for us.

The property was spacious, clean, lovely decoration and all set up perfectly for us.

Stayed in January 2024

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Everything, fantastic house, lots of room, clean and close to everything.

Stayed in December 2023

A bit far from Kyoto station.

The place was really clean and well maintaned. Full instructions and I like that there was a bike that was accessible.

Stayed in November 2023

The bedrooms are tiny. 3rd floor designed for 3 tiny rooms, i would suggest to change it to 2 room would be perfect. And will be much better if the host can provide us with instructions where to go, best place to eat nearby…

The house having 3 floors with everything you need for a family. There are 6 bicycles for you as well. Bus stop nearby and close to top attractions. Its really good for value. I would definitely recommend this place.

Stayed in October 2023

Spacious sleeping areas Large reception Clean bathrooms

Stayed in October 2023

There were bikes available, which was a great way to explore Kioto. There was also a busstop nearby that goes to the station. There was enough seating available for the entire group to have meals together or relax

Stayed in October 2023

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Very clean house ,with excellent facilities, good instructions form owner ,the use of 8 bikes the house has is a brilliant idea and very useful. We only had 2 nights but I wish it was longer .

Stayed in September 2023

We were really pleased that the owner sent directions with photos to help us find the route. It is 10 mins walking distance to the train station , but may take longer with cases and hot weather. The property is over 3 floors, ground floor with space to chill, second floor tv and kitchen, 3rd floor 3 bedrooms. It was 1st property with 5 people where we had plenty of space. Lovely, quirky place to explore Kyoto

Stayed in August 2023

The route from Kyoto station to this Buddha House is very easy. Yet, the instruction is more complicated than should be. I would recommend to revise the instruction to make it clearer. There are at least 3 routes to this house: 2 routes by foot and 1 route by bus number 205.

This house is perfect for our family of 5 as it has 3 bedrooms. Everything in this house is in excellent condition. The owner really spent time to anticipate the guests' needs and well prepared for it. I don't recall that it lacks anything I needed for my stay there. Very well prepared.... The location is also central to Kyoto and close to Kyoto station I would highly recommend this house for your stay in Kyoto.

Stayed in July 2023

the stairs are quiet steep and small. ( I was slipping as went to toilet from 3 floor.

Space is big and comfortable for 5 people

Stayed in July 2023

It was fine for us, but the stairs are narrow and may not be suitable for senior citizens. There are two bathrooms, but one of them is at the first floor, which is not very convenient to get to.

The house is centrally located, walking distance to the Kyoto train station, the river and many tourist attractions in Kyoto. The host was very friendly and offered to help us book diner reservations. It has 3 bedrooms on the 3rd floor and comfortably fit our party of 6. We stayed during the peak cherry blossom season and the price could not be beaten. The second floor kitchen/living room area was great for our family to gather and have meals purchased from Family Mart or 7-11.

Stayed in March 2023

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Loved staying at Buddha house! Great location walking distance to Kyoto station in nice quiet neighbourhood. The gardens across the road are worth popping in if you have time, they were illuminated at night while we were there. The house was cosy with everything you needed and extremely comfortable beds! We enjoyed using the bikes to ride around Kyoto. It wasn’t a problem for us but the inside stairs are fairly narrow and steep so just to note that. So much to see in Kyoto, we will be back, and would definitely stay at Buddha house again!

Stayed in April 2023

Its hard to fault this property. The only things that could have made it better were if a children's seat were available for any of the bikes downstairs (though the owner was very responsive and would most likely have accommodated us had we asked). The staircases are very steep and would not suit travellers with heavy bags or those with accessibility needs.

The location of Buddha House is excellent: a 10-15 minute walk from Kyoto Station and lots of transport options nearby, making it easy to get to key sightseeing destinations. There are also plenty of great dining options within walking distance. The owner is extremely accommodating and very responsive to our needs. We stayed here with our 1 year old and found the facilities to be everything we needed.

Stayed in March 2023

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Amazing stay

Stayed in January 2023

What we disliked most was leaving Buddha House and Kyoto in general!. We also were sorry we did not get to use their bikes as much as we wanted to, as it's such a great way to see Kyoto at a proper pace. We too don't like that we must miss our great breakfasts looking out at the beautiful wall of tall Bamboo of Shoen-ji Gsrdens across the street which filled our windows with its natural texture and our ears with music from the songbirds which populated it....a true, serene respite from the bustling city that is Kyoto..

We like the fact that Buddha House was far more pleasing place than the photos provided online seemed. At one point, we almost supplanted it with another place; but, are truly happy we did not as it revealed itself to be a place which became more comforting and livable the longer we stayed here. Even the beds alone were some of the best of any place we've stayed antwhere; and, to active travellers like us, it is significant and appreciated. And, tell me, when was th e last time your accommodation had its own privated Coffee house/Library on its ground floor? Next trip to Japan, we plan to stay multiple weeks at Buddha House and know from staying in Kyoto multiple other times in different places that Mr.Tanaka and his son will provide their gracious Hospitality once again at a very high level.

Stayed in November 2022

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very clean, well equipped, really comfortable beds, lot of space, very friendly host, super easy check- in

Stayed in November 2022

Very steep stairs.

Fantastic location. Lots of room. Very good facilities.

Stayed in April 2024