Keizankaku

“Source Chaude hôtel pour un bon refuge”

C'est la deuxième fois que mon mari et moi allons au Japon pour un hôtel chaud de printemps. Il n'est pas facile de trouver un prix raisonnable mais bien chaud-hôtel Spring à Kyoto. Celui-ci s'avère être le meilleur bon-affaire après avoir longtemps de comparaison. J'ai essayé de les envoyer par e… Plus

C'est la deuxième fois que mon mari et moi allons au Japon pour un hôtel chaud de printemps. Il n'est pas facile de trouver un prix raisonnable mais bien chaud-hôtel Spring à Kyoto. Celui-ci s'avère être le meilleur bon-affaire après avoir longtemps de comparaison. J'ai essayé de les envoyer par e-mail pour certaines questions (en anglais) mais pas répondre. J'ai donc réservé par Japanican.com. Je sais que leur situation n'est pas très pratique, donc je voudrais demander pour leurs services de navette. Car ils n'ont pas pu rentrer à mon email, je dois demander au concierge de mon hôtel à Osaka pour appeler et font de l'arrangement pour moi. La navette de bus jusqu'à la sortie pour montrer jusqu'à temps à la 龜岡station JR. L'hôtel n'est pas neuf, mais propre, soigné et relaxant. La chambre que nous avions réservé une chambre de style japonais, dont le dîner et le petit déjeuner. Je m'attendais à ce que le repas vous sera servi dans la chambre, mais ils ont dit que les services dans la chambre ne serait donné à VIP ou sur demande spéciale. Le dîner est servi dans un autre bâtiment en face de l'endroit où nous avons séjourné. Le dîner était dans le style japonais traditionnel servi en chambre individuelle. Les goûts et la qualité est bonne. Ils ont pour source chaude à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur. L'hygiène et l'environnement sont excellents. Ils ont un jacuzzi pour le côté extérieur qui est agréable pour se détendre et soulagement tous les fatigant après plusieurs jours de visites. Après le dîner, ils déjà organisé les copains de dormir dans la chambre, ce qui est assez confortable, même si c'est pour dormir sur le sol. Le buffet du petit déjeuner était servi à la cantine dans le style japonais et occidental. La qualité et la variété de choix est assez bon. Le personnel parle anglais limité qui est assez bien. Ils nous ont donné une expérience traditionnelle de l'hôtel japonais. La plupart des clients sont des personnes locales et pour la période que nous avons passé, nous n'avons pas vu d'étrangers. Je recommanderais cet hôtel à mes amis s'ils iront à Kyoto et souhaitez séjourner dans un hôtel chaud de printemps.

Moins

“Convenient day-use onsen!”

Such a nice ambiences at the back of Kyoto. This hotel is famous for its food but today we just put ourselves in a big onsen. The spa is clear and both the inside and roten bath had jacuzzi. I didn’t take dry sauna as I had enough local sake :D The hotel is very clean and neat. Feel like we want… Plus

Such a nice ambiences at the back of Kyoto. This hotel is famous for its food but today we just put ourselves in a big onsen. The spa is clear and both the inside and roten bath had jacuzzi. I didn’t take dry sauna as I had enough local sake :D The hotel is very clean and neat. Feel like we want to come back for a big lunch that accompanies a free shuttle and onsen.

Moins

“Nicer Ryokan in the outskirts of Kyoto”

We stayed at the Keizankaku ryokan as a family of two adults and two school age children. We chose the Keizankaku because it has rooms that features private outdoor baths so you can experience the Japanese onsen without going to a more public bath. It also advertises as a child-friendly ryokan so… Plus

We stayed at the Keizankaku ryokan as a family of two adults and two school age children. We chose the Keizankaku because it has rooms that features private outdoor baths so you can experience the Japanese onsen without going to a more public bath. It also advertises as a child-friendly ryokan so we were confident that our children would be welcomed as guests. The clientele was mostly Japanese. The Keizankaku is located in the mountains outside of Kyoto, about 45 minutes away by car or by public transportation. The ryokan provides a bus to and from Kameoka Station so it is possible to get here on public transportation. The ryokan building is not traditional, consisting of several low-rise buildings, so don’t expect Japanese authenticity in the building. The interior is very typical of ryokans of this class and of this age, dominated by late 70’s early 80’s furnishings, fluorescent lighting, and a pink-pastel color scheme. All of it is clean and functional, but neither authentically Japanese nor modern. We stayed in a Japanese style room with Private open air bath in the Second Building. In my opinion, this is the room to get for those people who want to experience Japanese baths without having to go to a public bath. The room is a typical Japanese tatami room where the sitting area is converted into the sleeping area in the evening by the maids. It was spacious and nice enough for our family. We had our kaiseki dinner in a private room instead of in our room. Our dinner setup had individual tables and chairs in a tatami room which was frankly more comfortable for our kids than sitting on the floor. The meal was good, with really wide variety of dishes. One highlight was the fugu which is a poisonous pufferfish which requires special skills to prepare. The child meal was unexpectedly large … basically it had the same number of courses as the adult meal, but replaced the complicated dishes (such as the aforementioned fugu) with simpler items. Overall, it was a good (but not WOW!) meal, and a good introduction to this style of dining. In our opinion, the breakfast buffet was a more satisfying meal because it was simpler in preparation. It featured both western breakfast items, as well as a huge assortment of Japanese breakfast dishes. There was something here for everyone, and lots of things to try. The Keizankaku is admittedly a little out-of-the-way from mainstream Kyoto, but it can be worth the effort depending on your needs for the ryokan experience.

Moins

“Very good hotspring and good Japanese services”

It is a reasonable hotspring hotel which is about 180 minutes to Kansai Airport, so we used it as our last night in Japan. The room are traditional tatami and bathrooms are very small, and both dinner and breakfast are good but we just had too much better meals in Japan. However, we do enjoy the… Plus

It is a reasonable hotspring hotel which is about 180 minutes to Kansai Airport, so we used it as our last night in Japan. The room are traditional tatami and bathrooms are very small, and both dinner and breakfast are good but we just had too much better meals in Japan. However, we do enjoy the great services, which we do often take for granted while in Japan, and the hotspring was really user friendly. It was my 9 year old son's first real hot spring experience in Japan and he thoroughly enjoyed it as it was children friendly. Unfortuantely, Free Wifi is only in the lobby, and we were too spoilt staying in the really great Imperial Hotel in Osaka for a few night before this. As it made this hotel quite ordinary. If you need a convenient, value-for-money location to go for hotspring that is very close to Kyoto and need to catch a flight the next day, Keizankaku is a good option to make.

Moins