During our tour of Japan, we wanted to experience a more traditional style of Japanese accommodation. Takasegawa Bettei, is a 'ryokan' (villa) style property on a quiet residential street. On arrival we received the warmest welcome from very helpful, kimono wearing, English speaking staff who taught us about the etiquette of wearing 'uwabaki' slippers everywhere inside the building. The bedrooms were modest but gorgeous with wood panelling, paper blinds, 'zaizu' chairs, and lcaquerwear ornaments. The bathroom was wood panelled with a traditional cypress wood bath and everywhere was spotlessly clean. Yet we had all the mod-cons with good wi-fi connection, amazing automatic bathroom, flat screen TV, fridge, safe, tea/coffee making facilities and light switches and sockets in all the right places etc. Most importantly the large bed was comfortable. The location was great with the historic district of Gion about 15 minutes walk away including the Kyoto National Museum and numerous temples. It was easy to reach the centre of Kyoto on foot or via Shichijo station (2 stops on the Keihan line). There were plenty of good places to eat nearby plus 2 very good craft beer micro- breweries within a couple of minutes walk from the front door! We really couldn't recommend this place more.

It's not a 5 star Western style hotel, but it's lovely, clean, comfortable and great value so you won't be disappointed - Just go-ahead and book!

Stayed here for 2 nights and really enjoyed it. The hotel is in a quiet location about 15 minutes walk from Kyoto station. You are greeted at reception where you remove your shoes and leave them in a locker. Sandals are provided for walking around the hotel. The room was a traditional style room with tatami flooring. It was large, very clean with a big, comfortable bed. The bathroom has an amazing, deep cyprus wooden bath and a shower. Breakfast was served to the room and was a choice of Western or Japanese, both were excellent but we preferred the Japanese breakfast. The staff were very friendly and very helpful. Would recommend this hotel and would stay here again.

This is one of the best hotel I ever stayed. The staffs are really professional and they really prioritise the guest alot. Offering hand warmer everytime we head out as it is winter. Greeting and bowing each and everytime they see the guest. There are no communication barrier as they speak really good English. Top notch customer service.

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Very modern take on a traditional Japanese room, the tatami in the room was nice, the hinoki tub is excellent and the western style bed was appreciated. The lighting in the room is dimmable with multiple zones to get it exactly right. The windows have the traditional sliding screens to cover them but a blackout shade pulls down to get total darkness.

The light in the bathroom is motion activated which means if you get up in the middle of the night to use it, you get blasted with light. You have to leave your shoes at the door of the hotel (in a locker which is nice) but it can be a bit inconvenient to have to swap to slippers if you just need to run in for something, overall the stay was great.

I can't say enough great things about this property! The location is good. It is about a 15 minute walk from the Shinkansen train station. It is located along a small creek on a quiet back road in a neighborhood that is absolutely delightful to walk around and explore. There are many great restaurants and services nearby, including restaurants, shops, and coin laundry. The subway is a very short walk away. The main shopping district is about a 15-20 minute walk away. The hotel staff were some of the most warm, personable, and kindest folks I have ever met. They made us feel welcome and special from the moment we walked into their facility. The rooms were beautiful and the views of the surrounding neighborhood and mountains in the distances were very quaint. I love the traditional ryokan vibes, but with modern comfort. The cypress bath tubs were stunning. And the room was so big! My friend ordered the traditional Japanese breakfast and raves about it constantly. We ended up buying ourselves the yukatas from this place so we can put them on and remember our time here. This place is special

The hotel gives a very Japanese-modern experience - room style, hotel entrance, staff appearance etc. we loved the room, the Yokattas, and the special wooden bathroom. Location was very comfortable for us. Cheap if you want to arrive with taxi on a night out, and pretty easy if you use the subway. Also it's a walking distace to Kyoto Shinkansen station, and if you prefer taxi its about 1000 ¥. You enter the hotel and your room with an electronic keypad code which was very easy and comfortable. about 50 meters from hotel you have a seven-11, which we found very comfy. also a very recommended place with nice food, atmosphere and beer is just across the seven-11, called CRAFT-KYOTO, they have their own brewery called Nude beer, we really loved. Much better on all counts from the little beer place you have a side from the hotel entrance (this one is nice, but very loud and touristy, so if you want something more saddle go to Craft Kyoto across the 7-11).

Upon arrival and every time you enter and leave hotel "lobby", you need a bit more room in order to chance from street shoes to hotel shoes. I guess another bench or little extra sitting area to change your shoes would be appreciated, but other then that it was a perfect stay!!

Really loved the understated elegance of this place and would rate it best of the four places we stayed in Japan on this trip to Japan (which included a 5-star historic hotel). The staff was extremely helpful, and it had the right touches over a traditional Ryokan which made it suitable for an extended stay (we stayed 4 days). Situated on a quiet street on a canal and within walking distance of Kyoto station (13 minutes by foot) with a cozy brew pub nearby (Kyoto Beer Lab). And the Japanese breakfast served right to your room was just an awesome way to start your day (and each day it was slightly different).

We liked that the location was close enough to places we wanted to visit and also to the train station. The hotel staff was super nice and friendly, always welcoming and helpful. The Japanese breakfast was delicious and filling and we were happy we were able to order it.

There weren’t a lot of restaurants near the hotel and most of them required reservations. So, it was a little difficult for us to find a restaurant for dinner. We didn’t notice the sign for not making the bed every day until the last day so I felt bad that they had to do that when it wasn’t necessary.

The bathing space was wonderful, they had the best toilet out of all of our stays and the room overall was spacious and the perfect blend of traditional with modern comforts. The amenities were excellent and the location was fairly convenient to nearby stations, malls and restaurants and a 7-Eleven and 24 hour laundromat were right around the corner. We had the best service here out of our 10 day visit around Japan with a blend of professional and personal welcoming touch with the people at the front desk and brochures and extra amenities that could be requested. The breakfast deliveries were so pretty and delicious!

The accommodations were very nice and clean and the staff was super friendly and accommodating, as to be expected of Japan's hospitality culture. While not all the staff were really fluent in English, most understood enough so that communicating with them was not an issue and were able to have short conversations about the area. The room was a nice tatami-floored room and had a wooden bath. The toilet was a nice bidet set that I became accustomed to seeing during my time in Japan. The room itself was very simple and only had the basic amenities you'd find in a typical hotel, but that is more or less what you would expect to get when staying at a place like this, so not a negative point. We added on breakfast meals for each day of our stay, alternating between a Japanese style breakfast and and a more western inspired breakfast and both were very good and came in promptly at 8 AM when scheduled. This ryokan is located within a 5-10 minute walk of historic Kyoto where most of the touristy stuff is, so it is eery easy to travel from here to many attractions and there is also a train station for both of the rail companies in the area within a 10 minute walk to get almost any where else from there.

When staying I found that the comforter on the bed made me a bit to warm when sleeping, and I was traveling with others, so couldn't adjust the AC. I let the staff know the next morning and they were able to get me a thinner blanket. I slept much better after that.