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Matsubaya Ryokan vs Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
Matsubaya Inn and Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto are both endorsed by experts. Overall, Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto scores significantly higher than Matsubaya Inn. Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto scores 82 with praise from 5 reviews including Forbes Travel Guide, Jetsetter and The Telegraph.
Matsubaya Ryokan
Insight Guides
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Higashinotoin Nishi-iru, Kamijuzuyacho-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8150
From $44 /night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
- Fax / photocopying
Insight Guides
"Cosy but highly efficiently run ryokan dating back to the Meiji era. All rooms are Japanese style and the bathing communal."
Fodor's
"You won't find kimono-clad attendants here, but you also won't find wallet-emptying rates."
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Frommer's
"Rooms are mostly Japanese style, with the best overlooking the garden. Also good bets are five Western-style rooms on the fifth floor with kitchenettes and tiny balconies."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A short walk from Kyoto Station, this newly renovated ryokan has clean, well-kept rooms and a management that is used to foreign guests."
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Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
Forbes Travel Guide
Travel + Leisure
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445-3 Myohoin Maekawacho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0932, Kyoto Prefecture
From $631 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Jetsetter
"Traditionally inspired property conveniently location in Kyoto’s vibrant temple district with some of the city’s largest guest rooms."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"Wows from the moment of arrival until you bid it a fond farewell, with self-assured service, wonderfully calming interiors, sensational gardens and a spa so sublime it’s a destination in its own right."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Editor's Pick: Hot List 2017."
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Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Japan’s former capital city, Kyoto has
long attracted visitors from both near and far."
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Travel + Leisure
"Tucked away at the back of this luxurious property is an 800-year-old pond garden that’s home to cherry trees, carp, turtles, herons, a pagoda, and a Jizo statue said to have been there since the Edo period"
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