Matsubaya RyokanvsHearton Hotel Kyoto
Both hotels are recommended by experts. Overall, Matsubaya Inn is the choice of most professionals compared to Hearton Hotel Kyoto. Matsubaya Inn is ranked #28 in Kyoto with positive reviews from 4 publications such as Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Insight Guides.
Matsubaya Ryokan
Insight Guides
Fodor's
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
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." Full review
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." Full review
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." Full review
Hearton Hotel Kyoto
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Oyster
405 Funayacho, Higashi no Toin Dori Oike Agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 604-0836
From $113/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
DK Eyewitness "A big but welcoming hotel, with very comfortable rooms, car parking, and 24-hour access."
Time Out "The granite facade promises grand things, but the Hearton is a strange place. The lobby is a sterile cafe; there’s a barely perceptible difference between single and double rooms." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"This basic business hotel is just that -- a standard, somewhat generic, mid-range hotel offering clean and comfortable accommodations with 294 guest rooms, an on-site restaurant, and meeting rooms." Full review
