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12. marts 2023
This is our 6th time in Japan and Kyoto is my favorite city. We loved our stay here and would definitely return. My husband and I stayed in the Kokyu machiya. Before we even arrived the communication from the property was responsive to questions The property itself is an 6-7 minutes walk from exit 6 at Karasuna -Oike subway exit. Note there are lockers right by the exit. We arrived super early and just dropped our in there to save time so we could continue exploring before checking in. The matcha tea ceremony and little gift upon arrival and local tips were appreciated. While on a residential side street, the property is centrally located and its easy to walk to many tourist areas or catch a subway and transfer. There are so many restaurants nearby (including my favorite place in Kyoto for shirunashi tantanmen - Gouriki w/iwalking distance). Also, Uber works great here and the drivers are just amazing Japanese taxi drivers, not regular gig workers, it seemed. We loved the Kokyu unit. bed was super comfortable and then sliding screens open to let tons of fresh air inn if you want. It does have traditional buckwheat pillows. There is an outdoor bath, cedar bath and shower (do this before getting in either bath to clean yourself first) and two toilets (one up and down). There was a microwave and utensils in the room and a rather big flat screen tv if you are into that. I loved the high ceilings and open feel. My brother and his wife were in Kinsho next to us, which was equally as lovely and had its own unique advantages such as regular sofas. A couple of tips: if you order breakfast keep in mind it arrives between 8-8:30 in case you have an early train Also, while there is a washer and dryer on-site, the dryer does not use heat and WILL take over three hours to dry. As an alternative there is a 24 hour coin laundry 7-8 minutes away on foot. I can’t wait to go back and stay a bit longer. It felt like we lived here for a minute and I loved it. Thank you !
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