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Kurama Onsen

Hotel in Kyoto with free breakfast and free local area shuttle

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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Hot tub
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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520 kurama honmachi,sakyou-ku kyoto, city,601-1111 japan, Kyoto, Kyoto (prefecture), 601-1111
  • Kurama Hot Spring
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Kurama-dera Temple
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Kifune Shrine
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)

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0 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

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About the area

Kyoto

Sakyo Ward, a neighbourhood in Kyoto, is home to Kurama Onsen. Kyoto Imperial Palace and Kinkaku-ji Temple are notable landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Kawaramachi Street and Pontocho Alley. Funaoka Thermal Bath and Kyoto Municipal Zoo are also worth visiting.

What's nearby

  • Kurama Hot Spring - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Kurama-dera Temple - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Kifune Shrine - 4 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Kyoto International Conference Centre - 12 min drive - 8.8 km
  • Sanzen-in Temple - 18 min drive - 11.4 km

Getting around

  • Kurama Station - 10 min walk
  • Kitayama Station - 12 min drive
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami) - 94 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪土井志ば漬本舗本店 - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪兵衛 Café - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪KIFUNE COSMETICS & GALLERY - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪鳥居茶屋 - ‬4 min drive
  • OHARA RIVERSIDE CAFE KIRIN 来隣

About this property

Kurama Onsen

Hotel in Kyoto with free breakfast and free local area shuttle
This hotel features a restaurant, Access to hot tub and free newspapers. Free full breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking and a free area shuttle. Additionally, a front desk safe, free train station pick-up and free train station drop-off are on-site. Housekeeping is not available.
Kurama Onsen offers 5 accommodations with a safe and free newspapers. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include toilets with an electronic bidet and hairdryers. This Kyoto hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include Access to hot tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Public bath/onsen services include an indoor mineral hot spring (onsen) and yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature separate men's and women's areas. There are hot springs on site.

Amenities

Hot tub
Breakfast included
Parking included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Room service

House Rules

Check in after 3:30 PM
Check out before 10 AM
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Pets

No pets allowed

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 200-10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A bathing tax, collected at the property, may be charged. The bathing tax applies to properties with hot springs and ranges from JPY 150-500 per person, per night based on local regulations. Please note that further exemptions may apply.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Set meals are served in guestrooms only (no menus or public dining)
Parking height restrictions apply
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the on-site public bathing facilities

Frequently asked questions

Is Kurama Onsen pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Kurama Onsen?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Kurama Onsen?

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; check-in end time: 6:30 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Kurama Onsen?

Checkout is at 10 AM.

Where is Kurama Onsen located?

Located in Sakyo Ward, this hotel is within 1 mile (2 km) of Kurama Hot Spring and Kurama-dera Temple. Kifune Shrine is 2.1 mi (3.3 km) away. Kurama Station is 10 minutes by foot and Kibuneguchi Station is 24 minutes.

Kurama Onsen Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 94 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 94 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 94 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 94 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 94 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Terribly Disappointing

I have visited Japan several times a year for the last 20 years, working for a Japanese company, and have been to 7 other Onsens previously, ranging from basic to elegant, so do have a good frame of reference. I admittedly have high expectations, as I felt justified for $800/night, and was somewhat surprised when I arrived. Rather than the beautiful, tranquil, and zen atmosphere I was hoping for, the atmosphere was just dated and seedy. There was no area to relax, other than our room (where they served our dinner), or a "relaxation room" which was an empty room, with 2 coin operated massage chairs. The lobby was a room with several more coin operated massage chairs, and a long table with benches, like a picnic table. The food was plentiful, and the service was good and friendly, but rather than the delicate and beautiful food I have received at other Onsens in this price range, a couple of the courses were good and fresh, such as the fish and tempura, but the rest seemed to have been cold leftovers from the fridge. The baths and locker rooms had more the feel of an old run-down dormitory than the beautiful, traditional Japanese experience I had hoped for based on other Onsens I had visited. To sum it up, knowing their NO Refund policy, my family and I unanimously opted to throw away the money, and leave early the morning after our first night (we booked 2 nights), as we felt it was better than wasting a precious day of our 10 day vacation. No regrets.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ks, Bkk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
昭和な感じの宿でよかった
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A wonderful Experience

what an amazing experience. The onsen is beautiful, the staff is incredible and the experience is out of this world. I felt like I was back in Edo Japan. The rooms are incredible and the area is wonderful. They service so much food and are soo accommodating as well. Definitely give Kurama Onsen a try, it will be so worth it!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service, excellent food, excellent onsen, excellent hospitality
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Hiroyuki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

景色の良い露天風呂がお勧めの宿です

少々古びてこぢんまりとした宿でしたが、サービスは行き届いていて、快適に過ごせました。部屋食の料理は美味しく、露天風呂からは雄大な山を望めて、そこも高評価です。 難点を挙げるとすれば、時間によって風呂の水栓が、どんなに頑張っても熱いお湯しか出ない（あるいは冷たい水しか出ない）ことでしょうか。
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

CarrieHa, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
旅館提供專車來回鞍馬站，很方便。 因房數不多，晚上泡溫泉不會擠迫。 設備齊全整潔，還有桑拿房～泡後想喝水，找不到飲水機，便向職員查詢，最後職員送上兩杯冰水。 誰不慣豆豆枕頭，又，夜晚泡完待一回便睡，睡得不太好哩⋯ 食物沒特別～ 有機會會再入住！
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

KAZUTOYO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
鞍馬山に行くならお勧め
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
好一間度假式溫泉酒店，只有一層，共六間房間，一泊二食，環境清幽，好舒服！有室內同室外風呂，室外的真的一定要浸，超正！下次嚟渡假,一定會再入住
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful

It was an amazing experience. We came after visiting Tokyo and it was so calm and relaxing after a busy week in the city. We will visit again next trip to Japan!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Piacevole esperienza Giapponese. Un po'scomoda da raggiungere
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

very good, strongly recomended.

깔끔하고 친절하고 좋습니다.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jérémy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent ryokan avec son onsen

Tres bon séjour dans ce ryokan avec du personnel au petit soin pour ses clients.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

DI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Average hotel with small onsen area

Second time stayed in an onsen hotel and this one is just ok. The futon is not quite comfortable so if you picky with your bed you might struggle falling asleep. It has two onsens: one outdoor and one indoor. Recommend the outdoor one as you get a good breeze from the view while soaking yourself in the hot water. The onsen area is a bit small compared to the other onsen hotel I went to last time. Both onsen are not exclusively to hotel guests, anyone pays for onsen entry fees can access, i.e. the onsen can get really packed in certain time/season. The dinner, which I expected the most, turned out to be an average one. In general, if you looking for a lifetime impressive onsen experience to treat yourselves, you might look for others.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Diese Unterkunft bringt die japanische Kultur und Essgewohnheiten nöher.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Accueil respectueux. Proprete des chambres. Le petit dejeuner est satisfaisant sans plus.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Emeline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Une belle expérience

Nous sommes partis en couple 10 jours au Japon avec en tête de tester au moins une fois un ryokan/onsen ! C'est un gros budget certes (une nuit équivaut à 3-4 nuits en auberge de jeunesse à Tokyo!), mais nous ne regrettons pas! Le cadre est chouette, nous avons fait la randonnée dans la montagne de Kurama avec la visite des temples et comme récompense le bain dans le onsen extérieur ! Très chouette. Le personnel est au petit soin, la chambre que nous avions était typique avec yukata mis à disposition. Les futons sont de bonnes qualité, nous avons très bien dormi. Chambre un peu bruyante par contre, à cause du bruit d'eau à l'extérieur: sommeil léger prévoir boule quies! Repas traditionnel exceptionnel: beaucoup de plats à base de poisson, y compris le matin ;-) Bains intérieurs/extérieurs quasiment pour nous seuls le soir et le matin ! Beaucoup de touristes l'après-midi. +Sièges massant exceptionnels dans la salle de relaxation (100 Yens)!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Au top

Un ryokan déjà un peu occidentalisé, mais le caractère japonais est préservé. L’ondée extérieur est magnifique. Le petit déjeuner et le dîner sont excellents. A refaire.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very excellent stay, we didn't experience any of the things stated in some negative reviews on expedia. Amenities are new and the place looks so much better than what is shown in the pictures. Only thing that could be improved is that the baths/springa are a bit dated. They still provided an amazing experience, but the look of the onsen wasn't spectacular
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pablo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excelente estancia.

En general debo decir que es uno de mis mejores experiencias en Japón. El entorno era hermoso, los baños termales externos eran simplemente soberbios (me tocó nieve y disfrute del agua caliente mientras caía nieve a mi alrededor, hermoso) La amabilidad de la gente del hostal fue muy agradable. El único punto que podría decir que no es tan bueno es que no hablaban mucho inglés (y menos español) lo que hizo un poco difícil la comunicación un par de veces. Finalmente la comida... si quieres comida japonesa típica y comer hasta reventar. Este es tu onsen. Mucha comida en la cena (que estaba incluida además del desayuno). Lo recomiendo 100%
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Beatrice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ci è piaciuto molto

Il soggiorno in questo Onsen ci è piaciuto davvero molto. Il servizio è stato impeccabile, il personale gentilissimo e disponibile e la struttura accogliente. Abbiamo provato la cena privata in camera (deliziosa e interessante) più la colazione nello spazio comune e il bagno nella fonte termale (asciugamani, ciabatte, shampo+balsamo, phon e tutto il necessario viene fornito dalla struttura). In più il viaggio nel trenino per raggiungere il paese è stato davvero la ciliegina sulla torta. Consigliamo tantissimo!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018