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Ryokan Hostel Gion

2.0 star property

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Front of property – evening/night
In-room safe, blackout curtains, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
Restaurant
Fridge, microwave
Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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391-2 Motomachi, Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, 605-0089
  • Pontocho Alley
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Nishiki Market
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Kiyomizu Temple
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    ‪45 min drive‬

Room options

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Private Quadruple Room with Bathtub, Non Smoking

Private Quadruple Room with Bathtub, Non Smoking

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Private Quadruple Room with Shower Booth, Non Smoking

Private Quadruple Room with Shower Booth, Non Smoking

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Private Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Private Bathroom

Private Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Private Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, blackout curtains, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking (Max 24 Guests)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 12 Twin Bunk Beds

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About the area

Kyoto

With a stay at Ryokan Hostel Gion, you'll be centrally located in Kyoto, steps from Hanamikoji Street and Gion Tatsumi Bridge. .This hostel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Yasaka Shrine and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Pontocho Alley.
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What's nearby

  • Pontocho Alley - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Kawaramachi Street - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Yasaka Shrine - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Nishiki Market - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Kiyomizu Temple - 18 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Sanjo Station - 5 min walk
  • Sanjo Keihan Station - 5 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪竹香 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪力餅 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪肉匠益市GION - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Loto Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪祇園　MIKUNI - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Ryokan Hostel Gion

Hostel in Kyoto, steps from Hanamikoji Street
Ryokan Hostel Gion offers 75 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and slippers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bidets, toilets with an electronic bidet, and complimentary toiletries. This Kyoto hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include shared/communal kitchens and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 75 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and bidets.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as bicycles to rent, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area.
Featured amenities include multilingual staff, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Wheelchair accessibility

More

  • 4 floors
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • 12 shared bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 18 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 18 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

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.
  • Destination fee: JPY 200 per person, per night. This fee does not apply to children under 1 year of age.

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, mobile payments, and cash
Mobile payment options include: Alipay and PayPay
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

We should mention

Children 18 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
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

Property is also known as

RYOKAN HOSTEL
RYOKAN GION
RYOKAN HOSTEL GION Kyoto
RYOKAN HOSTEL GION Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
RYOKAN HOSTEL GION Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Kyoto

Ryokan Hostel Gion Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 74 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 74 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 74 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 74 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 74 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Pascal

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was clean and everyone was really nice!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jean-philippe

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

Amasing place

Amasing place. Clean, emplacement is perfect. Right on Gion. Close to hot spots transportation restaurants and temples. I Highly recommand it !
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Emerson

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

Would stay again

It’s was brilliant and close to everything you want to see. It’s got nice Restaurants around it and bath houses. Comfy pods however my only complaint is that there is no locker room to put your things in or get changed in. This led to getting changed in the pod but I can live with that. Very nice would stay in again. (I left a drawing of Luffy and a note in the guest book :] )
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marie-Ève

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Really good place to stay in kyoto! Quiet and clean!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nilushi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hostel! Super clean, great staff, rooms were spacious. They also stored our luggage with no issues. Very close to Gion area
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nichabha

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly helpful staff and beautiful stay in Gion - so great!! Arigoto Gozaimas
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Redlands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First time staying at a hostel, loved this place felt traditional, the common area was great just to chat with other travelers. Close by to convenient stores and train station. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Celina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful hostel in a beautiful location that’s easy to walk around. Sleeping arrangements were clean and tidy and I felt I had good privacy. Met some cool people staying here as well
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

JUSTIN

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Hansol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kollyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

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

Location, comfort and luggage storage, all excelle

The best capsule hotel I've stayed at.Cozy and private, nice staff, comfortable temperature and good showers. Easy luggage storage before and after stay. Excellent location for being nearby a lot of food and fun, but off a small street so it is not loud and is very peaceful. I would stay here again and recommend highly. Thank you for a wonderful experience.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brittany-Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s very close to Gion station and the Main Street. The hostel was very clean and the beds were very comfortable. If you don’t want to keep your bags in the rooms you can leave them downstairs in an area that is secured by cameras. I recommend staying here if you want to be close to Yasaka shrine, Kiyomizudera, Kodaiji temple, and Kenin Ji Temple. Even the popular restaurant Kichi Kichi omurice and bars are a 10 min walk away.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostel
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rohan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, nice staff and good facilities!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dan

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

Awesome

Loved this place. Super friendly and helpful staff, clean and comfortable rooms, great location in Gion, nice communal area to meet fellow travelers. Would definitely stay again next time I'm in Kyoto.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rich, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and quiet with great facilities that make you feel comfortable. The Gion location is so convenient for exploring the site of Kyoto!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Salman

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

Great stay!

Great location. Excellent service.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was convenient location and great staff and clean!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Zugey

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

Amazing place, location and service

If there’s space, book this place, you will love it! Traveling with a family of 5 we booked a private room for 4 nights. Room was clean and spacious. The place is located one step away from the train station and the beautiful historical district of Gion, super close to the action but still located in a quiet street. Location is so great that we even saw Geishas on the very first day whilst walking around. There’s a convenience store across the street and is walking distance from restaurants and main sightseeing spots. WiFi in the room worked perfectly and the staff were very helpful and nice. This has definitely been one of the best places we’ve stayed during our 15 day trip through Japan. A couple of hiccups, the private rooms are located on the ground floor next to the reception so it can be a bit noisy if there’s people speaking loud at the lobby or the TV is on, but in general everyone is very mindful of the noise. Also, although there was a curtain trying to block it, having the light of the WiFi router flashing during the night in the room was annoying. But these were small things compared to the overall stay. We’d definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The common space is great for meeting people. The beds are very comfortable. The showers are great!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ong

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

Fantastic Stay at the Gion Area

The hostel has a great Japanese style interior that is complemented with lots of amenities and facilities for you to enjoy a wonderful stay. I really liked the comfy beds and tatami interior too. Couple that with the friendly staff, the hostel is a great choice for exploring in the Gion area.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019