Hiiragiya Bekkan (Annex)

Hiiragiya Bekkan was a completely charming ryokan stay in Kyoto! Location was perfect, close to everything. The place was gorgeous, our room faced the garden. The breakfasts and dinners were incredibly good, and we loved the private onsen! But most of all the service was superlative - our room attendant Haru-san was the nicest, most endearing person we encountered in Japan. Arigatou gozamashita!

We are Americans who live in Tokyo several months a year and we took a family couple to Kyoto and tried to give them a representative ryokan experience in the old capital. We thoroughly enjoyed the ambiance of the one hundred year old plus building, the service of the wonderful staff members and the delicious cuisine presented, both in the elaborate evening meal and breakfast next morning. At current exchange rates, the one hundred thirty dollar per person tariff was an amazing bargain for what we received in accommodation, service, and food. Well located and accustomed to foreigners. Highly recommended.

Traditional Ryokan w hot springs bath in quiet neighborhood not to far from the Imperial Palace. The service is impeccable and the rooms have western chairs for comfortable seating overlooking a small central Japanese garden.

We chose to stay at the Hiiragiya Bekkan Ryoken during our family vacation to Japan and were blown away by the experience. The hotel is a traditional Japanese Ryoken with communal bathing areas and separate living quarters for the guests. As a family of four we had a single room (with our own separate bathroom) which was laid out as a dining room for our meals and then converted into a bedroom with four futon beds for sleeping. We were served a multi-course degustation menu for dinner and then a similarly elaborate breakfast comprising a range of traditional Japanese dishes, including some seasonal specialities. Our hostess was amazing and was able to attend to our every need - whether it was getting us checked in, fitting our yukatas / kimonos for dinner, or serving us the dozen or so course for dinner. The room was very private and included access to a beautiful formal garden area. This visit is something we will remember for a long time. If you are travelling to Japan, I would highly recommend staying at least one night here.

We first stayed here over 30 years ago and with kids in tow, we visited again for 3 days this year. The highlight is the service, specifically the room attendant in our case Aki I believe was her name. You are served a 6-7 course japanese meal every day in your room. Many things we do not consume in the US makes for a very interesting experience. The chef spends alot of time putting everything together, you can tell. We sampled and ate almost everything placed before us, the only exception was the octopus with suckers still attached, was too rubbery for everyone in our party. The attendants bring every course upstairs and its alot of work. Despite this Aki was personable and handled our english well enough. So memorable for our 17 yo twins. Our next to last day, Aki informed us she did not work the next day, and had taken the time to write in english a touching message for the family. Traditional Ryokan has community bath that has to be scheduled and sleeping directly on the floor are expected, so go with the flow, you will have a most memorable stay. The bekkan annex is smaller and more intimate than its big sister hiiragiya bekkan. We plan to return in another 30 years GOD willing.

We stayed here with a family of 4 ( 2 sons aged 12 and 11yo) for 2 nights. We had the 8+6 tatami room upstairs and had inclusive dinner and breakfast provided. There was some uncertainty when making this booking as most reviews on tripadvisor were pre-covid, but google reviews had more up to date 2022 reviews from japanese locals ( we are not japanese locals). Overall, we had a wonderful and most memorable stay and would definitely want to stay again. Room: 8+6 tatami room was massive, and had it own toilet in room and sink. We did not have our own bath/shower, but had bookings for these in a seperate floor of the hotel and this worked just fine. The building is old, but inside is extremely clean. Our room, upsatirs looked out to a private indoor garden. As a tatami room, our beds were made after each dinner by the host on futami's and although the pillow is quite different ( small and grain-like), it was comfortable and the blankets were amazing. Rooms had 2 air conditioners that provide excellent heating or cooling. Toilet in room was extremely clean, and sink had provided all bathroom amentiies. Onsen: small onsen, but enough to fit 2-3 ppl and had adjacent showers. Able to book 30-60m each time and very relaxing and very clean. Kaiseki Dinner and Breakfast: this was a massive highlight of Kyoto foods the multi course was so well presented, and so tasty - hjigh quality. Service by the host was amazing, very courteous and they admit their english is limited (so is our japanese), but we were able to appreciate their kindness and excellent service. There are also drink menus and we had a pairing sake/wine with our meal. Amazing combination to have this served in your room, and then you can go straight to bed! Staff: extremely strong point. All staff courteous, helpful, kind and very attentive. front desk staff english is good. Locaiton: not really knowing Kyoto, and map scale appreciation in google, this location is fantastic. Its not in Gion district, but close to subway line, but very close to the nishiki market, and massive undercover shops - all south. Overall, this was one of the most memorable experience of a trip to stay in a experienced servicing ryokan, with classic tatami/futami room, kaiseki meals and staff were excellent. Thank you to staff at Hirigaya Bekkan Annex. I highly recommend this if visiting Kyoto, post-COVID and hope to come again!

誕生日が近い友人と一泊したのですが、素晴らしい体験となりました。 15時チェックインでしたが雨のため少し早く到着。宿の方が温かく迎えてくださりホッとしました。 お部屋は2階。階段は少し急で足の不自由な方には少し大変かもしれませんが、我々は別の意味でドキドキしながら向かいました。 お部屋は広く清潔で、床の間のお花もきれいにいけられ由緒正しい旅館にきたことを改めて実感。着いてお茶とお菓子を頂き、お風呂とご飯の時間を予約し、外へ散策。雨に濡れた靴を温めておいてくださり感激しました。 夕飯ですが、味も美味しく目にも美しくすっかり骨抜きになってしまいました。細部まで丁寧に作られており、食べるごとに体が整ってきたような気がしました。 お風呂は朝と夜2回入り、夜はジャグジー朝は木のお風呂と分けて下さりその心遣いもありがたかったです。ちなみにシャンプーは毛質の違う友人もとてもよかったと感激。笑 朝ごはんは普段食べないのですが、ご飯をおかわりしてしまうほど美味しかったです。 なおこちらの滞在で1番素晴らしかったのは旅館の皆様です。出会う方は皆さま優しく細かい気配りもすごく、こちらの質問に真摯に答えてくださりました。(きっとお目にかかれなかった方も皆さま優しいんだろうなと感じさせてくれました。) また、仲居さんはさりげなく浴衣の帯を女性2人なので色帯に変えてくださったり、観光やお土産についてもこちらのことを考えてくださったりと頭が下がります。 他にもたくさん数えきれない程素敵なことだらけの滞在でした。 ぜひまた滞在したいです！

日本を代表する京都の老舗旅館です。 数寄屋造りのクラシカルな建物からして芸術的。 食事で使われているお盆や器も代々伝わる代物も多く見られます。それに負けない美しく美味しい京都懐石は忘れられないほどのもの。 本物に沢山会える場所です。

８年ほど前，柊家本館に泊まりました。 ミシュラン掲載の旅館のなかで，当時，２つ星のついた京都美山荘と並んで，１つ星のついた２軒のうちの１軒でした ( 星は料理につけられるもので，建物につけられるパビリオンとは違います。旅館にはめったに星はつきません )。 とても美味しかった夕食でした。 しかし，後で，食べログをよく読み返してみると，柊家の本館と別館とでは，各レビューの評価がほとんど変わらないことに、気づきました ( 現在もほぼ変わらない )。 つまり，レビュアーたちの評価は，カカクコムが点をつけた，食べログの評価点とは違って，本館と別館とが，ほぼ同じだったのです。 トリップアドバイザーで，評価の棒グラフが，本館と別館とでやや違うのは，本館のほうが圧倒的に外国人が多く，外国人と日本人との評価が違ったからだと思われます。 そしてアドバイザーでの口コミでも，食事の評価の差は，本館別館で見られないようでした。 そして，やはり，実際に食べた，別館の夕食の美味しさは，本館と遜色ないものでした。 別館と本館とでは，宿泊費が，かなり違います。 しかし，夕食には，食材にも，盛り付けにも，美味しさにも，量にも，あまり差が無い。 料理長は，別の人だそうです。 本館も別館も，建物は古く，建て直すか，あるいは，全面的に，細かな部分まで改装すべき時が来ています。 どちらの建物も，音は響きます。 別館は，もともと個人所有の建物を改装したもので，旅館としては，最初から　不十分な建物だそうです。 本別館で，従業員の交流はあって，接客に大きな差はないそうです。 別館は，近ごろは，満室に近い日が続いているそうです。 なお，各サイトで部屋残ゼロでも，電話すれば，空きがあるかもしれません。 今回も，１週間ほど前，各サイト空室ゼロで，電話してみたら，２室空室があるとのことでした。 さすがは，老舗旅館です。 老舗旅館には，繁忙期でも，たいてい１，２室の空きを作ってあると聴きますから。