180 1 Ichinocho Nakagyoku, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, 604-8305, JapanView Hotel Details
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Fai hung
Bamboo Garden King
Stayed in Mar 2025
Family
2 review
8.5/10
Very Good
Posted on Apr 6, 2025
Tastefully furnished room. Zen like garden view with a small but functional patio. Yummy breakfast. Quiet and sophisticated. If only it had a public bath….
Response from Property: Dear Fai Hung sama,Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are delighted to learn that you enjoyed your room and the garden view; Moreover our breakfast also suitable for your taste. Your suggestion of including a public bath has been duly noted. We continually seek to enhance our guest experiences and your feedback contributes significantly to our improvement strategy. While we currently do not have a public bath, we hope other activities around our area you had the chance to enjoy during your stay.We hope you will choose to stay with us again on your next visit, as we are committed to continually improving our services and facilities for the comfort and satisfaction of our guests.We look forward to having the opportunity of welcoming you back to enjoy our peaceful setting and delicious breakfast. Your continued patronage is highly appreciated.Best Regards,GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
Well Rounded Individual
Deluxe Twin Room
Stayed in Dec 2024
Couples
14 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Mar 16, 2025
Spectacular experience, really good service starting from a friendly welcome email by the team up until we checked out. Helped out with a wide range of tasks, from restaurant reservations to booking taxis. Incredible English-speaking staff, amazing in-hotel restaurant, and beautiful garden in the lobby. Tastefully decorated and large spacious rooms make it a must-try!
Response from Property: Dear Valued Guest, Well Rounded IndividualThank you for your fantastic review and perfect rating. We're delighted to hear you found our hospitality is achieved your expectation, as our team strives to provide service to ensure our guests have a wonderful stay, and your generous words reaffirm our work. Your satisfaction is our top priority, and we hope to have the opportunity to provide you with another exemplary experience on your next visit!Best Regards,GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
Guest User
Deluxe Twin Room with Extra Bed
Stayed in Nov 2024
Family
3 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jan 16, 2025
We had a wonderful stay at Garrya Nijo Kyoto Hotel. Staff service is excellent. Always ready to give great suggestions to our sightseeing activities. The room is beautiful with full and modern amenities. Location is good with subway station 5 minutes away and bus stop nearby. We’ll be back !
Response from Property: Dear Valued Guest,Thank you for sharing such a glowing review of Garrya Nijo Kyoto Hotel. We're thrilled to hear that you had a wonderful stay and found our staff offered excellent service with great suggestions for sightseeing activities. Our team is always ready to deliver top-notch service and local recommendations to enhance your experience. It's also pleasing to hear that you enjoyed the beautiful room equipped with modern amenities. We strive to provide comfortable and stylish spaces for our guests, and it's wonderful to know you enjoyed it. Your satisfaction with our location is the cherry on top! We're delighted that the convenience and proximity to public transport contributed positively to your stay. We look forward to your return in the near future. It was our pleasure to serve you, and we’re confident your next stay will be even better.Best Regards,GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
Ching Ching
Deluxe Twin Room
Stayed in Jun 2024
Family
11 review
9.5/10
Amazing
Posted on Jul 11, 2024
Very cosy and beautiful hote, highly recommended
Response from Property: Dear Ching Ching samaThank you for your glowing review! We are thrilled to hear that you had a GREAT stay with us in Kyoto. Your positive feedback is greatly appreciated, and we are delighted that we were able to meet your expectations. We value your opinion and will take your comments into consideration as we continuously strive to improve our services. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future and providing you with another wonderful experience. Best Regards, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto, Management Team
Shenmilurensi
Deluxe Twin Room
Stayed in Dec 2024
Family
17 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Feb 3, 2025
A very Japanese old-money style hotel. The hotel lobby is in an alley. There is a small narrow road in the inconspicuous entrance. There is a kind of winding beauty. Entering the hotel lobby is a very high-end minimalist beauty.
Facilities: The decoration is very new from hardware to software
Hygiene: No odor, everything is new
Environment: In the city center where every inch of land is valuable, this hotel does not have a bathhouse. For a place with bathing culture, it is a bit lacking, but there is a Michelin restaurant
Service: The service is very good
In addition, the breakfast is a set meal, Western and Japanese, it is recommended to choose Japanese
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Response from Property: Dear Shenmilurensi, thank you for your positive review and 5/5 rating. We are very glad that you appreciate our design. We are committed to providing the highest quality hardware and software facilities, as well as a clean environment free of odors. We deeply apologize for the bathing issue you mentioned and thank you for your understanding. Bathing culture is a very important part in some places, and we will actively seek possibilities for improvement to better meet the various needs of customers. We are also very pleased that you appreciated the breakfast served in our restaurant. We will continue to improve the quality of our food and beverage to meet the expectations of you and all our customers. We are very pleased with your satisfaction and look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Thank you again for your positive comments and suggestions. Sincerely, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
nolyer
Wellbeing Twin Room
Stayed in Dec 2024
Family
3 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Feb 2, 2025
The hotel is in a great location, right next to the Nijojo-mae subway station and across from the Shogun Palace. The room is well-equipped, the hygiene is very good, and the bed is very soft. This varies from person to person, but it suits me very well. There is also a lady at the front desk who can speak Chinese, so you don't have to worry too much about social phobia. In addition, breakfast is by reservation, which is relatively high-end, but the price for additional people is also very affordable, it seems to be 90 soft girls.
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Response from Property: Dear nolyer 様,
Thank you for your high rating and 5/5. We are very grateful for your kind comments.
We are glad to hear that you liked the room location and enjoyed the view of Nijo Castle.
We are very pleased with your praise for our wide variety of breakfast. We also appreciate your praise for the front desk staff. The staff is well trained in languages to better serve our global customers.
Please know that we are always working hard to improve our service level to meet the needs and expectations of all our customers. If there is an opportunity, we hope to provide you with excellent service again on your next visit and make you feel as comfortable as at home.
Sincerely,
GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
Guest User
Wellbeing Twin Room
Stayed in Mar 2025
Couples
1 review
9.0/10
Great
Posted on Apr 22, 2025
The lobby was lovely.
The service was friendly and easy to talk to, so we were very satisfied.
The French cuisine was very stylish and delicious!
Thank you very much.
It was a celebratory trip for the two of us, and it became a wonderful memory❣️
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Response from Property: Dear Guest, Thank you very much for staying at Gallia Nijo Castle Kyoto. We would also like to thank you for taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback despite your busy schedule. We are very pleased that you were satisfied with your stay at our hotel, including the hotel's atmosphere, service, and restaurant. We are truly honored that you stayed at our hotel to celebrate a special trip for two, and that we were able to play a small part in that. We will continue to strive to be a hotel that pleases our guests, so if you have another opportunity to visit Kyoto, we hope that you will return to Gallia Nijo Castle Kyoto. We will continue to strive to provide even better service in the future. We look forward to welcoming you back. All the management at Gallia Nijo Castle Kyoto
Guest User
Deluxe Twin Room
Stayed in Sep 2024
Travel with friends
12 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Oct 25, 2024
The environment is very good and the room is great! It's right next to Nijo Castle and the breakfast is great! The staff can speak Chinese and their service attitude is very good. I will come again if I have the opportunity! !
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Response from Property: Dear ゲスト, thank you for your high praise and giving us a full score of 5/5. We are very grateful for your positive review. Glad to hear you liked the location of your room and enjoyed viewing Nijo Castle. We appreciate your compliments on our wide variety of breakfast options. At the same time, thank you for your affirmation of the front desk staff. Employees have received good language training to better serve customers around the world. We hope to provide you with high-quality service again when you visit next time and make you feel as comfortable as at home. Sincerely, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
Guest User
Deluxe Twin Room
Stayed in Oct 2024
Couples
38 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Nov 29, 2024
The hotel has a nice design and the service is also very good.
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Response from Property: Dear Guest, Thank you for your high evaluation and giving a full score of 5/5. We are very grateful for your favorable comments. We are glad to hear that you like the design of the hotel. Your praise makes us very happy. Thank you for your recognition of the front desk staff. All employees receive good language training to better serve customers around the world. We hope to provide you with quality service again and make you feel as comfortable as at home during your next visit. Sincerely, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
.🐬Daniel
Deluxe Twin Room
Stayed in Jul 2024
Family
18 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Aug 21, 2024
The hotel is in a very good location, the room facilities are very new, the complimentary dinner lasted for two hours, it was really good, it is a very cost-effective hotel in Kyoto, it is worth recommending ~
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Response from Property: Dear Daniel, thank you for your highest rating. We are very grateful for your positive review. Glad to hear you liked the location of your room and enjoyed viewing Nijo Castle. We had a great variety of dinners and we were very pleased with your compliments. We are always striving to improve our service levels to meet the needs and expectations of all our customers. If given the opportunity, we hope to provide you with high-quality service again when you visit next time and make you feel as comfortable as at home. Sincerely, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
Guest User
Deluxe Twin Room
Stayed in Jun 2024
Family
3 review
5.0/10
Posted on Jul 26, 2024
Let me tell you about my real stay experience
We stayed in this hotel with two children in two rooms. There are no facilities at all, no swimming pool, no gym, only the public area with sofas in the picture. It is not suitable for families with children or large families. The children checked in on the day and the hotel staff told them not to play with toys on the table, saying that there were complaints from guests. We accepted this and told the children to sit down and receive the toys
On the first night we arrived, we went back to the hotel for dinner because of the free dinner provided by the hotel. During dinner, a service staff suddenly came over and said no to the children sitting at their own table Toys cannot be played with. I don't understand why children are not allowed to play with toys when they are sitting quietly at the dining table without disturbing others. The Westerners next door laughed with their children and were not said anything. The attitude of the waiters is very different from that of Westerners. Therefore, it is not recommended for families with children to come here unless you are good at English. The free dinner only has the appetizer, and the main course is two choices of beef and eel, but both are charged extra. Four adults spent more than 900 yuan including 100 yuan service charge, but they were not full. It is better to eat outside directly. It is a gimmick. Communicate with the manager to refund and change hotels. I don't want to be asked all the time that the children can't do this or that, but the statement is that it cannot be refunded. I ate breakfast in the room for the next few days to avoid being asked again. Different treatment. Except for waiting for the bus, I basically don't go to the lobby because it's too small. There is really nothing to eat for breakfast. Everyone orders one portion the night before. The portion is usually large and not enough to eat. The location is not very good. There are no restaurants around. The nearest one is a convenience store that is 5-10 minutes away. You need to take a taxi for more than 15 minutes and more than 100 yuan to go to the central area to find a restaurant. The room is close to the road and it will be noisy when cars pass by in the middle of the night. The advantage is that the front desk staff responds quickly. If you need to find them, they will help you solve it. In general, it is suitable for a pure room stay for one or two people. There is no feeling of vacation. I don't know why I keep recommending this hotel. I suggest that there are many other hotels in the same price range. Don't stay with children. Everyone listen to my advice.
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Response from Property: Dear ゲスト様, thank you for your kind review and valuable feedback. Sorry to hear that the hotel facilities did not meet your expectations. Your feedback is very important to us as we evaluate and improve the quality of our facilities and breakfast and dinner. We are glad to hear that you were satisfied with the front desk staff. The design team always strives to provide guests with an environment that is comfortable and meets their individual needs. We will continue to work hard to ensure that our guests have the best experience during their stay. Thank you again for choosing our hotel and sharing your experience with us. We look forward to welcoming you again in the near future and having the opportunity to provide even better services and facilities. Always feel welcome and you will always feel at home here. Sincerely, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
Miaosi
Deluxe King Room
Stayed in May 2024
Travel with friends
1 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Sep 7, 2024
The room is in a good location. It's very relaxing to lie down and watch Nijo Castle. There are many kinds of breakfast, which is a great enjoyment. The front desk lady can also speak Chinese and help call a taxi, which is great
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Response from Property: Dear Miaosi, thank you for your high praise and perfect score of 5/5. We are very grateful for your positive review. Glad to hear you liked the location of your room and enjoyed viewing Nijo Castle. We appreciate your compliments on our wide variety of breakfast options. At the same time, thank you for your affirmation of the front desk staff. Employees have received good language training to better serve customers around the world. Please know that we are always working hard to improve our service levels to meet the needs and expectations of all our customers. If given the opportunity, we hope to provide you with high-quality service again when you visit next time and make you feel as comfortable as at home. Sincerely, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
Anonymous User
Deluxe King Room
Stayed in Nov 2024
Travel with friends
1 review
6.0/10
Posted on Dec 10, 2024
The front desk staff are great! However, the service in the breakfast and dinner restaurants was very poor. There was no explanation at all when serving the dishes, and the dishes were taken away without first asking if they could be collected. It was shocking! Breakfast, whether Japanese or Western, is not delicious)
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Response from Property: Dear Yusa, thank you for choosing our hotel and taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to hear that you are satisfied with the service provided by the front desk. Your affirmation is the greatest support for our work. We also regret your experience at the restaurant. We always strive to provide excellent service to our guests, including providing timely introductions and inquiries during the meal. Your feedback is extremely important. We will investigate the issues you raise and emphasize these details in training to ensure that we can provide guests with more thoughtful and considerate service. Regarding breakfast, we will evaluate the quality and taste of the dishes and reconsider the menu in the hope of satisfying the tastes of more guests. We attach great importance to every guest's feedback and believe that we can improve the quality of service through hard work. We sincerely hope that you will see the improvements and give us a favorable review on your next visit, so as to provide you with a more pleasant experience. Looking forward to seeing you again, thank you. Sincerely, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
Guest User
Bamboo Garden King
Stayed in Dec 2024
Couples
29 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Feb 2, 2025
Perfect experience, excellent service, will choose this hotel again next time.
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Response from Property: Dear Guest, Happy New Year! Thank you for your high evaluation and giving a full score of 5/5. We are very grateful for your favorable comments. We are glad to hear that you liked the location of the room in the bamboo forest and enjoyed the view of Nijo Castle. We have a wide variety of breakfast options and we are very pleased with your praise. Thank you for your recognition of the front desk staff. All employees receive good language training to better serve customers around the world. Please know that we are always working hard to improve our service levels to meet the needs and expectations of all our customers. If there is a chance, we hope to provide you with quality service again during your next visit and make you feel as comfortable as at home. Sincerely, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team
KIM POR
Deluxe King Room
Stayed in Sep 2024
Couples
1 review
8.0/10
Very Good
Posted on Nov 6, 2024
This time was the most serious one. I thought it didn’t matter whether it was expensive or expensive when staying in a casual and high-end hotel. Unexpectedly, except for the good service, there was no other redeeming feature in terms of hardware. First of all, the location. It's not convenient. If you want to go to a convenience store or nearby restaurants, you need to walk for more than 10 minutes. The entrance of the hotel is very hidden. When you arrived, you couldn't find the entrance after walking around twice. The hotel is small and there are basically no public facilities. There is no own parking lot, no fitness room, and no large bathing area, except for a relatively high-end restaurant. Breakfast is included, but if you want to eat better, you have to pay extra. No matter how many nights you stay, only one dinner is included. This is the first time I have seen this kind of offer, and it is not an expensive dish. If you want to eat wagyu, you need to pay extra. The price is expensive and the portion is small. The rent itself is two to three times more expensive than other hotels in Kyoto area. When you book a room on the website, there is a balcony in the photo, but when you check in, you are told that it cannot be used. The view outside the window is the sidewalk across the street. The mattress has no elasticity and the more you sleep, the more it sinks. In the Mini bar, you need everything except water and coffee. Needless to say about the fees and prices. I really want to know why they charge this rent. It feels like a money grab. I have said that I will never stay in a hotel of this group in the future
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Response from Property: Dear KIM POR, thank you for choosing our hotel and taking the time to leave a review after checking out. We are pleased to hear that you appreciated the service, which reflects on the staff's commitment to providing quality service. We noted some of the issues you mentioned, including the hotel's location and lack of some amenities. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We will carefully consider all of your concerns and actively seek ways to improve. The goal of catering services is to provide dishes of excellent quality and unique taste. We take your feedback on meal options and prices seriously and look into how we can improve our food and provide more choices and more competitive prices while maintaining quality. Regarding room facilities, we will review the room description to ensure that the information provided is accurate. Mattresses and other amenities are also evaluated to see if adjustments or upgrades are needed to provide a more comfortable stay. We appreciate your feedback, which helps us understand areas for improvement and encourages us to provide better services and facilities. Hope we can have the opportunity to get together again. Sincerely, GARRYA Nijo Castle Kyoto Management Team