≪5 min to subway!≫ City center townhouse KAMIZA-AN (Second floor)
About this house rental
Nestled in Kyoto, this attractive house for $295 per night is a great option for your next vacation. Hello, everyone. We are Miyabi team and all staffs are Japanese. We love to support our guests' travel. If you want to know local information, please feel free to ask us! We can also recommend local information and restaurants for you! What we did as our hospitality for our guests. ・Meeting up with our guests at the house ・Send a information of events ・Making reservations of restaurants ・Making reservations of tickets of Geisha shows, Miyako Odori ・Applying tickets of SAIHOJI ( Kokedera : Moss temple ) ・Helping our guests' travel plan before they arrive ・Taking our guests to the doctors ・Sending information of Typhoon and disaster information in advance ・Providing baby items ( Baby items are free: high chair, baby plates, baby potty and baby bath. ) ※Please contact us in advance if you need them. ・Sending stuffs our guests left ・Sending airmail with pictures ・Sending snacks which our guests asked us to send. ( Ex, One of our guests enjoyed Kyoto snacks and they sent us a e-mail that they want to eat the same snacks again for kid's birthday. ) We would like to be the best host for you! KAMIZA-AN is the upper level of almost 100 years old Kyoto machiya, traditional Kyoto townhouse. 1 semi-double bed, 1 single bed 3 people can sleep in Tatami room Bathroom, Toilet, small kitchen, sofa, dining table Hairdryer, towels, shampoo, body soap are provided. Each room have an air conditioner. Our New York architect based in Kyoto Geoffrey P. Moussas renovated it to make this old house a special place where to stay with couples and friends during your vacation in this beautiful historical city of Japan. You can experience the old days Japanese life style while having modern amenities. There are two tatami mats rooms where to sleep with futons or beds, a western style living room with table, chairs, sofa, modern kitchen area, antique furniture, nice shower, high-tech toilet, air conditioner, floor heating. It is situated in quiet Kamanza street that in few meters ends in Sanjo street, one of the most old and main streets in Kyoto crossing the city from East to West. This street has been very important in the Kyoto history for many events happened here, and today you can enjoy the craft shops, the old houses, museums, galleries, local temples and shrines, or cafes, restaurants and the very exciting Shopping District, one of the oldest in Kyoto with also the most modern goods and latest fashion, and elegant department stores. Nearby, in the other side of Horikawa street there is a more calm and 60's-70' s years atmosphere Sanjo shopping arcade, where you can find fresh vegetables sold in the street, different kinds of shops, bakeries, supermarkets, good places where to eat... You can relax doing your supper shopping after a day visiting so many beautiful places in Kyoto and feeling as a local! KAMIZA-AN is the perfect place in the mid of cultural, traditional, innovative Kyoto heart! Unfortunately, we can not accept kids, over 2 years old to 12 years old. We can accept under 2 years old and over 13 years old. ※ Check in time is 4 PM - 8 PM Leaving luggage before check in time (after 11:30 am) is available, please feel free to ask us if you need it. If you arrive later than 8 pm, please let us know. ※ When you check in, please pay accommodation tax of Kyoto government. This accommodation tax is not included in rental cost of the house. Please pay by cash. The tax fee is depends on how much you payed for your rental cost. If your rental cost is under 20000 JPY per person per night, the tax is 200 JPY per person per night. (EX) If you are 3 people and you stay 3 nights, the accommodation tax will be 200 JPY × 3 people × 3 nights = 1800 JPY If your rental cost is 20000 JPY to 49,999 JPY per person per night, the tax is 500 JPY per person per night. (EX) If you are 2 people and you stay 2 nights, the accommodation tax will be 500 JPY × 2 people × 2 nights = 2000 JPY ※Please let us know the number of people correctly. If the number of people is different from the number you actually book with, we will charge you extra. Person not registrered for accommodation must refrain from staying overnight in the room. Please see our other listings: Ground floor is Shimoza-an VRBO#514790 In Aneyakoji area other 2 listings: Kaede VRBO#1077968 & Satsuki VRBO#1077956 These houses are rented for a whole house as well #1275901 In kiyomizu area other 2 properties: Bairin-an #3438160 Whole house Kiyomizu bettei #1266495 If you have any question, please feel free to contact us.
Amenities
Air conditioner
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Laundry
Hot Tub / Spa
TV
Map of Kyoto
Reviews
4.8/5.0
Outstanding(26 Reviews)
5.0
Nice atmosphere, clean apartment, comfortable beds and an amazing host!
We’d love to stay here again. It was a good location and had everything we needed.
4.0
I would give this property 5 stars but we did have a few minor issues with connections with the internet, but it was probably the IP and not the property router. So if you could half stars, i would rate it 4.5 stars. We would stay here again because of the feel, locaton, cleanliness and the great communication with property manager. All appliances worked and there were clear instructions on how to use them. The property manager checked in with us after our first night to make sure we were comfortable and if we had any questions! I would encourage improved directions to the location from the subway once booked. Great home and thank you for your wonderful hospitality.
5.0
Charming property in a fun neighborhood for exploring. Clean, well furnished, attentive host. A fun and unique stay
5.0
Close walk to subways with easy access to all areas around Kyoto
5.0
Excellent, well located, good price, great for families
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Location is great and perfect for a family. Highly recommended.
5.0
Such a great place!
5.0
Wonderful Experience
Such a great place!
4.0
Great things in small packages
Loved the quiet apartment. Great neighborhood and restaurants.
5.0
Great Location and lovely home in Kyoto
We spent 3 nights in Kyoto with our children (ages 7 and 9). This was a lovely property in a great location. Walking distance to several locations, and easy access to trains.
The property is lovely and on a quiet street. Our hosts met us and showed us everything we would need. Lots of great recommendations on restaurants and locations to visit. Very clean and comfortable beds. Our kids were very happy sleeping on the Western Beds, while we loved the authentic experience of sleeping on the futons on the tatami mats.
Would definitely stay here again and highly recommend.
5.0
Great location, charming, quiet, well appointed and comfortable. Owner's crew extremely helpful.
5.0
Gorgeous
Great location, charming, quiet, well appointed and comfortable. Owner's crew extremely helpful.
5.0
wonderful stay in Kyoto
Mariko was very helpful and responsive. She met us on the first day at the machiya. The place was clean and comfortable. There was no trouble until our last night when there were people below us. One of our sliding doors made noise when it was moved, and the people below complained about this but it was unavoidable. Mariko took care of the problem after we left. The short walk to the subway was convenient. Our favorite grocery store was the Fresca close by on Oike. The washer/drier was very convenient to have.
5.0
We just returned home from four very pleasant nights at Kamiza-an. I was looking for a traditional-type accommodation for our first trip to Kyoto, and liked the way Kamiza-an had been renovated, while keeping traditional details. The three rooms were comfortable, with beautiful wood ceilings, and very nice, new shower room, washer/dryer, and separate bath. What isn't mentioned is that the cooktop is a rather groovy induction unit, and special and cool materials are used in a variety of places- especially the toilet space and the kitchen backsplash. The small deck overlooking the garden was a perfect place for a cocktail after long days of exploring. Another special thing was being able to experience the feeling of a traditional house- when it's warm, opening up the windows created a very pleasant cross ventilation- smart traditional design. Kyoto proved to be wonderfully walkable, and the neighborhood surrounding Kamiza-an held all sorts of very cool places to eat, shop for crafts, and within a number of blocks, awesome food shopping. The rental contact was very responsive, and Mariko had lots of great tips for shopping and getting around. We'd stay here again, and are planning to.
5.0
authentic and comfortable base for exploring Kyoto
We just returned home from four very pleasant nights at Kamiza-an. I was looking for a traditional-type accommodation for our first trip to Kyoto, and liked the way Kamiza-an had been renovated, while keeping traditional details. The three rooms were comfortable, with beautiful wood ceilings, and very nice, new shower room, washer/dryer, and separate bath. What isn't mentioned is that the cooktop is a rather groovy induction unit, and special and cool materials are used in a variety of places- especially the toilet space and the kitchen backsplash. The small deck overlooking the garden was a perfect place for a cocktail after long days of exploring. Another special thing was being able to experience the feeling of a traditional house- when it's warm, opening up the windows created a very pleasant cross ventilation- smart traditional design. Kyoto proved to be wonderfully walkable, and the neighborhood surrounding Kamiza-an held all sorts of very cool places to eat, shop for crafts, and within a number of blocks, awesome food shopping. The rental contact was very responsive, and Mariko had lots of great tips for shopping and getting around. We'd stay here again, and are planning to.
5.0
Excellent rental - fabulous location
Home was clean, beds were fine, everything was exactly as described. Mariko was there for our arrival, was easy to communicate with.
The location is superb, near the intersection of the two main subway lines, not far from the Hankyu line that connects Kyoto to Osaka, and an easy 20 minute walk to downtown (we also loved Sanjo dori, this is the most enjoyable route downtown). Also close to Nijo Castle, and a remarkable Starbucks on Karasuma dori that has a full open glass exposure to an adjacent temple.
Machiya style accommodation could be an issue for taller people, but that is an issue for any traditional home in Kyoto.
Would stay there again.
5.0
We truly enjoyed every single minute spent in this beautiful house. The house is very well decorated, cozy and we felt like at home. The house had everything we needed: from linen to coffee and tea. The fully equipped kitchen allowed us to cook anything we desired to. The location is just great. Very close from Shijo Dori, a street full of stylish boutiques and nice shops. There are also a few supermarkets at a doorstep. If we had to share something to improve that would definitely be the windows. Sunrise in Japan is at about 5am, so some curtains would have been appreciated. Overall, however, this did not made our experience worse at all! Thank you Mariko for all the nice indications, tips and recommendations you gave us the first day. We hope to see you soon in Kyoto again!
5.0
Home away from home!
We truly enjoyed every single minute spent in this beautiful house. The house is very well decorated, cozy and we felt like at home. The house had everything we needed: from linen to coffee and tea. The fully equipped kitchen allowed us to cook anything we desired to. The location is just great. Very close from Shijo Dori, a street full of stylish boutiques and nice shops. There are also a few supermarkets at a doorstep. If we had to share something to improve that would definitely be the windows. Sunrise in Japan is at about 5am, so some curtains would have been appreciated. Overall, however, this did not made our experience worse at all! Thank you Mariko for all the nice indications, tips and recommendations you gave us the first day. We hope to see you soon in Kyoto again!
5.0
My family of 4 adults stayed in this lovely machiya for 5 nights. It was beautifully appointed yet cozy. Well stocked with coffee and tea. If you want to cook you will need to provide everything for food preparation but kitchen has all necessities such as full set of dishes, glass wear, pots/pans and utensils. Reasonable sized refrigerator, nespresso makerr, nice small oven/microwave but limited to one stovetop burner. We only made breakfast and snacks so this worked well for us. The sleeping arrangements were nice. One room western full bed and a twin, really comfortable for us, soft with support, great pillows! Other room had 2 futons, also comfortable, limited closet space and hangers, no dresser storage or shelves but standard for Japanese accommodations. Air conditioning nice, washer/dryer(we used it and hung a lot of things inside to dry instead of using dryer component(typical combo unit not like separate machines) but would have been better to have an outside line or racks for drying. Wonderful shower! It's centrally located within walking distance of subway, many close restaurants. Property contact was readily accessible by phone, message or email and provided face to face with renters downstairs, very nice! Would highly recommend this place for 4 adults or 2 adults with 3 children but not suited for much larger family, iimho. We enjoyed our stay very much!
5.0
Kamiza-an-great stay!
My family of 4 adults stayed in this lovely machiya for 5 nights. It was beautifully appointed yet cozy. Well stocked with coffee and tea. If you want to cook you will need to provide everything for food preparation but kitchen has all necessities such as full set of dishes, glass wear, pots/pans and utensils. Reasonable sized refrigerator, nespresso makerr, nice small oven/microwave but limited to one stovetop burner. We only made breakfast and snacks so this worked well for us. The sleeping arrangements were nice. One room western full bed and a twin, really comfortable for us, soft with support, great pillows! Other room had 2 futons, also comfortable, limited closet space and hangers, no dresser storage or shelves but standard for Japanese accommodations. Air conditioning nice, washer/dryer(we used it and hung a lot of things inside to dry instead of using dryer component(typical combo unit not like separate machines) but would have been better to have an outside line or racks for drying. Wonderful shower! It's centrally located within walking distance of subway, many close restaurants. Property contact was readily accessible by phone, message or email and provided face to face with renters downstairs, very nice! Would highly recommend this place for 4 adults or 2 adults with 3 children but not suited for much larger family, iimho. We enjoyed our stay very much!
5.0
Beautiful, charming Japanese-style home in great neighborhood!
I am a physician and have high standards in selecting accommodations. This was our family's first trip to Japan, and my wife and I were traveling with our two sons, ages 21 and 23. We happened across this listing on VRBO, and would a gem! We stayed upstairs, and the house is beautiful and charming decorated in a traditional Japanese style, but with modern amenities and appliances (my sons both said it was the nicest place they had ever stayed in, and we've stayed in some lovely places). The agent, Mariko, who speaks fluent English, couldn't have been any nicer or more gracious in greeting us upon our arrival, helping us feel welcome, and orienting us to Kyoto. The location of the house is excellent, and only a 10' walk from the subway station.
5.0
Perfect Vacation Home in Kyoto
This is our first family trip to Japan. With two young children, this property was perfect for our needs. It is in a very quiet and safe neighborhood with no busy tourism stuff going on. Yet it is very convenient by being close to subway stations and major streets. There is also a small market just several minutes of walking from the rental property, which has milk, bread, eggs etc in case we need anything. The house has the traditional charms and modern amenities. We enjoyed the shower particularly. The washer/dryer was definitely helpful when you have young kids traveling. It was very comfortable for the four of us with floor heating and air conditioning during a November stay. Mariko is very responsive, friendly and helpful. She speaks fluent English which is a great help for our stay. Prior to our arrival, she gave us tips on how to travel to Kyoto etc. During our stay, she recommended restaurants and even helped to make reservations for us. We have already recommended this property to several friends for their future consideration. We wish we had a longer stay to fully explore Kyoto and enjoy Shimoza-an.
5.0
Large, cosy, quiet, very comfortable house with a SUPER host.
Our first visit to Japan and to the beautiful city of Kyoto has given my wife and me enormous pleasure and its was an experience of a lifetime. A great part of the success of this incredible vacation was due to the quality and the location of the vacation house Shimoza-an and even more to our lovely host Mariko.
First things first: Mariko's presence has been a joy on its own, she is to us the personification of 'das Land des Lächelns', Japan as 'the country of smiles' and of the polite helpfulness of the Japanese people. Her omnipresent assistance, the abundant fountain of information, her accompanying us on an introductory walk in the neighbourhood, Mariko as help desk at the phone when we needed her during our Kyoto walks, her tips for interesting addresses and people (on our request she even took us to a carpenter in Arashiyama for a talk about wood carving and Japanese chisels and whetting stones), her visiting the vacation house to check if we needed something: Mariko has been our ever smiling personal guide, private shopping assistant and reliable interpreter. "Arigatissimo", Mariko!!! You are a jewel in the crown that Kyoto is.
We were lucky to stay in Shimoza-an for two weeks. And even after a brief Ryokan experience at the more than superb Shiraume Ryokan, we were glad to return to Shimoza-an, a large and comfortable renovated machiya close to Sanjo-dori. This is smack in the cosiest part of Kyoto city center and yet in an extremely quiet location in Kamanza-dori. No loud taxis during the night like in Gion, no drunk tourists, no unrealistic touristic surroundings like Gion, no crowds of school children shopping in souvenir and snack shops. This neighbourhood is real, with real Kyoto people, buying fruit at a local fruit stand, riding a bicycle to work or having a coffee at nearby Starbuck's. But also, the big shopping district is just a short walk away.
Do not hesitate: Shimoza-an is the ideal place for a vacation in this miraculous, fantastic, beautiful, easy going city of Kyoto. We will be very glas to come back!
5.0
Excellent Machiya
Kamiza-an is an excellent machiya if you want to experience staying in a traditional Kyoto house. It has all the facilities you need in the house if you stay for a number of nights. The vinicity is filled with interesting local and small shops. Mariko is an excellent host. She provides all the information which makes your stay really comfortable and is very prompt in answering any enquiries which you might have about the area or Kyoto.
5.0
Great Stay!
We stayed at the house for 3 days and absolutely loved it. It appeared to be newly renovated, very clean and much more spacious than anticipated. The house would definitely accommodate up to 4 guests comfortably. The location itself was fantastic (very central and right by Sanjo dori) but away from the traffic hence very quiet. There were some cute little restaurants and bars nearby. Our sweet host Mariko spoke English fluently and there were no issues checking in or out. I would definitely recommend Kamiza-an for those looking for a machiya experience in Kyoto.
4.0
Beautiful Place
This house is clean and has almost everything you need. To top it off, it even has a massage bath, Nespresso machine (capsules provided)! It is a short walk from the subway. There is a convenience store nearby. Nishiki market and Nijo Castle are within walking distance. Great location. There is another market nearby which I wanted to explore but did not have time. It is along Sanjo and less crowded as compared to Nishiki market.
Do note that its on the 2nd floor and the stairs are small.
5.0
Wonderful place.
Loved it. Beautiful traditional home with all of the mod cons you need. The host was most gracious and helpful. Thank you Mariko.
25min walk to downtown Kyoto. Lots of restaurants and convenience stores at your doorstep.
Lovely comfortable futons and futon beds, Nespresso, washer/dryer.
Perfect for 4 adults. Could fit more. Big by Japanese standards.
Couldn't fault this place.
5.0
Excellent home & location
The location is perfect. Close to shopping, restaurants and very easy to get to Gion...which is nice to visit, but not to stay. The home is in perfect (new) condition and great for a long stay with washer/dryer and kitchen. Mariko is very friendly and a great host. Highly recommended!
4.0
Kamiza-an
I enjoyed my stay here and would recommend it. It was remodeled just be before we got there so it was clean and well maintained. It had most everything you need and was comfortable for four adults. It is centrally located and within walking distance to many restaurants, a subway station and some major attractions. The unit's representative lived nearby and was very helpful.
5.0
Charming, centrally located and brand new!
As a family, we loved this cozy, centrally located place. We were fortunate enough to be the first ones to stay there and have everything be brand new! The managers were extremely kind, helpful and accessible since it was our first time in Kyoto. It helped that we were able to cook some for ourselves and do some laundry. It is close to a castle, a subway line, tasty food and even a Starbucks. Four people was the perfect amount. We could have fit a couple more but it would have been crowded. A great place indeed!
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Kyoto?
The average price for a rental in Kyoto is $97 per night. This rental is $198 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at ≪5 min to subway!≫ City center townhouse KAMIZA-AN (Second floor). For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is ≪5 min to subway!≫ City center townhouse KAMIZA-AN (Second floor) pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at ≪5 min to subway!≫ City center townhouse KAMIZA-AN (Second floor)?
We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, laundry, and hot tub / spa.
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