Kyoto Accommodations

Hey,

Me and my husband are wanting to stay in Kyoto (preferably a ryokan) from March 31 to April 5th and right now we don%26#39;t have any accommodations in Kyoto. I have tried literally 50 Ryokans and none can accommodate the time frame. Does anyone know of any good ';out of the way'; places no one has thought of?

We have tried from Shimizu to Zuihoukaku and nothing. Well the $300/night ryokans are still available but we want to budget around $120-150 night.

I THOUGHT Tani house was good and we had reservations but after reading the reviews I am scared and will to stay at Oharasansou and commute the 1 hour in a day! (btw only place that will take us the full 5 days!)

Sigh! suggestions/tip would be really helpful.

I know I shouldn%26#39;t of done this so late minute and I have been trying since early last week and still searching!

Help! SOS!

Kyoto Accommodations

Wow, that%26#39;s peak season for domestic tourists heading to see the cherry blossoms. I booked 6 months in advance last time I went there %26amp; stayed 5 days with my Mom at that time. Are you absolutely dead-set on a ryokan? If not, it would widen your search...

Kyoto Accommodations

Trying to book a ryokan in Kyoto in the peak Sakura season now is almost impossible. Try Osaka. The commute is much better than from Ohara.

Wow! I thought if I booked a couple of weeks ago I would have been safe but that doesn%26#39;t seem to be the case! I guess I was hooped either way! ha-ha! I DID find accommodations till Saturday than we are heading to Ohara for the 2 days and that to Osaka and if we need to commute we can go back to Kyoto. Does that sound decent? I really wanted to say that I actually stayed in a Ryokan in Kyoto. That was my main goal.

I booked with Sawaya Honten. Has anyone heard of them? The website looks decent but reading on trip advisor places that look good on the website doesn%26#39;t necessary mean they are a good place to stay.

Lesson learned. If going back around this time book WAYY in advance!

Yeah, you%26#39;re probably out of luck this close to the date, given the season. But, in case you haven%26#39;t already, be sure to check these two sites:

http://www.japaneseguesthouses.com/index.htm

http://www.itcj.or.jp/en/index.html

Try this place. It had some rooms left. Charges by the room(their home page info. is misleading. See the actual under Accommodation).

http://www.hotel-village.jp/kyoto/eng/

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