An outstanding stay, and the highlight of our time in Japan. We were welcomed warmly from the moment we arrived, and that tone never dropped once across three nights. The staff were genuinely attentive rather than merely polite — they anticipated what we needed, handled every request without hesitation, and made both of us feel looked after personally rather than processed. Nothing was ever too much trouble. The room was beautiful and immaculately kept, and the in-room service was excellent throughout. The breakfasts were a pleasure to wake up to — thoughtfully arranged and served with real care. The Onsen baths were wonderful, and exactly the thing you want at the end of a long day walking Kyoto. What made it special, though, was the ryokan experience itself. The whole atmosphere of the place is calm, warm and authentically Japanese. It is the kind of hospitality you read about and then rarely encounter. The location is superb as well — up on the Kiyomizu hillside, so Kiyomizu-dera, Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka are a short walk away, and you are inside the neighbourhood that everyone else queues to visit. My wife and I could not have asked for more. We recommend Kyoto Higashiyamaso without reservation, and we would return in a heartbeat. Our sincere thanks to every member of the team
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