Sumiya Ryokan

Sumiya was founded in the early Taisho era and occupies a quiet sukiya-style building at Fuyacho-Sanjo, walking distance from the subway, Hankyu and Keihan lines. Rooms are tatami with Kitayama cedar posts and earthen walls; six have low tatami beds, and every room has a bath of fragrant koyamaki wood, as does the free private family bath. It is not a hot-spring inn. Dinner is Kyoto kaiseki built on seasonal Kyoto vegetables, brought to the room one dish at a time. The inn keeps a tea room: on the 7th and 17th of each month guests are invited to an after-dinner tea gathering, and a matcha experience can be booked.

• ◎Kyoto kaiseki served dish by dish in your tatami room
• ◎Tea-ceremony culture: after-dinner tea on the 7th and 17th and a matcha experience
• ◎Central Fuyacho-Sanjo location, 8 minutes' walk from Karasuma Oike

Room types

Japanese-style (tatami)

Open-air bath in the room

No

Shared onsen baths

No

Reservable private bath

Yes

Open-air bath in the room

No

Kaiseki dinner

Yes

Dinner

Yes

Breakfast

Yes

Room-only plan

Yes

Where meals are served

In your room

About 8 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station; about 15 min by taxi from JR Kyoto Station; short walk from Hankyu and Keihan stations. No pickup, but the inn can arrange a hire car to the airport or station. Contracted car park nearby, free between check-in and check-out.

Prefecture

Kyoto · Kyoto

Nearest station

Karasuma Oike Station (Karasuma subway line)

Station pick-up

No

Shuttle bus

No

Parking

Yes

• Couples
• A special-occasion stay

Price on request

This inn prices by date, room and meal plan. Send your dates and we reply with the current price and available rooms.

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Check-in

15:00

Check-out

11:00

Children

Children under 6 are not accepted; ages 10-12 pay 70% and ages 6-9 pay 50% of the adult rate.

Vegetarian meals

Vegetarian and allergy requests handled where possible with 3 days' notice, but the dashi (stock) cannot be changed.

Halal

Halal and kosher meals cannot be provided.

Accessibility

No elevator and wheelchairs cannot be used inside; handrails in toilets and all bathrooms; low tatami-bed rooms suited to elderly guests; staff assist on request.

Cancellation

20% 5-4 days before, 30% 3-2 days before, 50% the day before, 100% on the day (percent of basic accommodation fee).