Great location! Great food! Great people! Great!
Amazing stay at this lovely ryokan. The staff were welcoming and accommodating. I had a lovely, memorable, and relaxing experience here during my one-night stay. Thank you!
Disclaimer: My long time boyfriend proposed to me while we stayed in Arashiyama, so my experience may be a bit biased towards the positive and lovey-dovey. :) ---- First off, Arashiyama is a great, tourist-y little city that sits next to the gorgeous Oi River. It's a national historic site because of it's temples and other landmarks (bamboo forests, preserved villages, etc.). Arashiyama Benkei is located on the river and about a 30 minute walk from the Saga-Arashiyama station. My fiance and I decided to walk which was nice. We got to see the main drag of Arashiyama, with all its shops and restaurants. When we got to Benkei, we were about an hour early. Thankfully they let us check in and leave our luggages behind while we explored the city and waited for our room to be prepared. We returned to see our room and the super friendly staff led us to our accommodations. We splurged and got the larger tatami room, with private bath. It was worth every penny! The room itself was very spacious and the staff set up our futons every night for us. The private bath had a rooftop view of the surrounding neighborhood and the nearby mountain (where the monkey park is). We actually never used the public baths because we just ended up using our private one instead. Also, we paid for the half-board (breakfast and dinner provided by Benkei). The dinners we had are easily the best meals we had during our trip. Dinners were served in room and breakfast was in a dining hall.
Located in Arashiyama within 2 miles (3 km) of Togetsukyo Bridge, Arashiyama Benkei is within a few miles (5 km) of other popular sights such as Toei Kyoto Studio Park. This 10-room, 4-star ryokan has 20 restaurants, free in-room WiFi, and free self parking.
This ryokan is home to 20 onsite restaurants, perfect for a quick bite to eat. For your convenience, a local cuisine breakfast is served for a fee each morning from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Arashiyama Benkei's 10 rooms provide electric kettles, free bottled water, and safes. Guests can expect to find flat-screen TVs and stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms offer hair dryers, toilets with an electronic bidet, and toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Guests of Arashiyama Benkei enjoy free WiFi in public areas, free newspapers, and a terrace. There's free parking and a free area shuttle. A multilingual staff is on hand to assist with luggage storage, dry cleaning/laundry, and securing valuables. Other amenities at this hot springs ryokan include a garden and wedding services.
Great location! Great food! Great people! Great!
Amazing stay at this lovely ryokan. The staff were welcoming and accommodating. I had a lovely, memorable, and relaxing experience here during my one-night stay. Thank you!
Disclaimer: My long time boyfriend proposed to me while we stayed in Arashiyama, so my experience may be a bit biased towards the positive and lovey-dovey. :) ---- First off, Arashiyama is a great, tourist-y little city that sits next to the gorgeous Oi River. It's a national historic site because of it's temples and other landmarks (bamboo forests, preserved villages, etc.). Arashiyama Benkei is located on the river and about a 30 minute walk from the Saga-Arashiyama station. My fiance and I decided to walk which was nice. We got to see the main drag of Arashiyama, with all its shops and restaurants. When we got to Benkei, we were about an hour early. Thankfully they let us check in and leave our luggages behind while we explored the city and waited for our room to be prepared. We returned to see our room and the super friendly staff led us to our accommodations. We splurged and got the larger tatami room, with private bath. It was worth every penny! The room itself was very spacious and the staff set up our futons every night for us. The private bath had a rooftop view of the surrounding neighborhood and the nearby mountain (where the monkey park is). We actually never used the public baths because we just ended up using our private one instead. Also, we paid for the half-board (breakfast and dinner provided by Benkei). The dinners we had are easily the best meals we had during our trip. Dinners were served in room and breakfast was in a dining hall.
