We had 5 great and relaxing days with our family in this beautiful, tastefully furnished and peaceful modern machida house. We truly enjoyed the small aspects of how it’s constructed like the 2 zen gardens and the entrance area to the house and the great books on Kyoto and Japan. Furthermore we like how well equipped it is so that after doing grocery shopping in the nearby supermarkets, one can easily cook. The German bakery Perkeo/Alt Heidelberg is with great bread in walking distance. Great restaurants are nearby and we love to stroll along the philosopher‘s path with its charming canal and shrines. The parking spots are nearby and reasonably priced for 24hrs/700 yen. The communication and help we received from Chris/JapanExperience was very friendly, quick and accommodating to our needs. We will definitely recommend it to our friends and look forward to being back in spring!

Après un super séjour au Japon avec mes 3 garçons, je tenais à vous faire un retour très positif sur mon séjour à Kyoto. La maison ginkakuji est extrêmement agréable. Son côté traditionnel permet de vivre quelques jours à la japonaise. L’accueil de Julien, sa disponibilité, ses conseils, sa visite du quartier et ses bonnes adresses ont participé au bon déroulement du séjour.

Très bon séjour. L’acceuil par notre Travel Angel Aurore a été excellent, et elle a pris le temps de nous aider à organiser notre séjour. La maison est dans un quartier très agréable, pratique pour visiter la ville. En revanche un peu éloignée de la gare, ce qui rajoute au temps de transport pour rayonner autour de Kyoto. Nous nous sommes concentrés donc sur Kyoto, et il y avait de quoi faire ! Juste une petite chose : le grille pain ne fonctionnait pas, il faudrait le remplacer. On a néanmoins pu se débrouiller avec le four qui avait une fonction grill. Globalement nous avons été très satisfait de notre séjour !

Ginkakuji House was the best place we could be during our stay in Kyoto. We loved this house for its location, size, style, gardens, equipment, care in every detail. Ginkakuji House was our home for 22 days and we will remember it forever 

“We knew that this was a special house from the description and pictures, but we were not expecting it to be just about perfect! We loved the combination of traditional and modern decor, but we also really appreciated the way the layout afforded a great deal of privacy in a fairly typically dense neighborhood. The location of the house was also a plus, so close to Ginkakuji Temple as well as a lot of good places to eat local cuisine. Finally, we have to say that our liaison Clement was very helpful as well as gracious.”