20 Ryokan in Kansai

Offering a completely non-smoking hot-spring experience, Ohara Sanso features hot-pot dinners and a unique cafe with a hot-spring foot bath. It's just 100 metres from Jakko-in Temple and offers Japanese-style rooms, free-use bicycles and free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel. Guests at Ohara Sanso Ryokan sleep in traditional futon beds on a tatami (woven-straw) floor. Each room comes with a flat-screen TV and air conditioning. Bathroom and toilet facilities are shared. The hotel is a 15-minute walk or a 5-minute shuttle ride from Ohara Bus Stop, which is a 25-minute ride from Kokusai Kaikan Subway Station or a 60-minute ride from JR Kyoto Station. Sanzen-in Temple is 1.5 km away. You can try a pottery class or reserve a hot-spring bath for private use, for an additional fee. The hotel offers both indoor and open-air hot-spring baths. Other facilities include drinks vending machines and free parking.

A 10-minute drive from Kinkaku-ji Temple, Ryokan Yamazaki offers a hot public bath and serves breakfast and traditional dinners for an additional fee. The Japanese rooms are air-conditioned, and many have garden views. Each room at Ryokan Yamazaki features Japanese-style futon bedding on top of a tatami (woven-straw) floor. Some rooms come with an en suite bathroom. All rooms include green tea and a fridge, and some have free Wi-Fi. Parking is free, and the ryokan is a 30-minute drive from JR Kyoto Train Station. Utano Train Station and Ninnan Temple are both a 20-minute walk away, while Ryuan Temple is a 30-minute walk. A free-use internet PC and a coin launderette are located on site. Western and Japanese breakfast sets are available, as are various Japanese favourites for dinner. A Kaiseki multi-course dinner can also be enjoyed.