Kyoto Uji Hanayashiki Ukifune-en

Lovely hotel, great location right on the river and walking distance from the station(s) and many attractions, restaurants and shops. Would definitely recommend this hotel to others.

Wonderful experience. Beautiful Japanese style rooms with tatami, really spacious. Small balcony overlooks the beautiful scenery of the Uji river. Great amenities and complimentary snacks and tea. Staff was extremely helpful, and their service was fantastic. We arrived early and they kept our luggage for us. When we came back later they had already transferred our luggage to our room. They also arranged a member of staff to show us our room. There are 2 hot baths available for all guests. Hot baths are available until 11:30 pm and 6-10am the next morning--a great way to relax after a long day of travelling! We chose the traditional Japanese style breakfast package. This included many small courses such as grilled fish, tofu hot pot, miso soup and pickled vegetables. Guests can help themselves to rice, tea porridge and orange juice. Overall, a wonderful experience! The only downside is that the hotel is a solid 15-20 minutes walk from the rail station (although still a walkable distance).

This hotel needs some major upgrades, and more helpful staff. Other than the shuttle driver, and breakfast ladies the rest of the staff needs some training in customer service. If your going to charge customers upwards of $500 per night, please at least bring their luggage to their room. Pros: Hotel picks you up at the train station if you arrive before 5:30 p.m. Breakfast and breakfast staff Nice view to the river Onsen on site (not natural hot springs) Cons: Staff comes off as fake friendly Hallways reek of cigarette smoke Outdated facilities Thin walls tiny elevator Kaiseki dinner portions are too small, and very soup heavy

Our room faced the river - which we could hear even through the closed window! Beautiful views, very peaceful area. Excellent traditional Japanese breakfast. On site public bath was very clean, quiet - and very hot! Don't stay in too long ;) Excellent customer service and such an interesting, beautiful area. Looking forward to coming again someday!

The rooms are very clean and spacious. The front desk clerk was very friendly and helpful.

It is a very relaxing place.. the ambiance is relaxed as well. The room we had was huge and I believe all rooms have the river view. The onsen is indoors, their facilities are clean.

Pros- Uji is an escapade from the bustling Osaka City. It is walking distance from Keihan-Uji station along the Uji River. There is another railway line, JR-Uji too. Uji is the capital state of green tea, so there are teahouses selling matcha tea, snacks and desserts. The hotel staff from the reception counter, driver of the shuttle bus and the breakfast lady were very friendly and approachable. The futon was big enough for 5 of us and it was clean and tidy. Ryokan is okay too. Cons- We went on December and so probably it was winter season, not much activities were carried out. Most shops closed before nightfall. Worst of all, there was a major construction going on and we saw scaffolds around the river which was a letdown.

Everything was excellent!! Encluding hospitality, hotel, environment, sauna, food was very satisfied.

The hotel is in a beautiful section next to the river and across an island with beautiful walk bridges. We stayed at a Japanese stile room. It was comfortable, but be open minded. It is not a tipical western set up. You seat on the floor as well as sleeping on futons that the staf set up at night. Close to the Uji train station. You can visit Kyoto easily. We loved it.

It is located in a nice and relaxed area. Waking distance to restaurants, city center and more. The breakfast served at the hotel is so good!