京町屋ゲストハウス　まくや Makuya (Kyoto, Japan)
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While in Kyoto this past August, I spent a couple nights at a very inexpensive minshuku in the middle of the city. While Makuya isn’t walking distance to any sights, it is biking distance to everything. The bikes are free to use while you stay there. I rode all over town, including trips to Arashiyama, Kinkakuji, Shugakuin Villa, Gion, and closer places like Nijo Castle and the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

The facilities are nice for the price. The place looks almost new. Normally when you go budget pricing in Japan you end up at a place that is old and run down. Not so at Makuya. The owner is super nice and helpful too.

They don’t really have a site in English yet, but you can probably get by with Google translate and their Japanese site here.

Posted on October 17th, 2013 under Japan • Tags: kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, reviews. • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed