Ryori Ryokan Tsurugata in Kurashiki

What a wonderful experience!
This is a truly traditional ryokan, located in the beautiful historic Bikan district. The private, in-room dinner was excellent and served and explained by a very kind lady. The atmosphere in the ryokan is very pleasant, almost serene, and the interior is beautiful with lots of polished wood. The room was more spacious than expected.
We had forgotten to reserve parking in advance. Luckily, there was a spot, and a staff member offered to drive us. Very thoughtful.

You will experience great customer service with very polite and friendly staff who is interested in you and always seek to help you. It was a lovely stay at my very first ryokan.

Very centrally located, a typical Japanese inn with friendly service and good food.

Expensive, but worth it!

The rooms are traditional Japanese style, which objectively isn't very convenient. It's all about the experience. The location is excellent, right on the main street, but the food wasn't as good as I'd hoped.

Everything was great!

The building itself was old, but the facilities were clean. I think the customer service was good. However, perhaps because dinner was not included, even though we arrived around 18:00, the futons for three people were already laid out, so we couldn't relax in the room.

This hotel has a Chinese name "Hotel Crane Shape", which is translated by Ctrip as "Ryorik Ontesjita Hotel". This is an inn converted from an old building over 300 years old. It is right next to the small river. There are only toilets in the room that cannot take a bath, so there are public baths for men and women. The breakfast is a general Japanese breakfast. Because the place is small, you have to eat in different time periods. In the afternoon You can only check in after 5 o'clock, and you have to check out at 10 o'clock in the morning. It's a strange time, but the service is first-class. We arrived early to store our luggage, and the luggage was already put away when we checked in. Although the tatami pure Japanese-style room is Historical buildings, but everything is still in order! Kurashiki is a small place, the busiest tourist area is near the hotel, there are many interesting shops!

my first ryokan experience and it’s probably one of my best Ryokan stay, right outside of the famous river in Kurashiki

I highly recommend foreign tourists to dine in this restaurant while walking around Kurashiki Bikan historical quarter.

I ate Autumn Lunch. Best lunch I've had! Everything was delicious