Other guests were noisy and one night we could hear music from a nearby establishment. The single shared toilet on the upper floor is in a tiny room and next to another guest room.

Location was excellent. Lovely traditional ryokan experience in the rooms and communal bathroom. Strong iced coffee was always available in the lobby.

Stayed in August 2025

After we checked in, we didn’t see the host again. We wanted to ask about doing laundry but couldn’t find him to ask.

Lovely little spot tucked away. Kind owner and beautiful shared bath. We had no issues waiting for the bath— in fact, we didn’t see any other guests there. The room was spacious and had AC.

Stayed in June 2025

Typical japanese ryokan and awesome delicious japanese style breakfast (have to pay extra). Super relaxing Onsen included.

Stayed in May 2025

It was only 1 toilet and 1 bathroom outside of the room for all the guests.

It was a real Japanese style accomodation. The breakfast was very delicious and had a lot of kind of dishes which I really liked.

Stayed in April 2025

After a day of walking, sightseeing it was great to have the comfortable yukatas to slip on and hot water and tea ready in our room. Loved having complimentary coffee ready each morning to start our day. Bathroom facilities were well lit and toilet state of the art. Comfortable futons and quilts. Proprietor was very responsive. Walking distance to beautiful Kenrokuen Garden, museums and Kanazawa station.

Stayed in May 2025

I wanted the Ryoken experience. But it was hard to adjust to not having chairs in the room.

It was a nice place to stay and conveniently located.

Stayed in May 2025

Loved the Ryokan style room. Lovely and friendly host - helped me with my luggage, updated my booking from 2 persons to 1 person on arrival when requested (remove a mattress etc to make more space), helped ring a local restaurant for booking. I absolutely loved the location - was close to and well connected to the places I wanted to see. I also stayed out later both nights which seemed fine as long as you observe the quiet hours. The room size was perfect for one with luggage. There is one bathroom with showers and an Onsen/bath - but haven't had to wait for longer than 10 mins both days of my stay.

Stayed in May 2025

The stairs up to the sleeping quarters were very steep, a bit of a problem for older travellers with luggage. If having a comfortable pillow is important to you I recommend taking your own.

The onsen bathroom was excellent and allowed for private bathing. The rooms were a good size and reasonably priced. The location was great, close to key attractions.

Stayed in April 2025

We’re not used to sleeping on the floor - not a fault of the property

Great location for an authentic Japanese lodging

Stayed in May 2025

Nothing at all

The owner of Kikunoya Ryokan was so proud of his place and he should be. Nice little ryokan tucked away in a corner. Everyday fresh hot thermos of tea! Lovely onsen, nice room!

Stayed in April 2025

The location was exceptional: easy walking to delicious restaurants, great shopping & Kenroku-en. The price was very reasonable, thus the ryokan is a great value. I appreciated the wonderful hospitality of hot water & tea in our room. The lovely fresh camellia in our room was a nice bonus!

Stayed in April 2025

Can't think of anything. This is an older house with traditional tatami mats and futon for sleeping, which was very comfortable. Not a good choice if you want western-style rooms, but completely redone bath and western toilets, very modern and sparkling clean. Most of the rooms are upstairs, but we had luggage that would have been a struggle, so the owner put us on the ground floor. I think it's family-run, limited English, but wonderful people.

No breakfast at the hotel, but there was a department store with a food court in the basement within a 7-minute walk, and the bento boxes were fantastic! Close to Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen Park. Cabs were available from the department store, so we used them to get to and from the train station (about 15 minutes by cab, about 20 minutes by bus).

Stayed in April 2025

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Friendly staff, great value and homely feeling ryokan. A lovely one night stay. Shared facilities all very clean and a good location.

Stayed in April 2025

Really lovely room in a beautiful area. We loved the hot bath. Recommended!

Stayed in April 2025

Great location - walking distance to most things.

Stayed in April 2025

Lovely spot and great location. Traditional ryokan.

Stayed in April 2025

I loved everything.

Absolutely loved staying here. The owner and staff went above and beyond to make us comfortable and even helped carry luggage up the stairs. I would absolutely stay there again.

Stayed in March 2025

We like the big bath, very comfortable.

Stayed in April 2025

It's not a fancy place but it's very cute and homely. The decor is a bit daggy but it's all immaculately cared for - feels like my grandma's house. I asked for breakfast on my first morning and it was all prepared beautifully. You've got to wait to use the room with the showers & bath in it but it wasn't a problem for me.

Stayed in April 2025

Lovely warm welcome by hosts on arrival, property was spotlessly clean , great location close to everything.

Stayed in March 2025

We were initially concerned about shared toilet and bathroom. But our concerns were misplaced. it was all set out very well, worked very well and ended up being part of the whole ryokan experience.

Authentic Ryokan with a terrific little onsen.

Stayed in March 2025

Toilet is downstairs, so it's a tad inconvenient in the middle lf the night

Great little Ryokan in the centre of Kanazawa, perfect location and comfy stay

Stayed in January 2025

The only thing that wasn't spectacular was the wifi (but that may have been specific to our room).

Excellent location and very cozy room. The ryokan is tucked away on a quiet street that is within easy walking distance of Kanazawa Castle Park, Oyama Shrine, Kenroku-en garden, and the Nagamichi District. It's a really beautiful neighborhood to walk around. The family that runs this place is super nice, and the place itself felt very cozy and homey. We only stayed one night but would have loved to stay longer.

Stayed in January 2025

Nothing, I really liked everything.

The property is very traditional, so you can really get the full experience of a Japanese ryokan. I slept in a futon, took baths in a traditional setting, ate Japanese breakfast. Overall it was a very relaxing experience. The owners are very friendly and speak good English.

Stayed in November 2024