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Welcome to Murataya Ryokan, your Kanazawa “home away from home.” Murataya Ryokan aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year.
For those interested in checking out popular landmarks while visiting Kanazawa, Murataya Ryokan is located a short distance from Nishi Tea House Street (0.4 mi) and Gyokusen-immaru Garden (0.4 mi).
Guest rooms offer amenities such as air conditioning, and guests can go online with free wifi offered by the ryokan.
Murataya Ryokan features baggage storage and newspaper, to help make your stay more enjoyable.
If you like Asian restaurants, Murataya Ryokan is conveniently located near Fuwari, Itaru Honten, and Morimori Sushi, Omicho.
If you are interested in exploring Kanazawa, check out a castle, such as Kanazawa Castle.
Murataya Ryokan puts the best of Kanazawa at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
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We booked this after reading the many good reviews of the ryokan and it absolutely lived up to our expectations. The managers are wonderfully friendly and helpful and the rooms are nice sized, very comfortable and what you expect from a true ryokan. The hotel is also very quiet, just on a side street but very close to main tourist areas. As others have noted, the toilet and shower facilities are shared but if you’re OK with that, I would highly recommend Murutaya.
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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A real ryokan experience, nice tatami room, shared Japanese hot bath which was really relaxing after a long day of walking. It will give you a taste of traditional Japan. The owner, Yuichi, is also really nice. Keep an eye out for the phone system at the reception which is more then 70 years old.
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Date of stay: May 2024
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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Traditional Japanese Ryokan, with futon on tatami, onsen, shared bathroom on floor. Air conditioning in the room. Cleanliness and courtesy at the highest level. I really lived the experience I wanted to live. Many restaurants in the surroundings. Highly recommended
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Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Fabulous introduction to living in a Japanese way. 4 of us shared a room - which might be a challenge but there are smaller rooms. The baths are simply wonderfully hot. Have the Japanese breakfast rather than the European. It is spectacularly clean. Our room opened onto a small but beautiful Japanese garden.
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:If 4 of you can sleep together ask for the garden room - it even has goldfish!
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This ryokan is a little gem. My room was very quiet. It was also very warm and comfortable. Location is fantastic. Bath and toilet is shared. It’s ver affordable. I was able to obtain my 500 yen pass from her. My only suggestion is that they educate Chinese guests on the tradition of japanese bathing!
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled solo
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The best thing about Murataya is its location. It is situated right in the middle of the city and great access to food places and attractions. 10 minutes walk to Kenrokuen, Nagamachi, or the Nishi Chaya districts. Also just a short stroll to the main Katamachi area to hop on to the circular bus route going around Kanazawa city.
Murata-ya has very friendly people running the place and you feel like you are on a family stay. The rooms and other facilities are very clean and constantly refreshed by the staff. At a very reasonable cost, you get Japanese styled rooms with futon beds and tatami flooring. The Japanese breakfast set is worth every yen that you pay for, again having that homecooked quality to it. They have English instructions posted all around the place to help foreign visitors to get acquainted to Japanese ryokan etiquette.
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Date of stay: November 2016
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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English speaking staff who are super friendly. Traditional style Ryokan which is situation a stones throw away from the main shopping mall and walking distance to the shrines, old merchant town, and ninja district. Room However does not come with anything aside from the room (no fridge) and toilets and bathroom is a shared facility which isn’t too bothersome. They also have a traditional style Japanese hot bath or shower to use. I would definitely stay here again without hesitation
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Date of stay: February 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We stayed here for our family's spring vacation trip to Kanazawa. Murataya is a delightful traditional ryokan located in a quiet corner near the nightlife district. The inn is old-style with cozy wood construction with rooms surrounding a relaxing central garden. In fact, the room they gave us opens out to the garden -- a pleasant surprise. Some people may prefer to have a toilet and bath / shower in their guest room instead of shared facilities like at Murataya, but for the price and the convenient location, we were extremely pleased. Plus there were nice touches like fresh ikebana flowers displayed throughout the inn. And best of all, when we headed out to find a restaurant for dinner, the owner ran to catch up with us and personally escorted us to places popular with the locals -- Such great service! We will definitely be back!
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Date of stay: March 2022
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We only stayed here for 1 night but it was such a lovely place to stay. I cannot recommend it enough. The welcome was so courteous and all the people there were lovely. Nothing was too much for them. The rooms were so calm and peaceful. Ours was downstairs and overlooked the small central garden. Everything was spotless. As mentioned elsewhere, bathrooms are shared but we never met the other guests. We tried the bath/Onsen which was hotter than we expected but so relaxing. A beautiful oasis on our holiday in japan.
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Date of stay: July 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
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I just loved staying 2 nights in this family-run, traditional Ryokan. The location is excellent. The family who run it are friendly and helpful and it feels more like staying in a private home. They give guests a quirky, informative mud-map of local places to visit, including excellent restaurant recommendations. Breakfast is either western or Japanese style and was freshly prepared, tasty and generous. Rooms are traditional tatami-style with futons and the bath is communal (one for men and one for women). It was a short walk from my room to the toilet.
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Date of stay: October 2018
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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PRICE RANGE
AU$111 - AU$140 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
JapanChubuHokurikuIshikawa PrefectureKanazawa
NUMBER OF ROOMS
11
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