Quiet and calm setting, relaxing place to stay. Small but adequate kitchen, bath, and sitting areas. My preference was to use the local sentou for bathing, Spa House Yutopia, 5 min walk. Monday -Wed are quite in Takayama, but on weekends the old part of town comes to life. Takayama is walkable from Zenko-ji. Overall, a great place to stay.

Great hotel. I highly recommend it. The installations are top. The bathroom is wonderful. The neighbourhood is quiet. The hotel has umbrellas if ever it rains and you need one. There are activities organised in the temple itself. We did the « underground » one, and we recommend. Location, it is 10min walk from train station. In front of the temple, there is a small coffee with best value breakfast (350¥) which seems popular to local people. Besides if you can read japanese, they have a manga wall

New experience living in a temple! Very nice staff!

We had one of the 2 rooms at the very front of the building, which unfortunately was very loud in the early morning due to traffic and generally people walking past/visiting the temple. The other issue was that there was a large group staying in the other rooms and as our room door was at the entrance hall, upon leaving they were very loud and even blocked our door with their suitcases and bags so we couldn’t get out. Not the temples fault, but maybe a good idea to tell the other guests there is a room directly aside this area before they check in and out? Having said all of this, it’s genuinely a privilege to stay here. The room looked directly at the temple steps once you slid back the doors, the staff were great and the shared facilities were 5 star. If you get get a garden room do it. Still a great stay, but a bit more detail needed if you’re at the front 2 rooms.

The staff are amazingly kind and helpful. Miwa is so charming and kind! She even invited us to join her friends at a local festival, which was the high point of our stay in Takayama.

The place is incredibly beautiful (special mention to the bathroom you have to make a reservation for, feels like a private spa) and the staff very helpful and friendly. Very cold in winter but you have amazing comforters and double heaters everywhere. Not the best value for money however if you are staying in the cheapest rooms. Maybe if dinner came with the room it would be perfect.

Fabulous stay at Zenkoji-Ji temple , the serenity was peaceful and we were able to cook a meal without any fuss. Great secure location, staff attentive, amenities adequate . Our room was warm and cosy with the addition of electric blankets, soft pillows and fluffy doonas .

Staying temple was really unique experience. Renovation was done really nicely; traditional rooms were kept in good confition, and modern bathroom and laundry unit etc was installed. Very stykish yet blending well with original units. Quality of amenity was really nice too.