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Reviews of 山水之家

520-0106 Shiga, Otsu, 滋賀県大津市唐崎2丁目6−12, Japan

#6 of 10 B&Bs and inns in Otsu

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 33 hotel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    7.7

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    8.5

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free Wifi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: August 18, 2025

    8.0
    The host was very attentive and friendly!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Walking distance from nearby station.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: March 23, 2025

    9.0
    A great chance to enjoy a luxurious traditional stay with a gracious host
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Beautiful house - spacious and generous amenities

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: December 3, 2024

    8.0
    Wonderful stay!! Thank you, we had a great time :)
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The owner was so so lovely, kind and accommodating. He helped us with many things, gave us great recommendations and drive us to the station. We had some great chats too

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: November 11, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful home y stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Don't be misled by the translation software. The villa has 5 rooms and can sleep at least 10 people. The translation implied I had booked the whole villa even though I booked for 4 pax. In reality, you are sharing the two spacious kitchens and dining areas (located in both floors) with other guests. But most people are out sightseeing , so sharing is no burden.

    Peaceful locality yet well served by several nice eateries and convenience stores. Lovely massage chair. Can even do laundry, with outdoor drying. (Bonus for some: Host speaks Mandarin and Korean besides Japanese.)

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: October 25, 2024

    7.0
    During our stay, owner was very sweet and he will help if you need anything.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights

    If you have small kids, then they cant play and shout freely. Very little privacy as the owner allows other guests to share the kitchen and common areas.

    Kitchen and dining are was very good . It is just good for over night eat and sleep.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 21, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    You share the house with other guests without tbe ability to secure your belongings. Only one shower so you might have to wait a while, we stayed with a total number of 6 people. If you want to leave early you have to beat the other guest to the shower or go without.

    Traditional japanese house. You feel right at place in japan with the tatami mats and futons. There is a kitchen so you can cook.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: November 6, 2023

    7.0
    Good value
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Convenient, has parking

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: March 28, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location a bit far out of Kyoto and it is very very difficult to find seeing it is in a small side street with no English adress to put into google maps.

    Good shared kitchen.Free use of washing machine.Very eager and helpful host even though he does not understand English.Once there it is not a problem but you cannot phone or e mail ahead of time.Very accomodating to check us in early and gave us an umbrella when it rained.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: April 24, 2025

    5.0
    Fair
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Check in process was strange, we didn't know where to go and no one was there when we got there, so we knocked on a door labeled "office" in kanji, but the lady inside also seemed surprised and hand to run to get someone else. We weren't given towels in the room, and when I asked the host, they only gave my friend and I one big one, so we had to get another ourselves from the balcony. Also when I pulled the covers of the futon back there were a handful of hairs that were already there. Later the host was showing another guest to their room and he told them, "These are foreigners" about my friend and I in Chinese, not knowing that I can actually understand Chinese. Later that guest took a photo of us without asking us in front of the bathroom. She said "I'll take a picture of these foreign ladies" again, not realizing I can understand her. That was uncomfortable, especially considering my friend and I were already in our pajamas.

    -Futons were comfy -Good area -AC worked well

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2025

    10
    Lovely place
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Beautiful and lovely host. It was totally shame that we couldn't arrive earlier due to an inconvenience on the day of our booking however the host was very nice about it and even picked up us from the station even tho we were a bit after the check in time.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 2, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Calm and beautiful, perfect to avoid the overcrowding of Kyoto while still being pretty close by train.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: November 18, 2024

    1.0
    Horrible
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We were disappointed with our stay at this property. Despite being advertised as an entire villa, we were informed upon arrival that we had only booked one room, leaving four of us to share a single space. When arrived at the property, the owner said the property was able to accommodate up to 25 people, but with just one bathtub and one shower, this is unrealistic for such a large group. The place had a strong, unpleasant odor. Additionally, the owner’s behavior was concerning. He seemed prejudiced, refusing to engage with me and assuming I couldn’t speak Japanese as soon as we arrived. His comments were inappropriate, and he made an uncomfortable remark about appearance. Lastly, the description mentioned a lake view, but there was none to be found. The TV was broken although mentioned in the listing. Overall, we were disappointed with our experience and wouldn’t recommend staying here.

    Nothing

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 11, 2024

    4.0
    Misleading description: its just a guesthouse with shared rooms
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights

    NOTE: This is listed as a "villa" and the reservation mentions "entire villa", and you might expect something private. THIS IS NOT THE CASE! There were already 3 other people in this part of the house, and they all had booked "entire villa", but only got 1 single room. This listing should NOT be described / rented out as it is now, it is misleading. The price (57 Euro) for a room in a shared appartment is absolutely ridiculous. The owner lives in a small room in the house. He tries to be helpful but doesnt understand anything else than Chinese and Japanese. Complaints are simply ignored. I didnt want (or even couldnt) make a big deal out of this. Its sad that there is no way to complain at booking.com itself. Cleaning is maybe once a week if even that, nothing was done during my 3 day stay. The fridge was full of old leftovers from previous guests. The shower was dirty. This listing is wrong on many points: The hot tub is shared (not private), there is no desk, no private kitchen, no "lake view:, no "inner courtyard view", no "terrace", no private entrance, no additional toilet, no dressing room, no room service, free parking space is for max. 2 cars, a bar? Where?

    A nice house in a average Japanese neighbourhood. It consists of 3 more or less seperated parts, each with their own kitchen and toilet / shower. Thats about all good things I can see...

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: April 3, 2024

    10
    The warmest welcome upon the arrival of Kyoto.
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No

    It’s a mix of the traditions and modern. With a very warm welcome from the host, always going the extra mile for us. And the host could speak both Japanese, English and Chinese. A perfect place for travellers.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 29, 2024

    6.0
    The place can be the last option, if you don't have alternative choices with comparable rates.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night

    No affiliated bathroom.

    The bed was quite comfortable.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: January 12, 2024

    10
    Great place to stay to explore Lake Biwa and only a short ride into Kyoto.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing.

    Beautiful guesthouse. Nice relaxing bathtub and great lounge space. Also I was able to use the bicycle whenever I liked so it made exploring the local area very easy.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 6, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Do not expect privacy. Many people can stay, so shower, kitchen and toilet are shared. Cannot have noisy party, it is residential area, neighbors hear everything and can complain.

    Big house with all you needed for living. Many people can stay. Very friendly and helpful owner. Pricing is very reasonable.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: October 19, 2023

    10
    short and sweet
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nice house

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 9, 2023

    4.0
    Unable to rest, not to want to book again
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Cleaning was not enough in the room. Hair and dust were found on the floor or in the closet. Other guests were noisy;The room door should be fixed not to make big noise when closed. They always slammed the door, which made us unsleeping at night. Some group left the kitchen table uncleaned after use. It should have been cleaned either by themselves or by the manager. The manager told us that some rooms did not have locks. But all the rooms should have locks for the security.

    Location: closer to JR station. Manager was reachable and flexible.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: May 22, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: February 22, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 5, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: November 7, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 9, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in October 2024

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