A coin operated laundry is opened at just a three minute-walk distance from Otabi-an.

Business hour : 7:00 – 22:00, open through year.

See a map shown below.

March 25, 2017

Japanese style private room now accepts up to 2 persons.  The room charge for a single use maintains the same.

Please book this room at Otabi-an web site.

A “sento”, public bath near Otabi-an which is famous for its quaint appearance of Showa-era provided us with their event news as follows:

• September 9 – 21  : closed every Thursday
  Noren (Japanese store curtain) used in Japanese film “Mother Water” released in 2010, staring Satomi Kobayashi and Kyoko Koizumi is shown.
• November 18 -30 :closed every Thursday
  Evenning of Take-Tourou  – Japanese garden lantern made of Bamboo
• December 21 
  “Yuzu-buro”  Yuzuz – Citron – are set afloat in the bath , traditional Japanese custom for the winter solstice.

Business time 16:00 – 23:00  closed every Thursday

We sell discount ticket for public bath in Otabi-an hostel.

“Hinode-yu” is located at about 400m from our hostel, a distance of 5-minute walk. A guide map is available also.

We hope you can enjoy an exotic experiences for “sento”  during your stay in our Otabi-an hostel!

Special plan only for guests of Otabi-an ! (This plan is finished.)

The season for Gion festival has come.

Rather than going to a Kimono rental shop, why don’t you start the day by weaing a Japanese summer kimono in your room during stay in Kyoto Guesthouse Otabi-an and go out to sightsee in a town of Kyoto ? All necessary items such as kimono, obi, bag, hair accessory,  Japanese sandals and so on are also available.

Hostel owner and Kimono dresser

– Dressing on the day : Please reserve the dressing time between 9:00 and 11:00 am.

– Time required for dressing one person : approx. 30 – 40 minutes.

Price (tax included)

Summer Kimono rental plan — 3900 yen

Please choose one from  variety of summer kimono  and hair set shown below.

Summer Kimono-1

Summer Kimono-2

Summer Kimono-3

Summer Kimono-4

Summer Kimono-5

Summer Kimono-6

Summer Kimono-7

Summer Kimono-8

Summer Kimono-9

Hair set-1

Hair set-2

Hair set-3

Hair set-4

Hair set-5

Hair set-6

Summer Kimono, half-width obi, inner wear, koshi-himo, face towel for redressment, date-jime, wooden clogs and a bag are included.

How to reserve

Please emai to info@otabi-an.com for checking availability and reserve a plan, by 18:00 of 3 days before.

email：info@otabi-an.com

Return time

Please return all rental items by 21:00 of the day.

If you stay at Otabi-an at the night, please put all items to a bag for return and leave it in your room or on the bed.

Cancellation policy

Upon cancellation of a reservation, the Customer will be charged a 100% of the price of Kimono dressing if the cancellation notice is made after 18:00 of the previous day

No cancellation charge is required, if the Summer kimono rental is canceled before 18:00 of the previous day.

A “sento”, public bath near Otabi-an which is famous for its quaint appearance of Showa-era provided us with their event news as follows:

June 10 – 15 : Evening with light of fireflies

July 1 – August 31  Cool feeling with wind chimes

July 29 – August 3 Cool feeling with an ice pillar

* August 19 : temporary closing

Business time 16:00 – 23:00  closed every Thursday

We sell discount ticket for public bath in Otabi-an hostel.

“Hinode-yu” is located at about 400m from our hostel, a distance of 5-minute walk. A guide map is available also.

We hope you can enjoy an exotic experiences for “sento”  during your stay in our Otabi-an hostel!