Meet Maple
Creative, Humble, Friendly
Close to the nature with amazing mountains view and city view. No other guests would bother you during your stay.
On a typical day...
I'm an early bird.
When I host guests...
I like to chat with them when they are home but have my own things going on.
Family Hobbies
Running, Gymnastics, Cooking, Diet and nutrition, Playing a musical instrument
Hosting guests since
2023
Response Rate
100%
Response Time
Within two hours
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
We have a unique room for you to stay, no other guests would bother you during your stay. Located at the west mountain area of Kyoto city, you could enjoy city view and amazing sunrise from the east mountains at the early morning. We promise to bring you peace and calmness on the start of each day! In the house, we also have a ground piano room, and living room with a gym corner.
For your information, University restaurant is just 5min away by walk. It supplies meals till 8:00pm with more reasonable price than outside restaurants. Supermarket is 15min away by walk, and a local popular hot spring with sauna is 5min by bus. Bus stop is 3min by walk. Katsura station(Hankyu train station) or JR Katsuragawa station is 15min away by the bus.
My Pets
Dog
House Facilities
- Laundry
- Internet Access
- Gym at home
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located at the southwest of Kyoto City, a quiet, clean and safe area with latitude 100m above Kyoto basin , and beside Katsura campus of Kyoto University.
It took around 30min to the center of Kyoto city (Kawaramachi) by bus and train as well. The bus stop is 3min by walk with several options.
Arashiyama area is 3km away and can reach within 20min by bus and train. Osaka and Kobe can be reached within one hour by train.
A popular hot spring (with sauna) and supermarket is nearby by 15min walking.
This area is popular by it’s beautiful city view and mountains view.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Gym
- Cinema
- Shopping Centre
- Restaurant
- Bus Stop
- Train station
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
1. Smoking & alcoholic drinks are not allowed.
2. Please keep our home secure and lock doors and windows when leaving the house.
3. Please do not bring other people into our house.
4. Please respect our home but feel comfortable.
5. You cannot use the kitchen except for microwave and fridge.
6. Please keep quiet after 10pm.
7. Please separate the trash according to the rules in Japan.
8. Please pay the Homestay fees on arrival by cash.
10. Doing laundry and using bath tube need additional fees, please talk with the host. Basically, 500yen for doing laundry once. Regarding the bath tube, 500yen for using once.
11. Please keep the house key in a safe place. Change of door lock would cost you a lot if you lose the key.
12. Check-in is after 3pm. Check-out is before 10am.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
5 Reviews
April 2024
A very nice time in the outskirts of Kyoto. A good location and a lovely host who showed us the best places in and out of Kyoto.
Host reply
Thanks a lot for your review. I believe you enjoyed a lot in Japan as expected.
April 2024
Maple parle très bien anglais et est très accueillante.
La chambre est spacieuse et les lits confortables. La maison est très agréable.
C’est un peu loin du centre ville mais l’arrêt de bus est tout proche. Il y a un grand magasin à 15 min à pied proposant plein de bons plats avec une cafétéria sur place.
C’est donc un super logement rapport qualité/prix pour Kyoto.
Merci Maple. Et Monica !(son chien)Host reply
Thank you so much for your review and support! We ( Monica and I ) are very happy to have you stay with us and wish you enjoy the rest journey in Japan.
ありがとうございましたMarch 2024
I stayed at Maple's house with my mother for five nights and it was a lovely homestay!! Maple is a very kind person and helped us a lot during our stay. She warmly welcomed us on our arrival day and gave us general guidance for traveling in Kyoto. Talking with her was a lot of fun as we have a common interest in health and nutrition.
The house and the room are nice and clean. The location is a bit far from the city center on top of a hill but therefore the area is quiet and calming. There is a bus stop and a supermarket nearby so that you have access to everything you need.
We really enjoyed our stay at Maple's house and will definitely come back whenever we are in Kyoto again!
ありがとうございました！またいつか会えるのを楽しみしております！Host reply
Thank you so much for your review. I really enjoyed the conversation with you and your mother during your stay. If any opportunity, please visit Kyoto and stay with us again, you are always welcome!
January 2024
My time with Rin was very pleasant, we had a lot of interesting conversations and she recommended me places to go to. Also, her home-made breakfast is very good!
The house and the room are very clean, however, it can be very cold during winter as the only heated rooms are your own and the living room/kitchen.
I was allowed to use the microwave, but it's important to note that any other kitchen item is not to be used at any time, unless you pay extra.
It may take a while to reach the center of Kyoto as her house is rather far to the west and the nearest train station can only be reached by bus (Also, the last bus already departs at around 10pm, so you can't stay downtown for too long.)
Overall, the homestay was very friendly and we had a lot of fun on new year's eve. Thank you!
Host reply
Thank you so much for your kind review at your busy time. Hope you will experience and learn more in Japan.
January 2024
I had a wonderful time at Maple's! The location is in a quiet, suburban neighbourhood close to the university, and if I had more time in my itinerary I definitely would have stayed longer to wander the local parks for momiji. Maple was extremely kind and accomodating, and made sure to keep in contact with me even prior to my stay so I had no trouble navigating. I enjoyed our conversations in the morning as we talked about our shared love of pickles! She made my breakfast with healthy soup and noodles, and homemade tsukemono. The upper room also had a lovely view of the city where the sunlight comes in. The bedroom was very cozy and warm, and I felt comfortable during my entire stay. I would love to come back to Kyoto again, just to stay with Maple! ありがとうございました
Host reply
Rachelle, thank you so much for your warm words and review. If any chance, please come to Kyoto again!
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