Beautiful traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring and shoji doors that open up with wonderful views of a traditional Japanese garden. It was definitely our best stay during our Japanese trip and a true highlight. We were welcomed by the Buddhist monk on arrival and showed us around a shared kitchen/dining area fully equipped with tea and coffee. Our room included a washing machine which was very handy. Location was great - 7 minutes from Takayama station, 10 minutes from the old town and morning markets. Plenty of restaurants and stores around. We thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the prayer and meditation practice and the monk kindly explained the teachings of Buddha and the importance of being present. We highly recommend staying here!

Nothing! It was perfect perfect perfect.

Beautiful traditional rooms set in an old temple. We had a large suite with its own bathroom and effectively 3 other rooms (2 bedrooms and a dining area) for a family of 4. The facilities were super clean and beautifully presented, and the staff we met were just lovely and helpful. Think tatami mats, futon beds etc. The other thing that struck us was the amount of space, we never expected to stay somewhere so spacious in Japan. There are a number of experiences you can participate in as well, be sure to check them out! Probably no more than a 15 min walk to most sights in town.

If I had to criticise I’d warn people that it is cold in winter. Totally understandable being an old temple. We were comfortable as electric blankets were on all the beds and reverse air con and heating were provided. Maybe not the place for you in winter if cold bothers you.

We stayed in a family room, which was made up of two separate rooms connected by a corridor which had a lovely view of the garden. The rooms are a lovely blend of traditional Japanese (i.e. tatami mats, futon beds) and a more modern style (i.e. contemporary bathroom). The hotel itself is well located, being only a short walk away from all the main attractions and has on-site parking. I'd describe this place as being a temple that also has rooms, rather than a hotel that happens to be in a temple. The staff all spoke excellent English.

There was some building work going on at the property when we were staying, so it was quite noisy at times during the day.

This place is amazing, the staff is amazing, the experiences are amazing. The morning prayers are very suggestive and the breakfast cooking fun, they explain to you everything and they do it with nice smile and passion. Thank you to Mihoko, the monk and the host that helped me with the breakfast making Ryou (I don’t know if I spell it right) and the host from Hokkaido ( unfortunately I don’t know his name). It has been a real pleasure!

The beds were comfortable and clean. The check-in (small tour, tea, explanation of the temple, 'introducing' selves for a safe stay, etc) was interesting and relaxing. The information about the history of the temple was very interesting. There were many different options for experiences unique to a temple (copying sutras, joining morning meditation, etc).

For some rooms, you have to walk through the main worship hall to get to the entrance/exit. That was not a problem for our group, but if there is morning prayer and you need to leave during that time, you will have to walk through the prayer/meditation in order to get to the exit. HOWEVER, guests are welcome to joing the morning prayers and meditation, which is an interesting and unique aspect of staying in the temple.

It was an awesome experience! The staff was very nice and the atmosphere beyond our expectations! The garden had an old-time vibe, and having a coffee while contemplating it was excellent. Unfortunately, the monk couldn't be present to officiate the morning prayer, but as we stay 2 more nights in Takayama at another hotel, we will be able to join when he returns.

It was cold inside the room, and even though we had heated mattresses, the temperature in the room was below normal for our comfort. Nevertheless, the air-conditioning and heating lamp could ameliorate a little the discomfort, but as they both were noisy, we had to stop them during the night.

They were very welcoming and showing us around. The English of Sazuki is really good and he gave us some nice tips about the neighborhood. We went to the included praying session in the morning, unfortunately that due to the Takayama festival we couldn’t do any thing else as other activities sounded great! The room was comfortable, we had a shared bathroom that looked beautiful.

The only thing is that our room (Sakura) was next to the praying room and stumbling/people/bells made us wake up earlier.

We (my wife and I) stayed in the Zenko-Ji Temple hotel for one night and had a fantastic experience. We were greeted warmly right from the beginning by the friendly staff and could check in despite arriving a bit before the check-in time. After the quick check-in we had a small tour of the place and got an introduction to the temple and the various possible activities we can partake in. We had a lovely room (Sakura room), nothing fancy but very fitting to the place itself- traditional, simplistic yet comfortable. The next day we joined the morning prayer at 7:00 am which is highly recommended. Afterwards we also had a meditation session with the head monk who runs the temple/hotel. It was a great experience with some useful insights about meditation. Overall I would highly recommend staying here. It's not a place for a fancy stay but a place that can offer an insight to Buddhism in Japan, where you can have lovely conversations with the friendly staff and enjoy a peaceful environment.

Nothing bad to say. Simply come with the right expectations and an open mind and you will have a great time. We had some really nice conversations there, learned about Japanese culture, about Buddhism, temples in Japan, etc.

The priest manager, the facility and the chanting event in the morning they invited us. Good service, kitchen and refrigerator are available. Excellent bathroom & toilet (just too far away from my Moon-room, but that's not a problem.

The temple was VERY COLD in winter (January when i arrived) The manager priest using high power kerosene gas heater to warm us up. But the one in my room was defect a little bit, and i can smell kerosene in my room. So, i decided to turn it off and rely on A/C and electric blanket, and they are comfy. The walk way to toilet was FREEZING, but my experience was great. Still love this place

This temple stay was exceptional. Everything from the room, facilities, staff and the whole experience was fantastic. Unforgettable! It is very very clean, has so many facilities to use in the room I especially liked the use of the free washing machine and dryer in my room (flower room) and the morning prayer ceremony was interesting. I also opted for meditation which I also enjoyed. Monk Keiji san was extremely friendly and helpful, which made coming to a temple stay for the first time as a solo traveller much less daunting. Thank you!

Of course the temple is quite chilly in places as it’s winter now however there are 3 powerful heaters in the room that work really well so it was not too bad other than when you cross to the communal areas you can feel a bit cold