“Very good to have a temple experience and feel the peace!”

The experience of sleeping in a temple.

“A one off experience”

Morning ceremony

“Unusual experience”

Great location in Koya-san , right next to the temple with good breakfast and dinner, with the option to participate in the morning ceremony. Great experience. English communication is good.

“Not worth the price”

Good for the experience of staying in a temple but otherwise not really worth the price tag! I think it’s probably better to visit Koyasan on a day trip than to spend a huge amount of money to not learn anything from the monks or experience. Pretty much just checked in and were left alone until dinner then breakfast and morning prayer…no explanation or information given at all about the life of these people or even the prayers. Save your money and just come for a day trip from Osaka

“Most peacefull night of sleep in a impressive place!”

I loved my stay here! It was a little confusing on how to check in, you will just have to ask the staff working there. But this lady who spoke very good English helped me and explained the whole stay, showing me where to find the facilities and how to attend the morning prayer. She was really lovely! The morning prayer itself was really impressive and they provide non-Japanese with English booklet which was super helpfull. Overal I loveed staying here and I had the best night of sleep of my entire trip! I also loved the onsen the place has, it is public but if you go a little you could have it for yourself like I did!

“Comfortable and unique experience 😊”

Food was delicious. Clean room with my own bathroom. Lovely staff 😊

Great place, great everything! Highlight of my travel!

The host was a bit quirky and very kind. The location is amazing. The sento in the residence was fantastic to relax in after a day in the winter cold. The dinner and breakfast were delicious (goma-tofu!). Joining in the morning meditation also felt like a privilege.

“Got a smaller and different room that what I booked. Not much interaction with the staff due to language barriers.”

A chance to experience staying at temple lodging and take part in the morning prayers ritual.

“Unforgettable experience”

I loved the location in the middle of the forest but really close to town. The silent in the area. The temple and pagoda were stunning and world heritage sites. The onsen-like batch was another highlight. The spacious room with private bathroom and heating in winter. The brekkie was okay and the morning prayers ceremony along the monks was just a unique unforgettable experience.

“Most peacefull night of sleep in a impressive place!”

I loved my stay here! It was a little confusing on how to check in, you will just have to ask the staff working there. But this lady who spoke very good English helped me and explained the whole stay, showing me where to find the facilities and how to attend the morning prayer. She was really lovely! The morning prayer itself was really impressive and they provide non-Japanese with English booklet which was super helpfull. Overal I loveed staying here and I had the best night of sleep of my entire trip! I also loved the onsen the place has, it is public but if you go a little you could have it for yourself like I did!

“authentic stay with some minuses”

- we liked the overall experience of sleeping in a world heritage temple site; - the room was spacious compared to average Japanese accommodation and had a beautiful private "balcony" with view to the garden; it had treats and tea for us! - the food was ok; - the lady helping us with what to view was very kind and allowed us to leave our luggage; - the morning ceremony felt quite authentic and beautiful to witness; it has English translations which allowed us to understand. - the onsen (or public bathrooms) was nice to have on a cold day.

“Definitely recommend this temple.”

Lovely traditional room. Particularly attractive location. Food was delicious. Temple service in the Morning was a spiritual and other worldly experience.

“Amazing temple stay in koyasan”

Overall wonderful, the temple and its premises are absolutely stunning. The room was gorgeous as well and very comfortable. We enjoyed the food experience even though it was not the flavors we generally are used to, not being Japanese.

Friendly staff, traditional Japanese-style rooms, interesting food. The stay met my expectations.

“Stunning location, beautiful people, this has to be a wonder of the world”

Location was stunning iv never experienced anything like it, the people are lovely and are always really helpful.

It was a nice stay in general; however, we would have liked to experience more of the temple. As we paid a high amount to stay there. The part of the morning ceremony we were allowed to experience was very short. The staff did not speak English and the directions to participate in the ceremony were quite confusing for all the participants. We almost missed it because no one came for us as we were told to wait. We were expecting to do a meditation as well, but this was never mentioned or included in the program. We did not stay in the temple as per say, the lodge is across from the temple.

“A real experience to stay here for a night.”

No problems with the Japanese style room with private toilet. Slept well on the futons. The communal showers also have onsens. The vegan dinner was not cheap, but a real experience and tasty. The morning prayers were interesting to attend.

“This is an accommodation at religious site”

Dinner

“Not worth the money. Would for sure not recommend.”

The breakfast was not eatable. Also it was extremely cold in the breakfast area, the room and in the morning during the morning ceremony.