Rating & Reviews : ICHIE cafe & guesthouse

Accommodation

4.31

Guestroom

(4.3 / 5)

Baths

(3.8 / 5)

Meals

(4.2 / 5)

Location

(4.4 / 5)

Reception & Service

(4.8 / 5)

Results: 38 View Reviews

Date: Apr/2026

United States (Female, age **)

Overall:

4.25

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths -, Meals 4, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Annex Building, Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

Nice place

Nice place to stay the night before the Kumano Kodo. There is a shared kitchen and bath for three rooms. Ample cake is provided for breakfast.

Date: Nov/2025

United Kingdom (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

4.80

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Annex Building, Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

Beautiful house

The house is beautiful and very traditional and the staff is really nice. But if you are a light sleeper and you get the room next to the kitchen you will struggle. The walls are made of paper, literally, so if someone turns on the lights in the kitchen and makes dinner at 10:30PM, you will hear everything and your room will be very bright. It basically as if I was sleeping in the kitchen. I would suggest installing curtain and creating a curfew for using the kitchen. The staff reacted very quickly when I pointed out the noise in the kitchen and asked the people to finish with their dinner.

Date: May/2025

United States (Female, age 20-29)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Annex Building, Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

Great place to stay in Tanabe City

This place was centrally located, had a very comfortable Japanese-style room, and served us delicious chiffon cake for breakfast. Great place to stay before heading out to the Kumano Kodo trail!

Date: May/2025

United States (Male, age 50-59)

Overall:

4.00

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

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No guest review.

Date: Apr/2025

Malaysia (Female, age 50-59)

Overall:

3.40

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals 3, Location 3, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Annex Building, Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

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No guest review.

Date: Mar/2025

Germany (Male, age 40-49)

Overall:

3.00

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 2, Meals -, Location 3, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

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No guest review.

Date: Mar/2025

China (Female, age 20-29)

Overall:

4.80

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Dec/2024

China (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

Definitely recommend to stay here if you want to experience a true Japanese home

The host Mayumi is a very adorable and super amiable person, my brother and I are very thankful to her for she helped us filled in the luggage delivery slips in Japanese. Her house is well-kept and super clean, it was fun to sleep on the tatami and we got to experience the traditional shower/bath in her house too. Oh, and the chiffon cakes are very delicious, I love the matcha flavor. We definitely would want to come again! 民宿超赞,推荐入住!

Date: Oct/2024

Italy (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

Wonderful place!

Wonderful place to stay for your first night before starting Kumano Kodo! Maiumi very very kind person, perfect location!

Date: Oct/2024

Sweden (Female, age 60-69)

Overall:

4.00

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 3, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Breakfast (chiffon cake!)

Nice and genuin

Nice owner, very original old building, comfortable beds.

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