Originally Posted by nparker99
Are there any nice Ryokans (doesn't have to be luxurious....just clean and nice) in the $400 or less a night ($200/pp) category in Kyoto? I've seen people mention the Three Sisters but have no idea what the price is or how to contact them via email).
Three Sisters, at least when I stayed there a few years ago, was in the super-cheap category (less than $100/pp) and more like a glorified youth hostel than a ryokan. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
but I suspect it isn't really what you're looking for. (We were booking a last minute trip down from Tokyo over a three day weekend in the fall, when the maple trees are changing color, and it was one of the few places with availability given that they don't take Japanese guests, unless they're with foreigners.)