About this property

Essential Facilities: kido in Setouchi offers a beautiful garden and free WiFi. Guests can enjoy a shared kitchen and family rooms, perfect for relaxation and comfort. Comfortable Amenities: The guest house features air-conditioning, a bath, and a shared bathroom. Additional amenities include tatami floors, ensuring a traditional Japanese experience. Convenient Location: Located 5 mi from Ani Shrine and 29 mi from Okayama Airport, kido provides easy access to local attractions. Free off-site private parking is available for guests.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)

  • Free private parking


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Anna
United States United States
We absolutely loved our stay at Kido! The staff were incredibly nice, the facilities were beautiful, comfortable, and extremely clean. We met the owner of the home who explained that she was also the architect; she did an incredible job designing...
Gascon
Japan Japan
Nice and quiet, great spacious room and bathroom, extremely kind host, very good value for a place that gives access to Okayama and has beautiful views. Everything was very clean and the host was very kind and accommodating.
Christopher
Japan Japan
Very personal, the house is very traditional and owner let me borrow the bike to go to maejima, helping me looking up the ferry schedule
Marcus
Japan Japan
Our host - Ai, was excellent and very helpful! She made the whole experience special.
Antony
United Kingdom United Kingdom
I picked Kido as it was a little off the beaten track, in Ushimado, outside Setouchi. It's tucked away in a quiet little neighbourhood and this is definitely part of its appeal, and the stay there was very peaceful. I was welcomed on arrival and...
Vanille
France France
La gentillesse et la disponibilité d’Hiromi ! Ça a rendu mon séjour encore plus spécial. Kido est également une auberge vraiment très jolie et accueillante, et bien situé dans Setouchi. Juste à côté du port et de l’arrêt de bus !
Lin
Taiwan Taiwan
很難得有遇到傳統日式的房子,住在這種安靜、安全的房子,尤其是日式房子裡面設計的巧思非常到位! 離海邊、港口很近!附近又有新鮮魚貨可買,和魚醬做的各種不同口味食物,非常方便
Emmanuelle
France France
La maison est très belle, la cuisine et les salles de bains sont neuves. L'emplacement dans le village est très bien. Le petit restaurant local juste à côté.
Kaoru
Japan Japan
リビングが広くてお庭も楽しめて、とてもリラックスできました。キッチンが使えてコーヒー淹れることもできて嬉しかったです。置いてくださっていたコーヒー豆も美味しかったです。
Yoko
Japan Japan
古民家をモダンに改装してあり、内装や調度品などとてもオシャレ。他の部屋に滞在していた海外の旅行者と交流したのも楽しかったです。スタッフの女性に牛窓について色々教えてもらったり、素晴らしい旅になりました!

Managed by ココロエ

Company review score: 10Based on 54 reviews from 1 property
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Company info

architectural design office

Property info

A renovated old house, in a Japanese small setouchi town, built about 90 years ago, where you can stay as if you were living there. Kido, which opened in October 2023 after renovating an old house. It consists of 4 private rooms and a shared kitchen, living room, bathrooms, and toilets. It is a quiet and relaxing space, facing the Seto Inland Sea. There are two Western-style single rooms on the first floor, and two Japanese-style rooms on the second floor that can accommodate up to 3-4 people. There is no toilet and washroom on the second floor. The kitchen is equipped so that you enjoy cooking with Setouchi ingredients. There is a private parking lot for 2 cars, which is 30 seconds walk away. The bus stop is about 1 minutes walk. For public transportation, take the JR Ako Line from Okayama Station to Oku Station, then get off at the last stop of the city bus bound for Ushimado, which takes about an hour in total.

Neighborhood info

Ushimado is a scenic town filled with rich nature, scenery, and easygoing people, which once flourished as a port for waiting for the tide. Please feel free to come if you want to spend some time relaxing, travel with your family. You can also stay for a medium to long term.

Languages Spoken

English,Japanese

Area info

Amenities of kido

Great facilities! Review score, 9.7

Most popular amenities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Family rooms

House rules

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Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
From 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 13 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform kido of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

License number: 岡山県指令備前保第13号

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