Kyoto is one of Japan’s best-preserved historic cities, with intact palaces, gardens and hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines from Imperial Japan’s golden age, balanced by a modern edge of culinary excellence, technology and a forward-looking art and design scene. Our Hotel, at the foot of a mountain in the scenic Higashiyama temple district, puts you just 10 minutes from bustling downtown Kyoto, with many of the city’s most scenic sites just a short walk away. Want to take a quick ride on a bullet train to Tokyo? Kyoto Station, the biggest train hub in the city, is just a quick seven-minute drive from our doors.
Need to Know
- Hotel Entrance
- To access our Hotel’s main entrance, please walk up the Onna-zaka hill at Higashiyama Shichijo crossing on Higashioji Street.
- Traffic Regulations
- Please note that the street in front of our main entrance, known as Onna-zaka, will be blocked daily from 8:00 am to 9:00 am (excluding Sundays and public holidays), under the Kyoto Prefectural Road Traffic Regulations. Please inform the front desk in advance if you wish to arrive or depart from our Hotel by car or taxi during this time. There will be no access to vehicles in valet parking while the restriction is in place, and all entry and exit from our Hotel will take place at our Hotel Residences entrance along Higashioji Street.
- Parking
- Valet parking is available at the Hotel for an additional hourly or overnight fee. Parking is complimentary for spa customers, as well as wedding and meeting guests. (Some conditions may apply.) Parking fee: JPY 1,200 per hour Hotel guests: JPY 5,000 per car, per night (until 3:00 pm on day of checkout) Dining Customers: complimentary use for up to 3 hours when spending more than JPY 8,000 Retail Customers: complimentary use for up to 30 minutes. Please inform the doorman that you are using the shop at the Hotel entrance.
Let us make the arrangements
- Car Transfer
- We can arrange a private transfer to pick you up from the airport, or you can take an airport express train to Kyoto Station and we can arrange for a private car to take you from the station to our Hotel. Please ask our Concierge for more details.
Transport Hubs and Directions
- Kyoto Station
- Travel Time
- 8 minutes by car / 15 minutes by train
- Distance
- 1.8 kilometres/1.1 miles
- Kansai International Airport (KIX)
- Travel Time
- 90 minutes by car/75 minutes by train
- Distance
- 94.7 kilometres/58.8 miles
- Osaka International Airport (ITM)
- Travel Time
- 60 minutes
- Distance
- 44.3 kilometres/27.5 miles