CANDEO HOTELS Kyoto Karasuma Rokkaku
Rokkakudo, Nakagyo, Kyoto
MICHELIN Guide
“A slightly different angle on Kyoto’s rich ryokan-influenced tradition of historically informed hospitality, ... set in a beautifully preserved machiya townhouse...”
Vibe
Guests check in beneath preserved Meiji-era timber beams and Ike no Taiga ink paintings before crossing into the contemporary guest tower.
“Preserved Meiji machiya retreat”
An 1896 Meiji-era merchant machiya featuring preserved wooden beams, inner gardens, and Edo-period ink paintings.
Harmonious integration of a historic timber townhouse with a modern tower designed by GARDE.
Communal bathhouse featuring semi-open-air ceramic pottery tubs, dry and steam saunas, and a cold plunge.
Along Rokkaku-dori, three minutes from Karasuma Oike Station and a short stroll to Nishiki Market
Rooms
Modern, compact rooms feature raised tatami daybed platforms and yukata robes, while select suites include private semi-open-air soaking tubs.
Wellness
Communal bathhouses feature ceramic soaking tubs under the sky, with a cold plunge and dry sauna for men and steam for women.
Backstory
Built in 1896 as a kimono merchant's residence, the street-front townhouse was designated a registered cultural property before its hotel conversion.
Eat & drink
The timber-framed machiya lounge pours local craft sake by evening and serves seasonal obanzai bento boxes overlooking the courtyard garden at breakfast.
The neighborhood
Rokkakudo Temple sits around the corner, and during Gion Matsuri, the wooden Jomyoyama festival float is constructed directly outside the front doors.
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