Design hotels in Kyoto

Downtown Kyoto, Kyoto From $300

Ace Hotel Kyoto

Interlocking kigumi timber ceilings meet bold stencil-dyed textile art by Samiro Yunoki.

Takagamine, Kyoto $$$$

Aman Kyoto

Blackened timber pavilions by Kerry Hill set across moss-covered platforms and forest clearings.

Kiyomizu, Kyoto From $850

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto Hotel

Timber lattice eaves, a cantilevered gabled entrance, and an open-air cedar Noh stage overlooking bamboo forest.

Kawaramachi, Kyoto From $200

BnA Alter Museum

Thirty-one permanent art installation rooms alongside a ten-story vertical staircase gallery.

Gion, Kyoto $$$$

Capella Kyoto

Layered timber latticework, courtyard stone pathways, and sculptural bamboo installations reinterpret Kyoto machiya townhouse traditions.

Kiyomizu, Kyoto From $2,100

Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto

Interiors incorporate shoji panels, washi lantern fixtures, hand-hammered stone, and custom woven textiles from a historic Kyoto atelier.

Kawaramachi, Kyoto From $300

Genji Kyoto

Cedar-board imprinted concrete, custom low-slung Panton chairs, and dry rock courtyards uniting architecture with garden.

Arashiyama, Kyoto $$$$

HOSHINOYA Kyoto

Hand-printed kyo-karakami washi wallpaper and low-slung tatami seating frame river gorge views.

Higashi-Kujo, Kyoto From $150

Hotel Anteroom Kyoto

Artist-designed concept rooms and Gallery 9.5 exhibitions curated under sculptor Kohei Nawa.

Gojo, Kyoto From $400

Hotel Kanra Kyoto

Elongated machiya-inspired layouts combine handcrafted cypress tubs with clean granite planes, shoji screens, and woven tatami.

Okazaki, Kyoto $$$$

Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei

Interiors shaped with artisan collective GO ON, showcasing Kaikado metalwork, Kohchosai Kosuga bamboo, and custom Higashiyama craft.

Downtown Kyoto, Kyoto From $1,300

Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto

André Fu layered monumental shoji lanterns and clean-lined timber pavilions around a water courtyard.

Gion, Kyoto $$$$

Imperial Hotel Kyoto

Disciplined interiors pair textured volcanic Oya stone with dimpled naguri wood floors.

Gosho Nishi, Kyoto $$$

Kyo no Ondokoro Goshonishi #6

Creative studio graf carved a skylit central lightwell and black cherry living space framing the courtyard garden.

Nijo, Kyoto $$$

Kyo No Ondokoro Kamanza Nijo #2

Blonde-timber interiors by Yoshifumi Nakamura paired with Akira Minagawa furnishings and a detached garden library pavilion.

Nishijin, Kyoto From $700

Kyo No Ondokoro Nishijin Bettei #5

Yoshifumi Nakamura and Akira Minagawa furnish the restored timber frame with bespoke minä perhonen textiles.

Gion, Kyoto $$$

Maana Kamo

Shigenori Uoya paired subdued lighting and timber framing with an urushi lacquer island and tatami matting.

Kiyomizu, Kyoto $$$

Maana Kiyomizu

Interiors showcase exposed takekomai woven bamboo screens, Hatano Wataru washi panels, and handcrafted Shigaraki ceramic bathtubs.

Downtown Kyoto, Kyoto $

MAJA HOTEL KYOTO

Pitched-roof sleeping huts in light Tamo ash feature bespoke Marimekko blinds and custom timber furniture.

Kawaramachi, Kyoto From $500

Marufukuro

Tadao Ando combines raw concrete architecture with restored 1930s Showa-era masonry, stained glass, and decorative Taizan tiling.

Sakyo, Kyoto $$$$

Miyamasou

Traditional sukiya-zukuri carpentry with private timber terraces suspended over the river.

Downtown Kyoto, Kyoto From $300

MOGANA

Takashi Yamaguchi reinterprets traditional machiya depth through stark monochrome lines, backlit alcoves, and soaring vertical lightwells.

Arashiyama, Kyoto From $600

MUNI Kyoto

Minimalist interiors crafted from natural timber, local Kitayama cedar, rammed earth, and custom Italian glass lighting.

Gojo, Kyoto $$$

Nazuna Higashi Honganji

Studio ALUC unites two townhouse wings under one roof, highlighting exposed timber joinery and clay walls.

Gojo, Kyoto From $950

Nazuna Kyoto Tsubaki St. Hotel

NOMURA-crafted interiors juxtapose dark exposed structural timbers and delicate wooden lattices with minimalist private semi-open-air garden baths.

Downtown Kyoto, Kyoto From $200

Node Hotel

Concrete architecture and bespoke monochrome furniture frame rotating contemporary art collections.

Kodaiji, Kyoto From $2,100

Park Hyatt Kyoto

Low-slung hillside pavilions feature fragrant tamo ash woodwork, framed Yasaka Pagoda vistas, and manicured courtyard zen gardens.

Takagamine, Kyoto From $900

ROKU Kyoto

Post-and-beam pavilions connected by reflecting pools, with hand-printed kyo-karakami washi wallcoverings.

Okazaki, Kyoto From $1,400

Shinsho-an

Master carpentry, artisanal plaster finishes, and curated European furnishings frame quiet views of courtyard greenery.

Higashiyama, Kyoto From $1,100

Six Senses Kyoto

Folded ash ceilings and 504 handcrafted Raku tiles retrace Heian-era courtly elegance.

Kodaiji, Kyoto From $1,700

SOWAKA

Sukiya-zukuri timber carpentry and original oval windows open onto moss courtyard gardens.

Takaragaike, Kyoto From $150

The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike, Autograph Collection

Togo Murano's circular Showa modernist architecture wraps around a tranquil landscaped Japanese courtyard garden.

Downtown Kyoto, Kyoto From $1,900

The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto

Low-slung riverside architecture featuring four-story interior waterfalls, intricate kumiko latticework, and thousands of ceramic shippo motifs.

Higashi-Kujo, Kyoto From $250

22 Pieces

Studio apartments pairing raw concrete walls with warm timber joinery, custom loft beds, and private garden terraces.

Gion, Kyoto From $400

Akekure Kyoto Shirakawa

Artisanal interiors featuring naguri chiseled wood walls, traditional plasterwork, and custom bamboo details.