Super Potato showcase
Low-lit corridors and raw timber screens open onto glass walls framing the historic strolling pond garden.
What it’s good at
Notable
Takashi Sugimoto crafts understated luxury with a dramatic lobby ceiling lattice, white oak finishes, and soft indirect illumination.
Notable
Riraku Spa offers traditional Japanese acupuncture, moxibustion treatments, and signature fermented hinoki powder baths.
Listed
Set in Higashiyama beside Sanjusangendo Temple, with an 850-year-old strolling garden framing pond views.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
the design, by the superstar Japanese firm Super Potato, expresses its clean modern lines in old-school bamboo, shoji screens and tatami floors.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Sanjusangendo Temple sits directly next door, with the Kyoto National Museum across the street and Kiyomizu slopes a walk away.
The rooms
Vintage kimono silk tapestries serve as headboards, complementing pale oak finishes and deep granite soaking tubs.
The spa
Private spa suites come with whirlpool tubs, and treatment rooms host shiatsu massage, acupuncture, and botanical facials.
The gym and cedar bath
A signature dry bath uses warm fermented hinoki powder, and the timber-floored fitness room stays open 24 hours.
At the table
Touzan serves sushi beside a raked rock garden, and Touzan Bar pours regional whiskies amid reclaimed townhouse timbers.
How it began
Opened in 2006 on a former hotel site, the grounds encompass a 12th-century garden once part of Emperor Goshirakawa's estate.
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The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.