Spacious residential sanctuary
With just two residences per floor, the atmosphere stays hushed and personal, accented with local timber and Kyoto ceramics.
What it’s good at
Notable
Modern Japanese interiors feature natural timber joinery, local Kyoto pottery, and unusually generous residential layouts.
Listed
Rooms offer custom Simmons beds, down comforters, deep soaking bathtubs, and dedicated in-room massage bookings.
Listed
In-room breakfast delivers seasonal kaiseki bento boxes prepared in collaboration with Gion restaurant Kyo-ryori Isobe.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Set along a quiet lane off Shijo-dori, the hotel is an eight-minute walk from Nishiki Market and Karasuma Station.
The rooms
Apartment-style spaces feature separate sitting areas, private balconies, and wet-room bathrooms with deep soaking tubs and rainfall showers.
Treatments
- Treatments
- In-room massage treatments available on request.
At the table
Breakfast is served in your room, offering seasonal kaiseki bento boxes from Gion or morning sets with Kyotanba pork.
How it began
Originally launched in 2018 as an independent boutique hotel, the property joined Banyan Group under its residential Homm flag in 2024.
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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.