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Kanamean Nishitomiya vs Hoshinoya Kyoto
Both properties are rated very highly by experts. Overall, HOSHINOYA Kyoto is the choice of most professionals compared to Kanamean Nishitomiya. HOSHINOYA Kyoto scores 82 with endorsements from 6 reviewers including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Star Service.
Kanamean Nishitomiya
Time Out
The Telegraph
Michelin Guide
562 Honeyanocho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 604-8064
From $0 /night
- Free Internet
- Restaurant
- Air Conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Flatscreen TV
- Safe
Time Out
"This beautiful two-storey house has been welcoming guests since 1873."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"An elegant Kyoto ryokan inn with contemporary touches run by charismatic fifth-generation family owners."
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Michelin Guide
"It’s a 19th-century townhouse, a rarity in Kyoto — a stay here isn’t a trip back in time so much as it is an experience of Japanese hospitality stripped down to its essence."
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Hoshinoya Kyoto
Travel + Leisure
Star Service
Condé Nast Traveler
Gayot
The Telegraph
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11-2 Genrokuzancho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 616-0007
From $645 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure
"The Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, full of bamboo groves and Zen temples, is the site of the city’s newest—and most exquisite—ryokan, or traditional inn."
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Star Service
"Quaint and authentic, this traditional ryokan inspires guests with its Japanese style while keeping the modern comforts of home readily available."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"This hybrid ryokan-hotel, a series of low buildings inspired by traditional Japanese houses, clings to the banks above the Hozugawa River in the temple-rich Arashiyama district."
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Gayot
"Tastefully contemporary, this charming boutique hotel is unique among Kyoto's many traditional inns."
The Telegraph
8.0
"A tranquil, traditionally-styled but luxurious escape in woods reached by a riverboat, on the edge of Kyoto. A range of free activities include a tea-drinking ceremony."
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