"Located in Higashiyama-ku near the Kyoto National Museum and Sanjusangendo Hall, this boutiquelike gem combines traditional art and materials with contemporary styles." Full review

"This March 2006 addition to Kyoto's hotel scene raised the bar (and a few eyebrows) with its stunning public spaces and guest rooms fashioned by the trendy Tokyo-based firm SuperPotato."

"Super Potato is one of the designers behind the 189-room hotel with traditional flourishes—kimono fabric headboards; washi paper lampshades—in the Higashiyama Shichijo district. ." Full review

"Japan’s most historically and culturally significant city has never had the sort of upscale Western-style hotel it deserves." Full review

"Readers of Conde Nast Traveller voted the Hyatt Regency the best hotel in Kyoto (and Japan’s second best), and it’s very easy to see why: the gorgeous interior." Full review