Kyoto Designer Hotels

Great location, clean room, beautiful space. Helper & friendly staffs. Great service. The onsen facilities are outstanding👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 It’s perfect for relaxing after a long day of exploring Kyoto. Best breakfast buffet! I would stay here again.

Nice modern room literally next to the sancho station lift. Huge bed ever they even provide pyjamas. Can rent a bike 200 yen per hour to ride around the historical place. Very reasonable.

A huge and comfortable room. Everything is clean and fancy. But it seems like far from Japanese experience. Rooftop bar is awful: very slow service, the food is untasty and very expensive dor such bad experience. Also we left more tips as we supposed to do. I would say it was the worse place to have dinner in Kyoto. We did not like breakfast with the eggs part. You have to order eggs and than you can additionally choose some food additionally as a buffet. Eggs were with a lot of sauce and mayonnaise. It was strange. I would recommend to stay here without breakfast and do not try to spend time on the rooftop.

Great location very convenient just beside JR Kyoto station. Very nice design and very clean rooms. Room size is very spacious. Would love to stay in this hotel again.

The hotel is very close to popular attractions such as Nanzenji Temple and Eikan-do Temple, and it is also convenient to go to the art museum. The room is very big and the bed is very big. The south side is close to the road and there is a little noise. I usually wear earplugs to sleep and it doesn't affect it. If you are sensitive to sound, I suggest you choose a room facing the garden. The Chinese service staff, Mr. Zhang, is very warm and friendly. There are not many rooms in the hotel, so there are not many tourists. It is also very comfortable during the May Day peak season.

An almost impeccable hotel. There are not too many dishes in the breakfast buffet plus a la carte, but they are all unique dishes. The breakfast waiters were very enthusiastic. The hotel environment is very good and quiet. There are eight types of pillows to choose from. The room attendant brought many pillows for me to choose from. The room cleaning is also very professional and enthusiastic. The concierge was very attentive and helped us confirm our destination with the driver. Like the room facilities very much. The gym is the best facility I've ever stayed in at a hotel. It has the smell of camphor wood. Every detail of the hotel is attended by enthusiastic waiters. I like Kyoto because of the four seasons and will come again next time. All waiters are very professional.

The hotel has an excellent location, making it convenient to walk to shopping areas and restaurants. The rooms are spacious and equipped with air purifiers. The staff are exceptionally attentive, showcasing Japan’s unique sense of hospitality. They even help call taxis and walk guests to them.

This is the hotel I was most looking forward to and the least happy about during my entire trip. I booked two nights for RMB 15,000. I arrived at the hotel at 22:00 on the first day. I could only check in at the lobby of the Westin ordinary room. I didn’t get any special reception. The guy at the front desk had the coldest attitude in the hotel during the entire trip. You can't even squeeze out a smile. When I was going through the process, something unexpected happened. The employee in charge of Kaishuien (who was not wearing a kimono, but was dressed in the clothing department) was very serious and even said to me with a black face, ”You, immediately, tell your child not to have sex” Stomping in the lobby! I even thought I heard it wrong, because the lobby was a very empty traditional lobby, and not even a single guest was seen at night. I don’t know who was affected. I felt that she just hated children, so she issued such an order. I immediately called the two children After being quieter, she rolled her eyes and said nothing. When you first meet someone, you don't even give a warm greeting or greeting, but you start criticizing the guest. Is this the etiquette that your Jia Shui Garden should have? When we got to our room, it was even more exaggerated. She wouldn't let my two children talk! This is a suite, I don't understand why kids can't play in the room to express happiness and excitement? The introduction was always very robotic, and in the end, he actually accused my child of not putting his feet on the table. When the child heard that the sister didn't like him, he immediately hid, and the whole process was like a dean of discipline who kept scolding the child! This is the room I booked. It is my right to use it how I use it. How can I feel like I am living under someone else's roof? Finally, I couldn't help but politely argued with her, and rolled my eyes a few times. I want to ask what level of executive you are? Dare you treat your customers like this? Finally, I suppressed my anger and sent her away. I was so angry that I couldn't sleep all night. I have never felt so uncomfortable staying in a hotel! The next day her leader went to work. She was a very professional and attentive older lady wearing a kimono. Her service was very good. Only then did she realize that the last woman was a low-level employee responsible for cleaning and food delivery! It’s really a big deal! Fortunately, the people I contacted later were very polite and received meticulous care, but my mood was really deeply affected by this person on the first day! ! ! I regret not taking a picture of this person's name tag, but if you check with the hotel, you will definitely find it. It was a waiter in her 20s with bangs who received us on the first night. Finally, in fact, if you book a regular room for 1,000 a night, you can also visit Jiashui Garden. You don't have to pay ten times the price to make a big mistake, especially if you step on the thunder like me, the gain will outweigh the loss.

We had a lovely stay at Hotel Granvia Kyoto! It's clean, comfortable, and has a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The staff were genuinely friendly and went out of their way to be helpful, which made us feel right at home. Our room was surprisingly spacious—both the bedroom and the bathroom, which was such a pleasant surprise! One of the best things about this hotel is its unbeatable location—right at Kyoto Station. It made traveling around, especially hopping on the Shinkansen or taking the Japan Rail to explore local spots, incredibly easy and convenient. Kyoto Station isn't just a transport hub—it’s a vibrant place full of life! With so many shops and restaurants, we found ourselves happily wandering, eating, and browsing for hours. It was the perfect spot to relax and enjoy some leisure time between our adventures. There’s something for everyone, and the atmosphere is so lively—it really added to our Kyoto experience The only downside was that our room was quite a distance from the elevator, which meant a lot of walking back and forth. It wasn’t a deal-breaker, but next time, we’ll definitely request a room closer to the elevator to save our legs. Overall, we’d happily stay here again when we return to Kyoto!

We are surprising this hotel is above our expectation. This hotel is a walking distance to Kyoto Station and bus station. Surrounding is a mall, restaurant and convenience stores. The entrance is grand and the hotel lobby is nice. The hotel staff is able to speak English fluently. The hotel provided coffee, tea and soft drink free of charge daily. All amenities such as toothbrush, comb, skin care, bath powder are placed in the room. The bed is comfortable come with 4 pillows. One great thing is toilet, shower and basin are separated. This is one of the best hotel that we ever stay in Japan. Definitely we will stay at this hotel again if revisit to Kyoto.