When you think of Kyoto, you may think of shrines, temples, geisha districts, maiko, and Kyoto delicious cuisine. But did you know that Kyoto is also rich in hot springs? In this post, we’ve listed up 7 hotels in Kyoto where you can enjoy both sightseeing and hot springs, also known as Onsen in Japanese.
7 Onsen and Hot Spring hotels in Kyoto city
To make sightseeing convenient, hotels are gathered based on popular hotels in Kyoto city with hot springs. The range is diverse, from the latest and luxurious 5-star hotels to historic inns that have been in business since 1831. The hotel category is divided into four stages: Super Luxury, Luxury, Upper Middle, and Economy. Please refer to your budget. As Kyoto is a popular tourist destination for both domestic and foreign tourists, it is recommended to make hotel reservations early.
HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO
Category: Super Luxury
This is a five-star luxury hotel located a 3-minute walk from Nijojo-mae Station on the Tozai Subway Line. It is built on a site related to the Mitsui family, and has attractive architecture and gardens that reflect history and tradition. It has a spa that uses natural hot springs that spring up on the premises, and restaurants that serve “Kyoto French” and Italian cuisine. For breakfast, you can choose from a Japanese and Western buffet or a Japanese set meal. Nearby are famous attractions such as Nanzenji Temple and Heian Shrine, making it convenient for sightseeing.
The Westin Miyako Kyoto
Category: Luxury
The Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto is a luxury hotel located about 25 minutes by free shuttle bus from Kyoto Station. It offers the best hospitality, such as Kyoto’s largest spa using natural hot springs drilled on the premises, and a French restaurant supervised by Dominique Bouchet. For breakfast, you can choose between a buffet with about 50 Japanese and Western menus and a Japanese set meal. The rooms are elegant and sophisticated, with views of the nature and streets of Higashiyama.
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Seikoro Ryokan
Category: Luxury
Seikoro Inn is located a 7-minute taxi drive from JR Kyoto Station, and offers traditional Japanese-style rooms, a large public bath, massage services, and free Wi-Fi throughout the property. There are tourist attractions such as Sanjusangendo and Kiyomizu Temple nearby, making it convenient for sightseeing. Breakfast is prepared with Japanese food in the room, and you can enjoy an authentic Kyoto cuisine Kaiseki dinner in a traditional Japanese atmosphere. The large public bath is made of the finest bathtub material, Koyamaki, and you can relax in the bath. In addition, they offer a reservation-only costume experience of the twelve-layered kimono for guests only. (5,000 yen per person) Seikamo Inn is a long-established inn that opened in 1831.
Hanaikada
Category: Luxury
Hanaikada is located at the foot of Togetsukyo Bridge, where you can enjoy the stunning views of Arashiyama. Nearby are tourist attractions such as Arashiyama, Minamibashi, and Sagano, making it convenient for sightseeing. The breakfast offers a variety of dishes, and the homemade tofu is especially popular. The hot spring has an indoor bath and an open-air bath, and from the open-air bath you can enjoy the seasonal scenery of Arashiyama. In particular, the rooms with open-air baths are well-designed, and the view from the bathroom is also good and popular.
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Kadensho Umekoji Kyoto
Category: Upper Middle
Kadensho is located a one-minute walk from JR Umekoji Kyoto Nishi Station. The entire hotel is covered with tatami mats, and it is popular as a city resort with a Japanese atmosphere. There are a large public bath and five private open-air baths, where you can enjoy a blissful time wrapped in hot water. Breakfast is a buffet style with a variety of Japanese and Western dishes. Especially, the Japanese kaiseki and obanzai dishes that feature the seasonal flavors of Kyoto are much loved by guests.
Kyoto Hot Spring Hatoya Zuihokaku Hotel
Category: Upper Middle
Hatoya Zuihokaku is located a 5-minute walk from the Karasuma exit of Kyoto Station. There are 13 types of rooms, including some with private hot spring baths. After sightseeing, you can refresh yourself in the hot spring (with open-air bath) on the top floor. The natural hot spring that gushes out from 910m underground of the hotel is called “beauty water”, and it is drawn from the geology of 150 million years ago. The hotel offers breakfast and dinner with dishes that are based on the concept of “delicate, gorgeous, and flavorful dishes” made with seasonal Kyoto ingredients and hot spring water.
Kadensho, Arashiyama Onsen
Category: Upper Middle
Kadensho, Arashiyama Onsen is an inn located right in front of Hankyu Arashiyama Station, where you can enjoy the atmosphere of Kyoto with rooms, baths, and meals. In particular, you can use five different private baths for free, three of which have open-air baths. For dinner, we offer seasonal Kaiseki and order buffet with the concept of one soup and five dishes, Ichiju-Gosai. It is a convenient location for Arashiyama sightseeing, and there are tourist spots such as Arashiyama (Togetsukyo Bridge), Tenryuji Temple, Suzumushi Temple, Gioji Temple, and Daikakuji Temple nearby.
Nono Kyoto Shichijo Natural Hot Spring
Category: Economy
Nono Kyoto Shichijo is a Japanese-style premium hotel located a 4-minute walk from JR Kyoto Station. You can relax in the rooms with tatami mats, the scent of igusa, and the Japanese atmosphere. The large public bath has a hot spring and various bathtubs, such as tsubo-yu, silky-yu, hinoki-buro, utase-yu, and meditation-yu. Meditation-yu is a healing hot spring that makes you soak in a slightly lukewarm hot spring in the dim light. It is close to Kyoto Station and Sanjusangendo. All rooms have Serta-made beds, which are No.1 in the US hotel share, and are particular about the quality of sleep. In addition, the hotel’s breakfast is a buffet style, and the “yuba seafood bowl” made with yuba from a long-established Kyoto store is popular among guests.
Tips on Dormy Inn hotel ☺ Dormy Inn is a popular business hotel chain in Japan. In this post, Nono Kyoto Shijicho is from Dormy Inn group. Here's some of the reason why it's popular. ・Almost all of its branches have large public baths, open-air baths, and saunas. You can relax your fatigue after a day. ・Breakfast is luxurious buffet style, and you can enjoy local dishes. ・Night soba (Shoyu Noodle) is provided for FREE to guests from 9:30 pm to 11 pm! Isn't it wonderful? Outside Kyoto too, this hotel chain is recommended in Japan.
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