Hyatt Regency KyotovsFour Seasons Hotel Kyoto
Both properties are rated highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Hyatt Regency Kyoto ranks significantly better than Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto. Hyatt Regency Kyoto has a TripExpert Score of 96 with endorsements from 13 publications like Time Out, Jetsetter and Frommer's.
Hyatt Regency Kyoto Show All Reviews
644-2 Sanjusangendo-mawari, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 605-0941
From $195/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"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."
Travel + Leisure
"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
Condé Nast Traveler
77.8
"Japan’s most historically and culturally significant city has never had the sort of upscale Western-style hotel it deserves." Full review
Time Out
"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
Star Service
"This gem of a boutique-hotel offers respite as soon as guests enter the towering bamboo forest at its entrance and continues inside with a stunning interior created by Super Potato." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"Located in historic Higashiyama Shichijo and a seven-minute drive to Kyoto Station, the Hyatt Regency Kyoto is a 189-room luxury hotel with minimalistic decor inspired by traditional Japanese design." Full review
Jetsetter
"Kyoto’s top Western-style hotel deftly integrates touches of Japan’s ancient capital with thoroughly modern comforts." Full review
Fodor's
"The central location and friendly staff make the Hyatt Regency the city's best luxury hotel." Full review
Gayot
"Japanese style influences and Hyatt hospitality traditions create a serene escape in historic Kyoto."
Wallpaper
"Given it’s usually the Park Hyatt properties that are better known for their luxury design-led offerings within the Hyatt Hotels brand, Kyoto’s Hyatt Regency comes as a pleasant surprise." Full review
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
445-3 Myohoin Maekawacho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0932, Kyoto Prefecture
From $631/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Jetsetter
"Traditionally inspired property conveniently location in Kyoto’s vibrant temple district with some of the city’s largest guest rooms." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Wows from the moment of arrival until you bid it a fond farewell, with self-assured service, wonderfully calming interiors, sensational gardens and a spa so sublime it’s a destination in its own right." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Editor's Pick: Hot List 2017." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Japan’s former capital city, Kyoto has
long attracted visitors from both near and far." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Tucked away at the back of this luxurious property is an 800-year-old pond garden that’s home to cherry trees, carp, turtles, herons, a pagoda, and a Jizo statue said to have been there since the Edo period"
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Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Extravagant and contemporary yet restrained and traditional, Four Seasons is an impressive new luxury hotel." Full review