Hotel Gimmond KyotovsKanamean Nishitomiya
Both hotels are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Hotel Gimmond Kyoto scores marginally better than Kanamean Nishitomiya. Hotel Gimmond Kyoto is ranked #45 in Kyoto with praise from 2 sources such as Frommer's, DK Eyewitness.
Hotel Gimmond Kyoto
Takakura-Oike-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 604-8015
From $29/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Frommer's
"This small hotel on Oike Dori was built some 30 years ago, but it achieves an even older ambience in its lobby with the clever use of antique-looking lighting and decor." Full review
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Simple rooms are soundproof, but I still think those that face away from Oike Dori are quieter; ask for one on a higher floor.
DK Eyewitness
"A Western-style hotel that is very well located on the main shopping street and just round the corner from the Kyoto Museum."
Kanamean Nishitomiya
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." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"An elegant Kyoto ryokan inn with contemporary touches run by charismatic fifth-generation family owners." Full review
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." Full review