Hotel Granvia KyotovsKinmata
Kinmata and Hotel Granvia Kyoto are both endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Hotel Granvia Kyoto ranks significantly higher than Kinmata. Hotel Granvia Kyoto is ranked #4 in Kyoto with positive reviews from 6 publications such as concierge.com, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Hotel Granvia Kyoto
901 Higashi Shiokojicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8216
From $78/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"If you've only got a night or two in Kyoto, there's nothing as convenient as the 535-room Western-style Granvia, which sits, literally, on top of Kyoto Station."
Fodor's
"A fusion of ultramodern design with traditional Japanese style is what you'll find at this popular hotel above Kyoto Station." Full review
Time Out
"The Granvia has one great advantage to brag about, over other hotels: most of the city’s buses, trains and subways stop only a few metres away from its front door." Full review
Star Service
"The hotel itself rises 15 stories, with its lobby sheltered under an abstract geodesic skylight and stilted over a shopping arcade." Full review
Michelin Guide
"The many banquet rooms and restaurants make this a popular hotel, which is linked directly to Kyoto Station." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Hotel Granvia Kyoto gains its four-pearl status from its sheer size with 596 rooms and 11 restaurants and bars." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"It helps that Kyoto’s largest hotel is also connected to Kyoto Station, allowing for easy access to every train and bus in the city." Full review
Frommer's
"This hotel boasts Kyoto's most convenient location for travelers arriving by train: It's right atop the futuristic-looking Kyoto Station." Full review
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If you can, avoid the least expensive rooms -- they have rather unexciting views of the station's glass roof.
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Imagine being able to step out of bed and straight into the shinkansen (bullet train)." Full review
Kinmata
407 Dainichicho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 604-8044
From $0/night
- Room Service
- Restaurant
- Air Conditioning
Concierge
"This inn, now in business for more than 200 years, is worth experiencing—if you're lucky enough to get a room."
Fodor's
"This high-class ryokan offers a trip back in time. ... The staff is friendly, the atmosphere welcoming, and the rooms are beautiful and decidedly unpretentious." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This intimate 1801 ryokan near the Nishiki food market serves owner Haruji Ukai’s seafood kaiseki meals." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Only seven rooms means you feel like you’re being welcomed into the home of a (very wealthy and formal) Japanese family,."