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Hotel Hokke Club KyotovsRIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto
Both properties are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto ranks significantly better than Hotel Hokke Club Kyoto. RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto ranks #13 in Kyoto with praise from 5 publications like Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
Hotel Hokke Club Kyoto
Frommer's
Oyster
579-16 Higashi Shiokojicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8216
From $48/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
"Offers clean and pleasantly decorated Western-style rooms, all with feather quilts and smallish bathrooms. Note that the cheapest singles and doubles don't have windows." Full review
Budget
"This budget, 187-room property across from Kyoto station is centrally located for sightseeing, with easy access to subways and buses." Full review
RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Star Service
Oyster
1 Taimatsucho, Horikawa-Shiokoji, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8237
From $72/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
"Rooms are comfortable enough, with adequately sized standard rooms that feature shoji screens and window panels that close for darkness." Full review
"Even the smallest rooms at this well-established chain hotel are warm and inviting, with delicate shoji windows and elegant bath furnishings." Full review
"This long-running hotel has all the facilities that you’d expect from a first-class hotel, including a revolving rooftop restaurant." Full review
"Located 500 meters west of Kyoto Station, this property is five minutes by bus from central shopping and businesses." Full review
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Staffers seem to ignore special requests in favor of handling the masses more efficiently, but business travelers can sometimes weave in and out between the tourist crowds without qualm.
Upper-middle-range
"This large-scale, three-and-a-half-pearl hotel, with 482 guest rooms and suites, is within a 10-minute walk of Kyoto Station, the city's main transportation hub." Full review