"Built in a modern style paying homage to Kyoto machiya, the handiwork of a design firm is apparent at this hotel."

"This chic downtown pied-à-terre successfully combines traditional ryokan elements—sliding paper screens, tatami rooms—with some unexpected boutique-hotel touches." Full review

"A sense of calm hits you from the moment you walk through the door...the blend of elegant Japanese design mixed with modern features is stylish and sophisticated." Full review

"Kanra is an elegant, refined boutique hotel located not too far from Kyoto Station." Full review

"The concept is a contemporary re-interpretation of Machiya style, whose handmade construction and simple, unadorned woodwork recalls both timeless ryokan style and austere 20th-century modernism." Full review