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Hotel Kanra KyotovsKinmata
Hotel Kanra Kyoto and Kinmata are both endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Kinmata scores marginally higher than Hotel Kanra Kyoto. Kinmata ranks #46 in Kyoto with recommendations from 4 reviewers like concierge.com, DK Eyewitness and Travel + Leisure.
Hotel Kanra Kyoto
Michelin Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet Michelin Guide
185 Kitamachi Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8176
From $157/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Michelin Guide "Built in a modern style paying homage to Kyoto machiya, the handiwork of a design firm is apparent at this hotel."
Condé Nast Traveler99.6
"This 29-room hotel is a serene oasis in a city that, despite its mythologies, often dismays first-time visitors because of its workaday plainness." Full review
Fodor's "This chic downtown pied-à-terre successfully combines traditional ryokan elements—sliding paper screens, tatami rooms—with some unexpected boutique-hotel touches." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"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
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Kanra is an elegant, refined boutique hotel located not too far from Kyoto Station." Full review
Michelin Guide "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
Kinmata
Concierge Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
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,."
