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Hotel Kanra KyotovsThe Screen
Hotel Kanra Kyoto and The Screen are both recommended by writers. On balance, The Screen scores significantly higher than Hotel Kanra Kyoto. The Screen scores 77 with recommendations from 5 publications including Frommer's, Time Out 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
The Screen
Frommer's Fodor's Michelin Guide
Travel + Leisure
Time Out Michelin Guide
640-1 Shimogoryomae-cho, Tera-machi, Maruta-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 604-0995
From $281/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's "If you prefer small hotels and contemporary design, you might enjoy staying at this strikingly modern yet inviting hotel." Full review
Fodor's "This boutique hotel has gained a foothold in this competitive market thanks to its chic interiors." Full review
Michelin Guide "All have a distinctive, modern feel; some feature walls covered with Nishijin silk, others are all white."
Travel + Leisure "Billed as Kyoto’s first design hotel, the property opened in 2007 with 13 unique rooms: No. 201 has a sexy red, black, and white scheme." Full review
Time Out "Kyoto’s first boutique hotel is a playground of modern design with 13 unique rooms from 13 different creators." Full review
Michelin Guide "It’s a hybrid style, somewhere between a traditional ryokan and a modern design boutique...with thirteen rooms by thirteen different designers, it’s meant to provide a subtly different experience " Full review
