Hyatt Regency KyotovsKyoto Brighton Hotel
Hyatt Regency Kyoto and Kyoto Brighton Hotel are both rated very highly by professional travelers. Overall, Hyatt Regency Kyoto scores significantly better than Kyoto Brighton Hotel. Hyatt Regency Kyoto comes in at 96 with accolades from 13 reviews like Wallpaper, Fodor's and Condé Nast Traveler.
Hyatt Regency Kyoto Show All Reviews
644-2 Sanjusangendo-mawari, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 605-0941
From $195/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"This March 2006 addition to Kyoto's hotel scene raised the bar (and a few eyebrows) with its stunning public spaces and guest rooms fashioned by the trendy Tokyo-based firm SuperPotato."
Travel + Leisure
"Super Potato is one of the designers behind the 189-room hotel with traditional flourishes—kimono fabric headboards; washi paper lampshades—in the Higashiyama Shichijo district. ." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
77.8
"Japan’s most historically and culturally significant city has never had the sort of upscale Western-style hotel it deserves." Full review
Time Out
"Readers of Conde Nast Traveller voted the Hyatt Regency the best hotel in Kyoto (and Japan’s second best), and it’s very easy to see why: the gorgeous interior." Full review
Star Service
"This gem of a boutique-hotel offers respite as soon as guests enter the towering bamboo forest at its entrance and continues inside with a stunning interior created by Super Potato." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"Located in historic Higashiyama Shichijo and a seven-minute drive to Kyoto Station, the Hyatt Regency Kyoto is a 189-room luxury hotel with minimalistic decor inspired by traditional Japanese design." Full review
Jetsetter
"Kyoto’s top Western-style hotel deftly integrates touches of Japan’s ancient capital with thoroughly modern comforts." Full review
Fodor's
"The central location and friendly staff make the Hyatt Regency the city's best luxury hotel." Full review
Gayot
"Japanese style influences and Hyatt hospitality traditions create a serene escape in historic Kyoto."
Wallpaper
"Given it’s usually the Park Hyatt properties that are better known for their luxury design-led offerings within the Hyatt Hotels brand, Kyoto’s Hyatt Regency comes as a pleasant surprise." Full review
Kyoto Brighton Hotel
330 Shiteicho, Nakadachiuri, Shinmachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 602-8071
From $164/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Insight Guides
"Graceful, well decorated rooms in an up-market hotel near the Imperial Palace. Easy access to sightseeing areas from nearby Imadegawa subway station."
Fodor's
"One of the city's best hotels, the Kyoto Brighton has an elegant design sense and thorough dedication to good hospitality." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The Brighton is a large hotel located on the west side of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, something of an out-of-the-way location." Full review
Time Out
"Once the most dated of Kyoto's top-end hotels, the Brighton was given a much-needed makeover in 2010 that finally brought it up to speed with the local competition." Full review
Oyster
4.0
"Located in a residential area of Kyoto, the four-pearl Kyoto Brighton Hotel is stylish and spotless, with 182 guest rooms." Full review
Michelin Guide
"You’ll find this well-run hotel in a quiet, scenic area near the Kyoto Imperial Palace."
Jetsetter
"Classy crash pad with a rooftop pool and terrace within walking distance of Kyoto's imperial palace." Full review