Toyoko Inn Kyoto Shijo-KarasumavsHyatt Regency Kyoto
Both Toyoko Inn Kyoto Shijo-Karasuma and Hyatt Regency Kyoto are highly recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Hyatt Regency Kyoto is the choice of most reviewers compared to Toyoko Inn Kyoto Shijo-Karasuma. Hyatt Regency Kyoto scores 95 with endorsements from 12 reviews such as Lonely Planet, Wallpaper and Michelin Guide.
Toyoko Inn Kyoto Shijo-Karasuma
28 Naginataboko-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8008
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"Easy subway access from Kyoto Station, is located in the heart of downtown, and offers Toyoko Inn's usual free computers in the lobby." Full review
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