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Both Kinmata and The Screen are endorsed by professionals. Overall, The Screen scores significantly higher than Kinmata. The Screen scores 77 with accolades from 5 reviewers such as Time Out, Frommer's and Fodor's.
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
"This inn, now in business for more than 200 years, is worth experiencing—if you're lucky enough to get a room."
"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
"This intimate 1801 ryokan near the Nishiki food market serves owner Haruji Ukai’s seafood kaiseki meals." Full review
"Only seven rooms means you feel like you’re being welcomed into the home of a (very wealthy and formal) Japanese family,."
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
"If you prefer small hotels and contemporary design, you might enjoy staying at this strikingly modern yet inviting hotel." Full review
"This boutique hotel has gained a foothold in this competitive market thanks to its chic interiors." Full review
"All have a distinctive, modern feel; some feature walls covered with Nishijin silk, others are all white."
"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
"Kyoto’s first boutique hotel is a playground of modern design with 13 unique rooms from 13 different creators." Full review
"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