Tokyu Hotel - Kyoto

With 14 UNESCO World Heritage sites, Kyoto is certainly a must see city in Japan, and the Tokyu Hotel, Kyoto, is situated right in the heart of the action. This trendy lodging features spacious, stylish and recently renovated guest rooms, each with air conditioning and satellite TV. The traditional Japanese ambience of the building is perfectly complimented by attractive gardens with pretty waterfalls. Dining includes a Japanese and international breakfast buffet and Chinese and French eateries. The Nishi Hinganjo temple is directly in front of the Gojo building, while the Imperial Palace is a 5 minute taxi ride away.

Number of Rooms: 427

The hotel boasts some of the most spacious rooms in the city. The color scheme of creamy white and brown wood tones creates comfortable and relaxing atmosphere. Although all facilities are modern, following a recent renovation, colors and pattern of fabric, grid of windows, sliding sunshade door and lighting evoke an ancient Japanese interior. All amenities expected for a 4-star hotel are provided. The bathrooms are clean and kept in good condition.

There are three restaurants available in the hotel. The main dining room is open throughout a day and provides a buffet breakfast, along with French and Japanese meals for lunch and dinner. There is a small bar counter and lounge in the restaurant. The restaurant occupies large space in the shape of 'L' or two big rooms bordering at a right angle surrounding the courtyard where dinners are able to find artificial waterfall and bamboo trees. The buffet breakfast includes Japanese local dishes and local specialties as well as typical Western style breakfast such as bread, scrambled egg. The Japanese restaurant is a branch of an established restaurant chain that has almost 80 years of history and is known for local traditional cuisine of Kyoto. In the space surrounded by shoji (Japanese traditional sliding doors) partitions and flames, a finely presented authentic meal of Kyoto cuisine is delight for any guest. The Chinese restaurant provides dishes that come from four different major regions of Chinese cuisine and ones that are fusions with Japanese or Western cuisine.

The lobby is on the underground floor, after going down from the main entrance. A beautiful view of a Japanese garden and waterfall makes for a very peaceful setting. The lounge and restaurants are on the same floor. There are personal computers for internet access operated with coins on the lobby floor.

The hotel is a brown modern-looking building. It looks small from the outside, but it is actually quite spacious. Due to laws for scenic reserve in the old town, buildings cannot be over a certain height, so the hotel built two floors underground to make for more rooms above the ground level.