Pilgrimage to the ancient capital: 5 ultimate accommodations to immerse you in the charm of Kyoto

🏮 As the former capital of Japan, Kyoto is known for its thousand-year-old shrines, hundred-year-old buildings 🏯, cherry blossoms, and maple leaves 🍁. It is famous for its colorful culture, cuisine, and beautiful scenery 🎐. It is the spiritual homeland of the Japanese and a symbol of Japanese culture 🎎. 🎎 Today, I recommend 5 hotels for those who want to travel, where you can enjoy the beauty of Kyoto from your bed 💗. - 🏡 Hoshinoya Kyoto | Located in the most famous Arashiyama 🌱 in Kyoto, it integrates natural scenery into Japanese classical culture design, creating a 'secluded place' 🎐. The way to enter the hotel by boat up the Hozu River has been rated as the most grand and luxurious entrance ceremony in the world. With the concept of 'waterside private residence', the facilities are built around the 'water garden' 💦 and 'stone garden'; the only 25 rooms all face the Hozu River and Ogurayama, where you can enjoy the century-old cherry blossoms and maple trees 🍁 from your window, the different scenery of the four seasons is intoxicating. - 🏡 Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto | Located on the north bank of the Hozu River 💦, the gate retains the typical Japanese aristocratic style, like a mountain gate that packs everything behind it into the courtyard. In the space that combines traditional charm and modern aesthetics, there are only 39 rooms 🛏, some of which are equipped with open-air cypress pools ♨. The 'Kyoto · Suiran' restaurant and 'Tea House · Yasui' 🍵 were renovated from century-old buildings from the Meiji era. The hot spring spa not only uses pure natural tea seed oil for body care, but also offers special facial treatments with Kyoto green tea and jade 💆‍. - 🏡 The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto | Located to the east of Nijo Castle, it was formerly the private residence of the Mitsui family 🏯. The Kajii Mon gate, which has guarded the Mitsui family for three hundred years, serves as the main entrance 🚪, and the sound of trickling water and four-season vegetation embody the concept of 'one with the garden'. The 161 rooms are decorated with antique wood, 👨‍🎨 is the culmination of Fu Houmin's minimalist style. As the only hotel in the city center that draws natural hot springs from deep underground, it has a 1000㎡ spa center 💆‍, creating a top-notch sense of tranquility with a special scent 🎐. - 🏡 Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto | In the 800-year-old 'Sekisuien' ☘, it integrates tradition and seasonal features to create a harmonious environment. 🛏 123 rooms and 57 residential suites are designed with the theme of 'past and present' in Kyoto, capturing the full view of the 'Sekisuien' in all four seasons 🍂. In addition to the tea room 🍵 floating in the pond of Sekisuien, it also has the largest spa facilities in Kyoto. The occasional geisha and kabuki performances 💃 showcase the classical charm of Kyoto passed down through the generations ✨. - 🏡 Park Hyatt Kyoto | Located at the end of the Ninenzaka in Higashiyama, Kyoto, ⛩ it complements the iconic landmarks, temples, ⛲ sacred gardens, and natural four seasons, forming a unique architectural treasure 🔮. Adhering to the Japanese philosophy of 'one with the garden' design 🎨, it creates 70 rooms and suites, cleverly combining the unique culture of elegant art in the ancient capital of Japan and the elegant beauty of the Park Hyatt brand 🎐.