Kyoto
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsA four-star hotel near Kyoto Station, on the Shimogyo side. For short stays where the Shinkansen and the excursions matter more than the charm of the street.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →Nishinotoin Street, in Shimogyo, 1.5 km from the centre and within reach of Shijo. A good base for reaching Gion in the evening and heading back out to the temples in the morning.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →A four-star hotel inside Kyoto Station, in Shimogyo, 3 km from the centre. For those combining the Shinkansen with excursions who want their bed a few steps from the trains.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →A three-star hotel facing Kyoto Station, linked to the Karasuma underground passage, 2.8 km from the centre. A practical choice for short stays and train departures.
€100 a nightSee on Booking →A design hotel on Muromachi-dori, in Kujo, in Minami ward, 4.1 km from the centre. For contemporary art lovers who are happy to reach Gion by metro or bus.
€100 a nightSee on Booking →A design hostel in the Shimogyo district, a few minutes from Kyoto Station. Handy when you take train after train to Nara or Osaka and come back late in the evening.
€35 a nightSee on Booking →A hostel on the Shichijo side, 2.4 km from the centre, between the station and the river. A good compromise for sleeping cheaply without straying from the bus routes.
This is the first house in the K's House chain, opened in Kyoto in 2003 before the other cities in Japan.
€30 a nightSee on Booking →On Kawaramachi-dori, 1.4 km from the centre and a few streets from Gion. You walk out to dinner and walk back, which changes the end of the day.
€35 a nightSee on Booking →A hostel on Akezu-dori, in Shimogyo, 2.5 km from the centre and near Kyoto Station. For small budgets heading off by train to Fushimi Inari or Nara.
€35 a nightSee on Booking →On the Kamogawa, in Nakagyo, 300 m from the centre. The shortest walk to Gion of anywhere on this list at the end of the day.
€900 a nightSee on Booking →On Shichijo-dori, in Higashiyama, on the side of the eastern temples. For those who want to step out of the hotel and already be in old Kyoto rather than in the middle of the city.
€300 a nightSee on Booking →A five-star hotel in Higashiyama, 2.4 km from the centre, arranged around a pond garden. For those who want the calm of a Japanese garden on the east side of Kyoto, away from the shopping streets.
€700 a nightSee on Booking →A five-star hotel in Higashiyama, along the Ninenzaka lane, 1.8 km from the centre. For heading out into old Kyoto before the crowds and walking to Gion at the end of the day.
€750 a nightSee on Booking →A five-star hotel in Keage, on Sanjo-dori, in Higashiyama, 1.8 km from the centre. Nanzen-ji is very close, and from there the Philosopher's Path leads to the Silver Pavilion.
€300 a nightSee on Booking →