About this hotel
General information
Aman Kyoto opened in November 2019 in a wooded corner of Kyoto, on land where the Rinpa school of painting was founded some four hundred years ago. Its ryokan-inspired pavilions sit lightly in the landscape: a forest of old maples and cedars, a garden of moss-covered stone paths, a stream and natural mineral springs that feed the onsen baths.
Floor-to-ceiling windows turn every pavilion towards the forest and garden. Taka-An serves Japanese omakase and the Living Pavilion Kyoto dishes alongside Western cooking, Aman Spa has indoor and open-air onsen, and the days can be shaped around yoga, meditation, ikebana and the tea ceremony in the Senkutsu tea house. It is Aman’s contemporary service set within Japan’s oldest traditions of hospitality.
Location
The hotel lies in a garden setting not far from central Kyoto and the Kinkaku-ji temple. The railway station is about half an hour away by car, Osaka International Airport an hour, and Kansai International Airport two hours.
Spa
Aman Spa has indoor and outdoor onsen filled from natural springs, a relaxation area and three treatment rooms. Massages and rituals draw on Japanese techniques, shiatsu and acupuncture among them, and on local ingredients such as Kyoto green tea, sake and camellia oil, while facials use Aman’s Japanese-made Essential Skin range.
Sports & leisure
Yoga in the garden, meditation with a Zen monk, forest bathing, ikebana classes, bicycles for exploring the city and guided excursions are on offer. There is no gym or pool; the indoor and outdoor mineral-spring onsen take their place.
Restaurants & bars
Taka-An presents a seasonal Japanese omakase menu from the chef, while the Living Pavilion, with a terrace over the garden and forest, serves Kyoto dishes, Western cooking and afternoon tea. Guests are offered matcha with seasonal sweets each afternoon and an aperitif in the evening, and the resort arranges tea ceremonies in the Senkutsu tea house, garden picnics and in-room dining.
Rooms
The pavilion rooms follow the ryokan tradition, pairing minimalist design with modern comfort, and their full-height windows open onto the old forest and garden.
Each pavilion has a flat-screen TV, Wi-Fi, a safe, a minibar, a coffee machine and a hairdryer.
Washigamine Pavilion
A pavilion at the highest, most secluded point of the property: two bedrooms with king-size or twin beds, each with its own bathroom and hinoki tub, a living room, tatami room, Western dining room and a kitchen with wine cellar. East-facing windows take in the garden and distant Mount Hiei, and a forest trail starts at the door.
Takagamine Pavilion
A pavilion on raised ground above a six-metre ancient stone wall: two bedrooms with king-size or twin beds, two bathrooms with hinoki tubs, a living room, a tatami room where futons can be laid out, a Western dining room and a kitchen with wine cellar. East-facing windows look over maple and cedar forest, the garden and Mount Hiei.
Takagamine Suite
A suite on raised ground above an ancient stone wall, with a king-size or twin bedroom, living room, tatami room, Western dining room, a kitchen with wine cellar and a bathroom with hinoki tub. East-facing windows look over the garden, forest and Mount Hiei.
Kaede
A first-floor room where bedroom and sitting area share one space with tatami flooring and a tokonoma alcove; king-size or twin beds, a hinoki tub and separate shower. West-facing windows look onto mature maples and the forest garden.
Nara
A room either in the heart of the resort or in its most secluded corners, with king-size or twin beds, tatami, a tokonoma alcove, a hinoki tub and separate shower. West-facing windows open onto woodland, shrubs and moss-covered stone walls.
Susuki Terrace
A ground-floor room by the Kamiya River with a private terrace above the moss garden; king-size or twin beds, tatami, a tokonoma alcove, a hinoki tub and separate shower. East-facing windows look onto the garden and forest.
Susuki
A first-floor room by the Kamiya River with floor-to-ceiling windows, a king-size bed, tatami, a tokonoma alcove, a hinoki tub and separate shower. East-facing windows look onto the moss garden and forest.
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