About this hotel
General information
The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto opened in February 2014 on the banks of the Kamo River, a few minutes’ drive from the city’s great sights. The building follows traditional Japanese architecture, and its rooms and generous suites, with floor-to-ceiling windows, look out over the city, the river, a Japanese garden and the Higashiyama mountains.
Mizuki brings together four Japanese restaurants — kaiseki, sushi, tempura and teppanyaki — and La Locanda is dedicated to Italian cooking, while the lounge, with its fireplace and library, serves tea with Parisian desserts by Pierre Hermé. La Prairie Spa has a 20-metre indoor pool, and younger guests have the Ritz Kids programme. Four meeting rooms, a business centre and a florist are on hand, and the hotel hosts weddings in its own chapel.
Location
The hotel stands on the Kamo River close to central Kyoto, around two hours by road from Kansai International Airport.
Spa
La Prairie Spa, the brand’s first hotel spa in Asia, has a 20-metre indoor pool, sauna, steam room, gym, relaxation area and seven treatment rooms, including a spa suite. Face and body rituals, among them treatments with heated bamboo sticks and basalt stones, use La Prairie products.
Sports & leisure
A 24-hour gym and the 20-metre indoor pool in La Prairie Spa cover training and swimming, and the hotel arranges cycling tours, pottery, kyo-karakami woodblock printing and kenbu, the samurai sword dance.
For children
Younger guests can join the Ritz Kids programme of educational and entertaining activities.
Restaurants & bars
Japanese and Italian dining, a chef’s table, a bar and a lounge, plus in-room dining.
- Mizuki — four Japanese restaurants: Kaiseki Mizuki, Sushi Mizuki with its 11-metre counter, Tempura Mizuki and Teppan Mizuki with an open kitchen
- La Locanda — Italian cooking from local produce in a room of wood panelling and tatami
- Chef’s Table by Katsuhito Inoue — kaiseki for eight guests, blending Japanese and Italian flavours
- The Bar — cocktails, wines, aperitifs, Japanese and imported beers and light bites
- The Lobby Lounge — a fireplace, a library, brunch, light meals and afternoon tea with desserts by Pierre Hermé
- Pierre Hermé Paris Boutique — cakes, macarons and chocolates from the Parisian pâtisserie house
Pets
Pets are not accepted.
Rooms
The 134 rooms and suites are elegant and contemporary with Japanese touches, and their full-height windows frame the Japanese garden and the Kyoto landscape.
Every room has air conditioning, a telephone, an LED TV, a Blu-ray player, free internet access, a safe, a minibar, tea and coffee facilities with an espresso machine, and a bathroom with bathtub, shower, hairdryer, Japanese-style robes and exclusive toiletries.
Deluxe Room
A king bedroom with a sitting area and floor-to-ceiling windows onto the city, and a bathroom with separate tub and shower. Sleeps three.
Deluxe Kyoto Room
A king (50 m²) or two-double (62 m²) bedroom with a sitting area, looking onto the inner courtyard. Sleeps three.
Deluxe Garden Room
A king bedroom with a sitting area and floor-to-ceiling windows onto the Japanese garden. Sleeps three.
Grand Deluxe Kamogawa
A king or two-double bedroom with a sofa bed and a sitting area overlooking the Kamo River. Sleeps three.
Garden Suite
A king bedroom, living room and bathroom on the fifth floor, with a private garden of its own. Sleeps three.
Garden Terrace Suite
A king bedroom, living room and a terrace with panoramic views of the garden and mountains, on the fifth floor. Sleeps three.
Garden Terrace Suite Tatami
A tatami bedroom, living room and a terrace looking over the garden, city and mountains, on the fifth floor. Sleeps three.
Corner Suite Kita
A corner suite with a king bedroom and a living room whose bay-window seating looks out over the Kamo River, on floors 2–4. Sleeps three.
Corner Suite Tatami
A tatami bedroom, living room and a bathroom with a traditional Japanese tub and shower, with panoramic views of old Kyoto from the fifth floor. Sleeps three.
Corner Suite Minami
A king bedroom, a living room with two panoramic windows and a bathroom with a Japanese tub and shower, overlooking old Kyoto and the Kamo River from floors 3–4. Sleeps three.
Suite Kamogawa
A king or two-double bedroom and a living room with a bay window taking in the Kamo River and the Higashiyama mountains, on floors 2–4. Sleeps three.
Suite Tsukimi
A king bedroom, living room, walk-in wardrobe and a terrace with a garden, traditional Japanese lanterns and views of the Higashiyama mountains, on the fifth floor. Sleeps three.
The Ritz-Carlton Suite
A king bedroom, living and dining rooms, kitchen, study area, walk-in wardrobe, a bathroom with heated floors and a balcony with a fireplace above the Kamo River, on the fourth floor. Sleeps three.
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