About this hotel
General information
The Westin Miyako Kyoto spreads across the green hills of Higashiyama, at the foot of a wooded mountain and a short walk from Nanzen-ji temple. Its 266 rooms and suites are shaped by flowing curves, champagne-gold details and motifs taken from the Higashiyama landscape, a calm blend of modernism and Kyoto refinement. On the seventh floor, at the end of a private corridor, lies KASUIEN, a sukiya-style annex of twelve individually laid-out rooms, entered through a gate roofed in cypress bark and set around a white-sand courtyard.
Water from the hotel’s own hot spring, Kyoto Keage Onsen, fills the baths of SPA KACHO and the tubs of the KASUIEN rooms. Japanese gardens, a rooftop garden overlooking the city and a forest trail for birdwatching surround the buildings, while the Miyako Gallery traces the hotel’s long story. Three restaurants, a tea lounge and a bar, Westin’s well-being approach of sleeping, eating and moving well, and hands-on Kyoto crafts complete the stay; separate halls host weddings and meetings.
Location
The hotel stands in Higashiyama on the eastern side of Kyoto, in the Keage area near the Lake Biwa Canal, with Nanzen-ji temple and Heian Shrine close by. Exit 2 of Keage Station on the Tozai subway line is a two-minute walk away, and Kyoto Station is about 15 minutes by subway with one change, or roughly 25 minutes on the hotel’s free shuttle bus. The Satellite Concierge counter at Kyoto Station takes guests’ luggage and delivers it to the hotel free of charge. From Kansai International Airport, the Haruka limited express reaches Kyoto Station in about 75 minutes.
Spa
SPA KACHO, covering 2,100 m², draws on the hotel’s own Kyoto Keage Onsen spring. The men’s and women’s baths each have a semi-open-air bath that seems to merge with a pond, within earshot of a waterfall, beneath an arched wall echoing the old aqueduct of the Lake Biwa Canal. The men’s side has a large and a small bath, a jacuzzi, a dry sauna and a cold plunge; the women’s side has two baths, a jacuzzi and a steam sauna. Le Jardin Sothys has five treatment rooms, including one for couples, and combines Sothys treatments with shiatsu, moxibustion, meditation and yoga; its signature half-day Awaken and Sunset rituals pair a forest walk and a soak in the onsen with a three-hour face and body treatment. A separate Beauty & Relaxation Sothys salon offers hands-on facials and acupuncture.
Sports & leisure
The Westin WORKOUT Fitness Studio on the third floor is open to guests around the clock and has its own jacuzzi. Morning yoga takes place in the rooftop garden above the Kyoto skyline, and private sessions can be held in the room. A forest trail on the mountain behind the hotel passes through the habitat of some 50 species of wild birds, and hotel staff lead tours of the Japanese gardens, the rooftop garden and the art collection. The hotel also arranges kimono rental with in-room dressing and a photographer, workshops in scented-sachet making, Kyoto spinning tops and fan painting, incense blending at the Shoyeido studio, a tasting at the Matsui sake brewery and a day trip to the thatched-roof village of Miyama with a Japanese Black beef barbecue lunch.
For children
On request, the hotel’s guest services arrange a babysitter through outside childcare agencies.
Restaurants & bars
Three restaurants, a tea lounge and a bar look out over the Higashiyama hills and the city, and in-room dining runs from morning until late evening.
- ALL DAY DINING RAQOU — all-day dining beneath 6-metre ceilings: a buffet with live cooking stations, seafood from nearby fishing ports and Kyoto vegetables, a dessert counter, and a breakfast of around 50 Japanese and Western dishes with Eat Well options
- TEA LOUNGE MAYFAIR — a tea lounge off the lobby atrium, lined with Japanese-paper wall coverings, serving seasonal afternoon teas, British JING TEA, cakes and parfaits by the hotel’s pastry team
- Dominique Bouchet Kyoto Le RESTAURANT — classic French cooking built on Japanese produce, with a particular focus on sauces, mountain views, a walk-in cellar of around 300 labels and two private rooms
- Dominique Bouchet Kyoto Le Teppanyaki — teppanyaki with French touches, featuring Kobe, Omi and Kyoto wagyu, with Higashiyama in view from every seat
- BAR ROKUZA — a champagne lounge with some 100 labels and a green-toned piano lounge, serving seasonal cocktails made with Japanese gin and rum alongside Kyoto-style small plates
Rooms
Rooms and suites in the main building take their cues from the Higashiyama landscape, while the twelve rooms of the KASUIEN annex have baths filled with hot-spring water. Suite and KASUIEN guests receive Sothys amenities and use the Westin Club lounge on the third floor, with snacks, tea time and evening cocktails.
Each room has a Heavenly Bed, a bathroom with a deep tub and both hand-held and rain showers, robes and pyjamas, an espresso machine, a kettle with Japanese and black teas, a minibar, a safe, a TV, an air purifier with humidifier, an iron and free Wi-Fi.
Superior
A retro-modern room on floors 7–11, with a carpet recalling Kyoto’s summer riverside terraces and stools shaped like plum blossoms. A Heavenly Bed and a bathroom with a deep tub and separate shower area.
Deluxe
A room with a king-size bed or two single beds, interiors inspired by the Higashiyama landscape and a bathroom with a separate washing area. For two guests.
Deluxe Heian-kyo View
A room with champagne-gold fittings, rounded furniture and night lamps styled after vintage glass, its windows framing Higashiyama’s greenery and the city. King-size bed or two single beds, for two guests.
Junior Suite
A suite with a living area and a sleeping area with a king-size bed or two double beds, plus a spacious bathroom with a separate washing area. For two guests, with Westin Club access.
KASUIEN (52–68 m²)
An annex room in Western or Japanese style, looking onto greenery or across Kyoto, with a king-size bed or two single beds and a Japanese cypress tub filled with hot-spring water. For two guests, with Westin Club access.
Junior Suite Heian-kyo View
A suite in forest green and terracotta, a nod to Nanzen-ji temple and the old villas around it, with city-and-greenery views from both living room and bedroom. King-size bed or two double beds, for two guests, with Westin Club access.
KASUIEN (70–84 m²)
A spacious annex room with its own study for quiet reading, a king-size bed or two single beds and a Japanese cypress tub filled with hot-spring water. For two guests, with Westin Club access.
Luxury Suite
A quiet suite with separate living and sleeping areas and a king-size bed or two double beds. For two guests, with Westin Club access.
Luxury Suite Heian-kyo View
A suite overlooking Higashiyama and the old quarter around Nanzen-ji and Heian Shrine, with a king-size bed or two double beds; the king version adds a bathroom with twin Hansgrohe overhead showers and a daybed by the window. For two guests, with Westin Club access.
Luxury Suite Japanese
A fifth-floor suite combining a spacious Western-style room with two double beds and an eight-tatami Japanese room, where futons are laid out for a third and fourth guest; the bathroom has a deep tub with hand-held and rain showers. Up to four guests, with Westin Club access.
2 Bedroom Suite
A suite with two sleeping areas, one with a king-size bed and one with two single beds, suited to families or friends. Up to four guests, with Westin Club access.
KASUIEN (100–101 m²)
The most spacious rooms of the annex, finished with intricate detailing, with two single beds and a Japanese cypress tub filled with hot-spring water. For two guests, with Westin Club access.
Higashiyama Suite
The hotel’s top suite on the eighth floor: a generous living room with a wide window facing the mountain and a bedroom with a canopied king-size bed, set directly above the AOI-DEN Japanese garden and its autumn colours. Westin Club access.
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