With its eye-catching exterior resembling the latticework of traditional Kyoto townhouses, this hotel was created on the concept of a "personal comfort hotel," aiming to provide every guest with a comfortable stay.

Once you pass through the hotel entrance with its small garden and down the outside passage modeled on those of Kyoto townhouses, you will find artistic organdy installations swaying in the breeze. Look around, and you'll see the spacious, high-ceilinged open floor plan.

Feel the presence of the grand staircase that feels like it could almost be leading up to a temple. Bathed in the gentle lighting, you may even forget that you're inside a building for a moment.

The interior is presented casually, and yet, it is elaborately detailed, reminiscent of traditional Kyoto construction and filling the air with an aura of the ancient city.

The Zen-inspired guest rooms are simple in design, without elaborate decor or unnecessary items. The hotel's main concept of "a personal comfort hotel where guests can experience Kyoto's rich wisdom" becomes tangible in its four types of suites, where you can enjoy ultimate relaxation as you view the garden scenery from the terrace or windows.

The hotel rooms, including the "premium rooms" with a small in-room garden and "deluxe rooms" designed with soft lighting and mellow colors, incorporate Kyoto traditions and nature to comfort and soothe both your body and soul.

An incredible line-up of amenities is also provided, including special tea sets and the hotel's original body lotion, infused with Kyoto charcoal and cherry blossom extracts.

The restaurants and cafe are designed for customers to sense and experience joy, fun, and Kyoto culture through food.

"KIZAHASHI" is a traditional Japanese cuisine restaurant where you can enjoy seasonal cuisine while admiring the greenery of the courtyard. Take a counter seat during dinner time, and chefs will prepare your food just how you like it, right before your eyes.

At "SCALAE," you can savor Italian cuisine prepared with the chef's special touch in a casual yet elegant atmosphere. From the open kitchen and chef's table, lively sounds and appetizing smells will make meals an exciting time.

"TEA AND BAR" is a cafe plus bar where you can enjoy tea specially selected by a tea expert. Using mainly tea leaves from Wazuka, a town known for growing Uji green tea, you can enjoy a variety of seasonal teas and Japanese black teas.

The meditation-themed spa is a soothing space where the illumination of the simple interior will relax your mind and body. With public bathing facilities, a stone sauna, and a dry sauna (for men only) set to a background of quiet music; you can indulge in an opulent time forgetting about everyday life.

At the spa, you can experience treatments based on traditional Japanese principles, which will preserve the purity of the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, as well as the sixth sense of consciousness.

Let both your body and soul be soothed by treatments utilizing charcoal, tea, and fragrances unique to Kyoto.

There is also a fitness gym open 24-hours a day to hotel guests, as well as workout clothing and shoes available for rent.

"OKUTRIP KYOTO," available to hotel guests, is a sightseeing experience program tailored to each individual's requests. Guests can experience a profound side of Kyoto that you can't learn about from guidebooks or regular tours—a side that even Kyoto locals don't know about.

There is a wide variety of special programs provided only to hotel guests, including exclusive rides on the scenic railway "Hiei" on which you can enjoy the hotel's prided cuisine, helicopter rides on which you can enjoy the skies of Kyoto, and Zen meditation inside the hotel's private temple.

Experience the unknown sides of Kyoto, painstakingly scouted out by the hotel's travel concierges.

Text by:word