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HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, A Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa
Aburano-Koji St. Nijo-Sagaru, Nakagyo-Ku, 284 Nijoaburanokojicho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-0051, Japan
Lowest upcoming
$648
11 Aug 2026
Highest upcoming
$2,387
1 Apr 2027
Median nightly
$1,131
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
15 to 21 Aug
41% below annual median
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Cheapest week ahead: 15–21 Aug 2026
at $669/night
(41% below median)
Review
Forbes ★★★★★ 5-Star
Character and identity
Set across from 17th-century Nijo Castle, this is the Mitsui family's flagship, built on land the clan called home for centuries and entered through their original ceremonial gate. The 161 rooms wrap a central courtyard garden anchored by a weeping cherry and a still, shallow pond. André Fu shaped the lobby and rooms, Yohei Akao the spa and restaurants, Shunsaku Miyagi the landscape: the result is Japanese modernist, warmed by birch and sakura cherry joinery. Three restaurants (French-Japanese Toki, seasonal Italian Forni, and garden-facing Shiki-No-Ma), a natural hot-spring onsen, and staff in suits and kimono define the register.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples and culturally curious travellers who want Kyoto's heritage filtered through quiet contemporary craft. It suits those who will linger over the Ambassador art tour, soak in the onsen, and use the location as a base for Nijo Castle and UNESCO sites rather than nightlife.
Should look elsewhere:
Families with young children and travellers chasing a buzzy, social hotel scene will find the mood too contemplative. If you want a central Gion or Higashiyama address with shopping and dining at the doorstep, the Nijo-jo-mae setting feels comparatively still.
Bottom line
What defines a stay here is the depth of craft: architecture, landscape, ceramics, and service all calibrated to a single Mitsui-family aesthetic, with a genuine hot-spring onsen beneath the property. Book a garden-view room at minimum, or stretch to the roughly 1,100-square-foot Onsen Suite with its private outdoor tub. Time it for cherry blossom in spring or the autumn camellias if you can.
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Aburano-Koji St. Nijo-Sagaru, Nakagyo-Ku, 284 Nijoaburanokojicho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-0051, Japan
Kyoto, Japan · 35.0135° N, 135.7534° E
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24-hour room service
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