Rinn Kyoto Station
A Great Hotel By Kyoto Station
Again on another trip to Kyoto, I decided to extend to go off adventuring on some further meanderings, and because I knew I had to take the shinkansen the next morning - I was looking for a hotel close to Kyoto station (since normally I’m in the local areas). Ended up discovering hotels by the Rinn group which are lovely modern Japanese aparthotel styles & regular hotel rooms.
Lately I feel in Japan there’s a new type of hotel/aparthotel thats somewhere between a Japanese “business hotel” (which are great! so affordable! Like Super & Toyoko) and what is classified as a “traditional city hotel” (Prince, Hyatt etc) - so it falls kind of mid range cost, but nice modern spacious designs.
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~6 Mins Walk to Kyoto Station
The location was perfect for me since I had to jump on the shinkansen the next morning and its great for people who want to catch buses to explore Kyoto, as the main bus terminal in Kyoto station is right there, so you can hop on to go see the many famous sights!
Rinn has other properties around Kyoto in various locations, so you have a wide range of options to choose from.
I believe they’ve also started to renovate some Machiya in Kyoto too, for a more luxurious stay. However I have yet to experience any of them! Maybe on my next Kyoto travels.
My Room: Superior King Room
I always seem to do well with last minute bookings! (always a weeknight). This time around I stayed in the Superior King Room which can sleep up to ~4 people (great with the separate tatami area which can sleep 2 additional people). However I also find that lately because I’m travelling a lot for work, I enjoy having a separate area to the bedroom where I can actually sit and do work, and have a slightly different environment to get into a working mindset.
The modern bathroom with its sweet squarish ofuro bath was a nice touch of looking out onto it’s own private tsuboniwa garden. If memory serves there’s also a little balcony, but the views are just the local neighborhood.
They only have 11 of the Superior King Room (which is the 2nd biggest sized room), the largest room being the Deluxe King Room (only 1 of them) and the rest of the rooms are regular classic twins & queens rooms. In total Rinn Kyoto Station has 31 rooms. If you miss out on this hotel, they also have Rinn Kyoto Station West and a plethora of others scattered around the city.
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OTHER PLACES TO STAY & THINGS TO DO
Mimaru Suites Kyoto Shijo - perfect for families & groups of friends, 2BR & 3BR suites available
Nishiyama Ryokan - experience a traditional family run ryokan and enjoy complimentary tea ceremony & other free activities
Togetsutei - enjoy a stay in this traditional onsen ryokan near the famed Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Kyoisuke Otonari - wanting a cozy, yet historic stay? spend a night in this renovated machiya in the Taisho-Roman style
Honke Owariya Soba - my favourite traditional soba restaurant in all of Kyoto.
TRAVEL FURTHER
Kinosaki Onsen - download our free ebook guide to this tattoo friendly onsen town
Ishikawa Prefecture - jump on the Thunderbird Express train to Tsuruga Station then Hokuriku Shinkanasen to reach beautiful Kanazawa.
Shizuoka Prefecture - a gem of a prefecture with some of the best seafood and amazing onsen
