Shimogyo, Kyoto
Dusit Thani Kyoto
A Dusit Thani of 147 rooms and suites set around a courtyard on Nishinotoin-dori in Shimogyo, in the Hongan-ji monzen-machi temple quarter near Nishi Hongan-ji, 850 metres from Kyoto Station. The interiors mix the aesthetics of Kyoto and Ayutthaya, and the restaurants are Thai as much as Japanese.
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About the property
- Opened
- 2023
- Rooms
- 131
- Suites
- 16
From our stays
We stayed in November 2025
Rooms and suites
Deluxe Room
40 sq m · king or twin
Premier Room
40 sq m · city or courtyard view · king or twin
Premier Garden Room
40 sq m · garden view · king or twin
Suites
One Bedroom Suite
80 sq m
One Bedroom Corner Suite
88 sq m · on the corner of each floor
Premier Suite
108 sq m · corner of each floor · tatami area
Imperial Suite
173 sq m · separate living room
Dining and wellness
- Ayatana
- contemporary Thai restaurant
- Chef's Table Kōyō
- Japanese omakase and sushi
- Kati
- all-day restaurant · garden level (B1F)
- Den Kyoto
- cocktail bar
- Dusit Gallery
- afternoon tea · afternoon tea
- Wellness
- Devarana Wellness spa with Thai and Japanese therapies and hydrotherapy, an indoor pool and a 24-hour gym and studio.
Where it is
- Kyoto station
- 11 min on foot
- Kansai Airport
- 1 h 25 by bus
466 Nishinotoin-cho, Shimogyo, Kyoto
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All three room categories are 40 sq m, so the view is the choice: the Premier Garden Room looks onto the garden, the Premier Room onto the city or courtyard.
Deluxe Room (40 sq m), Premier Room (40 sq m) and Premier Garden Room (40 sq m). Suites: One Bedroom Suite (80 sq m), One Bedroom Corner Suite (88 sq m), Premier Suite (108 sq m) and Imperial Suite (173 sq m).
Where the hotel takes part in a partner programme, you get a room upgrade on arrival where one is free, breakfast for two each day, a hotel credit to spend on dining or the spa, and early check-in or late checkout when the hotel can give it, at no extra cost to you.
Ayatana, contemporary Thai with Kansai ingredients (Thai SELECT three stars, the first Thai restaurant in Japan to receive it); Chef's Table Kōyō, japanese omakase by the 24 micro-seasons, and Edomae sushi in the manner of Sushi Ishibashi Masakazu of Ginza; Kati, all-day Thai and Japanese, open kitchen facing the courtyard (Thai SELECT two stars; garden level (B1F)); Den Kyoto, cave-like cocktail bar using Thai and Japanese ingredients, with the Den Hanare counter over the courtyard and Dusit Gallery, afternoon tea.
Devarana Wellness spa with Thai and Japanese therapies and hydrotherapy, an indoor pool and a 24-hour gym and studio.
466 Nishinotoin-cho, Shimogyo, in the Hongan-ji monzen-machi district near Nishi Hongan-ji, 850 metres from Kyoto Station.
Dusit Thani Kyoto opened in 2023.
Opened on 1 September 2023 as Dusit's second hotel in Japan; interiors draw on the classic aesthetics of Kyoto and on Ayutthaya, the old Thai capital, with nods to its chedis, around a central courtyard.
