Seikanji Ryozan-cho, Higashiyama, Kyotoバンヤンツリー・東山京都

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto

A 52-room hotel, Banyan Tree's first in Japan, opened in 2024 in the Ryozen area of Higashiyama, Kyoto, beside Kiyomizu-dera, on the site of Hotel Ryozen (1960 to 2019). Rooms are tatami-floored with hiba-wood tubs, eight have their own hot-spring bath, and the grounds hold a bamboo garden, a natural hot spring and Kengo Kuma's Bamboo Pavilion, the only Noh stage in a Kyoto hotel.

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About the property

Rooms: 52
Bath in the room: Some rooms
Dinner: At a counter
MICHELIN Keys: 1
Owned by: Wealth Management Group (co-investor and developer; its World Brands Collection Hotels & Resorts runs the hotel with Banyan Tree)

Rooms and suites

Serenity King / Serenity Twin
48-55 sq m · garden or street view · Tatami floors and a wooden soaking tub
Grand Serenity King / Grand Serenity Twin
48-63 sq m · city or garden view
Wellbeing Sanctuary King / Wellbeing Sanctuary Twin
50-55 sq m · city view · Floor-to-ceiling windows and a yoga space
Onsen Retreat King / Onsen Retreat Twin
55 sq m · courtyard garden view · Private natural hot-spring bath
Grand Onsen Retreat King / Grand Onsen Retreat Twin
58.5 sq m (king), 56.4 sq m (twin) · garden view · Private natural hot-spring bath

Suites

Banyan Onsen Retreat King
74.5 sq m · garden view · The largest room: a private natural hot-spring bath, a sitting area with views and a walk-in shower.

Dining and wellness

Small seasonal dishes on a red lacquer tray at Ryozen SEN Bettei
A clear soup in black lacquer, from chef Sugizawa's kaiseki
The counter at Ryozen SEN Bettei, set with sake and the first dishes
Ryozen, the Japanese restaurant, with its counter and terrace

Ryozen: kappo and kaiseki restaurant · beside the Noh stage · breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner
Ryozen SEN Bettei: creative kaiseki counter · single seating 6.30pm, selected Thu–Sat
Bar Ryozen: sake bar · second floor · Tue, Thu and Sat 5pm–11pm, food until 8.30pm
Wellness: Banyan Tree Spa in the basement, with six treatment rooms (two doubles, four singles), each with a hot-spring bath, and steam saunas, open 11:00 to 20:00; men's and women's indoor and open-air hot-spring baths; a 24-hour gym; morning yoga and meditation.

Where it is

Gion-Shijo station: 10 min by taxi
Kyoto station: 20 min by taxi
Kansai International Airport: 1 h 30 by taxi
Kansai International Airport: 1 h 35 by train

7 Seikanji Ryozan-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

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Kansai International (KIX), 100 km, about 110 minutes by taxi, or the Haruka express to Kyoto station (75 minutes) and a 20-minute taxi.