Which to choose
Hoshinoya Kyoto or Hoshinoya Tokyo?
Both are Hoshino Resorts ryokan, but they could hardly be set further apart. Hoshinoya Kyoto is on the Oi river in the Arashiyama gorge, reached by the hotel's own boat, with no hot spring or shared bath; Hoshinoya Tokyo is a seventeen-floor tower in Otemachi, a short walk from Tokyo station, with a hot-spring bath on its top floor.
Where
Arashiyama, Kyoto
Otemachi, Tokyo
Kind
Ryokan
Ryokan
Rooms
25
84
In the room
Cypress soaking tubs, not hot-spring water
No hot-spring bath in the room
Shared baths
No hot spring, public bath or pool
Hot-spring baths on the 17th floor, for guests
Dinner and breakfast
Dinner is not included; book it after the room
Dinner is not included; course, sushi or in-room
Children
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Children welcome
Tattoos
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Tattoos are not banned in the baths
MICHELIN Keys
1
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Booking from abroad
Straightforward
Straightforward
Choose
Hoshinoya Kyoto- You arrive by the hotel's own boat, about 15 minutes up the Oi river
- A riverside 17th-century villa whose grounds are open only to staying guests
- Beef or yuba shabu-shabu can be served in your room if booked the day before
Choose
Hoshinoya Tokyo- Indoor and open-air hot-spring baths on the 17th floor, from a spring 1,500 m down
- A 10-minute walk from Tokyo station, directly above Otemachi subway station
- Sushi Otemon, an eight-seat counter, on the dining floor
The two
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Q&A
No. At both, meals are booked separately after the room, and same-day cancellations of meals are charged in full.
Hoshinoya Tokyo asks for two nights for stays more than 30 days ahead, and its two-night saver plans cannot be refunded. Hoshinoya Kyoto gives no minimum stay.