Rinn Gion Kenninji Villa — Hotel in Kyoto

Spanning an entire floor, a large room with a large living room with large windows and a small indoor garden (and rock garden entryway) in an excellent Gion location! Equipment is modern - AC, capsule espresso. Shower, toilet, everything worked well. Great to come back to after long days of touring.

Many restaurants and sites nearby: Kenninji temple next door and many other shrines and temples like Yasaka and Kiyomizu not too far Gion area restaurants (Marufuji next door was great) for kaiseki (must try! Loved Tsudaro) and many others a block from the Minamiza theater (book in advance! Either this or many other theaters / shows) cross the Kamo river and Nishiki market (15 min) and many shopping centers, restaurants, night clubs close to the Gion-Shijo train station (6 min)

Very courteous staff at the Rinn Gion Kenninji hotel next door who...

Wonderful stay for 4 of us, wife with teens. Hotel apartment next to temple, quiet area to walk about, yet restaurants within a block. Live the nearby ramen and udon places. The river a couple of blocks away was great for morning run. Waking distance to larger shopping districts across the river. Waking distance to larger sites and temples in our side of river. Great set up for our first...

The main advantage of this hotel is the location in the old parts of town, which means that you can walk to several of the attractions. For example, there was a great temple and museum right behind the hotel. Some of the rooms are very small though. I would recommend paying extra to get a little larger room otherwise you will feel like you’re in...