Best hotels in Kyoto, ranked by corrected score

Best hotels in Kyoto, ranked by corrected scoreThe best-scored hotel in Kyoto is Stitch Hotel Kyoto: 4.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms) on our corrected 0-5 score. Next are Nazuna Kyoto Gosho (4.4) and The Shinmonzen (4.3). We score 105 hotels in Kyoto, Japan. Their platform ratings (normalised to 0-5) average 3.7; after correction the average is 3.6, and 52 rest on solid evidence. Best at or under the typical price here ($183 a night): Kaya Kyoto Nijo Castle, Bw Signature Col, 3.9 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $167.Best hotels in Kyoto, ranked

Stitch Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Stitch Hotel Kyoto is a five-star property in central Kyoto, set in a renovated five-storey building where 51 rooms were created by joining spaces together, which gives…

Nazuna Kyoto Gosho, Kyoto: 4.4 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $562 a night. Nazuna Kyoto Gosho is a small luxury ryokan in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, made up of two renovated kyomachiya townhouses joined by a garden.

The Shinmonzen, Kyoto: 4.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $1,915 a night. The Shinmonzen is a nine-suite boutique hotel in Kyoto's historic Gion district, designed by architect Tadao Ando.

Nazuna Kyoto Higashi Honganji, Kyoto: 4.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Nazuna Kyoto Higashi Honganji is a small luxury inn with just seven rooms, created from the renovation of a century-old machiya townhouse in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward.

Nazuna Kyoto Nijo Jo, Kyoto: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Nazuna Kyoto Nijo Jo is a small tea-themed ryokan set in a traditional Kyomachiya townhouse in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward.

Hilton Grand Vac Tradimo Kyoto Gojo, Kyoto: 4.2 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), from $393 a night. Hilton Grand Vacations Club Tradimo Kyoto Gojo is an all-suite hotel with 63 one-bedroom units, each fitted with a full kitchen, minibar, air conditioning and Wi-Fi.

Junei Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms). Junei Hotel Kyoto Imperial Palace West is a small boutique hotel with eight rooms in Higashiyama-ku, close to Kyoto Imperial Palace and Nijo-jo Castle.

Monday Apart Premium Kyoto Station, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $219 a night. Monday Apart Premium Kyoto Station is a four-star aparthotel in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward, about a ten-minute walk from Kyoto Station.

Sora Niwa Terrace Kyoto Bettei, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Sora Niwa Terrace Kyoto Bettei is a Japanese inn in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, about three minutes on foot from Gion Shijo Station.

Fauchon L Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms). Fauchon L'Hotel Kyoto stands on Kawaramachi-dori beside the Kamo River, with rooms facing the Higashiyama mountains.

Park Hyatt Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $1,303 a night. Park Hyatt Kyoto is a five-star hotel that opened in 2019 in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, about a fourteen-minute walk from Gion Shijo Station.

Ace Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $339 a night. Ace Hotel Kyoto occupies a converted 1926 telephone company building in Nakagyo Ward, central Kyoto, redesigned by Kengo Kuma and Commune Design.

Imperial Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), from $1,111 a night. The Imperial Hotel Kyoto is a 55-room five-star hotel in the Gion Kobu district, set inside a Registered Tangible Cultural Property that began life in 1936 as the Yasaka…

Sowaka, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $707 a night. Sowaka is a small ryokan-style hotel in the Gion district of Kyoto, close to Yasaka Shrine and Kodai-ji Temple.

Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto Luxury Collection, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $1,247 a night. Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto is a five-star Luxury Collection property that opened in late 2020, standing in central Kyoto right beside Nijo-jo Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage…

Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu, Kyoto: 4.0 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $1,159 a night. The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu is a 48-room boutique hotel in Kyoto's historic Higashiyama district, housed in a converted former school building whose original…

Soraniwa Terrace Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.0 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Soraniwa Terrace Kyoto is a modern Japanese inn in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, close to Kiyomizu Temple, Gion and the Shijo Kawaramachi intersection.

Garrya Nijo Castle Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.0 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $575 a night. Garrya Nijo Castle Kyoto is a small luxury hotel from the Banyan Tree group, set close to the UNESCO-listed Nijo Castle in Kyoto.

Capella Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.0 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Capella Kyoto is a four-storey luxury hotel situated in central Kyoto.

Richmond P Kyoto Shijo, Kyoto: 4.0 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $226 a night. Richmond Hotel Premier Kyoto Shijo is a four-star hotel with 269 rooms in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward, opened in March 2022.

The Hiramatsu Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.0 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $615 a night. The Hiramatsu Kyoto is a small luxury hotel in the historic Muromachi district of Kyoto, set in a refurbished traditional townhouse that opened in March 2020.

Richmond P Kyoto Ekimae, Kyoto: 3.9 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $251 a night. Richmond Hotel Premier Kyoto Ekimae is a three-star hotel in Shimogyo Ward, a few minutes' walk from Kyoto Station, putting guests close to trains, shops, restaurants…

Junei Hotel Imperial Palace W, Kyoto: 3.9 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). The Junei Hotel Imperial Palace W is a small boutique hotel with just eight rooms in the Kamigyo-ku district of central Kyoto, close to the Imperial Palace and Nijo-jo…

Kaya Kyoto Nijo Castle, Bw Signature Col, Kyoto: 3.9 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $167 a night. Kaya Kyoto Nijo Castle is a Best Western Signature Collection boutique hotel that opened in 2021, sitting in the historical centre of Kyoto near Nijo Castle.