About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Hotel Honnoji in Kyoto offers spacious rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and city views. Each room includes a bath, bidet, hypoallergenic bedding, and free toiletries. Wellness and Connectivity: Guests can relax at the spa and wellness centre or stay connected with free WiFi. Additional facilities include a public bath, lift, 24-hour front desk, minimarket, daily housekeeping service, family rooms, and luggage storage. Prime Location: Located in the city centre, the ryokan is less than 1 km from Kyoto International Manga Museum and a 9-minute walk to Samurai Kembu Kyoto. Itami Airport is 46 km away. Nearby attractions include Gion Shijo Station and Shoren-in Temple. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for room comfort, attentive staff, and impeccable cleanliness, Hotel Honnoji ensures a pleasant stay for all visitors.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.9 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

Situated in the real heart of Kyoto, this property has an excellent location score of 9.7

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Ting
    Taiwan Taiwan
    The room is very Japanese style. We have Japanese beds and tea toom in our room, which is really super comfortable and it smells soooooo good! The hotel is right next to the Temple Honnoji (30 seconds from the hotel exit), which is also the main...
  • Daniel
    Spain Spain
    Spacious rooms in the heart of Kyoto, a fantastic place to stay for a visit.
  • Viviana
    Italy Italy
    Simply perfect: the Japanese-style rooms are exceptional, everything is cleanliness and harmony, and the kindness is absolute.
  • Jonathan
    Australia Australia
    Extremely helpful staff. Assisted in our luggage delivery to not our next hotel but the one after. Called the luggage HelpDesk to confirm and stepped us through the process. They staff were polite and used their English very well to answer all...
  • Jia
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The hotel staff were friendly and the location is good next to the metro/tube station. The public bath was great to use a good perk to have at the hotel and traditional Japanese sleep wear was great.
  • Ahmed
    Singapore Singapore
    Amazing hotel, super clean, central location, amazing public bath
  • Ritchie
    Canada Canada
    Very clean and elegant hotel. The staff were courteous and did an excellent job accommodating our limited language skills. The traditional room was everything I expected. The tatami were new, and the futon was very comfortable.
  • Aldo
    Italy Italy
    Well located, just few steps tometro station and to Nishiki Market. The room with private bathroom is big and clean. Rooms have a very true Japanese touch and the sight over the temple was a real plus. The futons were very confortable even to us,...
  • Camilla
    Denmark Denmark
    Beautiful and clean hotel, located centrally in Kyoto. The Japanese room experience was fun, and the room was very spacious. The personnel were very nice and helpful.
  • Kilian
    Switzerland Switzerland
    Zentrale Lage Traditionelle Übernachtung Super japanisches Frühstück

Property surroundings

House rules

Hotel Honnoji takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 21:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 07:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

The hotel offers special diet meals, which require an advance reservation. Please note your request in the Comment Box during booking, or contact the hotel directly with the details in the booking confirmation.

Between October and December, guests may be able to use only the public bathroom on the 3rd floor. In addition, the public bathrooms may be closed for 1 hour per day during these months for group bookings.

The rooms come with an attached toilet, while bathroom facilities are shared.

Please inform Hotel Honnoji in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

An accommodation tax per person per night is not included in the price and needs to be paid at the property.

Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

In accordance with government guidelines to minimise transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property may request additional documentation from guests to validate identity, travel itinerary and other relevant information, during dates where such guidelines exist.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), please ensure that you are only booking this property following the local government guidelines of the destination, including but not limited to the purpose of travel, and maximum allowed group size.

It is not possible to stay at this property for Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine purposes.

License number: 京都市指令保医セ第370号