Hotel, Higashiyama, Kyoto
Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion
Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion is a hotel in Higashiyama, the old eastern quarter of Kyoto, a few minutes on foot from Yasaka Shrine and the lanes of Gion.
The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan, The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan and three journeys of The Private Collection stay here. From $18,000 per person, twin share.
the room
The rooms
The rooms run from deluxe and executive rooms to luxury suites, in pale wood and soft linen, with slatted screens and wide windows; the luxury suites add a sitting room and a bathroom with a deep tub and a glass-walled shower.
to unwind
The bath
Kyoto's city centre has no hot spring of its own, and the hotel's bathing is in the rooms: deep tubs in stone-dark bathrooms, and in the luxury suites a separate shower room behind glass. The onsen of the journey are at Kinosaki, on the Sea of Japan.
the table
Dining
Breakfast is served in the hotel, and the evenings belong to the city: on The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan that means a kaiseki dinner at a two-Michelin-star restaurant in Kyoto, and an evening with geiko and maiko in a teahouse room of Gion.
the setting
Kyoto
The hotel sits among the machiya streets between Yasaka Shrine and Kodai-ji, in the part of Kyoto that still looks most like the old city: tiled roofs, latticed fronts and stone-paved slopes climbing towards Kiyomizu-dera.
The lanes of Higashiyama begin at the door, the Yasaka pagoda rises above the rooftops, and Gion and the Shirakawa are a short walk downhill.
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our tours here
The tours that stay at Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion
- SpringThe Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of JapanNights 6 to 8 here30 March to 10 April 2027$22,500 per person, twin shareSee the journey
- AutumnThe Autumn Leaves Tour of JapanNights 6 to 8 here23 November to 4 December 2027$19,500 per person, twin shareSee the journey
- The Private CollectionEssential JapanThree nights hereOn the dates you choose$18,000 per person, twin shareSee the journey
- The Private CollectionClassic JapanThree nights hereOn the dates you choose$22,000 per person, twin shareSee the journey
- The Private CollectionDefinitive JapanThree nights hereOn the dates you choose$26,000 per person, twin shareSee the journey
questions
Questions about Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion
Where is Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion?
In Higashiyama, the old eastern quarter of Kyoto, between Yasaka Shrine and Kodai-ji. Kyoto Station is about fifteen minutes by car.
Which of your tours stay at Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion?
The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan, The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan and three journeys of The Private Collection stay here.
Is there an onsen at the hotel?
Central Kyoto has no hot spring of its own, so the bathing is in the rooms, with deep tubs throughout. Our onsen nights are at the ryokan of Kinosaki Onsen.
Can Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion be part of a private journey?
Yes. Beyond the tours that stay here, a Custom Tour of Japan can include Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion on dates of your own, created around your party alone. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.
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