Hotel, Nakagyo, Kyoto
The Hiramatsu Kyoto
The Hiramatsu Kyoto is a hotel of 29 rooms on Muromachi-dori just north of Sanjo, in the centre of Kyoto, made within a machiya of the Meiji era that was once the home and shop of a kimono merchant.
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the room
The rooms
The 29 rooms run from 55 to 104 square metres in five kinds, revealed one turn at a time as in a townhouse: wooden lattices divide the bedroom from the living space, walls are covered in lead or washi, and the Deluxe rooms keep box gardens made by a Kyoto potter. The Junior Suites are lit softly through shoji, and The Hiramatsu Suite is panelled in walnut.
to unwind
The bath
The bathing is in the rooms, each with a jet bath. The hotel has no onsen or spa.
the table
Dining
The Italian dining room seats 28 and looks onto the bamboo garden and the old kura storehouse; the Japanese dining room is a counter of a single zelkova plank, with the seasons cooked before you. Breakfast is a kaiseki-style Japanese set of locally grown vegetables, or a continental table, and the Japanese kitchen sends light dishes such as soba to the rooms in the evening.
the setting
Kyoto
Muromachi-dori was the street of the kimono trade in central Kyoto, and the hotel occupies a machiya of the Meiji era that was a draper's home and shop. A Kyoto firm of sukiya builders restored its interiors and gardens in wood, earth and paper: a pine garden at the arrival, a bamboo garden before the dining rooms, and small box gardens in some rooms.
The Museum of Kyoto and Nishiki Market are a short walk away, and Nijo Castle and the park of the Kyoto Imperial Palace a short ride.
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questions
Questions about The Hiramatsu Kyoto
Where is The Hiramatsu Kyoto?
On Muromachi-dori just north of Sanjo, in Nakagyo, the centre of Kyoto. Kyoto Station is a short drive away.
Is there an onsen at The Hiramatsu Kyoto?
No; the bathing is in the rooms, each with a jet bath, and the hotel keeps no spa.
Can The Hiramatsu Kyoto be part of a private journey?
Yes. A Custom Tour of Japan can include The Hiramatsu Kyoto on dates of your own, created around your party alone, with your own Tour Director. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.
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