Gion · Kyoto
The hotel
The inn is three wooden townhouses joined around a moss garden. Each room has tatami floors, a low table and futons laid out by our staff while you are at dinner.
We are on the Shirakawa canal in Gion, the old entertainment district. In the evening the lanes are lit by paper lanterns and you may see maiko on their way to work.
Rooms
Every room at Aurelle Gion comes with breakfast when you book direct.
At the hotel
The things guests use most.
Book either one for 45 minutes, just for you, any time from 6am to midnight.
Nine small courses, served in your room or at our counter.
Grilled fish, miso soup, rice and pickles. A Western breakfast is also available.
A therapist comes to your room. Book by 5pm for the same evening.
A four-and-a-half mat tea room where our host serves matcha each afternoon.
For wearing around the inn and to the baths.
Eat and drink
Eight seats at a hinoki counter facing our chef. Nine courses that follow the season, from bamboo shoots in spring to matsutake in autumn.
Kaiseki
Dinner at 18:00 or 20:00
Eight seats at a hinoki counter facing our chef. Nine courses that follow the season, from bamboo shoots in spring to matsutake in autumn.
Location
From Kyoto station it is 15 minutes by taxi. From Kansai airport the Haruka train reaches Kyoto in 75 minutes. We can arrange a car from either airport.
Book direct
The room is the same either way. Booking here gets you a few things the travel sites can not give you.
No booking fees. Pay at the hotel.
Offer
Stay two nights in November and we add a private tea ceremony in our tea room and an early visit to a temple garden.
Questions
The four questions we hear most.
Yes. Every stay booked on this website includes the nine-course kaiseki dinner and breakfast.
No. Each cedar bath is booked privately for 45 minutes, so you always have it to yourself.
On futons laid on tatami, which is firmer than most beds. If you would rather have a raised bed, ask us and we will add a mattress topper.
A taxi takes about 15 minutes and costs around ¥2,000. Or take the Keihan line to Gion-Shijo and walk six minutes.
Book direct
Book on this website for our best rate, breakfast and free cancellation up to 48 hours before arrival.
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Ryokan-style inn in old KyotoAurelle Gion
