Kanesho

This chic café-hotel serves up a delicious vegetarian breakfast and elegant, spacious rooms, just steps from Kyoto's lively shopping and cultural scenes.

Minimalist quarters in a sleek hotel featuring 2 restaurants, a spa & a gym, plus a pastry shop. Across the street from the Katsura River, this sleek hotel is a minute’s walk from the Fukuda Art Museum and 12 minutes away by foot from Saga-Arashiyama train station. Featuring floor-to-ceiling windows and sofabeds, the minimalist rooms provide flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi and balconies; some add free-standing tubs and/or river views. Suites sleep up to 4 people and offer sitting areas. There are 2 restaurants, 1 of which specializes in French cuisine. Other amenities include a spa, a gym and a pastry shop. Parking and breakfast are available.

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