Chihana

Refined quarters in a high-end hotel with an Ayurvedic spa, dining & a cafe/bar, plus outdoor pools. Set at the foot of the Takagamine Mountains, this high-end hotel beside the Tenjin River is 13 minutes' walk from Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, an 18-minute walk from the Daitoku-ji temple complex and 103 km from Kansai International Airport. Sophisticated rooms feature Wi-Fi, flat-screens and minibars, as well as daybeds. Upgraded rooms offer private gardens and/or sitting areas. Suites add living rooms and/or whirlpool tubs. Room service is available. Amenities include an airy restaurant, and a cafe/bar with a riverside terrace, plus a 24-hour gym, outdoor pools, and an Ayurvedic spa that has a geothermal pool. Breakfast is also available.

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