Best Hotels with Pools in Kyoto | Private, Shared & Infinity Pools

"very good hotel in a very good location. you can not beat the location of this hotel compared to other hotel in kyoto. the receptionist can speak english, and very friendly. the quality of the building is very good, i considered new building. free internet, and its good to stay in one of the best landmark in japan."

"I left my phone in the hotel room after checking out and the staff was very helpful in assisting to get it sent back to me in my home country."

"Easy to Arashiyama, Katsura Villa, Saihoji (the Moss Temple), but not much else. Everything about the hotel is great, especially the health facilities, swimming pool, etc. Restaurants in the basement, Japanese and Korean, are great too! (but not owned by the hotel. The ground floor Mas Burgers uses ONLY grass-fed beef from Australia for burgers too––a chain all over Japan. The Hankyo Line to Osaka is just around the corner."

"the Ana Hotel in Kyoto is by far the best hotel we stayed in Japan. As soon as you walk in the doors you know your stay is going to be amazing. So many different facilities and friendly staff. I highly recommend staying here."

"The four seasons always has a high standard and this one is no exception. There were a few things that were a little bit of a letdown. Before booking, we didn't realise that it was a non-smoking hotel. Even though we had an outdoor balcony, we couldn't smoke there, instead had to walk down through the lounge to the far end of the outside deck which kind of makes you feel unwanted in the hotel. Also, the breakfast buffet is not up to par for such an expensive and high-end hotel, most of the options were fruits and salads & even the bread selection was quite small. The meat selection was either pork or a few fish selections so if for religion reasons you don't eat pork such as myself & my husband, then you are out of luck. On the plus side, the staff was very helpful and always had a smile on their faces. We also reserved a private tour guide through them and our guide "Hiro" was AMAZING! Very knowledgeable and polite we had originally booked him for 3hrs and ended up extending for almost 5hrs. Since we were on our honeymoon the staff surprised us with a handwritten note, chocolates and little gifts with notes explaining the history of each one from the Japanese culture, which was very thoughtful. Overall I think if they provided smoking rooms or allowed guests in rooms with balconies to smoke on the balcony it would make the guests who smoke, more welcome. We will definitely be back to Kyoto. It was our favourite out of all the places we visited in Japan."

"We visit Kyoto at least once per year in the past decade and have stayed at most of the better known modern hotels in the city. The overall quality of this hotel is the best to us. Wonderful architecture and design. A good Italian restaurant and very helpful staff. Location is a bit far away from the subway but next to a river and close to some interesting local shops (e.g. a couple of home furnishing and clothes shops by local designers just opposite to the hotel main entrance). Pricey though."

"Our stay in The Westin Miyako Kyoto Hotel was perfect. If you're not looking to stay in a Ryokan and would like to have a comfortable conventional western hotel to stay in Kyoto, i would highly recommend this one. Although it's a little pricey, the service is perfect and the comfort you get is definitely worth is especially if you spent the whole day walking and exploring Kyoto and in serious need for a comfortable room for a good night's rest. It is also not too far from Gion where you get to see the Geisha culture. The best thing is they have free shuttle buses to bring you to Gion and Kyoto station. Definitely will go back to this hotel. "

"Overall, a great stay. We hadn't stayed in a ryokan before and I have to confess, didn't really know what expect. Nenrinbo really surpassed these expectations with the staff's attention detail from the initial welcome. The meals we're excellent really excellent both the kaiseki on the first night and the shabu shabu on the second night were great. It takes a little more effort to get out to the hotel, but it's worth it once you're there are it's easy to forget that you're in a city with the must mountain views. The onsen is always the best way to end a weary day of sightseeing and we did so every day!"

"very good hotel in a very good location. you can not beat the location of this hotel compared to other hotel in kyoto. the receptionist can speak english, and very friendly. the quality of the building is very good, i considered new building. free internet, and its good to stay in one of the best landmark in japan."