Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion – A Favorite for Families in Kyoto
About the Hotel
Rooms & Accommodations
The hotel offers double, twin, and triple rooms, plus the Celestine Higashiyama junior suite with separate living and bedroom. All rooms include air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, Wi-Fi, an electric kettle, a safe deposit box, and a private bathroom with a bath, shower, and free toiletries. The design incorporates soft light through Japanese paper and views of the inner garden with seasonal plants.
Dining at Yasaka Endo
The onsite Japanese restaurant Yasaka Endo serves traditional kaiseki cuisine, tempura lunchboxes, and dashi-shabu with seasonal pairings like sea bream and bamboo shoots in spring or tilefish and turnip in winter. Breakfast includes shrimp tempura rice balls, yuba tofu, and dashi rolled egg omelet. The restaurant has 38 tables with views of a shoin-zukuri inspired stage and occasional maiko performances.
Leisure & Facilities
Guests have access to a large public bath with a communal shower area and hot bathing pool, open until 2am and segregated by gender. A guest lounge offers complimentary coffee, tea, juice, and snacks from 1 PM to 6 PM. The lobby and corridors overlook a garden that reflects the scenery of Higashiyama.
Location & Transportation
The hotel is located in Gion, steps from Kennin-ji Temple (0.3 km) and Maruyama Park (1 km). It is 1.5 km from Shoren-in and Nishiki Market, 2 km from Nijo Castle and Nishi-Hongan-ji, and 3.5 km from Fushimi Inari Shrine. Itami Airport is 50 km away, and the hotel is 2 km from Karasuma.
Services & Amenities
Staff provide seated check-in with tea and advice on local restaurants. Room service orders placed by 10 AM are delivered after 5 PM. The guest lounge and public bath are complimentary during operating hours. The concept 'surprise in simplicity' extends to thoughtful amenities and design details throughout the hotel.
Choose from a variety of room types
Availability and pricing for your selected dates
Facilities
General
- Non-smoking rooms
- Wi-Fi
- On-site car park
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- VIP check-in/ -out
- No pets allowed
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- Security
- Luggage storage
- Lift
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key card access
Guest Parking
- Electric kettle
Services
- Free shuttle service
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Tours/Ticket assistance
Dining
- Restaurant
Business
- Fax/Photocopying
Room features
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Trouser press
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Self-catering
- Electric kettle
Media
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock




