The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Kyoto

The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Kyoto

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

Located at Kamogawa Nijo-ohashi Tamoto Nakagyo-ku, The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto has great rooms from $647 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.8 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love hiking, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and city views at this relaxing hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Kyoto Brighton Hotel

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Kyoto Brighton Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $89. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and mountain views, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Nakadachiuri, Shinmachi-Dori. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, city views, a spa, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 km from the city center. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

We found Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $676. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 445-3 Myohoin Maekawa cho. You'll also find rooms with kitchens, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.9 km from the center of town. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too.

Hotel Nikko Princess Kyoto

Perfect for Your First Visit to Kyoto

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $95, Hotel Nikko Princess Kyoto, at 630 Takahashi-cho provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and mountain views. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, city views, and a spa. It's located just 2.4 km from the city center, too. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.

The Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

The Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $307 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Sanjo, Keage, Higashiyama-Ku. Furthermore, it also offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and city views, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 3.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

Noku Kyoto

Perfect for Your First Time in Kyoto

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Noku Kyoto is 9.00 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a bar, parking, laundry services, and city views. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $51, and it's located at 205-1 Okura-Cho Nakagyo-Ku. We also love the laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Kyoto Hotel Okura

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Kyoto Hotel Okura because it has great rooms that start at $98. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Kawaramachi-Oike, Nakagyo-Ku. Only 1.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love mountain views, child care, laundry services, city views, and a spa and wellness center at this convenient hotel. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like.

Hyatt Regency Kyoto

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Kyoto

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

Hyatt Regency Kyoto offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $136 (before taxes). It's located at 644-2 Sanjusangendo-mawari and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 4 km from the city center. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

Kyoto Tokyu Hotel

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Located at Gojo-sagaru, Horikawa-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto Tokyu Hotel has great rooms from $38 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, city views, kids meals, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.9 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Hotel Kanra Kyoto

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Kanra Kyoto which has nice rooms starting at $131. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 185 Kitamachi Karasuma-dori Rokujo-sagaru. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, a spa, kids meals, and laundry facilities. It's located just 3.1 km from the city center, too.