Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto

The Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto is a luxury property close to many of the city’s finest cultural sights, secluded in garden tranquillity yet only 10 minutes’ drive from Kyoto’s busy downtown area. The Myoho-in temple, Sanjusangendo temple and Kyoto National Museum are all within 5 minutes’ walk. Each guestroom blends refined, modern aesthetics with the creations of Japanese artisans such as washi-paper lamps, fusuma screens and urushi lacquerware. The hotel facilities includes all the fine dining restaurants and services the Four Seasons brand is famous for, complemented by unique features such as a traditional Japanese-style tea house, which is situated across a glass bridge in the garden and serves a traditional tea experience in the day, and sake and champagne in the evening.