Gion and Higashiyama, Kyoto · Where to stay
Where to Stay in Gion and Higashiyama: 14 Hotels and Ryokan, by Base
14 places to stay · checked October 20, 2026
14 hotels and ryokan around Gion, grouped by base
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Kyoto Granbell Hotel京都グランベルホテル
Hotel · Gion-Shijo, Yamato-oji
A hotel on Yamato-oji-dori, just south of Shijo-dori, two minutes from the Keihan station at the Gion end of Shijo.
Inside Gion. The closest of the 14 to Gion-Shijo Station.
- Access
- About 2 minutes on foot from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 · check-out 12:00 (the times in your booked plan take priority)
2Shiraume Ryokan
Ryokan with Kyoto cuisine · Gion Shinbashi, Shirakawa
A ryokan on the bank of the Shirakawa in Gion Shinbashi that serves Kyoto cuisine; some rooms look onto the garden or the stream.
Inside Gion.
- Access
- 3 minutes on foot from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station; 5 minutes from Keihan Sanjo and from Sanjo-Keihan on the Tozai line; 7 minutes from Hankyu Kawaramachi; about 15 minutes by taxi from JR Kyoto Station.
3Gion Yoshi-Ima
Ryokan · Shinmonzen, Gion
An inn on Shinmonzen in Gion. Its site lists Yasaka Shrine and Kiyomizu-dera among the historic places within walking distance.
Inside Gion. The site does not list check-in times.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from the Keihan Shijo and Sanjo stations, as the inn writes it.
4Yuzuya Ryokan Gion柚子屋旅館 祇園店
Ryokan, 8 rooms · Yasaka Shrine, Gion
An 8-room ryokan right beside Yasaka Shrine, next to the shrine's main gate and west gate, at the foot of the stone steps.
Inside Gion, beside Yasaka Shrine.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Keihan Gion-Shijo and about 8 minutes from Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi. From JR Kyoto Station, city bus 100 or 206 to the Gion stop, then a short walk.
5Gion Fukuzumi (Kyo-no-yado)春夏秋雪 京乃宿 ギオン福住
Ryokan, 23 rooms · Gion bus stop, Rinka-cho
A ryokan with 23 rooms over six floors, about 50 metres from the Gion bus stop.
Inside Gion. The site names no station walk; access is by bus.
- Access
- City bus 100 (express) or 206 to the Gion stop, then about 50 m north. The site gives 15 minutes by taxi or 25 minutes by bus from Kyoto Station and names no station walk.
- Hours
- Check-in 16:00 · check-out 10:00
6Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion
Hotel · Yasaka-dori, west of Higashioji
A hotel on Yasaka-dori, just west of Higashioji-dori. Its site announces construction on the adjacent plot from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028, 8:00–18:00, and ends the on-site parking from 1 October 2026.
Inside Gion. Construction notice 1 Oct 2026 to 31 Mar 2028.
- Access
- About 10 minutes on foot from Keihan Gion-Shijo exit 1; about 12 minutes from Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi. From Kyoto Station, bus 206 or 100 to Kiyomizu-michi (about 15 minutes) then about 5 minutes on foot, or about 10 minutes by taxi.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 · check-out 12:00 (may vary by plan)
7Motonago元奈古
Ryokan · Nene-no-michi, Kodai-ji
A ryokan on Nene-no-michi in the Kodai-ji area of Higashiyama.
Higashiyama slope.
- Access
- About 15 minutes on foot from Keihan Gion-Shijo exit 6; about 18 minutes from Hankyu Kawaramachi.
8Park Hyatt Kyoto
Hotel, 70 rooms including nine suites · Higashiyama hills
A hotel that Hyatt's opening release places in one of the city's best-preserved historic districts, the Higashiyama hills, within walking distance of Kiyomizu-dera.
Higashiyama slope. Hyatt's release gives no check-in times or station walk.
- Access
- Less than 1.5 km from Kyoto Station, per Hyatt's release; the release names no nearest station.
9DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Higashiyama
Hotel · Kiyomizu-Gojo
The first DoubleTree by Hilton in Kyoto, next to Kiyomizu-Gojo Station on the Keihan Main Line. Kiyomizu-dera's own page gives about 25 minutes on foot from that station to the temple.
Higashiyama slope, at Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo Station; about 10 minutes by taxi from Kyoto Station.
10The Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Sanjo
Hotel · Sanjo, Keihan Sanjo
A hotel in Nakajima-cho, Nakagyo-ku, within a short walk of both the Keihan line and the Tozai subway line.
Sanjo. Keihan and the Tozai subway line.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from Keihan Sanjo Station and about 3 minutes from Kyoto-Shiyakusho-mae on the Tozai subway line.
11Tassel Hotel Sanjo Shirakawa
Hotel · Sanjo, Shirakawa-bashi
A hotel on Sanjo-dori, just west of Shirakawa-bashi, at the Higashiyama end of Sanjo.
Sanjo, Higashiyama end.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from Higashiyama Station on the Tozai subway line.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 · check-out 11:00
12The Hotel Higashiyama Kyoto Tokyu, a Pan Pacific Hotel
Hotel · Sanjo, Higashiyama Station
A hotel on Sanjo-dori, east of Shirakawa-bashi.
Sanjo, Higashiyama end.
- Access
- About 4 minutes on foot from Higashiyama Station on the Tozai subway line; about 20 minutes by taxi from JR Kyoto Station.
13Carta Hotel Gion Kyoto
Hotel · Shijo-Kawaramachi
A hotel in Shimogyo-ku between Hankyu Kawaramachi and Keihan Gion-Shijo, with a city bus stop in front.
Shijo-Kawaramachi, across the river from Gion.
- Access
- About 7 minutes on foot from Hankyu Kawaramachi and about 8 minutes from Keihan Gion-Shijo. City bus 4, 5, 7 or 205 runs direct from Kyoto Station in about 10 minutes.
14hotel GOCO stay Kyoto Shijo-Kawaramachi
Hotel · Shijo-Kawaramachi, Gokomachi-dori
A hotel on Gokomachi-dori, just north of Shijo-dori. Check-in closes at 22:00; guests arriving later are asked to tell the hotel.
Shijo-Kawaramachi.
- Access
- 3–5 minutes on foot from Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi (the site gives both figures). Shijo subway station is also nearby.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 (last check-in 22:00) · check-out 10:00, or 11:00 when booked on the official site
Good to know
A Gion stay is a choice between four bases: inside Gion near Yasaka Shrine and the Shirakawa, up the Higashiyama slope toward Kiyomizu-dera, along Sanjo, or across the river at Shijo-Kawaramachi. The 14 below are listed in that order. Rates are not shown because they change daily; check-in and check-out times appear only where the hotel's own page states them.
Stations decide most of the difference. Gion's hotels use Keihan Gion-Shijo, from 2 minutes (Kyoto Granbell Hotel) to 15 minutes (Motonago) on foot, with Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi 7 to 18 minutes away. There is no subway station in Gion itself; the Tozai line stops at Sanjo-Keihan and Higashiyama. From Kyoto Station, the hotels' pages give 10 to 15 minutes by taxi, or city bus 100 or 206 to the Gion stop (25 minutes on Gion Fukuzumi's page). On foot, Kiyomizu-dera's page gives 10 minutes from the Gojozaka and Kiyomizu-michi bus stops and about 25 minutes from Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo.
Two things to know before booking. The Where to Stay in Kyoto guide lists the last city bus 206 from the Gion stop at 21:56 on weekdays and 21:58 on Saturdays and holidays, so a late evening in Gion ends on foot or by taxi. And Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion announces construction on the adjacent plot from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028, 8:00 to 18:00. For the whole city, including Kyoto Station, Downtown and Arashiyama, read that guide first; this page covers only the hotels around Gion.
The four bases side by side
Walk times and Kyoto Station times are the ones the hotels print on their own pages; where a page does not state one, the cell says so. The evening column uses the last-service times in the Where to Stay in Kyoto guide.
| Base | Stations (walk from the hotels' pages) | To Kyoto Station | To Kiyomizu-dera | Getting back in the evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Gion: Granbell, Shiraume, Yoshi-Ima, Yuzuya, Fukuzumi, Celestine | Keihan Gion-Shijo: Granbell 2 min · Shiraume 3 · Yoshi-Ima 3 · Yuzuya 5 · Celestine 10. Hankyu Kawaramachi: Yuzuya 8 · Celestine 12 | Taxi 10–15 min; city bus 100 or 206 to the Gion stop (25 min on Fukuzumi's page) | Bus stop Kiyomizu-michi (the stop on Celestine's page) is 10 min on foot from the temple; hotels print no walking time to the temple | No subway. Last bus 206 from the Gion stop leaves 21:56 on weekdays, 21:58 on Saturdays and holidays; after that, walk to the Shijo stations or take a taxi |
| Higashiyama slope: Motonago, Park Hyatt, DoubleTree | Motonago: Gion-Shijo 15 min, Kawaramachi 18 min. DoubleTree: Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo 1 min. Park Hyatt: no station named | DoubleTree: about 10 min by taxi. Park Hyatt: less than 1.5 km. Motonago: not stated | Park Hyatt: walking distance, per Hyatt. From Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo the temple's page gives about 25 min on foot | Not stated by the hotels. Motonago is a 15-minute walk from Gion-Shijo; DoubleTree is on the Keihan line |
| Sanjo: Royal Park, Tassel, Tokyu | Royal Park: Keihan Sanjo 3 min, Kyoto-Shiyakusho-mae 3 min. Tassel: Higashiyama Station 1 min. Tokyu: Higashiyama Station 4 min (Tozai line) | Tokyu: about 20 min by taxi. Royal Park and Tassel: not stated | Not stated by the hotels | Tozai line at Sanjo-Keihan: last train about 23:49 westbound and 23:58 eastbound |
| Shijo-Kawaramachi: Carta, GOCO stay | Carta: Hankyu Kawaramachi 7 min, Gion-Shijo 8 min. GOCO stay: Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi 3–5 min | Carta: city bus 4, 5, 7 or 205 direct, about 10 min. GOCO stay: not stated | Not stated by the hotels | Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi: local trains toward Katsura until about midnight. Yasaka Shrine in Gion is about 8 min on foot from the station |
By kind of trip
Walk to Keihan Gion-Shijo
These four state a walk of 5 minutes or less to Gion-Shijo: Granbell 2, Shiraume 3, Yoshi-Ima 3 and Yuzuya 5.
Kyoto Granbell Hotel · Shiraume Ryokan · Gion Yoshi-Ima · Yuzuya Ryokan Gion
Higashiyama, toward Kiyomizu-dera
Hyatt places Park Hyatt within walking distance of the temple. Motonago is on Nene-no-michi, 15 minutes from Gion-Shijo. The DoubleTree is at Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo, about 25 minutes on foot from the temple by the temple's own page. Celestine's bus stop, Kiyomizu-michi, is 10 minutes from the temple.
Park Hyatt Kyoto · Motonago · DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Higashiyama · Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion
A ryokan in Gion
Four inns inside Gion, from 8 rooms (Yuzuya) to 23 (Fukuzumi). Shiraume serves Kyoto cuisine and sits on the Shirakawa; Yuzuya is beside Yasaka Shrine.
Shiraume Ryokan · Gion Yoshi-Ima · Yuzuya Ryokan Gion · Gion Fukuzumi (Kyo-no-yado)
Subway and Keihan to the rest of Kyoto
Sanjo is where the Keihan line and the Tozai subway line meet the Gion side. Royal Park is 3 minutes from both Keihan Sanjo and Kyoto-Shiyakusho-mae; Tassel and Tokyu are 1 and 4 minutes from Higashiyama Station.
The Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Sanjo · Tassel Hotel Sanjo Shirakawa · The Hotel Higashiyama Kyoto Tokyu, a Pan Pacific Hotel
Both Hankyu and Keihan within a short walk
These state a walk to both Hankyu Kawaramachi and Keihan Gion-Shijo: Carta (7 and 8 minutes), Yuzuya (8 and 5) and Celestine (12 and 10). Shiraume adds Keihan Sanjo.
Carta Hotel Gion Kyoto · Yuzuya Ryokan Gion · Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion · Shiraume Ryokan
Questions
Which Gion hotel is closest to a station?
Of the 14 here, Kyoto Granbell Hotel states 2 minutes on foot from Keihan Gion-Shijo, Shiraume Ryokan and Gion Yoshi-Ima 3 minutes, and Yuzuya Ryokan 5 minutes. Tassel Hotel Sanjo Shirakawa is 1 minute from Higashiyama Station on the Tozai subway line, and DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Higashiyama is about 1 minute from Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo.
How do I get from Kyoto Station to a hotel in Gion?
City bus 100 or 206 to the Gion stop is the route Yuzuya and Gion Fukuzumi give (25 minutes on Fukuzumi's page). Taxi times on the hotels' pages are about 10 minutes (Celestine, DoubleTree), 15 minutes (Shiraume, Fukuzumi) and 20 minutes (Higashiyama Tokyu). Carta Hotel Gion Kyoto lists bus 4, 5, 7 or 205 direct in about 10 minutes.
How far is Kiyomizu-dera from the Gion hotels?
The temple's page gives about 10 minutes on foot from the Gojozaka and Kiyomizu-michi bus stops and about 25 minutes from Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo. Most Gion hotels print no walking time to the temple; Hyatt places Park Hyatt Kyoto within walking distance.
How late can I get back to Gion by bus?
The Where to Stay in Kyoto guide lists the last bus 206 from the Gion stop at 21:56 on weekdays and 21:58 on Saturdays and holidays. After that the options are a taxi or a walk to the stations around Shijo; the same guide gives the last Tozai line trains at Sanjo-Keihan as about 23:49 westbound and 23:58 eastbound.
Does Kyoto charge a lodging tax?
Yes. Kyoto City revised its accommodation tax from 1 March 2026. It is charged per person per night on the plain-stay room rate, excluding meals and consumption tax. The Where to Stay in Kyoto guide works through the bands with an example.