Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto

5.0 star property
Luxury hotel with a full-service spa and free breakfast
VIP Access

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Garden
Wellbeing Sanctuary King | Minibar, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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7 Seikanji Ryozan-Cho, Higashiyama-Ward, Kyoto, 6050861
  • Place, Kodai-ji Temple
    โ€ช3 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Place, Kiyomizu Temple
    โ€ช3 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Place, Hokanji Temple
    โ€ช6 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Airport, Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    โ€ช59 min driveโ€ฌ
VIP Access
Curated for quality and service, VIP Access stays consistently receive our highest guest ratings.
  • Expect exceptional service
  • Extra savings and perks for Rewards members

Room options

Serenity King

  • 538 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Serenity Twin

  • 538 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Grand Serenity King

  • 538 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Grand Serenity Twin

  • 538 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Wellbeing Sanctuary King

  • 592 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Wellbeing Sanctuary Twin

  • 592 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Onsen Retreat King

  • 592 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Onsen Retreat Twin

  • 592 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Grand Onsen Retreat King

  • 629 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Grand Onsen Retreat Twin

  • 629 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Banyan Onsen Retreat King

  • 801 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Kyoto

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto places you in Higashiyama Ward, within a leisurely stroll of popular sights such as Kiyomizu Temple and Yasaka Shrine. This 5-star hotel has 52 rooms and welcomes guests with free breakfast, a full-service spa, and a 24-hour gym.

What's nearby

  • Kodai-ji Temple - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Kiyomizu Temple - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Ryozen Kannon War Memorial - 4 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Hokanji Temple - 6 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Yasaka Shrine - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • Higashiyama Station - 3 min drive
  • Gion-shijo Station - 19 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • โ€ชStarbucks - โ€ฌ4 min walk
  • โ€ชMACCHA HOUSE ไบฌ้ƒฝ็”ฃๅฏงๅ‚ - โ€ฌ4 min walk
  • โ€ชFrench cafe CHASEN ้ซ˜ๅฐๅฏบ - โ€ฌ4 min walk
  • โ€ช้˜ฟๅคๅฑ‹่Œถๅฑ‹ - โ€ฌ4 min walk
  • โ€ช็Ÿณ็•ณ - โ€ฌ3 min walk

About this property

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto

Luxury hotel with a full-service spa and free breakfast
Guests staying at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto enjoy access to a full-service spa, a 24-hour gym, and free WiFi in public areas. If you drive, take advantage of free parking. Front-desk staff can answer questions 24/7, and assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. This luxury hotel also has a garden.
52-inch flat-screen TVs come with digital channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms offer hair dryers, free toiletries, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and bathrobes. Minibars, coffee makers, and safes are also available. Change of towels is available on request.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 6 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, Thai massages, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with hot springs/mineral springs, a sauna, and a steam room. The spa is open daily.

Public bath/onsen services include an indoor public bath (no minerals). This service features separate men and women areas. The ryokan bathing area is open from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM. There are indoor/outdoor hot springs open between 6:00 AM and 11:00 PM. The temperature in the hot springs is set to 41ยฐF.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking (max 6 spaces per unit)

Food and drink

  • Free Japanese breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor/outdoor hot spring

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Garden

Full-service spa

  • 6 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Hot springs open from 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Hot springs water temperature - 41 ยบF
  • Indoor/outdoor hot spring
  • Public bath open from 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Public indoor bath (no minerals)
  • Public outdoor bath (no minerals)
  • Sauna
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room
  • Thai massages

Accessibility

  • Elevator (39 inch wide door)

More

  • 4 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 52-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Children and extra beds

  • Free cribs/infant beds are available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100โ€“10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

These are all of the charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
  • Check-in: 3:00 PM
  • Check-out: noon
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is open 24 hours a day. Driving? This property offers free parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts credit cards and cash.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • Hot springs access available from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
  • Guests with tattoos will be required to follow specific instructions when using the onsite public bathing facilities; more details are available at check-in.

Property is also known as

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto Hotel
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto Kyoto
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto Hotel Kyoto

Frequently asked questions

Are free cancellation options available at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto offers free cancellation on certain room rates. To learn more, review the cancellation policy on our site.

How much does it cost to stay at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

As of Dec 19, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto on Jan 18, 2026 start from $834.73, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What is there to do around Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

This hotel is situated in Higashiyama Ward within a short 12-minute walk of Yasaka Shrine and also 20 minutes on foot from Pontocho Alley. You'll also find Kawaramachi Street and Heian Shrine within a short drive.

Is there parking available at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

Yes, uncovered self parking is offered for free at the hotel. You'll find a max of 6 spaces per unit.

Is a spa located at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

There is a full-service spa available for guests to enjoy and services include deep-tissue massages, Thai massages, aromatherapy, and body wraps.

Does Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto have a casino?

No, Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

No, there is no indoor pool at this hotel.

What do couples enjoy most about Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

There are plenty of amenities for couples at this hotel, including a bar, a restaurant, and a full-service spa.

Does Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto have a hot tub?

No, but guests can enjoy a hot spring at this hotel.

Does Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto have a restaurant with a breakfast menu?

Yes, Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto serves free Japanese breakfast each morning from its restaurant.

Does Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto allow pets to stay for free?

No, pets aren't allowed at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto.

Are there connecting rooms at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

No, this hotel doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

How far is the airport from Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

The closest major airport to Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto is Itami Airport (ITM), which is about 24.1 mi away.

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto?

No, there aren't any guestrooms with balconies at Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto.

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 34 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff treated us like VIP the moment we got out of the taxi and checked in. The check-in staff served us matcha and very fresh mochi confectionaries. The concierge, Yumi, in particular, went above and beyond to help us arrange our bullet train transportation after our stay to make our upcoming journey as seamless as possible. We could not be more grateful for her assistance. Our Grand Serenity room was beautiful. We appreciated the additional treats that were provided during turn down service. We also loved the essential oil selections to enhance the smell of our room. The bed in our room was the most comfortable we had on our 2 week trip in Asia. My husband and I felt like we were in zen heaven during our entire stay. The complimentary Japanese kaiseki breakfast at the onsite restaurant Ryozen was also a treat!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
INCREDIBLE PEOPLE AND SERVICE.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, Toronto

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff. Great location. Nice and new.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

fabio

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A gem perfectly placed along a bamboo forest

My favorite part of my 21 day journey was Kyoto and the Banyan Tree Higashiyama. The hotel was perfectly located and the check in was enjoyable. My room was stunning and a wonderful refuge after spending the day waking and hiking around the sacred temples of Kyoto. I liked how I could customize my room with the screens and the different lighting options in the room. Breakfast was perfectly presented each morning.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
This is a newer hotel. The location is a little difficult for walking to or from- taxis do not come by so we had to walk down to them each time. Think they havenโ€™t found this hotel in the map yet. Room was lovely with fabulous views. The staff was what brought our rating of this hotel down, from the minute we arrived we felt unwelcome and staff was spotty the entire stay. I could say more, but we stayed at 2 other hotels during our visit to Kyoto and their service was impeccable. This hotel, from a service prospective, was far from a 5 star experience; or an experiences weโ€™ve had at other Banyan properties
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

DO KYUNG

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

bita

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully designed property
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

KLAUS

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sedrak

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing property.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Chijen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
muy bien ubicada y el servicio de primera
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

ARATA

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

HSIAOTING

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

GWONHYEOK

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Koji

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fanny

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

4๋ฐ• ํ›„๊ธฐ

์ตœ๊ทผ ์˜คํ”ˆํ•œ ํ˜ธํ…”๋กœ, ๋ฐ˜์–€ํŠธ๋ฆฌ ๋ธŒ๋žœ๋“œ์— ๋Œ€ํ•œ ๊ธฐ๋Œ€์น˜๋ฅผ ์ถฉ์กฑํ•˜๊ธฐ์—๋Š” ๋‹ค์†Œ ๋ถ€์กฑํ•œ ๋ถ€๋ถ„์ด ์žˆ์—ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ง์›๋“ค์€ ๋Œ€์ฒด๋กœ ์นœ์ ˆํ–ˆ์œผ๋‚˜, 5์„ฑ๊ธ‰ ํŠน๊ธ‰ ํ˜ธํ…”์—์„œ ๊ธฐ๋Œ€๋˜๋Š” ์„ธ์‹ฌํ•˜๊ณ  ์ „๋ฌธ์ ์ธ ์„œ๋น„์Šค ์ˆ˜์ค€๊ณผ๋Š” ๊ฑฐ๋ฆฌ๊ฐ€ ์žˆ์—ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋ ˆ์Šคํ† ๋ž‘์˜ ์‹์‚ฌ๋Š” ๋ฌด๋‚œํ•œ ํŽธ์— ๊ทธ์ณค์œผ๋ฉฐ, ์ธ๋ฃธ ๋‹ค์ด๋‹ ๋ฉ”๋‰ด๋Š” ์„ ํƒ์˜ ํญ์ด ๋งค์šฐ ์ œํ•œ์ ์ด์—ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋ฆฌ์กฐํŠธํ˜• ์‹œ์„ค์ด ์•„๋‹Œ ๋งŒํผ ๊ณต์šฉ ์˜จ์ฒœ์žฅ์€ ํฌ๊ธฐ๊ฐ€ ์ž‘๊ณ  ๋‹ค๋งŒ ๊ฐ์‹ค๊ณผ ์˜จ์ฒœ์žฅ ์ด๋™์€ ํŽธ๋ฆฌํ•œ ๋™์„ ์ด์˜€์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์˜จ์ฒœ ๊ฐ์‹ค์€ ์ผ๋ฐ˜ ๊ฐ์‹ค๊ณผ ๊ตฌ๋ถ„๋˜๋‹ˆ ์˜ˆ์•ฝ์‹œ ์‚ฌ์ „ ํ™•์ธ์ด ํ•„์ˆ˜์ ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ํ”ผํŠธ๋‹ˆ์Šค ์„ผํ„ฐ ์—ญ์‹œ ๊ณต๊ฐ„์ด ํ˜‘์†Œํ•˜๊ณ  ๋‹ต๋‹ตํ•˜๊ฒŒ ๋А๊ปด์กŒ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋„“์€ ๋กœ๋น„ ๊ณต๊ฐ„ ์™ธ์—๋Š” ๋ˆˆ์— ๋„๋Š” ํŠน์ง•์ด ์—†์—ˆ์œผ๋ฉฐ, ๊ฐ์‹ค ์ˆ˜๊ฐ€ ์ ์–ด ์กฐ์šฉํ•˜๊ธด ํ•˜์ง€๋งŒ ํ˜ธํ…” ๋‚ด๋ถ€ ๊ณต๊ฐ„์ด ์ „๋ฐ˜์ ์œผ๋กœ ์ข์•„ ์—ฌ์œ ๋กœ์šด ๋ถ„์œ„๊ธฐ๋ฅผ ๊ธฐ๋Œ€ํ•˜๊ธฐ ์–ด๋ ค์› ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๊ฐ์‹ค์€ ์ง€๋‚˜์น˜๊ฒŒ ๊ฑด์กฐํ•˜์—ฌ, ๊ฐ€์Šต ํšจ๊ณผ๋ฅผ ์œ„ํ•ด ์š•์กฐ์— ๋ฌผ์„ ๋ฐ›์•„๋„ ํฐ ํšจ๊ณผ๊ฐ€ ์—†์—ˆ๊ณ , ๋‚œ๋ฐฉ๊ธฐ๋ฅผ ๊บผ๋„ ์—ฌ์ „ํžˆ ๊ฑด์กฐํ–ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ํŠนํžˆ ์ˆ™๋ฉด ํ›„ ๋ชฉ์ด ๋”ฐ๊ฐ€์šธ ์ •๋„๋กœ ๋ถˆํŽธํ•จ์ด ์žˆ์—ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ํ˜ธํ…”์˜ ๊ฐ€์žฅ ํฐ ์žฅ์ ์€ ์ฒญ์ˆ˜์‚ฌ ์ธ๊ทผ์— ์œ„์น˜ํ•ด ๊ณ ์ฆˆ๋„‰ํ•œ ๋ถ„์œ„๊ธฐ๋ฅผ ์ฆ๊ธธ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋‹ค๋Š” ์ ์ด์ง€๋งŒ, ๋‹ค๋ฅธ ์ง€์—ญ์œผ๋กœ์˜ ์ ‘๊ทผ์„ฑ์ด ๋–จ์–ด์ง€๊ณ , ์ฃผ๋ณ€์— ํŽธ์˜์‹œ์„ค์ด ๋ถ€์กฑํ•ด ๋ถˆํŽธํ–ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋˜ํ•œ, ๊ตํ†  ํƒ์‹œ ๊ธฐ์‚ฌ๋“ค์กฐ์ฐจ ์œ„์น˜๋ฅผ ์ž˜ ๋ชฐ๋ผ Park Hyatt๋ฅผ ๊ธฐ์ค€์œผ๋กœ ์„ค๋ช…ํ•ด์•ผ๋งŒ ์ฐพ์•„๊ฐˆ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ์—ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋‹ค๋งŒ, ์˜คํ”ˆ ์ดˆ๊ธฐ ํ˜ธํ…”๋‹ต๊ฒŒ ๋ชจ๋“  ์‹œ์„ค์ด ๋งค์šฐ ๊นจ๋—ํ•˜๊ณ  ์ฒญ๊ฒฐํ–ˆ๋˜ ์ ์€ ์ธ์ƒ์ ์ด์—ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ding-Jen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

ADRIANA

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stella Y S

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

yasuo

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024