RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto

4.0 star property
4-star hotel near Kyoto Aquarium

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6 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; French cuisine
Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing
Lobby
Exterior
Exterior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services

Explore the area

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1 Taimatsu-cho, Shiokoji-sagaru, HigashiHorikawa-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 600-8237
  • Place, Kyoto Station Building
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Kyoto Tower
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Kawaramachi Street
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Room options

Regular Floor Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Regular Floor Standard Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2

Premium Floor Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Premium Floor Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Executive Floor Japanese Style Suite Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Executive Floor Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Executive Floor Deluxe Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3

Premium Floor Deluxe Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3

Premium Floor Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Premium Floor Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3

Premium Floor Suite Twim

  • Sleeps 2

Hanakoji Floor Suite Twin

  • Sleeps 2

Hanakoji Floor Family Room

  • Sleeps 4

Executive Floor Semi Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Superior Twin Room, Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Executive Twin Room, Non Smoking (10th floor, Executive floor,22㎡)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(20 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Kyoto Style floor Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking (8th floor)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(29 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Premium floor Standard Twin, Non Smoking (9th floor)

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(11 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Kyoto Style floor Superior Twin Room, Non Smoking (8th floor)

7.8 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Executive Twin Room, Non Smoking (10th floor, Executive floor,27㎡)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(10 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Twin Room, Non Smoking

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds

Kyoto Style floor Deluxe Twin Room, Non Smoking (8th floor)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds

Premium floor Deluxe Twin, Non Smoking (9th floor)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(6 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Executive Twin Room, Non Smoking (10th floor, Executive floor,30㎡)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Luxury Twin Room, Non Smoking

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Twin room with TATAMI, Non-smoking

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 2 Twin Futons

Japanese style Room Non-smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons

Luxury Family room, Non Smoking

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Twin Beds

Kyoto Style floor Family Room Non Smoking (8th floor)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room, Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(11 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Kyoto Style floor Standard Double Room, Non Smoking (8th floor)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(13 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Premium floor Standard Double, Non Smoking (9th floor)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Executive Double Room, Non Smoking (10th floor, Executivefloor,22㎡)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Premium floor Deluxe Double, Non Smoking (9th floor)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Executive Double Room, Non Smoking (10th floor, Executive floor,30㎡)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Junior Suite, Non Smoking (10th floor, Executive floor,40㎡)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Executive Suite, Non Smoking (Japanese-style Twin Room,49㎡)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Premium floor Superior Twin Room, Non Smoking (9th floor)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Kyoto Style floor Suite Twin Non Smoking (53sqm/8th floor)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Premium Floor Suite Twin, Non Smoking

  • City view
  • 75 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Executive Suite, Non Smoking (10th Floor, 79㎡)

  • City view
  • 79 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Regular floor Suite Twin, Non Smoking

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • City view
  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Regular floor Suite Double, Non Smoking

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • City view
  • 53 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

KIRA KARACHO (KIN-UN)

  • City view
  • 42 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

KIRA KARACHO (GIN-GETSU)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 42 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Twin (Hollywood Twin), Non Smoking

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(41 reviews)
  • City view
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Twin (Hollywood twin) Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(35 reviews)
  • City view
  • 27 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Wide King Double, Non Smoking

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • City view
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Triple Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(16 reviews)
  • City view
  • 24 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Trundle Bed

Superior Double Room, Non Smoking

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • City view
  • 27 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Regular Floor Suite Twin

  • Sleeps 2

Regular Floor Suite Double

  • Sleeps 2

Regular Floor Luxury Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Hanakoji Floor Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Executive Floor Executive Suite Twin

  • Sleeps 2

Regular Floor Supeior Hollywood Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3

Regular Floor Standard Hollywood Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2

Concept Twin Room Kira Karacho Gin Getus

  • Sleeps 2

Concept Twin Room Kira Karacho Kinun

  • Sleeps 2

Regular Floor Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 3

Regular Floor Wide King Room

  • Sleeps 2

Executive Semi-Double Room, Non Smoking (10F,20sqm)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(6 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Hanakoji Floor Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Hanakoji Floor Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3

Twin Superior Twin Non-Smoking (8F Kyoto Style Floor)

  • Sleeps 2

Regular Floor Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3

Executive Floor Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Executive Floor Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3

Executive Floor Junior Suite Twin

  • Sleeps 2

Executive Floor Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

Kyoto

Heart of Kyoto.Within a 10-minute walk of this Shimogyo Ward hotel, you'll find Kyoto Aquarium and Kyoto Tower. Kyoto Railway Museum and Kawaramachi Street are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Kyoto Station Building - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Umekoji Park - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Kyoto Tower - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Kyoto Aquarium - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Kawaramachi Street - 12 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • Kyoto Station - 6 min walk
  • Umekoji-Kyotonishi Station - 15 min walk
  • Kansai Intl. Airport (KIX) - 85 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪美々卯 JR京都伊勢丹店 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Kurasu - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪TOP OF KYOTO - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪貝だし麺 きた田 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪COYOTE - ‬4 min walk

About this property

RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto

4-star hotel near Kyoto Aquarium
There are 6 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/café. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. You'll find a 24-hour business center on site.

WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the business-friendly RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto. Limited parking is available for a fee and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Kyoto hotel.

  • 1 building
  • 489 guestrooms or units
  • 14 levels
  • 6 dining venues
  • Built in 1969
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Concierge
  • Gift shop
  • Beauty salon
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto offers 489 accommodations with safes and slippers. Beds feature down comforters. LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. In-room massages and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (JPY 2,000 per night)
  • Limited onsite self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: JPY 4,301 per person
  • 6 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchairs on site

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities or services will be unavailable from June 1 2026 to June 4 2026 (dates subject to change):
  • Fitness facilities
  • Swimming pool

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for JPY 1650.0 per night.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100–10,000 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.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately JPY 4301 per person
  • Self parking fee: JPY 2000 per night
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: JPY 1650.0 per night
  • Facilities fee: JPY 3300 per person and includes use of: swimming pool

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • 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.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

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RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1384 out of 2318 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 606 out of 2318 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 222 out of 2318 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 68 out of 2318 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 38 out of 2318 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lanz

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are big. The shuttle service to the station is awesome.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Low

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel is very well maintained despite being more than 50 years old. Parking very convenient and staff was very attentive.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed three nights in a Luxury Twin room on the 10th floor (set up for 3), it was huge! (45m2 I think). Plenty of space and lived up to the Luxury tag. Amazingly quiet with a view out the front of the hotel onto the twinkly Christmas lights in the trees. Amenities and facilities were spotlessly clean with thoughtful inclusions (like herbal bath salts and fluffy robes). Breakfast was excellent in both the KAZA (buffet) and the Top Of Kyoto (generous set breakfast). Top Of Kyoto is so peaceful and we had a beautiful start to our stay watching the view of the whole of Kyoto drift by. So relaxing. The shop is excellent with lovely souvenirs at very reasonable prices. The shuttle bus is a great addition, we made use of it every day. Thank you to the careful driver and very attentive bus supervisor, it was a pleasure. We enjoyed our stay so much and can't wait to return.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

MAO, Nakano

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Felix, montgomery

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was pretty nice, and the staff was amazing, not to mention the shuttle service made traveling easy.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Shayani

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Clean room
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Letitia

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

LYDIA

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela

We Like it here
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erik, Katy

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

miho

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hendryx

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ricci

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and modern room. Totally refurbished.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was immaculate. The staff were all friendly and fantastic to deal with an excellent breakfast and as everywhere in Japan clean so nice to see.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ninel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A luxurious hotel in good location. A breakfast too expensive but found other options. Very clean and comfortable. Stuff is very helpful
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Adrian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed my stay here. Staff is approachable and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stanley

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was lovely
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lyudmila, Brooklyn

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Seema

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean rooms Breakfast buffet had good choices. Views from the rooftop restaurant were amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Mary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently close to train station for easy on/off for touring
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexsandra

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We ended up getting the the corner room and the view was beautiful and there breakfast in the morning 10/10 room was really clean it’s by far the best hotel I have ever stayed in
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lamarrcus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Kelly

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025