Ace Hotel Kyoto
Karasuma Oike, central Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Photo: Ace Hotel Kyoto
Ace's first hotel in Asia: 213 rooms in a 1926 telephone exchange and a Kengo Kuma wing in central Kyoto.
Why we recommend it
Ace is the alternative to the temple-district resorts: larger, livelier and more informal, in the commercial centre of the city. It is recommended for the building, a careful pairing of 1920s brick and Kengo Kuma's timber, and for interiors that give Japanese craft and local artists a central role.
A ground-floor marketplace links the complex to the subway, which makes it a practical base for travellers who plan to move around the city. See our report on the opening and Kyoto's decade of new hotels.
Location
The hotel is in the Shin-Puh-Kan complex in central Kyoto. The ground-floor marketplace connects directly to the Kyoto subway.
