Rhino Hotel Kyoto

Kyoto hotel with top-floor panoramic mountain views and a 1-minute walk to Saiin Station

Location & Access

Rhino Hotel Kyoto is a 1-minute walk from Saiin Station, giving guests direct train access to Arashiyama in 25 minutes and Sagano in 13 minutes. The hotel is a 15-minute drive from Nijo Castle and a 20-minute drive from Kiyomizudera Temple. A multi-story car park is on-site for guests arriving by car.

Dining & Breakfast

The hotel's Café & Dining 'La Vent' offers a sunlit dining experience with Japanese set menus made from fresh local Kyoto vegetables. A Japanese and Western-style breakfast buffet is served daily at the property. Several restaurants, cafes, and convenience stores, including a 7-Eleven on the ground floor, are within a 2-minute walk.

Wellness & Spa

The on-site fitness centre includes an indoor swimming pool, gym, spa, and sauna, though guests pay 1100 yen per person per use (closed on Mondays). The spa features a gender-separated onsen area and two very hot spas, plus a changing room with lockers and a free massage chair. The pool has designated lanes for walking and swimming laps, and guests must bring swimming caps and goggles.

Rooms & Comfort

Rooms at Rhino Hotel Kyoto are equipped with high comfort mattresses that use a unique pocket coil structure. Each room has air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, electric kettle, refrigerator, sofa, and desk, plus a private bathroom with slippers and free toiletries. The hotel's art-inspired décor reflects Kyoto's heritage, and some rooms offer panoramic views of the Higashiyama, Kitayama, and Nishiyama mountains from the top floor.

Facilities & Services

A 24-hour front desk provides free luggage storage and daily housekeeping, and the hotel offers a trouser press and public transport tickets. Meeting and banquet facilities are available for business travelers, and fax/photocopying services are on request. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the property, and the hotel provides a free set of clean pajamas each night.

• Location: 1-minute walk from Saiin Station, 25 min by train to Arashiyama
• Dining: Café & Dining 'La Vent' with local Kyoto vegetables, breakfast buffet
• Wellness: Indoor swimming pool, gym, spa, sauna, onsen (fee applies, closed Mondays)
• Rooms: High comfort mattresses with pocket coil structure, top-floor mountain views
• Services: 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, meeting/banquet facilities
• Parking: Multi-story car park on-site