Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto

HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO

Across from Nijo Castle, with real onsen water

Address

284 Nijo Aburanokoji-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0051

A 161-room hotel facing Nijo Castle, built on the site tied to the Mitsui family estate. It pipes up real onsen water from below and runs a bathing floor with it; the Onsen Suite has a private open-air bath. Inside are a teppanyaki room, an Italian restaurant and a bar. It holds the top three Michelin Keys in the hotel guide.