Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion will open on September 7th as the first hotel of the new hotel brand "The Celestine Hotels," which aims to be a "destination hotel" where the stay itself is the purpose of the trip. Located in a quiet area facing Yasaka Street in Gion, the hotel offers a new style of Kyoto travel, with interior design by SIMPLICITY, hospitable service, and meals prepared by the famous tempura restaurant Yasaka Endo... Let's take a closer look at the details.


Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion is a five-story building with one basement floor and one above ground, with the lobby located in the basement, down a stairwell from the entrance, making it a rather unusual structure. This is because in ancient times, this area was a lake surrounded by mountains, and the design was based on the image of the bottom of a lake. The basement is home to Yasaka Endo THE CELESTINE KYOTO GION, a restaurant based on the stage and tea ceremony motifs of the Gion geisha district, as well as BAR Omi Sakae, which operates as a guest lounge during the day and as a bar at night, and a spa (large public bath), and it can be said that this space most strongly reflects the fantastical atmosphere of the entire hotel.

"Yasaka Endo THE CELESTINE HOTEL GION"
"BAR Omi Sakae" transforms into a guest lounge during the day.

There are eight types of guest rooms, and of the 157 rooms in total, most of which are twin beds, five are concept rooms with special concepts and views.
The Celestine Deluxe Yasaka is themed around a "TEA ROOM," where staff will serve you tea from the tea specialty shop "Ippodo Tea Shop" after check-in, while the largest room, the "Celestine Deluxe Higashiyama," offers attentive hospitality, including the opportunity to write a letter using the calligraphy brush provided on the desk and a postcard made from Japanese paper while admiring the Higashiyama landscape. All rooms are also equipped with Kiyomizu-yaki tea utensils, as well as original hotel wrapping cloths that guests can take home, amenities from the French tea ceremony-themed brand "THEMAE," and flower vases arranged to match the room's decor. The hotel's attention to detail, with a "Kyoto feel," is sure to please even travelers from overseas.

Interior of "Celestine Deluxe Higashiyama"
Original postcard provided in the room
Even for those who have visited Kyoto multiple times, the food at Yasaka Endo THE CELESTINE KYOTO GION is likely to be a special dining experience. The Japanese-Western buffet-style breakfast (3,000 yen) offers original dishes that can only be found here, such as freshly fried tempura, Kyoto beef tempura burgers, and tempura musubi. In the evening, a kaiseki course meal is available (tempura, sushi, Kyoto-style dashi shabu-shabu; each from 15,000 yen, excluding service charge), and dinner can be tailored to suit your needs and preferences.

Example of breakfast