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HOTEL PROFILE · Japan

Park Hyatt Kyoto

A 70-key Park Hyatt in Higashiyama, Kyoto, opened in 2019 on the grounds of the kaiseki restaurant Kyoyamato.

No. 37 The World's 50 Best Hotels 2026Official website ↗Claim this profile
Keys
70rooms, suites and villas
Opened
2019
Operator
Hyatt Hotels CorporationPark Hyatt
50 Best 2026
No. 37of 100 ranked hotels

About the hotel

Park Hyatt Kyoto is in Kodaiji Masuyacho in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto. Hyatt announced its opening on 30 October 2019. According to that announcement, the owners are Kyoyamato, the kaiseki restaurant that shares the site, and Takenaka Corporation. Takenaka, a Japanese architecture, engineering and construction firm, developed the design with the interior design practice Tony Chi and Associates.

The hotel has 70 guest rooms, nine of which are suites. Its own venues are Kyoto Bistro, The Living Room, the teppanyaki restaurant Yasaka and the bar Kohaku; Kyoyamato, with its Soyotei and Koroan teahouses, operates alongside. The spa, which the opening release said was for hotel guests only, has a treatment suite and a bath house with Japanese-style tubs and saunas. Event space includes a ballroom of about 200 sq m with a show kitchen.

Rooms and keys

70 guest rooms including nine suites (Hyatt opening release, 2019)

Inside the hotel

Restaurants and bars

  • Kyoto Bistro
  • The Living Room
  • Yasaka
  • Kohaku
  • Kyoyamato

Facilities

  • The Spa and Fitness, with bath house and treatment suite
  • Ballroom of about 200 sq m with show kitchen
  • Komorebi meeting and banquet spaces
  • Soyotei and Koroan teahouses

As listed on the hotel’s own website. See sources.

Architecture and design

Takenaka Corporation (design and construction), co-developed with Tony Chi and Associates (interior design)

Recognition

No. 37
The World's 50 Best Hotels 2026

Questions readers ask.

Who operates Park Hyatt Kyoto?

Hyatt, under its Park Hyatt brand.

How many rooms does Park Hyatt Kyoto have?

70 guest rooms, including nine suites.

When did Park Hyatt Kyoto open?

Hyatt announced the opening on 30 October 2019.

Sources & context.

Facts are taken from the pages listed below. Where a detail could not be confirmed it has been left out. Profile last checked 10 October 2026.

  1. Park Hyatt Kyoto, official site
  2. Hyatt release: The Park Hyatt Brand Celebrates Debut of Park Hyatt Kyoto (30 October 2019)
  3. The World's 50 Best Hotels 2026, ranks 1 to 50

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