Accommodation

The Shinmonzen

Kyoto / Kyoto
BLJ Tips & Insights
The Shinmonzen is an exclusive, nine-suite luxury boutique hotel in the Gion district, where the soul and mystique of Old Kyoto are alive in the area’s atmospheric alleys, heritage architecture and traditional arts. The hotel takes its name from Shinmonzen Street, a narrow, intimate street of woodblock print galleries and antiques shops. The result of a 10-year creative endeavor by Swiss hotelier Patrick McKillen, the acclaimed architect Tadao Ando and interior designer Rémi Tessier, The Shinmonzen is the fullest expression of the Japanese concept of omotenashi, or the art subtle but sublime hospitality. The Shinmonzen’s guiding aesthetic is the beauty of contrast, and the building itself is an interplay between the old and the new. Its façade, a muted and moody palette of deep-brown and gray-black timber, is a nod to the traditional wooden houses called machiya found in the entire district. In keeping with the hushed atmosphere of the street, a single letter S brushed on a noren curtain marks the entrance. But inside, each suite is a unique and subtle take on the marriage of east and west: following a neutral color scheme of natural wood and cream-colored upholstery, with discreet but playful pops of bright color from a piece of statement furniture or artwork on the wall, every room feels once Japanese and northern European. The hotel derives inspiration from the ryokan, or traditional Japanese inn, where carefully considered elements conspire to provide the traveler with a deep sense of rest and rejuvenation for the road ahead. For this reason, every suite at The Shinmonzen offers a view of the serene and scenic Shirakawa river, and in-property dining, vital to the ryokan experience, will include chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s take on Kyoto’s seasonal and locally sourced produce, all set in a Stephanie Goto-designed restaurant.
Features

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Rooms
SUISHO
Sleeps: 2
  • Floor area: 68 sqm/ 730 sqft
  • Balcony: 25 & 4 sqm/ 269 &43 sqft (2 terrace spaces)
  • Large terrace with dining table and sun loungers
  • Shirakawa river view from private balcony
  • Edwardian Bedding Twin size beds (1.2 m x 2 m mattress)
  • Walk-in closet
  • Hand Woven Carpet from Kawashima Orimono
  • 500 thread count organic cotton linen from Pedersoli
KINU
Sleeps: 2
  • Floor area: 80 sqm/ 860 sqft
  • Balcony: 9 & 4 sqm/ 97 & 43 sqft (2 terrace spaces)
  • Japanese style bedroom with Tatami floor
  • Shirakawa river view from private balcony
  • IWATA Twin size futon beds (1.2 m x 2 m mattress)
  • 500 thread count organic cotton linen from Pedersoli
HINOKI
Sleeps: 2
  • Floor area: 56 sqm/ 600 sqft
  • Balcony: 8 sqm/ 86 sqft
  • Shirakawa river view from private balcony
  • Edwardian Bedding King size beds (2 m x 2 m mattress)
  • Walk-in closet
  • Hand Woven Carpet from Kawashima Orimono
  • 500 thread count organic cotton linen from Pedersoli
ISHI
Sleeps: 2
  • Floor area: 56 sqm/ 600 sqft
  • Balcony: 8 sqm/ 86 sqft
  • Japanese style bedroom with Tatami floor
  • Shirakawa river view from private balcony
  • IWATA Twin size futon beds (1.2 m x 2 m mattress)
  • Walk-in Closet
  • 500 thread count organic cotton linen from Pedersoli
TAKE
Sleeps: 2
  • Floor area: 58 sqm/ 620 sqft
  • Balcony: 8 sqm/ 86 sqft
  • Japanese style bedroom with Tatami floor
  • Shirakawa river view from private balcony
  • IWATA Twin size futon beds (1.2 m x 2 m mattress)
  • 500 thread count organic cotton linen from Pedersoli
URUSHI
Sleeps: 2
  • Floor area: 62 sqm/ 670 sqft
  • Balcony: 3 sqm/ 32 sqft
  • Shirakawa river view with balcony
  • Edwardian Bedding King size bed (2 m x 2 m mattress)
  • Hand Woven Carpet from Kawashima Orimono
  • 500 thread count organic cotton linen from Pedersoli
WASHI
Sleeps: 2
  • Floor area: 40 sqm/ 430 sqft
  • Balcony: 4 sqm/ 43 sqft
  • Shirakawa river view from private balcony
  • Edwardian Bedding King size bed (2 m x 2 m mattress)
  • Hand Woven Carpet from Kawashima Orimono
  • 500 thread count organic cotton linen from Pedersoli
TOOKI
Sleeps: 2
  • Floor area: 46 sqm/ 490 sqft
  • Balcony: 8 sqm/ 86 sqft
  • Shirakawa river view from private balcony
  • Edwardian Bedding King size bed (2 m x 2 m mattress)
  • Walk-in Closet
  • Hand Woven Carpet from Kawashima Orimono
  • 500 thread count organic cotton linen from Pedersoli
JIKI
Sleeps: 2
  • Floor area: 58 sqm/ 620 sqft
  • Balcony: 5 sqm/ 54 sqft
  • Shirakawa river view from private balcony
  • Edwardian Bedding Twin size beds (1.2 m x 2 m mattress)
  • Hand Woven Carpet from Kawashima Orimono
  • 500 thread count organic cotton linen from Pedersoli
Overview

ROOMS

- Total 9

PRICES

From 150,000 JPY

SETTING

Inner City

DINING

1 restaurants(Fine-dining French Cuisine)

Check in/out

3pm / 12am

Access

Approx. 15 mins by chauffeur from Kyoto Station.

Approx. 90 mins by chauffeur from Kansai International Airport.60 minutes by chauffeur from Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport).