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Rhino Hotel Kyoto

Property class: 3.5

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A spa area with a heated floor, dark tiled walls, and a reflective water surface.
A modern elevator with a geometric patterned floor, a marble wall, and a ceiling with recessed lighting.
A hot tub with metal railings, surrounded by tiled flooring.
A modern restaurant interior with wooden tables and chairs, potted plants, and large windows offering a view of the city.
A large indoor swimming pool with clear lanes, a sunroof, and a seating area with tables and chairs.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
The current price is $54
$49 nightly
$54 total
Aug 30 - Aug 31

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17 Saiin Sanzocho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 615-0021
  • Place, Shijo Street
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Aeon Mall Kyoto
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Sanjo Street
    ‪16 min walk‬

Room options

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Down comforters, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a television, and a window with curtains.

Deluxe Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk with a computer, a television, and a curtain.

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk with a computer, a TV, and a curtain.

Standard Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk with a chair, a television, and a small cabinet.

Deluxe Semi-double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Deluxe Twin Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a chair, a television, and a window with curtains.

Deluxe Single Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a chair, a television, and a window with curtains.

Standard Single Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a chair, a television, and a window with curtains.

Standard Semi-double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(11 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

Standard Triple Room

  • 355 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Large Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Kyoto

With a stay at Rhino Hotel Kyoto, you'll be centrally located in Kyoto, steps from Shijo Street and a short 3-minute drive from Nijō Castle. .This spa hotel is 9.9 mi (16 km) from Lake Biwa and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Nishiki Market.

What's nearby

  • Shijo Street - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Aeon Mall Kyoto - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Sanjo Street - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Nijō Castle - 8 min drive - 1.4 miles

Getting around

  • Saiin Station - 1 min walk
  • Nishioji Oike Station - 12 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪モスバーガー - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪天壇 西院店 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪餃子の王将西院店 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪お酒の美術館阪急西院駅前店 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪鮨・酒・肴 杉玉 西院店 - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Rhino Hotel Kyoto

Rhino Hotel Kyoto offers 86 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and bathrobes. Beds feature down comforters. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, slippers, bidets, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a health club.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa.
Make yourself at home in one of the 86 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club and an indoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
At Rhino Hotel Kyoto, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Japanese breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Japanese breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Rhino Hotel Kyoto has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (JPY 1,500 per night)

Food and drink

  • Daily Japanese breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: JPY 1,500 for adults and JPY 700 for children
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • High-pile carpet in room
  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels
  • MP3 dock

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from December 31 to January 3:
  • Fitness facilities
  • Swimming pool
The property will be renovating from January 28 2027 to February 14 2027 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Select guestrooms
Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.
The following facilities are closed on Monday:
  • Fitness facility
  • Health club
  • Indoor pool
  • Public bath
  • Sauna
  • Hot tub

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 12 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for JPY 2000.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100–10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for Japanese breakfast: approximately JPY 1500 for adults and JPY 700 for children
  • Self parking fee: JPY 1500 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: JPY 2000.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

Rhino Hotel
Rhino Kyoto
Kyoto Rhino Hotel
Rhino Hotel Kyoto Hotel
Rhino Hotel Kyoto Kyoto
Rhino Hotel Kyoto Hotel Kyoto

Rhino Hotel Kyoto Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 186 out of 309 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 99 out of 309 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 309 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 309 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 309 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Just keep in mind that staff doesn't speak English. Other than that, it's worth staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
I booked this hotel for the gym and the pool but its very misleading as you the leisure centre is separate and you have to pay each time to use it. The room was basic but clean and staff were helpful. It is 40 minute walk from main shops but you are right on top of shaiin metro so easy to get around.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My second favourite hotel we stayed at in japan. It's a good price and also has the best bath house of any of the hotels that we stayed at.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

YUK WING

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Breakfast-excellent, tea-dessert n drinks, night-wine n snacks. Free hand craft making. 14:00 check in Free face mask n plenty of toiletries
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
OK but noisy. Do not think it had double glazing at all
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Cameron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal location. Clean room. Friendly and welcoming staff
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shops nearby. Gym and spa nearby.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Nice hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property and roomy.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, comfortable, fair priced Plenty of restaurants nearby 7eleven on site Don’t use spa or pool
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was very convenient to train station. Has a very nice onsen
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great to have the spa and pool on site. I opted for an upgrade and had a lovely room. It was very spacias and quiet. Easy access to the metro lines. Shops nearby. I had breakfast on one day and didn't opt for it again
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Yu Ting Ava

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are big and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room...especially for Japan
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Yasuhiro

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very good!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Kishan

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel, clean and comfy bed. Only issue is that it is far from attractions and city centre. You also need to pay for gym and pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Comfortable beds and my favorite was access to the spa is invluded once daily where they have hot, cold wster tubas, sauna and showering facilities where and they provide towels and personal items. Close to transport and buses. Also there’s a big 7-11 in the first floor so duper convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

TENI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location to subway , spa center also plus. Room bathroom floor a bit high.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sir Bernard

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about the Rhino Hotel was seemingly so unsettling underrated by many reviewers that it received only a 2-star rating on the online websites. The amenities such as the gym has a an open studio schedule open to the general public also, offering daily group classes and activities weekly. The gym + spa areas for hotel guests are highly recommended, with a full range of aerobic fitness machines available, free weights, to fitness equipment. The swimming pool is also a great option for guests alike, and has daily activities scheduled for groups workouts. The rooms themselves are very ample for single use and designed for business travelers. Though the brand used for bathing and showering is pleasantly too feminine for the most, compared to scents or fragrances which have a more masculine feel and appeal. One would recommend selecting their own body shampoo fragrance. Otherwise, an array of free products are available within the room stay. The only thing which was a bit off, was the Front Desk Reception staff. Males who often were terribly abrupt and rather attentive but annoyingly ruder than the females or makes in more upscaled hotels, (e.g., Metropolitan Hotel Tokyo Ikebukuro, Hotel Fukuracia Osaka, APA Hotel Nagoya Sakae Ekimae Excellent). An insensitive rapport to others especially if one is a non-native Japanese speaker. Finding the attitude rather stiff and dismissive. An outstanding location next to a major transit hub—highly recommended nonetheless.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

ヒサキ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
部屋は清潔です。9階の西向きの部屋でしたが眺望が開けていてよかったです。 スタッフの対応は可もなく不可もなくでした。 素泊まりでしたので朝食は評価できません。 駐車場が近隣のコインパーキングの方が安いので、近くのコインパーキングを予め幾つか候補を探しておくと良いです。
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

KOICHI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
朝食だけ、不満を感じました。何といっても、「揚げ物が多過ぎ」です。朝からこんなに揚げ物を普段食べないので、正直きつかったです。記憶しているだけでも、白身魚フライ、シシャモフライ、舞茸フライ、コロッケ、唐揚げなど多数。逆に、カレーとか煮込みハンバーグとかの変化が欲しかった。1500円の金額相応かと問われれば、そうでは無いと答えると思います。改善希望。
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Kyoko

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
お値段もお安く、西院より近く便利な場所でした。大浴場も利用出来たので、助かりました。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

ダイスケ

静かに過ごせました。予定変更にも快くご対応くださりありがとうございました。
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kiyoko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
アクセス良し。リピートで宿泊させていただいています。お蔭様で今回も清潔快適な滞在が出来ました。
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

KENTARO

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
まったく文句のないホテルでした。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026