Kyoto, Japan
Hoshinoya Kyoto: Twenty-five rooms in Arashiyama — 12 and over, boat arrival only, no published square metres.
Hoshinoya Kyoto is a 25-room riverside house at 11-2 Arashiyama Genrokuzan-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto. The live official hub is hoshinoresorts.com/en/hotels/hoshinoyakyoto/. Older hoshinoya.com/kyoto/en/ addresses 301 to that hub. The homepage prints 25 rooms for one to three guests and names Rie Azuma as architect. It does not print square metres, and there is no /rooms/ card set with sizes. Opening year is not on the pages opened for this write-up — it stays off this profile. Booking names, without sizes: Yamanoha Tatami, Yamanoha Maisonette, Yamanoha King, Tsukihashi Twin, Tsukihashi Maisonette, Tsukihashi King, Mizunone King, Tanigasumi Twin, Tanigasumi King. Maisonettes are two-storied. There are stairs.
The stay-ruining rules are on the official pages, not optional colour. Adults 12 and over only — the house is a 100-year-old wooden building. Arrival is by private boat between 14:30 and 17:45. There is no parking and no shuttle. If you miss the boat window, you are not at the door. Kaiseki dinner is from 17:30. In-room breakfast is 07:30–09:45 and must be booked the day before. À la carte does not accommodate allergies. Same-day cancellation is 100%. In-room spa is 16:00–23:00 and closed Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday. There is no onsen-hours page.
Nothing here is all-inclusive. Dinner, breakfast, and a spa hour are extra unless your rate says otherwise. You plan the boat, the kaiseki, and breakfast the day before — not on arrival.
Book this house if you are all 12 or over, you can arrive by boat between 14:30 and 17:45, and you will lock dinner and breakfast before the day. Skip it if anyone in the party is under 12, if you need a published square-metre card, if you wanted a Tuesday or weekend in-room spa, if you need parking or a shuttle, or if you expected to walk in from Arashiyama station. Trip.com is 7.9 from 39 reviews. HotelsCombined is 9.0 from 10. Both books are small — read the official rules before the scores.
First day
- Everyone in the party must be 12 or over. This is a 100-year-old wooden building on the official copy.
- Arrive by private boat between 14:30 and 17:45. There is no parking and no shuttle.
- Book kaiseki from 17:30 before the day. Same-day cancellation is 100%. À la carte does not take allergy requests.
- Book in-room breakfast 07:30–09:45 the day before.
- In-room spa is 16:00–23:00 and closed Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday.
What guests say
Hotel Flock Score
Very Good
Based on 49 published ratings
Category breakdown
Guests Love
The boat and the river house
HotelsCombined is 9.0 from 10. Guests keep the private boat, the wooden rooms, and a stay that feels off the Arashiyama day-trip street.
Service in a 25-room house
Trip.com is 7.9 from 39 — mixed, still with notes that keep the staff and the kaiseki when dinner was booked ahead.
Guests Warn
A boat window you cannot miss
Some guests reported waiting for a full boat or finding the house hard to leave at night. Arrival is 14:30–17:45 only. No parking, no shuttle.
Closed spa nights and a 12+ rule
Some guests reported a dark spa or a child they could not bring. In-room spa is closed Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday. No one under 12.
The overall score is a review-count-weighted average of named public platforms, normalized to /10. Category scores — including cleanliness and location — are Hotel Flock editorial readings of those reviews, not a platform's private formula. Hotel Flock is not affiliated with Tripadvisor, Booking.com, Trivago, or any other review site.
In the stay
- Room as booked — size not published
- Boat arrival in the 14:30–17:45 window
- Breakfast and dinner only if the rate says so
Usually extra
- –Kaiseki from 17:30
- –In-room breakfast if not in the rate
- –In-room spa on nights it is open
Good to Know
- 11-2 Arashiyama Genrokuzan-cho, Nishikyo-ku. 25 rooms, architect Rie Azuma. Opening year not printed.
- Adults 12+ only. Arrival by private boat 14:30–17:45. No parking. No shuttle.
- Breakfast in room 07:30–09:45, book the day before. Kaiseki from 17:30. 100% same-day dinner cancel. À la carte: no allergy accommodation.
- In-room spa closed Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Square metres are not published.
Editor's Note
The live hub is hoshinoresorts.com, not the old hoshinoya.com/kyoto path. There are no room cards with square metres — do not invent sizes. Adults 12+ only. Arrival by private boat 14:30–17:45. In-room spa is closed Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Opening year is not printed on the official pages opened for this write-up.
Reviewed by Hotel Flock · Last updated August 2026