Kyoto’s Hotel Seiryu Kiyomizu earns first Michelin Key

The Guide Michelin awarded one Michelin  Key to Kyoto’s Hotel Seiryu Kiyomizu as one of 108 Japanese hotels featured in the first-ever Michelin Guide for Asia.

On notification of the award, hotel general manager Takanori Muroi said: “We are very honoured to have received the Michelin one Key. We  will continue to promote the charms of Kyoto and make the hotel a place where our guests can enjoy their  stay.” 

Showing off its aesthetic roots

In its review of the Kyoto stalwart, the Guide Michelin pointed out how the Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu proudly showed off its provenance through its retention of its original brick-and-arch facade which was first built in the 1930s.    

With regard to the hotel’s interiors, the Guide entry said, “Upstairs, guestrooms unleash a bit more luxury, [as they are] spacious, gently curvilinear, in eggshell and cream  tones, and, of course, fully equipped with knockout city vistas. Even farther up, the rooftop bar is an object lesson in decompression when the sun gets low and the lanterns start to glow.”