Carta Hotel Kyoto Gion

Guests who stayed here loved

“Came here during our honeymoon trip! We originally planned to stay only 3 nights, but this place exceeded our expectations and we ended up staying an extra night because it was so great! The location is amazing, I'm sure you can see by the maps. Right in front is a bus stop, and around the corner a few blocks up is the train station. Easy. Great location with so many restaurants, bars, and shrines. Easy to get to main attractions from the train station, and also walking distance to Gion. We walked to Gion almost every day! Not a super big hotel, not a lot of rooms, so it's quiet and secure. We had the bigger double room at the end of the hall. It was the biggest room we had in any of our big city stays! Huge bathroom. The room had amazing huge windows with city views down the long road. Staff spoke english and were so kind and helpful with recommendations and directions! Will definitely come back here the next time I'm in Kyoto. So I was concerned about the pillows based off many other reviews; they were like half buckwheat and a small cotton topper. I have neck problems and was worried it would bug me and I'd have to go buy another pillow, but this actually ended up being the most comfortable pillow of my trip and I slept so good, haha! I want to buy a buckwheat pillow now. However, for total transparency because comfort is important, my husband couldn't stand the pillows and was so uncomfortable, it was really frustrating for him, but at the end of the day we were exhausted everyday so we slept fine anyway. Just want to give a heads up.”

Katharine · Jun 25, 2026