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Hotel Screen Review
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Hotel Screen
- Address: 640-1 Shimogoryomae-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, 94144
- Phone: 075/252–1113
- Fax: 075/252–1311
- www.hotel-screen.com
- Price range: $$$$
- Location: Nakagyo-ku
Fodor's Review:
Kyoto is a city steeped in tradition, and for a long time its hotel options have been too – choices are limited to a range of futon-and-tatami ryokan (Japanese inn) or boring mid-level business hotels. The capital's first boutique property, the Hotel Screen, offers 13 mostly-white rooms enlivened by artisans who have uniquely designed each room, from hand painting and gliding sliding doors to hanging yards of gauzy white curtains that create an atmosphere of (literally) sheer fantasy. The rooftop bar and courtyard dining are great public spaces during clement weather; when it's rainy or cold, the chic lobby and serviceable restaurant suffice. Pros: located in a quiet and elegant residential neighborhood of antique shops and French bakeries; the hotel's block features two charming temples and Ippodo, Kyoto's most classic tea purveyor. Cons: the emphasis here is on "trendy"; service is casual and slow.
- Hotel Details: 13 rooms
- In-room: unknown safe unknown, unknown refrigerator unknown, unknown DVD unknown.
- In-hotel: unknown restaurant unknown, unknown room service unknown, unknown bar unknown, unknown spa unknown, unknown Internet terminal unknown, unknown no-smoking rooms unknown.
- Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
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