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Family-Friendly Hotels in Kyoto: Family Trips in the Old Capital
Family stays in the old capital, from Kyoto Station and Arashiyama to Amanohashidate
46 family-friendly hotels in Kyoto, verified by Kids Stay: 22 with tatami rooms, 4 with private onsen baths, 11 with in-room baths, 23 with crib rental and 3 with indoor play rooms. Every listing is checked against the official hotel website or Rakuten Travel.
When you go looking for a family stay in Kyoto Prefecture, the area is large and the candidates are many, so quite a few families are unsure where to base themselves. Do you want somewhere close to the heart of the sightseeing, or somewhere in a hot spring town where you can take things slowly? The best answer changes with your children's ages and the style of your trip.
Alongside the sightseeing hubs (the area around Kyoto Station, Gion, Higashiyama and Kitashirakawa, and Kawaramachi, Shijo Karasuma, Nijo Castle and the Imperial Palace), Kyoto Prefecture is dotted with areas of very different character, including Arashiyama, Miyazu and Amanohashidate, Uji and Nagaokakyo, and Kyotamba. Kyoto itself and Arashiyama in particular have a concentration of family-friendly properties, and 46 places to stay are listed across the prefecture as a whole.
When you are staying with small children, a Japanese-style or Japanese-Western room where they can move around freely on the futon is one real source of reassurance. In Kyoto Prefecture, 22 properties have Japanese-style or Japanese-Western rooms, and 14 can serve meals in your room. 13 properties also prepare a toddler meal menu, which takes some of the strain out of mealtimes with a child past the baby-food stage.
11 properties have an in-room bath or a room with a private open-air bath, and 4 have a private-hire bath, both chosen by families who want the tub to themselves without worrying about other guests. Baby cribs can be borrowed at 23 properties and allergy support is confirmed at 17 properties, which cuts down on what you have to prepare when traveling with an infant.
Good access by Shinkansen and expressway, and the ease of building an itinerary that combines sightseeing spots with hot spring towns, are other characteristics of Kyoto Prefecture. Cherry blossom season in spring and the fall foliage season are especially crowded, so it is reassuring to leave extra time for getting around and for meals when you have children along. Choosing your property with each area's character in mind makes it much easier to land on a base that fits how your family likes to travel.
Highlights
- checkChoose from varied areas including Kyoto and Arashiyama
- checkJapanese-style rooms and in-room dining reassure families with babies and toddlers
- checkProperties with private-hire baths let you bathe without worrying about other guests
Family-friendly features in Kyoto
Recommended hotels (46)
Hilton Garden Inn Kyoto Shijo Karasuma
Mercure Kyoto Miyazu Resort & Spa
The GrandWest Arashiyama
Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Kadensho
farm-inn Toricotoya
Mibu Doudan Momiji
Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo
Glanz Kei Kyoto Station
RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto
The Westin Miyako Kyoto
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- Hilton Garden Inn Kyoto Shijo Karasuma
- Mercure Kyoto Miyazu Resort & Spa
- The GrandWest Arashiyama
- Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Kadensho
- farm-inn Toricotoya
- Mibu Doudan Momiji
- Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo
- Glanz Kei Kyoto Station
- RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto
- The Westin Miyako Kyoto
- The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto
- GRAX PREMIUM CAMP RESORT Kyoto Rurikei
- Royal Twin Hotel Kyoto Hachijoguchi
- Hotel Okura Kyoto
- Kyo Yumoto Hatoya Zuihokaku
- Tanimachikun Hoshiya Danzan
- Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei
- DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station
- Arashiyama Onsen Hanaikada
- Hotel Monterey Kyoto
- The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike, Autograph Collection
- ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kyoto by IHG
- Hilton Kyoto
- Mercure Kyoto Station
- Fairfield by Marriott Kyoto Kyotamba
- CHAPTER KYOTO, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
- Prince Smart Inn Kyoto Sanjo
- Hyatt Regency Kyoto
- DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Higashiyama
- Super Hotel Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi
- Hotel Gimmond Kyoto
- Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Togetsutei
- Prince Smart Inn Kyoto Shijo Omiya
- MIMARU Kyoto STATION
- Fairfield by Marriott Kyoto Amanohashidate
- Four Points Flex by Sheraton Kyoto Oike
- Hyatt Place Kyoto
- Fairfield by Marriott Kyoto Minamiyamashiro
- Moxy Kyoto
- Park Hyatt Kyoto
- Courtyard by Marriott Kyoto Shijo Karasuma
- Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
- Goemon Kyoto Japan
- MIMARU Kyoto Nijo Castle
- Kyomachiya Tsubaki-an Kyoto
- Aman Kyoto
Kid-friendly facilities at family hotels in Kyoto Prefecture
Kids Stay checked the official information of 46 family hotels in Kyoto Prefecture and found 121 kid-friendly facilities on site. Here is a sample by category so you can compare facilities before choosing a room.
Indoor playrooms and kids' spaces(3 hotels, 3 items)
- Mercure Kyoto Miyazu Resort & Spa · Children's area (wooden play space and nursing room): The first basement floor has an area for children with a play space built of wood. A nursing room is provided in the same area, making it an easy place to spend time with young chi
- Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto · Kids' playroom: A playroom for children aged 3 to 8, with a jungle gym, ring toss, board games, building blocks, toy bricks and more. It is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; children must be accom
- GRAX PREMIUM CAMP RESORT Kyoto Rurikei · Aso Kids Land, Sand Park, Norimono Land and Omamagoto House: Play areas for children inside Ruriyu, the bathing facility. Aso Kids Land is an indoor climbing and play area with a long slide down from the second floor, so children can play ev
Pools and water play(5 hotels, 8 items)
- RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto · Indoor heated pool: A year-round indoor heated pool, available for a fee. Hours are 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., with last admission at 7 p.m. It may close temporarily for maintenance, s
- Mercure Kyoto Miyazu Resort & Spa · Outdoor pool (summer only): The summer-only outdoor pool is divided into a main pool 110 cm deep and a shallow children's pool 35 cm deep. Staying guests can use it free of charge, but day-use is not availabl
- The Westin Miyako Kyoto · Indoor pool: The indoor pool is 20 m long and 110 cm deep, with no children's pool. It is open to ages 4 and over, and children under 12 must be accompanied by a guardian aged 18 or over. Play
- Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto · Indoor pool: A 20-meter indoor pool, open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. There is no age restriction, but children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, and children under 4 must wear swim diapers.
- The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto · Indoor pool: An indoor pool that staying guests can use free of charge. Children aged 4 to 15 may use it when accompanied by a guardian, and children aged 4 and under are asked to refrain from
Baby gear you can borrow(5 hotels, 28 items)
- RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto · Baby and kids' items available to borrow: A crib, bed guard, children's yukata (80-130 cm) and nightshirts are available to borrow. Rooms certified by Mikihouse offer a dedicated bouncer, washbasin step, Dream Switch, Home
- MIMARU Kyoto STATION · Baby and kids' items available to borrow: Items for families traveling with babies are kept at the front desk.
- Kyomachiya Tsubaki-an Kyoto · A crib is provided: A crib is available on the premises for families traveling with a baby.
- Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo · Crib: A free crib is available for babies under 6 months. The number of cribs is limited, so you need to request one early. Cribs cannot be lent for babies 6 months and over for safety r
- Hotel Monterey Kyoto · Crib: Up to 3 cribs are available for guest rooms, at JPY 1,200 each with a reservation required.
Kids' meals and baby food(5 hotels, 29 items)
- RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto · All-Day Dining KAZA (breakfast buffet): The buffet breakfast at All-Day Dining KAZA on the 1st floor has children's prices: 1,500 yen for elementary school children ages 7-12 and 847 yen for children under school age age
- Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Kadensho · Seasonal kaiseki with children's meals and shared portions: Enjoy a seasonal kaiseki course in the semi-private spaces of the Bishoku Koji dining lane, Kitayama Yusui. For children there is a kids' meal designed for ages 4 to 8, and childre
- Kyo Yumoto Hatoya Zuihokaku · Japanese cuisine and dining that welcomes babies: Families with children, including infants, can use the restaurant, where a Japanese-cuisine chef prepares seasonal dishes. Allergies can be accommodated as far as possible if discu
- Arashiyama Onsen Hanaikada · Children's meals and bedding: Co-sleeping is available for up to 3 children. Upper-grade elementary school children pay 70% of the adult rate and lower-grade elementary school children 50%. For babies and toddl
- Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo · Children's rates for the breakfast buffet: At the breakfast buffet in the buffet restaurant Le Plaisir and the dining cafe & bar Rondo, elementary school children pay 2,000 yen and there is no charge for preschool-age child
Baby-friendly bathhouses(5 hotels, 16 items)
- RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto · No communal bath or onsen at the hotel: There is no communal bath, onsen, sauna or private-hire bath at the hotel. Guest rooms have en-suite bathrooms, and guests use the bathtub in their room.
- MIMARU Kyoto STATION · No communal bath or onsen on site: There is no communal bath, onsen, sauna or private-hire bath on site. Every room has an en-suite bathroom, where the washbasin area is separate and the roomy bathing area has a bat
- Goemon Kyoto Japan · Wood-fired goemon bath (private to your group in the whole-house rental): There is no communal bath or onsen on the property. The bath here is a goemon bath (a wood-fired iron bathtub) heated with firewood, and you can take part yourselves from lighting
- farm-inn Toricotoya · A bath reserved for your group alone: Because the inn takes just one group a day, the bath too is used privately by your family alone. There is no communal bath or onsen on the property.
- Kyomachiya Tsubaki-an Kyoto · A hinoki bath in a house that is yours alone: There are 2 bathing spaces: a bathroom with a hinoki bath, which has a bathtub, and a shower room with a shower only. Since the whole house is rented to you, they are for your fami
Themed and family rooms(4 hotels, 6 items)
- RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto · RIHGA Train Room 776 Series: An original themed room that both children and adults who love trains can enjoy. Highlights include a roughly 5 m 500 Series Shinkansen wall mural, an original hotel station sign,
- MIMARU Kyoto STATION · Pokémon Room: A themed room with 100 Pokémon depicted all around it. From the moment children step inside, the trip feels like something special.
- The GrandWest Arashiyama · Japanese-Western Standard Family Room: A 52 sq m Japanese-Western room with two single beds plus a tatami space. Lay out futons on the tatami and it sleeps up to 5, making it a good choice for families with young childr
- Mercure Kyoto Miyazu Resort & Spa · Family Room with a crib (formerly the Baby Room): A crib is installed only in the Classic Family Room (formerly the Baby Room). In all other rooms, children either co-sleep or use an extra bed.
Kids' programs and activities(5 hotels, 10 items)
- Goemon Kyoto Japan · Everyday-life experiences: the irori, the kamado and harvesting in the field: You can experience old-fashioned country life with fire, from grilling over the irori (sunken hearth) to cooking rice on the kamado (a traditional wood-fired cooking stove, also ca
- Arashiyama Onsen Hanaikada · Plan with one child of kindergarten age or younger free of charge: On the eligible plan, dinner and futon bedding are free of charge for one child of kindergarten age or younger. Breakfast, a yukata and similar items can be added by separate reque
- Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo · Co-sleeping: Children through the sixth grade of elementary school can co-sleep free of charge, up to one child per adult. Only the room charge is free; if a child uses a bed, the same rate as
- The GrandWest Arashiyama · Summer nagashi somen: Nagashi somen (flowing noodles) is held in summer, free and open to everyone. It is a seasonal event that takes the edge off the summer heat, and children can join in, so the whole
- Hotel Okura Kyoto · Childcare service (Kids Square): A childcare service (temporary care) is available at the Kids Square on the 6th floor. Reservations must be made by 5 p.m. two business days before use. The service is operated by
Kitchens for self-catering(5 hotels, 9 items)
- MIMARU Kyoto STATION · Kitchen and dining facilities in every room: Every room has a kitchen and dining table with an induction cooktop, microwave, refrigerator and electric kettle, along with a full set of cooking utensils - a double-handled sauce
- Goemon Kyoto Japan · Mini kitchen and self-catering equipment: The mini kitchen has a gas stove, a microwave, a toaster, a rice cooker, cooking utensils and tableware, so you can bring ingredients and cook for yourselves. No meals for children
- Kyomachiya Tsubaki-an Kyoto · A kitchen you can cook in: The kitchen comes with a full set of cooking equipment, so you can cook for yourselves and prepare baby food. There is also a microwave and a mini-kitchen in some areas by advance
- Glanz Kei Kyoto Station · Family condominium with a kitchen and washing machine: Each spacious 55 sq m condominium sleeps up to 6 guests and comes with a kitchen, cooking utensils, dishes and a fridge-freezer. You can buy groceries at the adjoining Aeon Mall Ky
- MIMARU Kyoto Nijo Castle · A kitchen in every room for cooking and longer stays: Every room has a kitchen with a microwave, cookware and tableware, along with a washer-dryer. You can prepare baby food, cook your own meals and do laundry, making longer stays com
Nursing rooms and changing tables(2 hotels, 2 items)
- Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo · Help with nursing and diaper changes: If you would like to nurse or change a baby's diaper, let a staff member know and they will show you where to go.
- Park Hyatt Kyoto · Diaper-changing table (multipurpose restroom): The multipurpose restroom (barrier-free restroom) on the first floor, beside The Living Room, also accommodates guests with children. It has a diaper-changing table available when
Outdoor play and gardens(5 hotels, 10 items)
- farm-inn Toricotoya · Meeting the goats and chickens, and playing in the river: There are goats and chickens on the grounds, so children can spend time with the animals. In the river that runs below the inn you can play in the water and fish, and any fish you
- Kyomachiya Tsubaki-an Kyoto · Feeding the goldfish in the backyard pond: The small pond in the backyard has goldfish, and children can enjoy feeding them. It is a garden for your family alone, where you can take your time and soak up the character of a
- Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Kadensho · A base for sightseeing in Arashiyama: Togetsukyo Bridge, the Chikurin no Komichi bamboo path, Tenryu-ji Temple and Suzumushi-dera Temple are all within walking distance in the Arashiyama and Sagano area. Just a 1-minut
- Kyo Yumoto Hatoya Zuihokaku · A sightseeing base right by Kyoto Station: To-ji and Nishi Hongan-ji are within walking distance, in an atmospheric neighborhood with ties to the Shinsengumi. Just a 5-minute walk from Kyoto Station, it is an ideal base for
- Royal Twin Hotel Kyoto Hachijoguchi · A sightseeing base at the Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi exit: A 2-minute walk from the Hachijoguchi exit of JR Kyoto Station and close to the Shinkansen ticket gates. Luggage storage is free, so you can head out into Kyoto traveling light eve
Seasonal collections for Kyoto
Nearby attractions
Travel tips
Access by Shinkansen and expressway is good, and basing yourself near Kyoto Station makes getting to the sights straightforward. Arashiyama and the Miyazu and Amanohashidate area are more convenient by car, so a rental car can reduce the effort of hauling luggage and moving around with children. Roads and public transportation get crowded during cherry blossom and fall foliage season, so it is reassuring to build an itinerary with time to spare.
Best season
The peak weeks for cherry blossoms in spring and fall foliage are the most popular times in Kyoto Prefecture, and rooms tend to book up early. Summer turns hot and humid, so choosing a property with good indoor facilities keeps things comfortable with children. Winter is quieter for sightseeing and suits families who want to settle into a hot spring town.
Getting there
Kyoto Prefecture has several Shinkansen stops and expressway interchanges, which makes it easy to reach from the Kansai and Chubu regions. The area around Kyoto Station and the Kawaramachi and Shijo Karasuma district have well-developed public transportation, while travel to Arashiyama, Miyazu and Amanohashidate, and the Kyotamba area is mainly by car, so things go more smoothly if you pick your transportation to match the itinerary.
Frequently Asked Questions
From what age can families enjoy a trip to Kyoto Prefecture?
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There are many properties you can enjoy from the baby stage onward. At a property with a Japanese-style or Japanese-Western room, a baby can move around freely on the futon, which is reassuring from infancy. Plenty of properties also prepare a toddler meal menu or accommodate allergies, and being able to choose a stay that matches your child's stage of development is one of the things that characterizes Kyoto Prefecture.
Which areas are recommended for traveling with a baby?
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The area around Kyoto Station and the Kawaramachi and Shijo Karasuma district, where properties that lend baby cribs and serve meals in the room are concentrated, involve less travel and suit families with a baby. The Arashiyama area also has properties centered on Japanese-style rooms and some with private-hire baths, and is chosen by families who want time to themselves.
Is it inconvenient to travel in Kyoto Prefecture without a car?
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The area around Kyoto Station and the Kawaramachi and Shijo Karasuma district have well-developed public transportation, so it is easy to get around without a car. Deeper into Arashiyama, though, and out toward Miyazu and Amanohashidate and the Kyotamba area, traveling by car is more convenient, so choosing your transportation to suit the itinerary will keep the trip comfortable.
Is it still enjoyable with children on a rainy day?
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If you choose a property with an in-room bath, a room with a private open-air bath, or a private-hire bath, you can enjoy family time regardless of the weather. Many properties also have private or semi-private dining rooms, and being able to eat at a relaxed pace without worrying about the people around you, even on a wet day, is another appeal of staying in Kyoto Prefecture.
When is the best season for a trip to Kyoto Prefecture?
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The cherry blossom season in spring and the fall foliage season are the most popular and are lively with families. Summer turns hot and humid, so a property with good indoor facilities is the better pick, while winter, when sightseeing crowds settle down, suits families who want to take it slowly in a hot spring town.