HOSHINOYA Kyoto's 25 rooms and suites split across six categories, from 33 m² Mizunone rooms to the 122 m² Tsukihashi Maisonette — every one reached only by private river boat.
Choose the Tsukihashi Maisonette at HOSHINOYA Kyoto when a two-storey veranda is the stay; skip a Mizunone King if you need maisonette scale. Every category is reached by the same private river boat. The property has 25 rooms across six categories, from the smallest Mizunone King rooms (33-36 square metres) to the two-storey Tsukihashi Maisonette (122 square metres). Every room has a river view, and none has a television.
Overview
All 25 rooms at HOSHINOYA Kyoto carry a river view and the property's minimalist Japanese design (futons or beds, tatami flooring, and handcrafted Kyoto-paper walls), with no in-room television in any category. The smallest category, Mizunone King, runs 33-36 square metres. Tanigasumi (King or Twin) and Tsukihashi (King or Twin) step up in size, with Tsukihashi the larger of the two standard categories. Yamanoha rooms carry a tatami triple-bed configuration or a twin-bed maisonette layout. The top category is the two-storey Tsukihashi Maisonette at roughly 122 square metres, with a large private veranda; this is the room the property's own marketing refers to as the Tsuki Maisonette. Because the hotel is reached only by private boat across the Oi River, room category matters less here than at a conventional hotel: the arrival itself is the defining feature of a stay.
HOSHINOYA Kyoto: All 6 Room Types Compared
| Category | Size | Bed Configuration | Notable Feature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizunone (King) | 33-36 m² | 1 King | Entry category; river view | — |
| Tanigasumi (King or Twin) | 42-68 m² | 1 King or Twin | River view | — |
| Tsukihashi (King or Twin) | 69-93 m² | 1 King or Twin | Larger of the two standard categories | — |
| Yamanoha (Tatami, triple bed) | 66-82 m² | Tatami, triple configuration | Traditional tatami layout | — |
| Yamanoha Maisonette (twin bed) | 76-78 m² | Twin, two-storey layout | Two-storey maisonette configuration | — |
| Tsukihashi Maisonette (top category) | ~122 m² | Not published | Two-storey layout with a large private veranda; the property's top room category | — |
Booking this
VIAIVE's full HOSHINOYA Kyoto review covers the boat-only arrival across the Oi River and the exclusive Hisui houseboat. Read it first, since the arrival experience, not just the room category, is the reason most travelers choose this property. Use VIAIVE's HOSHINOYA Kyoto hotel page to verify live rates, and VIAIVE's advisory correspondence to confirm current category availability.
Photographs of this stay.