Guest Reviews & Impressions for The Westin Miyako Kyoto

A historic Hotel filled with wonderful memories

This is a Hotel filled with cherished memories, where I spent every year-end and New Year with my parents from birth until I was 20. This time, I visited for the first time since the 2021 renovation. The overall interior—starting with Kasuien—feels more luxurious and highly artistic, while still preserving the dignified atmosphere and deep sense of history I experienced as a child, now evolved to a new level. I was truly happy to see that the Hotel’s brilliant history and refined elegance have been carried forward. When I was young, I was deeply impressed by the staff’s professionalism—their courteous manner and hospitality toward me as a child showed me what it means to be a true professional. It also felt that this “first-class” mindset is still being valued today, with conscious effort made to instill it through training. In today’s rapidly changing society, I sincerely hope that the hospitality, thoughtfulness, and importance of human connection found in this Hotel will never fade away. The Westin Miyako Kyoto feels like a place that can pass on this mentality for generations to come.