Suiran, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto

What the classifiers highlight

Beside the Hozu River in Arashiyama, the 39-room hotel mixes ryokan elements, wood accents, shoji screens, polished onyx, with a contemporary Western wing. Forbes rates it Four Stars, praising two open-air onsen with views over Arashiyama. Kyo-Suiran, its restaurant inside an 1899 Meiji-era building, serves teppanyaki and Kinshu, a ten-course seasonal dinner built around local ingredients.