Is Art Mon Zen Kyoto pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Art Mon Zen Kyoto?

As of 22 Dec, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Art Mon Zen Kyoto on 25 Dec, 2025 start from S$784.76, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Art Mon Zen Kyoto?

This hotel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Art Mon Zen Kyoto?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability). After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Art Mon Zen Kyoto?

Checkout is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Where is Art Mon Zen Kyoto located?

Located in Gion, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Yasaka Shrine and Chion-in Temple. Heian Shrine and Kiyomizu Temple are also within 1 mi (2 km). Sanjo Keihan Station and Sanjo Station are within a 5-minute walk.

Art Mon Zen Kyoto Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

10/10 Excellent

Peter

24 Oct, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had an amazing 3 day stay at Art Mon Zen. From the moment we arrived to leaving, the staff were exceptional and extremely attentive. Probably the best hotel stay in Japan. Overall, the room was very comfortable and relaxing after a long day visiting all the sensational sights in Kyoto. We would highly recommend this hotel to anyone wishing to stay near the main Gion district in Kyoto.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

6 May, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The property itself felt a little less hip and young than places we typically stay, but it was such a comfortable stay. The bed & soaking tub was a dream, the location and staff top notch. We really enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dan

24 Jun, 2025

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This is listed as a 3 star hotel. It is not. It is the most luxurious hotel we’ve stayed at, including 5 star properties. The room was amazing. The location was perfect. Although everyone in Japan seems extraordinarily nice, the staff here beat even that standard. There was not one second of our time at this property that wasn’t perfect. 10/10.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

9 Oct, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This is an exceptional small hotel. It's on a quiet street, but close to great restaurants, shops and transportation. Every staff member was professional, polite, helpful and friendly. We would most certainly recommend this property to friends visiting Kyoto.

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

19 Mar, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The room was immaculate and it was easy to walk to great restaurants and neighborhoods. The staff were very helpful.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Noel

24 Oct, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Our stay was wonderful. The room was beautiful and well appointed. The staff was extraordinary. Helpful, warm, and made our stay Incredible. We highly recommend this property.

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yee pong

9 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Executive room was grand, complimented by high ceilings and just an overall large space compared to many other hotels/inns one would expect in Japan. The room was clean, and the bed was incredibly comfortable (much larger than your typically king size) after your long days in Kyoto. The hotel is located in Gion and is a quiet and beautiful neighborhood in Kyoto, nestled in between the main touristy area and Marayuma park. There is a Family mart just outside the hotel and a coin laundry - extreme convenience. Hotel staff were incredibly nice and helped with luggage delivery service to our next hotel. Would definitely stay here again in the future!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

12 Apr, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This hotel is gorgeous. The staff treated us with the utmost kindness. It felt as if we were their only customers. The food was amazing. The hotel room itself was exquisitely luxurious. One of my most favorite places to stay of all the hotel visits I've had.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

tracy

21 Oct, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Amazing. I will be back. Literally a 5 star experience walking distance to the most beautiful area in Kyoto. Very easy to access anything you want; food, shopping, shrines, metro and trains. The staff couldn’t be more kind always arranging taxis or giving suggestions of where to go and eat etc.. I was sad to leave this hotel. That doesn’t happen very often in traveling. I will be back here one day soon. ❤️

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

24 Apr, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Absolutely Incomparable

The Art Mon Zen is one of the most delightful hotels I have ever stayed in. The rooms were beautiful, immaculately clean and incomparable comfortable. Each one features unique and fascinating antiques (ours had a cuneiform tablet, Roman bowl and Ming vase). The breakfasts were skillfully prepared and artfully presented; we ended up eating there every day we could. The afternoon tea was whimsical, gorgeous and utterly delicious - don't miss it if you stay here! The location is basically perfect: in Gion, walking distance to the river, the Path of Philosophy, Kiyomizu, Yasaka, Gion's shopping, etc. Sanjo station is three minutes away, from whence you can easily connect to anywhere in the Kyoto train system. And despite all that, the staff is what truly made our trip magical. They were polite, attentive and always friendly. They helped us organize a variety of outings and dinners across Kyoto, all of which were perfect. They even rescued us from a mountain hike, when we lost phone service and couldn't call our taxi. They went well beyond 'above and beyond' in every way. I have stayed in luxury hotels across the world, and I can say without caveat that the Art Mon Zen is one of the finest you will ever have the privilege of enjoying.

Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Junxian

21 Feb, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel in a convenient location

Stayed there for 3 nights. Received a free upgrade on our rooms upon check-in so that was always a nice welcome. No idea what grade we were upgraded to, but the rooms were huge for Japan standards. Room amenities were great too. Bose speakers, Nespresso machine, bigger than usual bathtub with bubbles, and even a steam humidifier (although the buttons were in Japanese characters and there weren't instructions on how to operate it). Hotel staff were really friendly and helpful. My parents' room had a faulty door and they managed to get it repaired while we were out sightseeing, thus avoiding the inconvenience of changing rooms. One evening, we asked the staff for help in making a restaurant reservation. Not only was that efficiently done, they also took the initiative to print out a map showing how to get to the restaurant from our hotel. Talk about great service! Location was good too. Just a stone's throw away from the heart of Gion, and being a few minutes walk from Sanjo and Shijo Dori stations meant that getting about was easy. Downtown Kyoto was just about 10-15mins walk away. And there's a Lawson right outside the hotel too. Breakfast was yummy too. Had just came back from Paris recently and was starting to miss the boulangeries there, so the breakfast of croissant and pain au chocolat sourced from Le Pain Quotidien really hit the spot. All in all, a great hotel that I would highly recommend, and I'm definitely going to stay there again shall I return to Kyoto.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

masaya

30 Mar, 2023

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駅からアクセスしやすく、荷物などを持って行きやすかったです。施設の中も設備が充実しており、部屋の中でも快適に過ごせました。従業員の方もチェックインからチェックアウトまでとても丁寧にしていただいて嬉しかったです。ぜひまた利用したいと思います。

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sylvie

17 Feb, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Equipe accueillante et attentive. Accueil et service prévenants. Chambre spacieuse et très confortable.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Paul

16 Sept, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing hotel

This is the best hotel that we have stayed at in Japan. The room was incredible and the staff were fantastic. The location was great. We would highly recommend this hotel to anyone wanting a large luxurious room

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

8 Jul, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Art Mon Zen is an exceptional boutique hotel located in the heart of Gion. Location is perfect to explore Kyoto, with some of the best attractions and restaurants in the city mere steps away. The Executive room we stayed in was very spacious, tastefully furnished and decorated, quiet at night and beautifully bright during the day thanks to the floor to ceiling windows. The bed was very large and extremely comfortable and the air conditioning whisper silent and effective. The bathroom included a supersized high pressure rain shower and a Jacuzzi. Not sure why this is classed as a 3 star hotel, when the comfort and beauty of the room and the exceptionally high level of service could easily grant it a 5 star rating. We couldn't have been happier with the choice of our Kyoto hotel!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

geraldine

6 Jun, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Proche de Gion

Chambre spacieuse et très propre. Dommage que la baie vitrée donne sur le mur de l’habitation d’en face. Sinon logement de qualité et bien situé proche de Gion avec métro et ligne de bus à proximite

Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carey

21 May, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Huge rooms/beds, quiet location steps from Gion

Hotel was great, rooms were giant and so was the bed! Very soft and comfy. Location if you’re looking to be a block from Gion without the foot traffic chaos is perfect. There is a Lawson’s (convenience store) next door which is great (and you can smoke there if you’re a smoker in search of a rare spot). I would suggest to the hotel to put copies of the restaurant menus in the rooms and do not disturb signs. But that’s just a small thing. Would definitely stay there again.

Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

7 May, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

完美入住

非常新非常舒適的房間，很大很寬敞，沖涼和浴缸設施非常滿意，地理位置太方便了，離祇園花見小路近在咫尺。

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

27 Apr, 2019

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The hotel is beautiful - our room was massive by Japanese standards, and luxurious. Great location for Gion but very quiet. The staff were wonderful - warm and helpful. Amazing breakfasts in beautiful surroundings. We would definitely stay there again.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

14 Apr, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

L’hôtel est très bien situé dans un quartier diversifié Les chambres sont grandes La literie est superbe et le décor raffiné Le petit déjeuner pourrait être amélioré

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

TSUTOMU

8 Jan, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

古都の中の斬新、最新のアート感溢れるホテルでした。

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Steffi

24 Dec, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best room, ok service

TLDR: 6* rooms, 5* location, 3* service Disclaimer: We stay at luxury properties regularly. Stay at AMZ if: you like high-end finishes, art and cleanliness. Rooms were spacious, comfortable and outstrip the Park Hyatts and Ritz Carltons in terms of quality of finishing. Also extremely clean (take it from someone who inspects under her bed, room corners, drain holes and shower grouting). The location is great, on a street full of top galleries including the hotel owner’s. Do not stay if: you want amenities like a gym and variety of restaurants, that’re available at larger properties. To be fair the hotel is officially rated 3*. Also, service: only one lady in the entire team was impressive, going out of her way to look for an English-speaking doctor for me when I fell ill. For the most part everyone else ignored us; although they were pleasant enough once approached. This is ok by European standards. Just do not expect the kind of enthusiastic Japanese hospitality you are accustomed to in other institutions.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

16 Dec, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

とても丁寧な対応で、気持ち良く過ごすことが出来ました。ロケーション的にもとても便利だと思います。ありがとうございました。

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

27 Nov, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice boutique in Gion

Incredibly spacious room. Friendly staff. Surrounding area great dining options. Sparkling bathroom with large tub and shower.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jan, Seattle

20 Nov, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Excellent location for this 1 year old hotel. The staff all spoke good English and were very helpful. They assisted in the usual tourist questions such as “what is the best way to get to the golden temple?” Depending on what direction you walked, in 10 minutes you could be at a major shrine, heart of the historic area, at the museum district, or at upscale shopping. Oh, the subway and major train station is a 2 minute walk.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

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