Hotel Granvia Kyoto

... out of laziness, perhaps out of fatigue, perhaps because it was only one night - i stayed at the lovely (and expensive) Hotel Granvia Kyoto (at the station). Unfortunately it was Monday night, not much on, but checked out a pub, to find these lovely ...

... station area including to the top of the new building and been frozen in that search we eventually found a Chinese in the Granvia Hotel (part of the station complex).  Food was lovely if expensive.... we shared the private eating room with another ...

... coffee taste. Back in Kyoto station, it was already time for lunch. Michi was particularly keen on a sushi restaurant in the Hotel Granvia within the station and the chef did not disappoint us. We ordered sea urchin, octopus, conger su, tuna, grilled ...

... train back to Tokyo (the trains here are VERY nice, and, of course, people are extremely polite), and then on to Kyoto. We're staying at the Hotel Granvia, and oh my goodness, is it ever nice! We walked around the city a bit and found a ...

... window except what looked like a concrete jungle with a few neon signs thrown in. We arrived to the station and found the Hotel Granvia quite easily, however all the escalators we came across had stopped for the night and we had to walk around the other ...

... to explore on my own. so I wandered around this gorgeous temple in peace free from my Buddhist stalker. Then crawled back to the Granvia Hotel in sweltering heat. Stopped at an am/pm to buy more Poccari Sweat. I'm now an addict and will take some home ...

... trees in flower but no cherry blossoms yet. Returned to the hotel for a rest and to take some pictures out the hotel windown which overlooked the Kyoto Tower. Went to dinner at the train station then went to sleep as we had a big day touring Kyoto with ...

... spent time wandering around the castle grounds. After leaving the castle we caught a crowded bus back to the Kyoto train station and back to our hotel where we rested for a while before wandering around the shopping centre located above the train station ...

... only Shinto shrine we visited. We strolled through the large Japanese gardens, peaceful and quiet.   The highlight of Kyoto, however, was breathtaking and fleeting: We saw a geisha.     Geishas are phantoms, hardly ...

... , where we sampled Kyoto cuisine and the joys of sleeping on the floor (think expensive adult camping). We saw the impressive Kyoto temples (anyone who suggests you forego the shrines in Tokyo and wait for Kyoto is right) and walked the adorable streets - ...

Arrived back in Kyoto and rested, then met Junko and her mother for dinner. We ate at a restaurant at the train station shopping centre with Junko and her mother ordering a number of different dishes for us to try. The food was great and we even had a go ...

after a very long night of travelling we arrived at our hotel around 11am this morning. Have been for a quick look around, we walked through the hongan-ji temple which is the biggest wood made temple, maybe even structure in the world. Currently enjoying ...

... - this time in a smoking carriage which was almost unbearable. I couldn't wait to get off.     We went back to the Granvia Hotel and collected the luggage they had stored for us (this was such a bonus that we didn't have to lug it around or ...

... 27 hours and 35 minutes, instead of the timetabled 22 hours and 10 minutes. Easing our delay pain was the Hotel Granvia, located inside the funky modern Kyoto Station building. This nice high-class hotel was a short walk from our arrival platform and the ...

... are about as appropriate as gloves or thermal underware. Still she seemed pleased. Back to the hotel to shower. The Hotel Granvia in Kyoto definitely to be recommended, right in the action with all the speed efficiency and style you could ask for. The ...