MIMARU SUITES Kyoto Shijo, a new type of apartment hotel where every guest room is a suite with 2 or more bedrooms, will open on July 22, 2021. MIMARU SUITES Kyoto Shijo is a fusion of a hotel and a specialty shop and collaborates with shops like Kawabata Takisaburo Shoten (which boasts a rich history spanning more than 100 years) and KURA Daily Store to allow guests to experience tableware, folk arts and everyday objects that have been selected by connoisseurs of Kyoto crafts.
MIMARU SUITES is the new series from APARTMENT HOTEL MIMARU. When searching for two or more bedroom suites in a convenient location, the only options until now have been a handful of luxury city hotels, but MIMARU SUITES offers private rooms with separate living, dining and bedroom areas, at an affordable price.
The first in this new hotel series, MIMARU SUITES Kyoto Shijo, features “MIMARU DOGU-TEN” in its lobby, a space displaying tableware, cooking utensils, and items for daily use, all made by skilled craftsmen. Guests can examine the items freely and use them in their in-room kitchen and dining areas. * Also available are plans that include sets of specialized tools for enjoying tea, coffee, sake, hotpot or sushi; and a Premium Room (up to 6 people, 98 square meters) that is furnished with crafts and antique furniture to resemble Kawabata Takisaburo Shoten’s shop.
*Rental of items is free of charge. Quantities are limited. To use the items, ask the front staff or book a plan that includes a tool set.
The Magic of “MIMARU DOGU-TEN"
1. Use any item freely in this special Japanese Lifestyle Tool Shop hotel room, including access to the tool shop in the lobby!
In the first-floor lobby, you can find tableware, folk arts and everyday objects that were selected by connoisseurs of Kyoto crafts from shops like Kawabata Takisaburo Shoten (which boasts a rich history spanning more than 100 years) and KURA Daily Store. Guests can look at and examine the items and take their favorite tableware or cooking utensils to their room to use free of charge. Also available are plans that allow you to experience how tableware and cooking supplies change the flavor of tea, sake, coffee, hotpot, or sushi.
2．Experience delicate Japanese Lifestyle Tools in your own hotel room!
On the uppermost floor of the hotel is the Premium Room, a guest room furnished with tools and antique furniture to recreate the shop floor of Kawabata Takisaburo Shoten. Guests who stay in this special room can enjoy using any of the in-room tools at their leisure.
3. A new style of traveling: experience living in Kyoto
Near the hotel you can find Nishiki Ichiba (known as “Kyoto’s kitchen”), department stores, and supermarkets, all offering a large selection of food and ingredients. Buy exciting ingredients and try cooking with Kyoto local vegetables in the kitchen of your hotel room, or pour and sip local coffee or sake from specialized tableware in the dining area.
About MIMARU SUITES Kyoto Shijo
MIMARU SUITES Kyoto Shijo is a city hotel in which every guest room is a suite with two or more bedrooms, located in Shijo, the tradition- and history-rich center of ancient Kyoto. It holds 37 guest rooms in all, including 17 three-bedroom suites, 19 two-bedroom suites, and one Premium Room. The average price for one room is 50,000JPY per night, making it an affordable option for big traveler groups. For a limited time after its grand opening, a special average rate of 30,000JPY per night* (7,500JPY per person per night when staying with a group of four people) will be available.
*Rates differ by hotel, room type, and season. For details, please see our official website.
**The planned average rate for July 2021
About “MIMARU DOGU-TEN"
Planning, tool production and direction: Blue Puddle Inc., BASSDRUM Inc.
Tool supervision: KAWATAKI CORPORATION (Kawabata Takisaburo Shoten), KURA Daily Store
Interior design production and direction: Cosmos More Co., Ltd.