The Screen
Artsy and refined — somewhere between a ryokan in sensibility and a design boutique in execution. Calm and intimate. Feels curated rather than slick.
The room number matters a lot here — browse the individual room pages on screen-hotel.jp before booking. Room 102 (tatami tea room, red rushes) is strikingly different from Room 401 (misty morning dew theme).
Why It Matters
Concept-driven design hotel where every room is a distinct commission by a different artist or designer — from a tatami craftsman to an internationally award-winning architect. Post-renovation the property now offers 15 unique rooms. No gym, no pool, no spa facility to speak of. What it has instead is meticulous room design, Simmons pillow-top beds (a first for Kansai when introduced), Jacuzzi tubs, KORRES amenities, and a genuinely good French-Kyoto restaurant.
The Screen bills itself as Japan's first personalized boutique hotel, and the concept actually delivers. Fifteen rooms — each designed by a different domestic or international creator — mean no two stays are alike. It's right by Kyoto Imperial Palace, with a French-Japanese fusion restaurant and a seasonal champagne garden on the top terrace that opens from late April through October.
Where You'll Stay
7 room types available
Designers Room
The entry-level category — three rooms (101, 402, 403) — still individually designed, still with the same Simmons beds and Jacuzzi specification. Smallest footprint in the building.
Executive Suite Room
The hotel's top-tier room category, with multiple configurations. Each features the same design-commission ethos — one creator, one concept — with elevated scale and amenities over the standard Suites.
Hideaway Suite Room
A more private suite configuration, suggesting a secluded or tucked-away feel within the building. Like all rooms here, individually designed by a creative practitioner.
Semi Suite Room
A mid-tier category with four individual rooms (203, 301, 302, 303), each by a different designer. Same core spec as the full Suites but slightly smaller.
Suite Room — Room 102
Themed around the 'tatami tea room,' this room transcends the traditional concept of tatami with red tatami flooring and woven red soft rushes on the walls. Designed by Naoki Ishibashi, a tatami maker and Good Design Award winner. Only double bed configuration — twin bed is not available.
Hollywood Twin Double (2,200×2,030mm), Twin NOT available · 52 sqmSuite Room — Room 103
Built around a moon-shaped light that illuminates the room warmly and changes phase — a moody, relaxing design by award-winning architect Hideaki Kubo of Kubo Tsushima Architects. One of the larger suite rooms.
Hollywood Twin Double (2,200×2,030mm), Twin available · 57 sqm
Suite Room — Room 401
Designed around the theme of 'morning dew,' this is the largest suite. The room mimics a hazy, misty green field at dawn. Designed by Yumi Tsushima, partner at Kubo Tsushima Architects and winner of the JCD Design Gold Award and the UK's AR Emerging Architecture Award.
Hollywood Twin Double (2,200×2,030mm), Twin available · 62 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
4 venues on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Bicycles available through the hotel — a practical and popular way to explore Kyoto's temples and the Imperial Palace area, which is right on the doorstep.
An online and in-hotel select shop curated by The Screen, featuring design and lifestyle products in keeping with the hotel's aesthetic.
The private rooftop sky lounge offers city views of Kyoto. In daytime it works as a sunbathing and relaxation space. At night it's candlelit. Access is part of the Champagne Garden SHO-KI in season (late April–October).
A chapel on the top floor with views over the greenery of Kyoto Imperial Palace. Open-plan and naturally lit — used for weddings and available for private events.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Top-floor chapel with views of the Kyoto Imperial Palace gardens.
A stylised banquet/meeting room featuring Nishijin textile lampshades, monotone carpets, large windows and black wall mirrors. Used for weddings, exhibitions, and conferences.
Some rooms feature BOSE speaker systems and iPod dock.
Hollywood twin-size Simmons pillow-top mattresses (7.5 inch) in all rooms. Described as a first for the Kansai region at introduction.
In-room minibar/fridge — some guest reviews note fridge items were complimentary; worth confirming at check-in.
Private rooftop lounge with city views, used as a relaxation/sunbathing space by day and romantically candlelit at night. Houses the seasonal Champagne Garden SHO-KI (late April–October).
All rooms are fitted with Jacuzzi tubs and separate bath/toilet.
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