APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae is a convenient business hotel on the north side of Kyoto Station, about 5 minutes on foot west of JR Kyoto Station’s Central Gate. It is also about 3 minutes from Kyoto Municipal Subway Kyoto Station’s C7 exit. In the immediate vicinity, you can find Isetan department store for shopping and dining, the bus station and taxi ranks, and Kyoto Cycle Tour Project is just around the corner, should you wish to explore the city by bicycle. The hotel is also very well placed for local attractions such as Nishi Honganji Temple, Ryukoku University Museum, Umekoji Koen Park and the Kyoto Aquarium.
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae
APA is a popular hotel chain and there are a number of APA Hotels in the surrounding area. When you are looking for this hotel, please be sure to search for APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae in order to find the hotel without any delay.
The hotel entrance
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae lobby and reception
Guest Rooms
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae is an inexpensive business hotel. The rooms are clean and comfortable for a short stay, but they are compact, so it is best to think of your guest room as a place to sleep and bathe rather than as a place to relax. Among the 193 guest rooms, single, double, twin, deluxe twin, triple and connecting rooms are available. All rooms are non-smoking, and plans that include breakfast are available.
Twin Room at APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae
Single Room
All rooms include the following: Wi-Fi 6, wired LAN access, a large LCD TV, BBC World News, cast and mirroring functions, APA Digital Information, a refrigerator, a tea-making set, a hair dryer, night wear, a USB charging port, and high grade down filled duvets on APA Hotel’s own brand “Cloud Fit” original beds. APA original pillows are also provided. In the bathroom for each room you will find a shower, bathtub, bidet toilet and a full set of complimentary toiletries.
APA Hotel Kyoto Eki-mae
Restaurants
The breakfast venue at APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae
Breakfast is served at party banquethall Garden from 7:00 – 10:00, with last orders at 9:30. It is a buffet style breakfast of around 60 dishes in both Japanese and Western styles. The menu includes tofu dishes, Kyoto-style obanzai side dishes, pickles, bread, rice, miso soup, egg dishes, fried items, noodles, fish, vegetables and fruit. Breakfast costs 2,000 yen if ordered in advance and 2,200 yen if ordered on the day. Children are charged 900 yen, and preschool children eat free.
Other Facilities
Drink vending machines are available in the hotel
The APA Hotel also has the following services available: Wi-Fi 6, wired LAN access, automatic check-in machines, APA Digital Information, an AED, trouser press rental, drink vending machines, an ice machine, a microwave oven, and air purifier/humidifier rental. There is also a paid laundromat and a paid in-room spa service.
Wheelchairs are available to borrow if asked for in advance and the hotel also has wheelchair accessible guest rooms. An affiliated Ace-Park parking lot has 7 standard spaces and one wheelchair-user space. For staying guests, parking costs 2,000 yen from 15:00 to 11:00, but spaces are first-come-first-served and cannot be reserved.
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae Location Map
Article and original photos by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. Last updated 29-Jun-2026.
