The Daiwa Roynet chain of upscale business hotels provides reliably clean and comfortable accommodation with practical services and amenities. Its Kyoto properties include the Kyoto Hachijoguchi branch, the Kyoto Shijo Karasuma branch, the Kyoto Terrace Hachijo Premier branch, and Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae Premier.
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae Premier
The name “Kyoto Ekimae” literally means “in front of Kyoto Station,” and this hotel is about 4 minutes on foot from JR Kyoto Station’s Central Exit. It is also directly connected to Kyoto Station’s underground passage via the Porta underground shopping area, though the underground entrance is closed from 23:30 to 7:00. This is also an excellent location for shopping, dining, and sightseeing as the hotel sits between the Kyoto Yodobashi department store to the south, and Higashi Honganji Temple to the north. Kyoto Tower and the Shosei-en Garden are also very close to this hotel.
Daiwa Roynet Hotel
Kyoto Ekimae Premier
Guest Rooms
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae Premier has double and twin rooms in several categories, including Standard Double, Superior Double, Executive Double, Standard Twin, Superior Twin Miyabi, Executive Twin Hana, Deluxe Twin, and Universal Double rooms. Guest rooms follow the hotel’s “Kimono Mind” concept, with Nishijin-weave-inspired design and room styles described as Obi Design and Engawa Design. All rooms are at least 18 square meters, with space for luggage and a wide desk. The hotel hallways are also lit with lanterns at your feet, just as they would be in a traditional Kyoto home.
Superior double room
Twin Room at Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae Premier
All rooms have individual air conditioning, free Wi-Fi and LAN cable connections, an LCD TV with free BS channels and video on demand, an empty refrigerator, mobile charger, electric kettle, nightwear, slippers, towels, and standard bathroom amenities. In the bathroom you will find a bathtub with shower attachment, a washlet toilet, and a hairdryer. Selected higher-category rooms add larger layouts, separate or semi-separate bath areas, and ReFa shower equipment. All guest rooms are non-smoking.
The entrance hall and reception
Security
The Daiwa Roynet group of hotels places a heavy emphasis on cleanliness, hospitality and security. For guest security, the front entrance is locked from 24:00 to 6:00. Staying guests can enter with their room key, while guests arriving to check in during these hours should use the intercom outside the front entrance. The elevators also use a card-key security system, so a room key is needed to access guest-room floors.
Guests use key cards to enter during the overnight security period, and late-arriving guests can use the intercom.
Dining
There is a Vietnamese restaurant on the 2nd floor of the hotel building called Nha Viet Nam. A buffet breakfast of Japanese, Western and Vietnamese dishes is served here daily from 6:30 to 10:00, with final entry at 9:40. Breakfast costs 2,000 yen for adults, 1,250 yen for elementary school children, and is free for preschool children. Lunch is served from 11:00 to 15:00, with last order at 14:30, and dinner from 17:00 to 22:00, with last order at 21:00. There are also a wide variety of dining opportunities in the neighboring Kyoto Yodobashi department store.
The entrance to Nha Viet Nam restaurant
Other Facilities
This hotel has a 24-hour front desk, one-day luggage storage, a 24-hour coin laundry on the 2nd floor, a microwave, vending machines, an ice machine, a VOD card vending machine, and a 1st-floor smoking booth.
The hotel can arrange domestic courier service and offers paid copy/fax service. Rental items include pillows, sewing kit, wine opener, nail clippers, thermometer, iron, DVD player, baby crib, bed guard, bath chair, wheelchair, wireless charger and hair straightener, subject to availability. There is also a barrier-free toilet on the 1st floor and a Universal Double room category. The hotel has no parking lot or partner parking.
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae Premier Location Map
To find Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae Premier, leave Kyoto Station from the Central Exit on the north side and walk north along Karasuma Street. You will pass Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Yodobashi, and the hotel is on the west side of Karasuma-dori beyond Kyoto Yodobashi. You can also reach it through the Kyoto Station underground passage from Porta; the underground entrance is closed from 23:30 to 7:00. The hotel has no parking lot or partner parking.
Article and original photos by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. Last updated 05-Jul-2026.
