patisserie "Sadaharu AOKI paris Karasumaoike"
Business Hours: 10:00-19:00
You can enjoy the purchased products in your room.
The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Kyoto
to stimulate the five senses,
new
Kyoto Hotel Stay
If you could take a weekday off and go somewhere else, where would you go? Go out to eat with friends, go shopping, go to nature for healing? If you want a new and different refreshment than usual, how about the option of a hotel? Time to fully face yourself with the full hotel Facility and hospitality. It would be a good idea to visit the hotel to unwind from your busy days and regain your “personality”.
Experience the extraordinary at The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Kyoto, which just opened in April 2022. Introducing a new Kyoto hotel stay that will free you from the hectic daily life.
CHAPTER01
Kyoto in the afternoon,open the door to the hotel
A green shower, illuminated by the afternoon sun. The streets of Kyoto in early summer are lush green and dignified, and your spine will naturally go straight. About 5 minutes by train from Kyoto Station. If you get off at Karasuma Oike Station on the subway and walk along the main street, Oike Dori, you will find yourself in a city where the atmosphere of the city and the atmosphere of Kyoto merge. There are many modern buildings, but once you enter a small alley, you will see a Kyoto-style townhouse.
"I wonder what that lovely building is. Maybe I'll take a walk later."
With my expectations and imaginations growing, I head to the hotel to reset the busyness of work up until yesterday.
- #15:00
- The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Kyoto has large windows and a stylish, all-white exterior. Stepping inside the hotel, you'll find a stylish and open lobby. The simple, calm colors create a truly sophisticated space.
- There are bars, restaurants, and patisserie surrounding the lobby with a ceiling height of about 7m.
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- Pottery art "□" (made by Togakudo). A work with the motif of "sky" for self-recognition
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The good sense that can be seen everywhere is also in art. Under the theme of ``Know Kyoto and get to know Zen,'' works that express the spirit of ``Zen'' are on display. Traditional Kyoto techniques and art by artists with ties to Kyoto will make you feel like you're on a trip even while you're inside the hotel.
After a smooth check-in, go to your room.
This feeling of openness even though it is located in a place surrounded by office buildings. All rooms are decorated in white and wooden tones, and elements of Kyoto are everywhere.
This time I reserved the popular corner balcony. It's stylish and sophisticated, but somehow it's calm and makes you feel at home.
There is a wooden box like a gift in the bathroom. When you open it slowly, you will find a number of Amenities lined up. You can feel the spirit of hospitality in such meticulous attention to detail.
Environmentally friendly Amenities, including those made from recycled plastic. You can also see the high sensitivity to the SDGs
When you step out onto the balcony of your room, you can smell the fresh greenery. "It feels good" The voice of the heart leaks out unintentionally at the comfort.
CHAPTER02
Sweets timewith hospitality
- #15:30
- By the way, when I checked in, the hotel staff said something like this.
"In the lounge that you can use during your stay, we have the afternoon trunk of the patisserie 'Sadaharu Aoki Paris'."
Every enchanting word excites my heart. To see what kind of wonderful experience we can have, we headed to the “Iconic Lounge”, a lounge for hotel guests on the second floor of the hotel.
Every enchanting word excites my heart. To see what kind of wonderful experience we can have, we headed to the “Iconic Lounge”, a lounge for hotel guests on the second floor of the hotel.
- The lounge of about 200 square meters has three areas: "SAJIKI", "OKU" and "TERRACE". You can choose your favorite space according to the style you want to spend
An iconic lounge with an impressive large window in an atmosphere that combines comfort and comfort. In summer, the green curtains are easy on the eyes, but in autumn or winter, it might be nice to have a different atmosphere. When I was thinking about such things, the afternoon trunk was brought.
Luxurious sweets set (picture is for two people). Mini canelés and matcha madeleines are limited to the Karasuma Oike store (*1)
1. The content of the offer varies depending on the season.
There are brightly colored sweets in a small trunk. Macarons, canelés, mini cakes and baked sweets. I'm happy to be able to eat various things little by little.
The afternoon trunk is an iconic Kyoto original. The sweets inside can also be purchased at "Sadaharu AOKI paris Karasumaoike" on the 1st floor (*2).
2. Some sweets are sold in different sizes.
Just eating something sweet will make your face smile. While enjoying Black Tea, Coffee, juice, wine, or your favorite drink at the drink bar installed in the lounge, you can relax with the hotel's hospitality as soon as you arrive. The excitement of traveling must be like this.
Come to think of it, there was a book I wanted to read for a long time. It's time to open the book you've hidden in your bag, turn off your smartphone, and take your time to input. Surrounded by the comfortable atmosphere of the lounge, you can focus only on yourself.
CHAPTER03
“Meditation”to free yourself from everyday life
- #17:00
- In fact, the biggest aim of this hotel stay is the meditation that can be experienced in the hotel. It seems that you can meditate in a new way that sharpens your five senses, so it's perfect for someone like me who wants to reset everything.
The wellness area on the 2nd floor has a large public bath and a meditation room. In stark contrast to the light-filled lounge earlier, this is a mysterious space lit by dim lighting. According to the "recommended way to spend time", it seems that you can warm your body to the core in the large public bath and relax, and then enter the meditation room to rest your mind and body. 15 minutes to warm your body in the large public bath. With a slightly lighter step after the bath, head to the meditation room where the “blank” neon sign shines.
When you open the door, there is a space wrapped in a pure white mist. Along with the hissing sound of the mist erupting, the sound flows, and you walk barefoot on the slightly chilly floor. I sat on the cushion in the center of the room and vaguely looked at the whole.
The mist is slightly cold. It's just the right temperature for your warm body in the large public bath.
"Somehow, I feel like I'm in another world."
As I was dazed, the color of the room gradually changed to a soft pink.
As I was dazed, the color of the room gradually changed to a soft pink.
The color of the light changes to seven colors. Every time the color changes, the atmosphere of the room changes completely, stimulating the senses.
When I close my eyes, I think about work as usual. If I have to do that after the holidays, I wonder if I should contact that person... No, I was going to make time for myself today.
Close your eyes again, take a deep breath, and focus only on your breathing. The cool mist on your cheeks, the comfort of the wet floor that spreads from your feet, the light and sound of seven colors. Gradually, I forget about work and become able to feel the sensations of my body.
Close your eyes again, take a deep breath, and focus only on your breathing. The cool mist on your cheeks, the comfort of the wet floor that spreads from your feet, the light and sound of seven colors. Gradually, I forget about work and become able to feel the sensations of my body.
After finishing the mysterious experience at "blank", next to "tea".
This is also a dimly lit space with casually placed tables. The water ripples projected on the ceiling and the sound of water create a different atmosphere from "blank". Enjoy the scent of tea placed in the corner of the room.
"You may like this scent"
After choosing your favorite tea leaves, brew tea and move to your favorite seat.
There are two types of tea: relax's "half-fermented Roasted Green Tea" and focus's "earl gray Green Tea"
Water ripples projected on the ceiling. The appearance is reflected on the mirror surface of the table, creating an indescribable sense of fantasy.
It must have been a long time since I had thoroughly enjoyed a cup of tea during the days when I was in a hurry. The faint scent of tea leaves your nose, and the sweetness, depth, and astringency pass over your tongue. When you sharpen your senses to the last drop and savor it, it feels like the flow of time has slowed down just a little bit more than usual.
CHAPTER04
Time to color Kyoto's night,adult "play" and "relaxation"
- #19:00
- After experiencing meditation, I lay down in my room for a while. It was a short sleep of about 30 minutes, but I woke up more refreshed than usual. My head is clear and my body feels lighter. Well, the fun of the night is yet to come. Let's stop by the lounge and enjoy some appetizers.
The iconic lounge "TERRACE" has a fire pit. Fires are lit in the evening, transforming into an adult atmosphere.
Choose your wine from the lounge drink bar, in front of the fire pit. Gazing vaguely at the flickering flames and the people who gather in the lounge talking about their own thoughts, I feel strangely warm. What a luxury to have a comfortable and lonely time where no one interferes.
When I got off to the first floor to go out to dinner, I stopped in the lobby. The lobby, which was impressed even during the daytime, emits a particularly moody sparkle.
"Let's have a drink, shall we?"
"Let's have a drink, shall we?"
First time in a bar alone. When I was a little nervous, the bartender came over and talked to me kindly, so I ordered a recommended cocktail.
“This is a cocktail called Artemisia. Artemisia is also the name of a goddess in Greek mythology, and the scientific name of wormwood. It was named because it helps women's health."
“This is a cocktail called Artemisia. Artemisia is also the name of a goddess in Greek mythology, and the scientific name of wormwood. It was named because it helps women's health."
In addition to standard cocktails, original cocktails using Japanese sake unique to Kyoto are also available. It's a hotel bar, but it's good to be casual
"Delicious"
Enjoy a lively conversation with the bartender while enjoying a pure white cocktail. It's been a long time since I've laughed so naturally like this. I'm feeling really good today.
Enjoy a lively conversation with the bartender while enjoying a pure white cocktail. It's been a long time since I've laughed so naturally like this. I'm feeling really good today.
After dinner in the city of Kyoto, my stomach and heart were satisfied, and I felt completely tipsy. When I took a walk in the city of Kyoto to soothe my sobriety, the Kamogawa riverbed, a summer tradition, was already out.
As I walk absentmindedly, I feel the smell of plants and the sound of the river. Feeling nostalgic as if you slipped back in time to your childhood, you will feel fulfilled.
"When you return to your room, let's do meditation before going to bed."
While thinking about such things, I savor the end of a fulfilling day.
All guest rooms are equipped with original audio guidance and aroma oil. Relaxation before bedtime invites you to a comfortable sleep
CHAPTER05
Morning energy chargefor mind and body
When you open the curtains in the room, plenty of morning light pours in, giving you a pleasant awakening. Only in rooms with large windows
- #8:00
- I was looking forward to another one. It's breakfast at the hotel. At the restaurant "Synchronia di Shinjiharada" on the first floor of the hotel, you can enjoy breakfast prepared by a chef who has been listed in the Michelin Guide for 15 consecutive years. This is the first Kansai restaurant opened by the owner-chef Shinji Harada of Aroma Fresca Ginza, a ristorante in Ginza, Tokyo. The breakfast is a new sensation that resonates and synchronizes ingredients from Tokyo, Kyoto, and other regions. It seems that this is the only place where you can eat chef Harada's breakfast. Excited to go to the restaurant.
Breakfast is a style where you can choose one from 3 types of main. Rice, pork miso soup, vegetable bread porridge, and...morning pasta. When asked, "Which one is the most popular?"
“All of them go well with the six kinds of small bowls. Everyone has their own preference, but many people choose rice or morning pasta.”
The words of the restaurant staff who responded with a refreshing smile made my heart. Let's have "morning pasta".
The colorful items differ depending on the season. Chef Harada is also particular about incorporating Japanese tableware by artists from Kyoto and Shiga as the main dish.
As soon as it is brought to you, you will be surprised by its volume and luxury. Milk and Japanese tea carefully selected by the chef, 6 small bowls and main dishes that incorporate the signature menu of "Aroma Fresca Ginza", and sweets. Delicious little by little. I'm happy from the morning that I can eat various things.
Japanese and Western elements are perfectly synchronized. Many ingredients from Kyoto and western Japan are also used, such as Kujo green onions, conger eels, and mehikari.
Morning pasta is spaghetti with plenty of tomatoes and herbs. It has a fresh herb scent and a refreshing taste, so it goes well with a small bowl.
The feeling of “delicious” naturally springs up in the breakfast that is full of emotions with each bite. Enjoy a hearty and delicious breakfast. It is a food experience that stimulates your senses from the morning and excites your mind and body.
After breakfast, spend time reading a book or meditating again in the meditation room. In order to fully enjoy the rest of my stay, I turn off the TV and my smartphone and just enjoy my time.
- #10:00
Although it feels regrettable, there is plenty of fulfillment that was completely refreshed. After checking out, the trip ends. When I went outside, the sky was blue and it was just the right amount of heat. Why is it so comfortable even though the weather hasn't changed much since I visited yesterday? The greenery of the roadside trees, the air of early summer, the streets and sounds of Kyoto, everything feels different from yesterday.
I'm so glad I came here. If you feel dry again, if you want to regain yourself, if you want to meet a new you, come here. With that in mind, I take a step forward.
Italian cuisine "Synchronia di Shinjiharada"
Business Hours: Breakfast 7:00-10:30 Lunch 11:30-15:00 Dinner 17:30-22:00
Breakfast is for hotel guests only. Lunch and dinner are available to everyone.
- This article and images are current as of June 2022.
The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Kyoto