The old Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel (Kyukaruizawa Kikyo) has been operating independently since 2018. It was acquired under the brand of Curio Collection by Hilton in XNUMX. After taking a bus from Tokyo to Karuizawa, after staying in a room with a beautiful garden view, immediately It is amazing to feel the beauty of Karuizawa. (🔎Reservation price and guest evaluation:agoda|booking.com)
Basic introduction to the former Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel📂
The Curio Collection by Hilton Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel opened in August 2018, and its Japanese name is Jiu Tsui Sawa KIKYOキュリオ・コレクションbyヒルトン, the first Curio Collection brand opened in Japan, and also after ChinaSanya Yazhou Bay ResortThe second in Asia, adhering to the fashion, uniqueness and local cultural spirit that is advertised as curiosity aroused by Curiosity's selected brands, the Bellflower Hotel is designed specifically and slightly to condense the essence of Karuizawa, which is very amazing.
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▲ There are 16 hotel brands under Hilton Hotel Group. Curio Collection is a selected brand that gathers independent specialty hotels.
▲ Former Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel is Japan's first base for Curio's selected brands.
The former Karuizawa Platycodon Hotel has a 3-story building with a total of 50 rooms, offering 7 room types to choose from🛏️
- Twin Superior Room: 34㎡, 4 rooms, 2 people
- Twin Deluxe Room: 48㎡, 15 rooms, 2 people
- Twin Courtyard Deluxe Room: 41-48㎡, 10 rooms, 2 people
- Twin Deluxe Pet Friendly Room: 54㎡, 1 room, 2 people
- Platinum Twin Room Twin Premium Room: 56㎡, 11 rooms, 4 people
- Platinum Twin Room (Tatami) Twin Premium With Tatami Corner Room: 56㎡, 3 rooms, 4 people
- Twin Courtyard Suite: 56㎡, 6 rooms, 2-4 people
Although the old Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel was officially included under the Hilton Curio Collection in 2018, it is actually an independent hotel that has been open for many years. It was renovated in 2015. Although the guest room facilities have obvious signs of use, they are still maintained. Yes, the facilities of different guest rooms are different from the old ones. It is also obvious that the hotel has continued to renovate guest rooms and update facilities.
The overall planning of hotel rooms focuses on business hotels, with double/twin room types as the main types, and deluxe room types starting from 41 square meters. Although there is no obvious living room partition, they are all quasi-suite room types with living room and living space, aimed at parents and children There are also 3 tatami room types that can accommodate 4 people, and a pet-friendly room is also specially set up to allow guests to bring their pets. (🔎Reservation price and guest evaluation:agoda|booking.com)
▲ Newly renovated modern Japanese style bathroom space.
▲ The suite room type provides a living room with complete compartments, with good window views and a wide sense of space.
Experience of staying in a deluxe room with courtyard view at the old Karuizawa Kikyo
This trip is a deluxe room with courtyard view. This room type is located on the first floor. The room has balcony space and directly faces the beautiful central garden. You can relax and enjoy the garden view on the balcony. I believe this type of room will be very popular with European and American guests. Appetite, but after the commercial counter opened to visit the second floor room type, I felt that the green window view with the advantage of privacy, combined with the Japanese-style modern bathroom and bed, may be more in line with the preferences of Asians.
The deluxe room has a space of more than 40 square meters. Although there is no room in the suite layout, it still provides a complete living room and living space. The space is more spacious. A small desk space and a bar are planned next to the bed, and a capsule coffee machine is equipped to provide you in the heart of the place. Drinks from the refrigerator are completely free to enjoy. The bed is made of elegant and romantic four-poster bed frame. Whether you like it or not depends on personal preference. It is equipped with a bathroom space separated from dry and wet, but the bathroom floor is made of dark marble. The texture is good, but it is real It is difficult to tell whether the bathroom is clean or not.
The Kikyo Hotel has only 50 rooms, and the staff are more able to provide attentive service. Whether it is pick-up, check-in, or dining, you can fully experience its intentions. The room types provide Japanese and European designs, and you can choose according to your personal preference.
▲ The guest room number is decorated with lisianthus flowers, which fits the name of the hotel, and Kikyo also implies homecoming.
▲ The bar provides free tea bags and tea bags for free use, as well as a capsule coffee machine.
▲ Drinks provided in the refrigerator are also completely free to enjoy.
▲ The marble bathroom space, although the texture is good, but Wendy still prefers Japanese-style bathrooms.
▲ From the balcony of the room, you can enjoy the garden scenery leisurely.
▲ After returning to the room for breakfast, the newspaper of the day was hung on the doorknob.
Restaurants and leisure facilities at the Old Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel
The old Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel is a type of business and conference resort hotel. The 2-3 floors are planned as guest rooms. The public spaces and facilities are concentrated on the first floor and the first basement floor.
There is a full-time restaurant called SONORITÉ on the first floor of the hotel. The restaurant is elegantly decorated and has a view facing the garden. It mainly serves Japanese and French meals. It is also a place where guests can breakfast. Breakfast is a combination of buffet and bar counters. The design of the meal is based on the French style of ordering. The portion is small but exquisite. It is also very rich with the buffet. That is, the service staff watched us bring a small burger, and also specially guided to the semi-open box, so that parents and children Business guests have a separate dining space.
The ground floor of the hotel is dominated by leisure facilities, including a spa, public baths and gymnasiums. The spa named Nadeshico SPA provides body and facial treatments for a fee. The public bath is named Silent SPA, which provides separate large baths for men and women. Unlike the sauna room, the opening hours are 6:00-10:00 and 15:00-24:00, but the gym is a closed space in the basement and lacks a landscape facing the garden. Wendy feels that it’s just a little bit of a place, not as good as more. Go for a walk in the garden.
▲ The decoration of SONORITÉ restaurant is very elegant, with a beautiful atrium garden outside.
▲ In the buffet bar area, the meal is not won by the richness, and it has both French elegance and Japanese exquisiteness.
▲ BALMUDA The Toaster steam toaster is provided, which uses steam heating to lock in the deliciousness of the bread.
▲ Baked and grilled rice with a la carte is provided. The portion is not large, but the French style elegance is enjoyed.
▲ The rest area of the public bath is equipped with Dyson hair dryer.
Garden Landscape Design of Old Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel
The most impressive thing in the hotel is the central garden. The carefully designed green space and plants, which are specific and slightly condensed with the essence of Karuizawa, are matched with a church with a stone partition wall and a banquet hall called Lucas, which becomes a wedding banquet. The best place, when we checked in, we just met a couple preparing for the wedding. The various churches in Karuizawa have indeed become the best place for many people to hold their weddings here.
The central garden landscaping is the main reason to enhance the guest room. You can directly feel the beauty of Karuizawa in the room. When we checked in, it was full of greenery. I believe that with the changing of the seasons, the guest room landscape will be disagreeable.In addition, the hotel has specially planned two multifunctional rooms, Chloe and Issac, as well as a small meeting room space, which can provide business briefings and family gatherings, making the hotel also suitable for vacation meetings.
Traffic information and surrounding environment of the former Karuizawa Platycodon Hotel🚖
Former Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel is 1.5 km from Karuizawa Station. The hotel provides a free shuttle bus to and from Karuizawa Station. It is recommended to contact the hotel in advance to arrange a pick-up time. You can also take a taxi from the taxi station at the north exit of Karuizawa Station.You can take the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station or Ueno Station, and you can go directly to Karuizawa Station in about 1 hour and 10 minutes. You can purchase a JR Tokyo Wide Area Pass for three days. You can reserve a designated seat for round trips, but if you are not afraid of full seats, You can also queue up for free seats, and the fare will be much cheaper.
The Kikyo Hotel is 500 meters away from the old Karuizawa Ginza Street. Ginza Street is the most famous pedestrian shopping street in Karuizawa. There are many well-known delicacies and you can take a stroll.In addition, electric bicycles are the best means of transportation in Karuizawa. The hotel provides a small number of free bicycle rentals on a first-come, first-use basis. There is also a Cycle mate Q (サイクルメイトＱ旧軽本店) bicycle rental shop nearby, a walking distance of 350 kilometers. After checking in at the hotel, you can immediately rent a car to explore the sights of Karuizawa.
▲ The hotel is 1.5 kilometers away from Karuizawa Station. You can take a taxi from the north exit of the station.
▲ After booking, you can contact the hotel in advance to communicate the free pick-up time.
▲ The hotel has its own free parking space, and there is also a paid parking lot next door.
▲ The hotel provides free bicycle rental, the number is limited, first come first served.
▲ After checking out the next day, make another reservation for the free shuttle bus to Karuizawa Station.
Curio Hilton’s selected brand stories🏨
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is the world's second-largest hotel group, second only to Marriott Hotel Group, with 16 hotel brands and more than 4,800 locations worldwide.Curio Collection by Hilton was launched in June 2014. It gathers characteristic boutique hotels from all over the world that integrate local history and culture, allowing each hotel to maintain its own characteristics, while complying with Hilton’s quality assurance and membership. rights and interests.
- Luxury flagship: Waldorf-Astoria, Conrad, LXR
- Lifestyle: Hilton Canopy
- Full service: Hilton, Doubletree, Curio Collection, Tapestry Collection
- Centralized services: Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn
- Long stay suites: Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites
- Timeshare: Hilton Grand Vacations (Hilton Grand Vacations)
- Cheap accommodation: MOTTO, Tru
✅Comprehensive evaluation: An accommodation experience that condenses the essence of Karuizawa
The Karuizawa Hotel has Japanese descent Hoshinoya and Seibu Prince Hotel, as well as Marriott’sKaruizawa Marriott Hotel, Hilton also occupied a place in Karuizawa after returning to the old Karuizawa Kikyo Hotel. Kikyo Hotel has the advantage of independent operation and excellent garden design, which allows guests to experience the beauty of Karuizawa. It can be said that it has both an international brand and a local brand. The dual advantage of characteristics.
Kyukaruizawa Kikyo Curio Collection by Hilton Ratings
- Overall satisfaction: ★★★★☆
- Hotel facilities: ★★★★☆
- Service staff: ★★★★★
- Dining quality: ★★★★☆
- Convenience of transportation: ★★★☆☆ (Score based on the distance of neighboring subway stations)
Accommodation Information:
- Time: 2019.08.01
- Room type: Twin Courtyard Deluxe Room
Kyukaruizawa Kikyo Curio Collection by Hilton Special Rate Check
KYUKARUIZAWA KIKYO, Curio Collection by Hilton
- Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
- Address: 〒389-0102 491-5, Tsujizawa Town, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture
- Phone: +81 267-41-6990
- Official website: https://www.kyukaruizawa-kikyo.com/
