Banyan Tree poised to open model’s first lodge in Japan

Banyan Tree is coming to Kyoto.

Officers from the model introduced this week that it plans to open a brand new property within the historic Japanese metropolis in the course of the third quarter of this yr. Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto will function 52 visitor rooms, a Banyan Tree Spa and two eating places.

The property is on the location of the previous Resort Ryozen, near Kiyomizu-dera Temple and Kodai-ji Temple. Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto can even function the Higashiyama Onsen sizzling spring and get bragging rights for being the one lodge in Kyoto with a Noh stage for performing the 650-year-old Japanese artwork of Nohgaku, which options supernatural themes of ghosts and gods.

The lodge’s Yukio Hashimoto-designed visitor rooms will function conventional Japanese supplies, giant cypress wooden bathtubs, tatami mats and gold leaf accents. The rooms are supposed to embrace a way of hidden and quiet magnificence.

The posh model is well-known for its emphasis on native experiences at its accommodations, akin to Banyan Tree Phuket, the corporate’s first location, and Buahan, a Balinese resort that is a part of Banyan Tree’s Escape offshoot model. Increasing to Japan is a logical subsequent step for the model, given the considerably excessive degree of worldwide tourism to the nation.

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto will embody a Banyan Tree Spa with Kyoto-specific therapies, and two eating experiences meant to equally embrace town’s tradition.

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Bookings, in addition to particular opening affords, are actually accessible for stays starting July 26.

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