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Design Hotels Pet Favorite: The Hotel Screen's Different Rooms Gives Guests Different Experiences

Where: 640-1 Shimogoryomaecho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, 604-0995

Dipping into the new members of the design hotels group again, a new hotel in Japan has caught our attention. Opening on December 13, the Hotel Screen in historic Kyoto, north of Osaka, is a 13-room hotel that sounds pretty unique.

Hotel Screen is designed around the concept that "no two guests will have the same experience on any given night". That means that each room was designed by a different designer so you could, theoretically, spend almost two weeks getting a completely different experience each night.

As well as the varying rooms, guests can experience the open-air sky lounge (kind of a fancy name for a garden with seats, we suppose) and buy the hotel's very own soundtrack CD.

Once a week, in a nod to the environment, the restaurant in Screen has "Candle Night" to save electricity, although presumably the kitchen still operates in full light. They turn out "Kyoto nouvelle cuisine" which is a mix of traditional Kyoto-style food and French cuisine.

It's probably pretty tasty, but you just won't be able to to see it so well if you happen to eat there on Candle Night.

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Flickr Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Kyoto

Where: 644-2 Sanjusangendo-mawari, Kyoto, Japan

We have pointed you to miroqua's excellent Flickr photostream before and recently miroqua spent some time at the just opened (March 15) Hyatt Regency Kyoto.

What did we learn about this brand spankin' new hotel?

·The deluxe rooms are spacious with lush views and are equipped with flat screen tvs.

·Skip the 3100 yen + tax + service room service breakfast and head down to breakfast at The Grill, where juices are freshly squeezed and breakfast is served on warm dishes.  

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Westin Miyako Satellite Check In

Where: Kyoto, Japan

We have featured miroqua's flickr photostream in this space before, but it is good enough to take a second look at.

miroqua's latest hotel photography is from Westin Miyako Hotel in Kyoto Japan, which looks like a comfortable hotel for the business traveler.

Not only does the Westin Miyako offer those restful heavenly beds, but the property also offers what they dub "satellite" check in. When you arrive at the Kyoto station, you can check in with the "satellite concierge," who will deliver your luggage to your room while you can be free to begin your sightseeing or go off to your first meeting.

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