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SleepingTOP PICKSFURTHER READINGPick up our Kyoto city guide(£14.99) or Pocket Kyoto& Osaka (£8.50). Kyoto iscovered in our Guides app (freedownload from app stores).``````128 Lonely Planet Traveller October 2017``````Shiraume Ryokan ££Best for old-fashioned charm(shiraume-kyoto.jp)Looking out over a lovely canal inGion, this place has a small innergarden, and is a great spot for atypical ryokan experience.``````Shunko-in £Best for meditation(shunkoin.com)At a subtemple of Myoshin-ji, thisshukubo (temple lodging) is verycomfortable. Guests can book aZen meditation session.``````Noku Kyoto £££Best for contemporary design(nokuroxy.com)Also known as Noku Roxy, thishotel opened in late 2015. Its ele-gant rooms are all blonde woodwith colourful bedhead artwork.``````Royal Park Hotel The Kyoto ££Best for a convenient location(rph-the.co.jp)There are tons of shops and res-taurants within an easy walk ofthis boutique-business hotel, plusthe historic Pontocho district.``````Hiiragiya Ryokan £££Best for grand tradition(hiiragiya.co.jp)This elegant ryokan (traditionalinn) has a new wing but also anolder building if you fancy somewabi-sabi (imperfect beauty).``````Lower East Nine Hostel £Best for style on a budget(lowereastnine.com)LE9 is a design-savvy hostel withcapsule-style dorms, twin roomsand inviting public areas kittedout with mid-century furniture.AUTUMN IN KYOTOMAP KEYSIGHTSEikan-doKiyomizu-deraKoto-inPath of PhilosophyACTIVITIESCamellia Tea Experience``````Funaoka OnsenHozu-gawa River TripEATINGHonke OwariyaShigetsuYoshikawa``````SLEEPINGHiiragiya RyokanLower East Nine HostelNoku KyotoRoyal Park HotelThe KyotoShiraume RyokanShunko-in