A slightly different angle on Kyoto’s rich ryokan-influenced tradition of historically informed hospitality, Candeo Hotels Kyoto Karasuma Rokkaku is set in a beautifully preserved machiya townhouse, a form that typically incorporated a workshop or retail space on the ground floor and a residence upstairs. Much of its Meiji-era detail remains in the common spaces, while the rooms take a contemporary-luxe turn, though their organic warmth feels of a piece with the building’s aesthetic. More familiar ryokan-style elements include a bento breakfast and an onsen bath, though the latter is clad in polished marble rather than simple cedar.