Pan Pacific Hotels Group debuts in Kyoto with Hotel Higashiyama

The group will add the hotel to its portfolio in 2025.

Pan Pacific Hotels Group will debut in Kyoto with the addition of Hotel Higashiyama to its Japan portfolio on 10 January 2025.

Hotel Higashiyama, a 143-room hotel, features a tea bar for Japanese tea ceremonies, a 78-seat restaurant and bar, and an onsen-style experience with three private baths.

It is near the Gion district, Heian Shrine, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, and transport modes like Higashiyama Station and JR Kyoto Station.

In addition, the group also signed a strategic partnership with Tokyu Hotels following the launch of Bellustar Tokyo and Hotel Groove Shinjuku last year.

The partnership will utilise Pan Pacific Hotels Group's global brands, international sales and marketing network, and tech-enhanced distribution platforms.