Sagano and Arashiyama sits at the western edge of Kyoto, reached by three separate railways. Below is what we have been able to check about staying here.
At a glance
Hotel Binario Saga Arashiyama
Walk to Tenryu-jiabout 10 minvia Prefectural Route 135
TypeHotel, operated by BINARIO HOTELS & RESORTS since August 2013
Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto
Walk to Tenryu-jiabout 3 min200 m
TypeHotel, operated by Mori Trust Hotels & Resorts and part of Marriott's Luxury Collection
Walking times are map-route estimates between the listed addresses. Rates and availability change, so none are listed here.
The two hotels
Hotel Binario Saga Arashiyama
Who it may suit
Travellers arriving by train who want to be next to the station rather than inside the temple district.
Type
Hotel, operated by BINARIO HOTELS & RESORTS since August 2013
Address
Hiromichi-cho 3-4, Saga Tenryuji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
On this route
The hotel's own website gives one minute on foot to JR Saga-Arashiyama Station and three minutes to Randen Saga Station, as its own estimate. A map route between the hotel's published address and the map's representative point for Tenryu-ji comes out at about 10 minutes over 700 m. That is a point-to-point figure, not the time to the garden entrance.
The hotel's own website gives six minutes on foot from Randen Arashiyama Station and fifteen from JR Saga-Arashiyama Station, as its own estimate. Its address is in Susukinobaba-cho, the same block as Tenryu-ji. A map route between the hotel's published address and the map's representative point for Tenryu-ji comes out at about 3 minutes over 200 m. That is a point-to-point figure, not the time to the garden entrance.
Randen Arashiyama 6 min, JR Saga-Arashiyama 15 min, Hankyu Arashiyama 15 min
about 3 min / 200 m
Station times are each hotel's own estimate, taken from its website. The times to Tenryu-ji are map-route estimates measured between the hotel's published address and the map's representative point for the temple. **They are not times to the garden entrance or to any particular gate**, and we have not checked which entrance is nearest.
What we have not checked
Other hotels, ryokan and guest houses in Sagano and Arashiyama
Walking times from any hotel to the three temples
Rates, availability and service standards
Whether staying in the area is better than staying elsewhere in Kyoto