The last night you can stay at Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto (京都新阪急ホテル) is Sunday, January 17, 2027, with check-out by 11:00 a.m. the next morning, Monday, January 18. The reason, according to the official announcement (in Japanese) from its operator, Hankyu Hanshin Hotels (阪急阪神ホテルズ), is the “expiry of a fixed-term building lease.”

Median listed prices for two people sharing a room over the final months are ¥32,400 in November (N=30 days), ¥17,100 in December (N=31 days) and ¥11,200 for January 1–17, 2027 (N=17 days), based on OTA listed prices as of October 31, 2026. This article covers how the final day works, week-by-week prices, and where you can stay near Kyoto Station once the hotel has closed.

When is Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto closing, and why?

Here is what has been made public. The announcement came on December 2, 2025, and the hotel has been operating since July 1981.

Source: Hankyu Hanshin Hotels, “Notice of the end of operations at Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto due to contract expiry” (December 2, 2025); the hotel’s official website

A fixed-term building lease is a lease on a building agreed for a set period. The announcement goes no further than naming the expiry of this lease as the reason for closing. It says nothing about the use of the building or site afterward, or about who owns it. As of October 31, 2026, we could not confirm any post-closing plan from official announcements. The announcement does not give a room count either; Kyoto City’s accessibility information lists 325 rooms.

For a market-side view of how hotels around Kyoto Station are turning over, see our article from an investment and supply perspective.

What happens on January 17, the final night, and on January 18?

On October 21, 2026, the hotel published “Operations on Monday, January 18, 2027” (in Japanese). If you are staying on January 17, it is worth checking the next morning’s arrangements here.

Source: Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto, “Operations on Monday, January 18, 2027” (October 21, 2026)

Because you cannot leave luggage after check-out, if you plan to keep sightseeing in Kyoto on the 18th, it helps to think ahead about station coin lockers or a parcel delivery service.

If you stay one last time, what is on offer in the Finale program?

From October 1, 2026 to January 17, 2027, the hotel is running its official “Finale” program (in Japanese). Three items mainly concern overnight guests.

• Plan with Finale goods: for two or more guests, available room-only or with breakfast. Guests who request it will be mailed a room key holder that was used at the hotel after it closes. Booking may be paused depending on sales.
• Dinner and breakfast plan at “Boulevard”: for two or more guests. You stay in a “Japanesque Twin” with a raised tatami area, and dinner is a half-buffet.
• Senjafuda-style sticker: handed to guests staying from December 31, 2026 to January 17, 2027, while supplies last.

The hotel also lists a history board display and message board in the first-floor lobby, Finale goods at the first-floor Kyoto souvenir shop, and a 45% discount on selected drinks at the bar on the first basement floor (リード), among other items. The program page does not show prices for the stay plans, so please check rates on the booking screen.

How much does it cost before closing? Listed prices by week

The table below shows the one-night price for the whole room when two people share it (tax included). It is neither a single-occupancy price nor a per-person price. It is based on the lowest listed price on each date, regardless of meal terms or plan.

Source: HotelBank Editorial Team research (OTA listed prices, two people in one room, tax included, rounded to the nearest ¥100, as of October 31, 2026). N=7 days per row; N=1 day for January 17 only. Each day’s value is the price at the last point it was listed with availability

• November: median ¥32,400 (N=30 days). The highest are the Saturdays of November 14 and 21, at ¥42,300.
• December: median ¥17,100 (N=31 days). Prices fall as low as ¥10,400 on December 14–16 and 21–25.
• January 1–17, 2027: median ¥11,200 (N=17 days). January 4–7 and 11–14 are ¥10,400, and New Year’s Day is ¥24,800.
• The final weekend: Saturday, January 16 is ¥16,600, and the last night, Sunday, January 17, is ¥11,200.

The median across all 61 days of November and December is ¥27,400, and there is a gap of about 3x between November and January. For a cheaper stay, look at mid-December onward or weekdays in January; for the autumn foliage season and the New Year holidays, check early.

In our October 31 survey, we could not confirm any listing with availability for two people on November 21 and 22, December 5, December 31 or January 1, 2027. The table’s prices may not be bookable on those dates, so please check current availability on the official website. Cheaper plans may exclude meals or carry booking conditions, and Kyoto City’s lodging tax may be charged separately. For a guide to the amounts, see Kyoto’s lodging tax: ¥200–¥10,000 per person per night in five tiers.

Where to stay after it closes: the same price range near Kyoto Station

From hotels within 1km of Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto whose median listed prices for November–December fall in the same range of roughly ¥25,000–¥30,000, we picked the six closest to Kyoto Station. They are grouped by station exit, and the order is not a ranking.

Source: HotelBank Editorial Team research (OTA listed prices, two people in one room, tax included, rounded to the nearest ¥100, as of October 31, 2026; November N=30 days, December N=31 days); each hotel’s official website and others. For comparison, Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto is ¥32,400 in November and ¥17,100 in December

As a new option, Courtyard by Marriott Kyoto Station opens on November 16, 2026. It is 3 minutes on foot from the Kyoto Station Hachijo East Exit, with 270 rooms in 10 room types, the all-day dining restaurant “The 8th Gate,” a café and bar, and a fitness gym. According to materials published by the JR Central group, breakfast is a buffet. The median listed price for two people in one room is ¥36,300 from opening day through December 31 (N=46 days), of which December is ¥25,400 (N=31 days). For how the opening changes price tiers around Kyoto Station, see our analysis of Courtyard by Marriott Kyoto Station’s November 16 opening.

If a large communal bath is a priority, you may also find it useful to read Three Kyoto hotels with large communal baths, compared by price and reviews (HotelPicks, in Japanese), which extends the comparison to a hotel in Umekoji, just west of Kyoto Station.

How to choose: three pointers

• You want to keep the convenience of the Karasuma Exit: Kyoto Tower Hotel and its Annex are on the north side of the station, the same side as New Hankyu.
• You want a shorter Shinkansen transfer: the Hachijo-side hotels suit you best: Hotel Keihan Kyoto Grande, Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo, Hotel Elcient Kyoto Hachijoguchi and Washington R&B Hotel Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi.
• You want to keep costs down: even the six hotels listed here have December medians of roughly ¥14,000–¥20,000. Before choosing a hotel, first consider whether you can shift the month of your stay; that is where the difference comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

Methodology and sources

■ Data sources

Public listed prices on major Japanese OTAs compiled by the HotelBank Editorial Team (Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto and hotels operating within 1km of it). The closing date, reason, January 18 arrangements and Finale program come from official announcements by Hankyu Hanshin Hotels and Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto; room counts come from Kyoto City’s accessibility information and each hotel’s official website.

■ Assumptions

Prices are the one-night price for the whole room when two people share it (tax included). We took the lowest listed price for each stay date, regardless of meal terms or plan, using the value at the last point it was listed with availability. Weekly and monthly medians (N is the number of stay dates) are rounded to the nearest ¥100. Data is as of October 31, 2026.

■ Limitations

Listed prices may differ from the amount actually paid, and Kyoto City’s lodging tax may be charged separately. On dates when we could not confirm a listing with availability for two people (November 21 and 22, December 5, December 31 and January 1, 2027), the table’s prices may not be bookable. The alternative hotels are a guide selected by price range and proximity to Kyoto Station, not a ranking.

■ Main sources

• Hankyu Hanshin Hotels, “Notice of the end of operations at Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto due to contract expiry” (December 2, 2025, in Japanese)
• Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto, “Operations on Monday, January 18, 2027” (October 21, 2026, in Japanese)
• Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto, “Finale” program page (in Japanese)
• HotelBank Editorial Team research (OTA listed prices, as of October 31, 2026)