Miyako Hotels and Resorts (都ホテルズ&リゾーツ) is a chain of hotels headquartered in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings. As of today,[1] it has 21 properties (opened or announced), including 19 in Japan and two in the United States.
History
Miyako Hotels began as a tea house and Japanese-style garden in Kyoto in 1890.[2] Built by Nihei Nishimura, a wealthy merchant, the first Miyako Hotel was opened ten years later in 1900.
In July 1998, Kintetsu Hotel Systems was established as the hotel's management company.
In March 2000, a merger with the Kintetsu Hotel Systems resulted in Miyako Hotels taking over the management of the 1890-vintage hotel in Kyoto, which was then rebranded as "The Westin Miyako Kyoto".
In April 2007, Starwood