Originally Posted by Aventine

Japanese do like luxury and the new flavor of the month. I could see affluent Japanese doing their best to get into Aman Kyoto and paying whatever it takes. Aman has really boosted their Japanese profile with Tokyo and Emu and having Japanese bloggers go out to all the properties for coverage. I don't think RC will lose out too much, as, other people will fill in the gaps for what is still a very new and luxurious hotel.

Hyatt Regency Kyoto should be afraid of all of the new competition. Their hardware and facilities were inadequate before RC arrived and now they're hopelessly behind in the luxury game.