Located in Otsu, Shiga. Twin Room (36m²) is available in this hotel. Western and Chinese buffet-style cuisines using local organic ingredients.
Standing at 136 meters tall and with 38 floors, this lakeside resort offers beautiful seasonal views of Lake Biwa from its guest rooms—and it’s only two stations and 10 minutes from JR Kyoto Station to Otsu Station. This location is ideal as a base for sightseeing in Shiga and Kyoto.
Every room offers a lakeside view. Relax in peace as you gaze down on the beautiful sights of Lake Biwa, which offers a new experience every season.Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel have amenities and services to make your stay even more pleasant. You can also find details on activities such as cruises, golfing, and cycling here.
From Kyoto Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen line, it takes only 10 minutes to reach Otsu Station on the Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line). The resort is ideally located to serve as a base for sightseeing in Shiga and Kyoto.
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Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel
Address: 4-7-7, Nionohama, Otsu City Shiga, 520-8520 Japan | Tel: +81-77-521-1111 | Hotel Official Website |
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Prince Hotel Safety and Security
The Prince Hotels has developed the Prince Safety Commitment as new protocols for hygiene and disinfection to be applied to all our hotels under our brands. This new protocol will enable us to provide our guests with a safe and clean environment to enjoy their stay with us.
They are very much looking forward to welcoming you back with safe and clean environment ready by the time our guests start travelling again.
Stronger measures for employee hygiene

They will thoroughly implement body temperature measurement, hand-washing, gargling, and disinfection before start of work, and our staff will wear masks or face shields when carrying out work duties.
They will also be distributing sanitizer to all employees and emphasize hygiene training to make sure that our staff maintain each individual`s health while striving to provide warm hospitality to our guests.
Health check for guests

- Hotel guests. They ask all stay guests to disinfect their hands and measure their body temperature upon arrival at the hotel. Also, They ask all stay guests to fill out a self-check sheet upon checking in to the hotel.
- Dining guests at restaurants. They will ask all guests to disinfect their hands and check their body temperature when entering our restaurants.
- Golfing guests. They will ask all guests to disinfect their hands and check their body temperature when entering our clubhouses.
- Skiing guests. They will ask all guests to check their body temperature upon arrival at the resort.
Promotion of new measures for cleaning and disinfection

They will be thoroughly disinfecting surfaces frequently touched by many people such as equipment and facilities in restaurants, guest rooms, and others in particular.
- Installing sanitizer. They will make a disinfectant available for free usage to our guests by installing it at such places as hotel entrances, restaurant entrances, and others on all restaurant tables so that guests can use it to disinfect their hands.
- Stronger measures for disinfection at our restaurants. Each time our restaurant guests finish their meal, They will not only clean but disinfect the table they are occupied so that it is ready for the next guests to dine safely and with ease.
- Introduction of “Safety stickers”. A “Safety sticker” will be affixed to the door of any guest room that has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected to clearly indicate that no-one has entered after cleaning, enabling guests to enter the room feeling safe.
Thorough countermeasures to prevent the droplet spread

- Installation of droplet spread prevention screens. Acrylic screens will be installed at locations where our staff is in regular contact with our guests, such as front desks and restaurant cashiers.
- Ensuring a social distancing. They will secure a minimum 1-meter distance between tables in restaurants.
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Rooms

Room Facilities
- Free high-speed internet access (Wi-Fi)
- TV (Pay-TV)
- Alarm clock
- Air conditioning controller
- Bathroom with bathtub and washbasin area
- Washlet toilet
- Hair dryer
- Safe
- Closet
- Electric kettle
Room Amenities
- Toothbrush
- Comb
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Soap
- Washcloth
- Slippers
- Razor
- Japanese bathrobe
Restaurants

About Breakfast
Lake View Dining Biona
New York Steak & Seafood Restaurant has been enjoyed by countless diners, and on March 3, 2017 it will undergo a post-renovation opening as “Lake View Dining Biona.” Enjoy a varied arrangement of Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine at a buffet that utilizes local ingredients, organic ingredients, as well as the latest wave of superfoods. These bountiful and natural foods can be enjoyed in the restaurant while enjoying live performances and taking in the outstanding view from the upper floors.
- Seating: 172 (including 20 -36 seats in 1 private room)
- Location: 37th floor
- Breakfast: 7:00am – 10:00am (L.O. 10:00)
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Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel Local information map
From Kyoto Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen line, it takes only 10 minutes to reach Otsu Station on the Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line). The resort is ideally located to serve as a base for sightseeing in Shiga and Kyoto.
The city of Otsu, Japan’s former capital, boasts numerous historical points of interest as well as beautiful natural and lakeside sightseeing destinations. With Otsu station a mere 10 minutes from Kyoto station, you can easily include Otsu in your Kyoto sightseeing plans.
From Kansai International Airport
- It takes 75 minutes to Kyoto Station by Airport Express “HARUKA”.
- It takes 10 minutes from Kyoto Station to Otsu Station by JR train.
- It takes about 10 minutes by shuttle bus or taxi from Otsu Station.
From Itami Airport
- It takes about 60 minutes to Kyoto Station by limousine bus during normal hours.
- It takes 10 minutes from Kyoto Station to Otsu Station by JR train.
- It takes about 10 minutes by shuttle bus or taxi from Otsu Station.
Check-in at Kyoto Station Shinkansen Hachijo Gate!!
Just Deposit your Luggage and go sight-seeing relaxed and hands-free!
Please check a video showing how to get to the hotel from JR Kyoto Station.