With a stay at NARA Visitor Center & Inn in Nara (Naramachi), you'll be steps from Nara Park and Sarusawa Pond Park. This hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Nara Prefectural Cultural Hall and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Kofuku-ji Temple.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a communal living room. Additional amenities at this hotel include tour/ticket assistance and a vending machine.
Grab a bite from the grocery/convenience store serving guests of NARA Visitor Center & Inn.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
Make yourself at home in one of the 24 individually furnished guestrooms, featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and bidets.
GGoh Li Shan2023.06.27
Nara Visitor Centre and Inn is charming place located right next to Sarasuwa pond. It is about 7 mins walk from the Kintetsu Nara station. Very near to Kofukuji temple. I stayed from 15-17 June 2023.
I felt warmly received by the staff on duty at the inn. Quite a lot of them are Mandarin and English speaking. I really appreciate one of the elderly gentleman’s staff warmth when he took the time to explain to me the attractions around the inn that I can visit, and he speaks Mandarin very well! I also appreciate the other staff’s eagerness to assist when I asked them questions about tours or to recommend places for breakfast.
A shoutout also to Yukina, who entertained me when I wanted to do the cosplay and Japanese calligraphy. I also really enjoyed the Japanese dance activity provided during my stay. I really enjoyed my stay here :)
I booked a Japanese style room, 8 tatami mats. Spacious for 1. Toiletries provided are sufficient. view from the room showed Kofukuji temple but was blocked by a tree. The only issue I had was that I was given the room at the end of the corridor. I personally preferred not to have a room at end of corridor for personal reasons, but the room was bright, airy and comfortable, and I was happy with it so did not request for a change.
A stay at Onyado Nono Nara Natural Hot Spring places you in the heart of Nara, within a 5-minute walk of Wakakusa Yamayaki and Shin yakushiji Temple. This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Nara Park and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Todaiji Temple.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including hot springs and a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access and a vending machine.
At Onyado Nono Nara Natural Hot Spring, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 216 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and pay movies provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
GGuest User2025.04.14
Matsuyama san is great, with patience and kindness, he explained everything in detail, we had a good start in this wonderful hotel.
The food was offered in traditional Japanese style, 怀石料理,The service was impeccable. There are three hot springs in the hotel and next door, we enjoyed all of them. A great stay. Highly recommended.
In the heart of Nara, Smile Hotel Nara is within a 5-minute drive of Nara Park and Kofuku-ji Temple. This hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Sarusawa Pond Park and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Nara Woman's University.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or make use of the other amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Make yourself at home in one of the 175 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and electric kettles.
SStinky Bus2025.01.16
Smile Hotel Nara is a great base for exploring Nara! It is very close to the JR Nara station (It only took a few minutes to walk to the hotel from the station). From the station, you can take a cheap bus to go look at many of the famous views and sights (and deer) in and around Nara Park (photos attached)! The hotel was older but still very clean, had free luggage storage for guests, and was very warm on a cold winter night! Also, you can drink the sink water from this hotel bathroom!
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BBeh wei kang2024.05.22
Near to attractions and it is quite spacious, feel like the management care about customers and make sure they have everything they need, there is laundry area, common work area and vending machine, all staff speaks english and is very polite and helpful, for the price they include a delicious breakfast nothing more i can ask for, if i am back in nara i will stay there again!
Located in Nara, Fine Garden Nara Horai is within a 15-minute drive of Nara Park and Nara Kenko Land. This hotel is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Toshodai-ji Temple and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Suzakumon Square.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as karaoke, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 52 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and minibars. Flat-screen televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as electric kettles and complimentary bottled water.
GGuest User2025.04.19
If you're traveling with Baggage,it would be really difficult to go
It's a bit far from Bus stop or Station 27mins
And it's really dark at night on the way to Hotel
If you're not taking a taxi,you have to walk on narrow sidewalk with no streetlight
The most scary thing is The Cemetery is beside the Hotel
If you're walking,you have to pass through that place definitely
The hotel is so fine ,grand and feel luxurious more than the same hotel in Oosaka
Everything is so clean and spacious
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LLung Tsang2024.10.21
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With a stay at Centurion Hotel Classic Nara, you'll be centrally located in Nara, a 2-minute drive from Nara Park and 11 minutes from Nara Kenko Land. This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Mt. Wakakusayama and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Nara Christ Church.
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GGuest User2025.03.01
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A stay at Piazza Hotel Nara places you in the heart of Nara, within a 5-minute drive of Nara Park and Kofuku-ji Temple. This hotel is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Nara Prefectural Cultural Hall and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Todaiji Temple.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 137 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access is available. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and bidets. Conveniences include safes and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
GGuest User2024.09.28
Fantastic Hotel with a perfectly convenient location. The only thing is the bad attitude of a female manager at the front desk. We asked for more bottled water, but she refused. Refusing is OK, but she thought we didn't understand Japanese and said some bad words to us.
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GGuest User2025.05.27
The room area is relatively large in Japan, the breakfast is also very rich, the hot spring is very comfortable, and there are four pools, which is considered a relatively large hot spring venue. About ten minutes' walk eastward, there is a comprehensive commercial building with a large supermarket on the first floor. After 7pm, sashimi and sushi are 50% off, making shopping very convenient.
Located in Nara, Yuzan Guesthouse - Hostel is within a 15-minute drive of Nara Park and Nara Kenko Land. This hostel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Nara Christ Church and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Kōfuku-ji National Treasure Hall.
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TTravelGuide252025.02.26
Clean, excellent service with the possibility of using the kitchen and the coffee/tea set for free.
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KKinglumLoved the hotel!! It’s in the center of nara city
It’s 5 mins walk to the nara shopping area, 5mins walk to the nara park there is deer walking around the hotel in the morning
There is free morning city walk tour at 7:00-8:00 with local guide; the bicycle is free
The view of the pond is nice the service is great!! 5stars to everything
The room is spacious and the bed is comfortable
They have drink lounge for free use with unlimited snacks; fruit juice, sake, beer, wine from
15:00pm-2:00am
Really recommend everyone that travels to nara city to stay at this hotel!!
The only downside of this hotel is the breakfast only provides japanese style food ; grill fish and onigiri
The onigiri is huge, grill fish and miso soup is cold
I wish they can make the onigiri smaller so
We can taste more flavors
And hope that they can provide a bakery corner for people who doesn’t like to eat fish
Otherwise we loved the hotel and want to go
Back again!!
Ps: there is not parking space so we need to park at the coin parking costs us 2400¥ /night
VVBBBKKExcellent room, neat and clean. They got everything you need in the self serve counter, facial cleanser, toner, you name it they have it. Big bath tub and super comfy bed. Extraordinarily buffet breakfast and good position, right next to Nara station. One more thing to mention is their services, better than any other place.
MMichael IanThis place was so cute and excellent. Staff didn't speak much English, but we were able to communicate easily enough. Room was Japanese Ryokan style. Tatami mats, low table. It had everything needed, shower and toilet in the room too. There is also an onsen that you can reserve for your private use. I asked for a time later at night and they still had one spot available. If you can't get a time then it is ”public use” after 22:00, which seems to mean that you might need to share if others want to join. Location was very good, right in the middle of the historic part of town and a short walk (<5 min) to Nara park to see the deer. Hotel was very nice and clean. I was here in late December and the air conditioning heater in the room was very good too.
GGuest UserThe hotel where the emperor stayed, the royal comfort, every day to visit Nara Park Todaiji, very convenient, beautiful surrounding scenery. I stayed here a few years ago, this time I stayed here again, although the price is a bit more expensive, but the accommodation experience is very good. The hotel specifications are very high. There are shuttle buses to Nara JR and Kintetsu. The driver uncle is very dedicated. I have two 30-inch and 28-inch heavy suitcases, he enthusiastically helped us get the whole thing on and off the car, without the help of other young employees, I admire it. There is a Chinese and English Buddhist classics in the room, and the TV has a Chinese channel to watch anti-Japanese war movies.
LLuk Kuok MingStrategic location and great self service to check in for the room, which is very impressive, automation and create convenient for customer. Even the baggage store, also convenient and advance, great for traveler would like to have short stay, and morning check out hotel then explore Nara park (nearby) with walking distance 10 minutes (public transport available nearby as well), before heading to next location, which train station is within walking distance. The hotel, also very close to street market that crowded with travelers and very convenient to hunt for restaurant food or street food. Overall, recommended hotel, and clean, just the room bit small, but suitable for short stay.
Wwee teeBooked this hotel through Trip which was a godsend. The hotel that I booked through ******* was screwed up big time by ******* because the hotel didn't receive the reservation apparently. ******* was not helpful with the relocation (even thought there were availability at other hotels), claiming the hotel class are different from the one I booked. Anyways this hotel is convenient and clean, only thing that I disliked was the site mentioned double bed BUT only can accommodate 1 person!? Ended we have to pay additional ¥3k for the 3rd person (my youngest daughter) for 2 rooms. 1 room for myself and the other for both daughters because the manager was adamant about the 1 room per person, however after paying the additional ¥3k he was ok with 2 persons in a room. Didn't make sense unless I was explained it is some government regulations to allow only 1 double bed room for 1 person
AAnonymous UserThe hotel seems a bit dated but very well maintained with an old world charm. The room was reasonably sized and i really liked they implemented a lounge for all guests to access from 2-7pm with a wide range of drinks even sake and wine.
GGuest UserThis hotel is exactly something what we expected to experience with a Japanese style room and hot spring. We chose Japanese style room which was spacious enough for 3 guests. Hotel fee already included Japanese dinner served inside room and breakfast (Japanese or American) served in their restaurant. Hot spring is available from 4pm-11pm, however, no morning session is available which a bit disappointed us. Hot spring area is not big, it is more enjoyable when there are only 2-3 guest in the pool.
Hotel location is good, only about 6 mins walk from Kintetsu Nara station. The only bad thing was NO elevator or escalator from the station up to ground floor exit. All other main tourist attractions are within walkable distance.
WWensenWe really appreciated the stay at the old traditionnal timber house, everything is kept in its style. The lifestyle also is part of the house : everyone is playing the game, being very silent and respectful, sharing a very nice traditionnal kitchen. The house may miss one more shower but it still works. I totally recommand the experience !!
GGuest UserFirst of all, the service staff is warm and thoughtful, and the attitude is amiable! Tell the precautions, the hotel is clean and hygienic, and the quilt is covered by yourself. The bathroom in the bath is particularly clean. Every guest is very conscious. Try to control yourself and not disturb others. It is really great!
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Kotonoyado Musashino, THE KAKU and Onyado Nono Nara Natural Hot Spring
are popular hotels with high ratings, making them good choices for your trip.
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When it comes to business trips, choosing a hotel with convenient transportation links is important to many guests.
Nara Royal Hotel, Hotel Pagodaand Onyado Nono Nara Natural Hot Spring
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When staying at a hotel, Internet access is important for both vacationers and business travellers.
Piazza Hotel Nara, Nara Hotel and JW Marriott Hotel Nara
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