Nara hotels

Pros: A little gem! Yoko is the nicest host! Trust the comments - if you want a once in a lifetime experience in a guesthouse in Japan, stay here. The double bedroom was really nice too, plenty of space. Location is perfect - bike rental 1 min from the house and close to main points. I can’t recommend it enough!!!

Cons: Nothing!

Pros: Excellent location, walking distance from Nara station and Nara Park. Yoko is a fantastic hostess. Kind, helpful (she lent us three umbrellas because it was raining), she makes her kitchen available to her guests. We are a family of five and we truly felt home there. We were able to share an excellent dinner with Yoko's Japanese guests. An unforgettable experience that I highly recommend to everyone!

Cons: Everything was perfect.

Pros: We had such a great stay here! The facilities were nice and comfortable. It was very fun sleeping on futon mattresses on traditional tatami floor for us. The host, Yoko, was amazing and extremely nice and accommodating; she made us feel very much at home. We had such a great time talking with her. This stay will be a very special memory and one of the biggest highlights of our trip

Cons: It was a little bit of a walk from the station, though the location was still nice and in a quiet neighborhood. We were able to walk to all the major sightseeing spots from the guest house so having to walk a little further initially was well worth the location

Pros: Excellent Japanese style accommodation. The host Yoko is very friendly and provide whatever necessary information during our stay at Nara. We enjoy nice tea and chat about Japanese cultures.

Pros: Yoko was an incredibly friendly and personable host. Her place is clean and comfortable. Like staying with a good friend, you feel right at home. Her place is really well-located and within walking distance to the subway/train station. Would definitely stay with her again!

Pros: The owners were so kind, the hostel was in a perfect location, and the rooms were so cute!

Pros: Wonderful hosts, super friendly and made us feel so welcome. We stayed in the big traditional room with futon which was very beautiful and comfortable. Yoko was a super attentive host, and it was so lovely to chat with her and other guests. I celebrated my birthday there, and it was made even more special staying at oku guesthouse. Best accommodation of our trip, and truely wonderful experience :)

Cons: Nothing, it was perfect!

Pros: The host was awesome, she speaks a very good English and was very friendly with us. The experience was great.

Pros: Traditional Japanese ryokan. The hospitality here is truly next level. Love their kaiseki cuisine. Location is also great. They offer exactly everything you expect from a genuine Japanese ryokan. And it’s located in a World Heritage Site, the Mt. Kasuga Primeval Forest. Walk down the hill, which takes less than 10 minutes, you’ll find yourself right at the historic center of Nara with Buddhist temples, shrines and a giant park with lovely deers! If you plan a fine experience at Nara, consider this place.

Cons: If anything, their air conditioning seems old and not very good at monitoring room temperature. But it does not make the entire experience less enjoyable. Also, adding one or two vending machines on the site selling drinks and snacks would be great.

Pros: The location, the staff and the Japanese cultural experience

Pros: its my 2nd stay here. Everything is great, food, service and great scenery! A very relaxing holiday, thanks!!

Pros: Most amazing experience for our entire trip in Japan The place is magical, the people is incredibly kind. It has been a dream come true

Cons: Our stay was too short, didn’t want to leave

Pros: Beautiful retreat in the primeval forest of Nara. Amazing dinners and excellent hospitality.

Cons: A bit more English proficiency would be nice, and a few less bugs who found their way in from the forest.

Pros: Really traditional and beautiful

Cons: Staff don’t speak English that well

Pros: The ryokan was delightful, set in the beautiful forest only a short walk from the temples on the east side of Nara. The rooms are set out along a short covered outdoor walkway which is built in the forest, over streams and rocks, each room has its own special view of the forest, streams and sculptures. The traditional room with sliding screens and tatami mats with underfloor heating was very comfortable. The meals were served in traditional style in your own room, the food was delicious, generally many small course served and explained by the very helpful staff. Also really enjoyed using the two private onsen that were available.

Cons: I would have liked the forest to have had one or two more tiny lights so that you could enjoy the view at night

Pros: Loved the main lobby area with high beamed ceiling and traditional fire place making it very atmospheric. Was also given a warm welcome. My room was very comfortable, a mix of traditional tatami mat with a more normal style of bed. Hotel very close to station so was able to walk/wheel heavy suitcase, also within walking distance of all the towns shops, bars, temples etc. I didn't have the evening meal but the trditional breakfast was good.

Pros: Hotel was very nice,close to the park and the shops. The staff is great and so nice. Thanks

Pros: This hotel provides the complete package: really excellent service, excellent location neat Kintetsu Nara Station, and a very short walk from Nara Park, large well equipped rooms and bathrooms, and a fully equipped free minibar. We had a very comfortable stay. On departure, they insisted on carrying our luggage to the train station.

Pros: Location is very good Hotel room and amenities excellent Staff were excellent

Cons: Breakfast was very expensive. The bar was extremely expensive

Pros: Everything..very fine Japanese style

Cons: We liked everything

Pros: Very helpful and courteous staff. Delicious food. Amazing room! Huge and comfortable bed! beautiful boutique hotel. great location.

Pros: What a treat to stay here. So comfortable and well equipped. Staff are amazingly kind and helpful. Definitely ask them to find you restaurants you will not regret it.

Pros: A perfect hotel experience. The staff were amazing and made us feel at home. Breakfast was delicious.

Pros: Breakfast and lunch were delicious! It's a old Japanese style guesthouse. So you might hear a bit noise. Great kitchen and commun space. But still need some more improvement, everything will be perfect! Don't let the house deteriorate!

Pros: Location and staffs

Cons: The wooden floor is a bit noisy, but fine

Pros: Friendly owner. Good Japanese breakfast.

Cons: Futon was a bit hard. We

Pros: This was an excellent place to stay-quiet, restful, central, safe and clean. We would happily stay here again. The staff are friendly and helpful. The breakfast was very tasty.

Cons: Nothing-fully met our needs

Pros: I like the kitchen which is convenient for us to buy some easy food to cook, such as instant noodles.

Cons: Since it is traditional japanese house, it a bit noise. The eletrical stove is not enough powerful, quite slow to heat up watee

Pros: The location is wonderful

Pros: The location and staff are great! We loved the private tub in the room.

Cons: The price is super high in comparison to everywhere else we had the same type of experience.

Pros: This was a terrific ryokan just on the eastern edge of the Deer Park at in Nara. It was well located to many of Nara’s key sites. The staff was extremely hospitable and was always helpful. The meals were excellent, both well prepared and delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay.

Cons: I thought the ryokan was all round pleasant. There wasn't anything I didn't like.

Pros: Location and services.

Cons: Dinners were not as expected especially on the first night. The food was not up to the ryokan quality as we had been in other ryokans even though the other ryokans room prices were lower.

Pros: I like both breakfast and dinner, especially the Japanese dinner exceeds my expectations with lots of foods I never have. They all taste delicious. The inn is located by the Nara park which has great scenic view and is very convenient The staffs are very helpful and friendly. It's the first time I stayed in the Japanese ryokan. The experience is unforgettable.

Cons: Nothing I can think about it at this moment.

Pros: Kotonoyado Musashino is an authentic ryokan set in the middle of Nara Park, it has a lovely location. The Japanese dinner was beautifully presented and a memorable experience. We did find some of the food at dinner quite challenging, but Japanese breakfast the following morning was great. Overall the staff were very friendly, helpful and professional.

Cons: Kotonoyado Musashino is a lovely old ryokan, but it is a little tired. Our room looked on to it’s own garden area but it needed a little tender loving care. The rugs in the seating and sink area had seen better days although I’d like to think they were clean. When we arrived the young girl who was to show us to our room selected a few yakata for me to choose from, later when I went to get dressed for dinner I found it was far too small, which resulted in the embarrassing experience of me having to ask for another. The lady on reception who came to my aid was great and she also helped me get dressed for dinner beautifully. Overall, we did enjoy our ryokan experience, but next time we’d consider one in Kyoto.

Pros: We have been to Japan several times with some experiences staying in Ryokan style hotels. I would say that Kotonoyado is one of our favorite, a very warm welcome, food, location, and the private bathroom. It’s such a privilage to walking with the deer at 7:30am with nobody in the park.

Pros: Great location, close to most attractions, but still in a quiet neighbourhood

Pros: Great location. very clean and everything you need for a short stay.

Cons: The bathrooms and showers are on the ground floor and all the rooms are on the first floor. The stairs are really steep so you have to make sure you are well aware while climbing them! The owners are very nice but I felt like going to their place and therefore disturbing them, the common area is open only until 10pm and I felt a kind of pressure to go to my room.

Pros: Location quiet but close, lovely deluxe Japanese room, helpful hosts who give just the right information.

Pros: We were only here for one night, but we were very happy staying here! Copious amounts of tea, a very comfortable common space with light music playing made it so easy to get work done. The building was old, historic, and beautiful. Our hosts were very kind and let us keep our luggage there after checkout.

Pros: Such a warm and attentive host, we felt very welcome and well looked after. Also loved the homemade signs, and staying in a beautiful traditional home. Very clean, with free hot water and lots of tourist information available!

Cons: We aren't used to sleeping on the floor but of course this is very traditional and the beds were beautifully made.

Pros: Although I was a bit hesitant about staying in a ryokan and sleeping on the floor, in the end I wish we stayed a second night. I literally slept like a baby! You don't really "sleep on the floor" actually, as there are 2 layers of very thin mattresses, so it is not that bad, and I personally like hard mattresses anyways. The couple managing the guesthouse is absolutely lovely and will make you feel at ease. The gentleman took his time to explain about his house which is 100 year-old and to show us around although we arrived a bit late at night. The room was absolutely gorgeous and comfortable. Heater worked really well so even in winter it is comfy! And the bathroom - although it is downstairs and to share - is practical. Just a few minutes walking to go to Nara park, or otherwise there is a bus that it is really to use to go around the city.

Pros: Kumiko and Shunju are special host! When I met them I had the impression that I had some japanese parents! They are really kind, nice and good hearted and it has been a stunning experience to stay in a real old style japanese house. Finally the atmosphere is enriched by the music of both some young and good violin players and Myazaki soundtrack. すばらしです！

Pros: It was more of a hotel than a hostel, at least the double bedroom we got had a private toilette with a bath wich was very nice and clean. The bed was comfortable and the room was well equipped. The common area was spacious and there was a big elevator.

Cons: The staff was nice but a bit disorganised. The coffee they offer is not good, but it is free. The hostel is quite far away from a JR station so if you have the JR pass it is uncomfortable to walk with your lauggage up to the hostel (13 min walk).

Pros: A three minute walk from Kintetsu Station. Very near Deer park on a quiet and charming pedestrian lane. Spotless and well run. Staff was helpful and friendly. Coffee/tea available for free. Highly recommended

Pros: Very good location, private rooms are a bit small but comfortable and at a very good price.

Pros: value for the money, staff are nice and friendly.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: This place was a gem! Warm and welcoming staff, free coffee and tea all day, cozy lounge/common area, clean rooms. Excellent location - just 1 min from the train station, super close to shopping, restaurants, convenience stores, and the deer park. The rooms are small (but pretty standard for Japan) and no-frills, but comfortable. You can also store your luggage for free, which has surprisingly not been the norm at a lot of properties we’ve stayed at throughout Japan.

Cons: No complaints.

Pros: Great location and very convenient price. Staff very friendly

Cons: small room (and toilet), although in line with Japan standards

Pros: The staff were kind and helpful. The room was wonderful, with big tatami mats, a spacious bathroom, big bathtub, fancy toilet, and even a massage chair. I loved the Kaiseki food. The onsen was relaxing and tattoo friendly. They even arranged a free guide for me to tour Nara, and gave me cookies to feed the sacred deer.

Cons: I wish I stayed longer :)

Pros: Extremely convenient and knowledgeable staff.

Pros: Extremely friendly staff, they tried their very best to communicate with you.

Pros: Onsen and the open view at 4/F

Cons: A little bit far away from the station but still okay

Pros: 1) excellent reception upon arrival in cold Dec - hot towel & hot tea served. 2) check in smoothly managed with luggages already in the top floor room. 3) staff patiently explained facilities in the room, hotel & nearby attractions. 4) 1st nite dinner - staff surprised us with platter of mini cakes & fruits to celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. 5) breakfast & Japanese dinner package was excellent - breakfast have choice of western or Japanese. Early breakfast on Nara Marathon day. 6) took photo of us & presented photo upon check out. 7) reception & dining staff always friendly with a smile & always greet us.

Cons: Nothing I dislike. Enjoyed our memorable 3N stay here largely due to excellent staff service & very clean room. ARIGATO GOZAIMASU staff of Hotel New Wakasa.

Pros: Really easy to access from the station. Todai-ji is only about 5 minutes walk from this hotel.

Cons: They didn’t change the dinner menu for me even though this was my 2nd stay. Usually japan ryokan will change dinner menu for repeater guest.

Pros: Beautiful Japanese room and hotel in general, excellent breakfast, great public bath, outstanding service. It is when things go wrong that you can evaluate service. Because Japanese breakfast take a lot of time to prepare we are asked the day before the time of the breakfast. The second day we wanted ti have breakfast 1/2h earlier, but because of a misunderstanding the staff for breakfast did not know. They rushed to prepare us the breakfast in less than 10 minutes,

Cons: Wifi signal was slow which was not expected for this level of hotel. There was almost no hot water in our bathroom, this was not a big problem as wr used the public bath every day

Pros: Friendly staff, japanese styled room, nice onsen

Cons: Location is quite far from the train station. No restaurant in nearby area.

Pros: The traditional Ryoken and Tatami beds were great! Staff were beautiful people, so friendly and helpful. The rooms are spacious and clean. We enjoyed our more traditional stay.

Pros: Very conveniently located - short walk to the Nara station and the main street and all its cafes and restaurants. Slightly longer walk to the Nara-Koen , but easily accessible for even the moderately fit! Very clean and comfortable room. Access to a fully equipped kitchen if you want to cook. Friendly, helpful staff. Highly recommended.

Pros: The owner was friendly and helpful. The guesthouse was so clean and close to JR Nara station. We have great experience for 2 nights stay.

Pros: Hardware is new and clean, in good condition

Cons: The room is too small The shower water turns cold for some reason

Pros: Staff had good English and were very helpful.

Pros: The room and facilities are super cute and practical. Reception staff was also very helpful.

Cons: The bed mattress was a little too soft and uncomfortable.

Pros: Staff very kind and helpful

Pros: Clear information. Quite place and very kind reception.

Pros: Very new and clean room with a comfy bed. Fairly small but enough room for our luggage. The bathroom was a great addition and very clean as well. The guesthouse is in a very convenient location close to Nara station and an easy walk to most sites. Staff were very friendly and accommodating - let us store luggage on arrival and check out. We would definitely stay again if in Nara.

Pros: Onsen & the location

Pros: Very nice property with extremely friendly staff. The woman at check-in was extremely nice and helpful. I was thrilled with the location. Even though it's right by the station (you don't even need to leave the station to get to the entrance) the room was silent. The onsen was also very enjoyable. I would definitely stay here again.

Pros: Onsen and the pillow services

Pros: It's very superb hotel. Everything is very good and value money. Breakfast looks like cooking by your mom. It's very delicious. Hot spring is also good.

Cons: The room is too small.

Pros: Location is near to the train and bus station but not near town. We loved the onsen both indoor and outdoor. Room size is a little small but is well organised and clean. Thank you for the hand written card placed in my room.

Cons: The room toilet is very tiny and hardly can move or turn around.

Pros: Firstly I would like to comment that it is becoming quite expensive to stay in Nara. Just a couple of years back I could still get good deals but it's becoming more and more expensive with each passing year. Piazza hotel is located just adjacent to JR Nara Station, so it's quite easy to access. However the main attraction of the city - Nara Park, is located at almost 20 minute walk. The rooms were nice and clean. Bathroom was exquisite with rain showers. Staff were helpful. In all everything was great about the hotel except it was a bit heavy on the wallet.

Pros: Modern and clean

Cons: Room is too small especially the window is for toilet not for the room

Pros: Good location for bus and train connections Very nice staff

Pros: All

Cons: Nothing

Pros: everything.It is very nice room and very clean .

Cons: n/a

Pros: This hotel was a fantastic surprise - it's sited very close to the JR railway station and from the outside is not a particularly attractive building (which always makes me a bit nervous about what's waiting inside), but our room (decorated in a traditional Japanese style with some of the most beautiful wallpapers I've ever seen in a hotel...) was superb. Quality amenities, very comfortable beds and quality bedding, and a fantastic bathroom with lovely toiletries. The location was very central within Nara, so we mostly walked to where we wanted to go - Nara Koen (park) was roughly 2.5 km walk away, but the walk to and from was packed with sights and even stalls on the days that we visited so you hardly noticed you were walking. We chose a room package that included breakfast and were not disappointed with the selection of food on offer.

Cons: It took us a couple of misdirected elevator rides to find the lobby of the hotel - but hey, that can add to the fun provided you're in the mood.... Better signage on the part of the hotel could help with this.

Pros: Very good

Cons: No

Pros: The location is excellent. It is next to Kintetsu Nara station. So if you take the bus or train, it is easy to find it. The host and other guests were really nice. There are two private showers, so if you like your privacy that’s amazing. You can also have breakfast there. Since it is arcade adjacent, you can visit many different shops and find cool places/things. I found a great restaurant nearby, but the wait was an hour long. So I waited half of that back at the guesthouse! If I ever come back to Nara, I’ll definitely stay here again! Also, I didn’t hear any outside noise! So even though it’s close to a busy area, noise wasn’t a problem !

Cons: I didn’t really dislike anything.

Pros: very good location，close to train station and Nara park

Cons: The sound insulation of the room is not good, I can hear voices from outside and neighbors.

Pros: Very nice and clean, easily accessible. Small but sweet breakfast.

Cons: Lots of noise from AC from outside the whole night. Choice between instant coffee or cold coffee from the day before for breakfast.