Nara hotellia

Plussat: Very Good Value

Miinukset: All good

Plussat: A little outadated but overall good! Comfy bed and clean room!

Miinukset: It was a bit far from Nara park. I was not allowed to use the spa because I have tattoos, which is common in Japan. It would be good if it was listed as an onsen online instead of as a spa so that it is more clear to travelers that may also have toattoos and cannot participate

Plussat: The place is lovely, right inside the Nara park and next to some hills. The place is really clean, and the racks (i stayed in a shared room of 4) are spacious and confortable. The bathrooms are very clean as well, not cramped. I highly recommend the plce to anyone.

Miinukset: One thing I liked about it is that is away from the ceter area and right inside the park, as a result it is quite. Walk from the JR nara station, although a bit closer to the other station in Nara. I did not mind the walk there, but I was carrying a light backpack, so I throughly enjoyed my walk there, but for people carring big and heavy suitcases u might need a cab. Everything in the area closes around 5, so if u want food at night, u need to go to the center to find some. Other than that, if u like green and waking up and seeing first wild deer in the morning, this is the place for u.

Plussat: Nice spacious well-equipped room. Massage chair, jacuzzi bathtub. Clean. Helpful staff but no English. Great value for the money as far as the room itself, but the location is terrible.

Miinukset: In the middle of nowhere. 2000 ($20) taxi to the center of town. Ten minutes just to walk to the closest business/convenient store. Only stay here if you have a car.

Plussat: 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.

Miinukset: I wish I stayed longer :)

Plussat: Extremely convenient and knowledgeable staff.

Plussat: Location right next to train station, near food and shops. Great breakfast!

Miinukset: Room was small, but that was to be expected.

Plussat: We could walk there with luggage from the train station. The staff were very friendly and communicated well. We had the impression prior to arriving that the Guesthouse was a cross between a hostel and a hotel and it turned out to be pleasantly basic with private rooms and showers with well maintained and clean shared kitchen and common area. It accomodated our family of 6 adults very nicely.

Plussat: Very comfortable room and bed with excellent facilities. Convenient to all the important sights of Nara, and to two train stations for easy access to Kyoto.

Miinukset: There is no on-site parking, but city lots are available nearby for a fee.

Plussat: Clean, modern, attractively priced, and well-located accommodations in Nara. The owners are very nice, welcoming, and helpful. I appreciated the advice they gave me about directions to the temple sites I wanted to see and places to eat. While it's slightly out of the way from the main tourist sites, it's still relatively close (maybe 5-7 minutes extra walk than other more expensive hotels), and there are nice eateries nearby. It's also very close to the JR train station.

Miinukset: It's a little hard to find initially. I arrived at night and had brought a printout of the map from the website, but street signs in Nara are only in Japanese. I circled around a bit through the side streets to find it. But once you know where it is, it's pretty easy to find. I would recommend that the owners print a few photos of nearby street landmarks so that people can spot them and know they are "getting warm." I think the futons may be a little too thin for older people or people with back issues. I was able to handle it for 2 nights, but was glad to be moving on to another hotel in Kyoto after that.

Plussat: The staff was great and friendly. The place was new and clean.

Plussat: Lovely ,welcoming and helpful staff. Good services with acess to internet,small kitchen etc, Rooms very compact but beautifully clean.