NARA Visitor Center & Inn

2.5 star property

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Public bath
Japanese Style Room for 5 People | In-room safe, individually furnished, blackout curtains
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Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
3, Ikenocho, Nara, Nara, 630-8361
  • Nara Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Sarusawa Pond Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Gango-ji Temple
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    ‪67 min drive‬

Room options

Japanese Style Room for 4 People

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Futons

Japanese Style Room for 5 People

  • 17 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Single Futons

Twin Room

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

Japanese Style Room for 3 People

  • 10 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Futons

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About this property

NARA Visitor Center & Inn

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, steps from Nara Park
Along with a microwave in a common area, this hotel has laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, tour/ticket assistance, a corner/local shop and a communal living room are on-site. Housekeeping is available on request.
NARA Visitor Center & Inn offers 24 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and complimentary slippers. Each accommodation is individually furnished. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include bidets, toilets with an electronic bidet, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Housekeeping is offered on request and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at NARA Visitor Center & Inn. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Nara Park. Free WiFi in public areas and laundry facilities are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, convenience store and laundry facilities
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the overall condition of the property
  • Steps from Nara Park and Sarusawa Pond Park
As a guest of NARA Visitor Center & Inn, you'll find a terrace, a vending machine, and multilingual staff. WiFi is free in public spaces. NARA Visitor Center & Inn also features tour/ticket assistance, laundry facilities, and a corner/local shop.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Nara hotel.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese, Korean

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • In a regional park
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchairs on site

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge
  • Oven
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Toaster oven

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
Japanese futons are provided based on the number of adults in the reservation.

We should mention

  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels etc). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.

Property is also known as

NARA Visitor Center Inn
Visitor Center Inn
NARA Visitor Center
NARA Visitor Center & Inn Nara
NARA Visitor Center & Inn Hotel
NARA Visitor Center & Inn Hotel Nara

NARA Visitor Center & Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 490 out of 625 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 114 out of 625 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 625 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 625 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 625 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Aimee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
touristy but not in a bad way. refreshing from the local homogenous flow. lots of different cultures an races merging. beware of deer poop *)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Japanese room was a cool experience. Very close to deer park. Can buy the deer crackers at convenience store downstairs. Cosplay was fun. Origami folding was great too
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

A

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location with cultural activities and a public bath, friendlt staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff helped us to get a refund from expedia, sleeping on the floor was very challenging for myself, girl friend was fine but we decided to leave. Staff was incredibly helpful, would recommend to any traveller.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

HIDEKI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tao

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good view from enclosed balcony, with Japanese beddings
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mackenzie, Vancouver

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing compares for the value. Absolutely incredible people. Amazing staff. You will not be disappointed. I'm flabbergast at the quality to price ratio. You will have walking access to everything. This venue is incredible.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ludwing

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Motoko, SAN ANTONIO

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable Japanese room and friendly staff and also price!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very friendly staff and awesome location.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful!
What a wonderful hidden gem. My room was a traditional Japanese room with a wonderful view over the square and monuments. I have great memories of it. Such lovely staff too who went out their way to make me feel at home and offered lots of activities onsite (Origami etc).
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tzong-Yu

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

MarieAndree

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Simple but beautiful room, in front of a pond. Easy to go the park and temple
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Madokatte

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lot of restaurant closes early nearby and there is no restaurant inside but there is a full shared kitchen area. Wifi didn’t work in the room but it did on the 1st floor. There is a shared internet/computer room separately from the room we stayed on the floor so maybe that would have worked better if I got out of my room.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gongming

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
100/100 nothing I could be picky on. We will book again for the next Nara visit. Thank you so much for the great service and experience.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne-Aliette

Travelled with group
Vraiment accueillant, les gens souriants et collaborants!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yumi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All staff were very helpful. We enjoyed origami and calligraphy that the staff showed how to. Tea ceremony was great, too. We definitely stay again next time.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Not Bad for the money
This place isn’t close to the stations but it’s very handy to see the shrines and other places like restaurants and convenience store. It doesn’t get 5 stars cause there isn’t even one cup in the room. Had to make coffee in a paper cup without a spoon and supply your own coffee! Nice view from the window. Friendly staff and spacious. Well priced.
View from the window
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yuen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tranquil, clean, close to Nara Park.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trudi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in Nara
Great hotel. Great location. Fabulous staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Archana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Reiko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed for 4 nights and had a great stay. Walking distance to area sightseeing spots and shopping arcades were just around the corner. I stayed in Japanese style room and it was spacious and comfortable. People who worked there are very nice and friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eugene

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant, unique Japanese cultural experience in a hotel that also serves as the tourist welcoming center. Kitchen on every floor; friendly staff fluent in English; next to Nara park. Our family was very comfortable in their care.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shauna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
-excellent location, large rooms, friendly and helpful staff -large window in room -very comfotable room overall with small fridge and kettle -would have been nice if dishes were provided in the kitchen, although dishes were available to rent
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024