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NARA Visitor Center & Inn

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Japanese Style Room for 5 People
Japanese Style Room for 4 People
Point of interest
Public bath

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

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

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Japanese Style Room for 4 People

Japanese Style Room for 4 People

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

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Japanese Style Room for 5 People

Japanese Style Room for 5 People

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

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Japanese Style Room for 3 People

Japanese Style Room for 3 People

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

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Exterior
APA Hotel Kintetsu Nara Ekimae
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Air conditioning
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4.3 out of 5, Excellent, (367)
The price is AU$95
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
5 Dec - 6 Dec
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About the area

Nara

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.

What's nearby

  • Nara Park - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Sarusawa Pond Park - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Kofuku-ji Temple - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Nara National Museum - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Todaiji Temple - 18 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Kintetsu-Nara Station - 9 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪鹿のおしりコーヒー - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Bar Fiddich - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪猿田彦珈琲 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪㐂つね - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪平宗奈良店 - ‬2 min walk

About this property

NARA Visitor Center & Inn

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, steps from Nara Park
NARA Visitor Center & Inn offers 24 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and 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 hair dryers.

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

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.
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.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese, Korean

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Corner/local shop
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Corner/local shop
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • 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 available on site

More

  • Communal living room
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Shared microwave

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Microwave
  • Mini fridge
  • Oven
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster oven

More

  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Local maps
  • Safe
  • Slippers

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
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

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
Japanese futons are provided based on the number of adults in the reservation.

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for 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. 482 out of 613 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 110 out of 613 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 613 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 613 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

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

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved this place. The staff were so lovely and helpful. It is perfectly located and in waking distance to all of the best spots in Nara. It was quiet, comfortable, clean and we had an amazing view of the Pagoda. Also, downstairs in the lobby area, you can learn all sorts of things like Origami. It is a real treasure this spot. There is also a hot bath area for a soak after your daytime adventures. I highly recommend this place for your stay in Nara.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

julia irene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

xiaojing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

siddhartha

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

HIDEKI

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great place if you're visiting Japan. It's a hotel and visitors center. Foreign currency exchange, laundry, cultural exhibits, demonstrations, kitchen, convenience store all in the same building. The location is next to Nara Park so you can beat the crowds in the mornings.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay. Large room with windows that open. We were there on November public holiday and happened to see short fireworks display in distance from our room. Kitchen area with stove and microwave on same floor. Kitchen supplies at reception. ¥300 for washing machine and ¥100 per 30mins dryer. Quiet little streets around the corner with little restaurants. Small ramen restaurant at edge of the pond out front is excellent. Easy walk from Kintetsu-Nara Station but to enter reception go round the back from the carpark if you have big luggage (rather than using the stairs via the visitor centre). Very helpful staff. For luggage transfer, reception can help you fill out the forms but take the lift down to convenience store to drop off luggage and pay.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff! Nice area around the hotel. Clean and comfy
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023