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Nara HotelvsGuesthouse Makura
Both Guesthouse Makura and Nara Hotel are endorsed by professional reviewers. On balance, Nara Hotel scores significantly higher than Guesthouse Makura. Nara Hotel ranks #1 in Nara with positive reviews from 6 sources including DK Eyewitness, Insight Guides and Fodor's.
Nara Hotel
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Frommer's
Lonely Planet Michelin Guide
1096 Takabatake-cho, Nara, Nara Prefecture 630-8301
From $232/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide "Its grand entrance, coffered ceiling and chandelier make you feel you have slipped back in time."
Fodor's "Built in 1909, this hotel is a beautiful synthesis of Japanese and Western architecture. The high ceilings, wide hallways, and sumptuous beds are fit for, well, an emperor." Full review
Insight Guides "Nara’s top hotel choice. The location, within a Meiji period building with its own landscaped gardens abutting Nara Park, is hard to beat."
DK Eyewitness "Reminiscent of the grand old hotels of the Orient, this hotel has views of Wakakusayama Mountain and the temples Todai-ji and Kofuku-ji."
Frommer's "Spreading like a palace atop a hill on the south edge of Nara Park...it has many Japanese features in the Momoyama Period style of architecture." Full review
Lonely Planet "This grande dame of Nara hotels is a classic, with high ceilings and the smell of polished wood all around." Full review
Michelin Guide "Set in the 1,600-acre national treasure that is Nara Park, the Nara Hotel dates back to 1909, and has welcomed notable guests from Edward VIII and Charles Lindburgh to Pope Paul VI and the Dalai Lama" Full review
Guesthouse Makura Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
27-1 Imamikadocho, Nara, Nara Prefecture 630-8374
From $23/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Parking
- Air Conditioning
- Baggage storage
Lonely Planet "This atmospheric stunner in Naramachi has just three quiet guest rooms in a one-time Edo-period ink-maker's workshop." Full review
Lonely Planet "In Naramachi and close to the sights, Guesthouse Makura occupies a 90-year-old wooden machiya...it's very well-maintained and the English-speaking owner goes out of his way to make guests feel at home" Full review
