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Nara HotelvsHotel Nikko Nara
Both properties are rated highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Nara Hotel scores significantly higher than Hotel Nikko Nara. Nara Hotel comes in at #1 in Nara with accolades from 6 sources such as Fodor's, Michelin Guide and Insight Guides.
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
Hotel Nikko Nara Michelin Guide Fodor's Lonely Planet
8-1 Sanjo Hommachi, Nara, Nara Prefecture 630-8122
From $53/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Michelin Guide "Popular with both tourists and business people, this hotel is directly linked to JR Nara Station and its lobby is on the 3rd floor."
Fodor's "The city's largest hotel provides plenty of creature comforts in rooms with thick carpets and large windows that let in lots of light." Full review
Lonely Planet "The luxe choice in the JR Nara Station area... it's worth paying a bit more for an upgrade from economy-priced rooms." Full review
