Nara HotelvsTsubakiso

Both Tsubakiso and Nara Hotel are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Nara Hotel ranks significantly higher than Tsubakiso. Nara Hotel comes in at #1 in Nara with accolades from 6 sources including Frommer's, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.

Nara Hotel

Tripexpert score:

9/10

Location:1096 Takabatake-cho, Nara, Nara Prefecture 630-8301

Price:

From $232/night

Amenities:

Bar/Lounge
Hot Tub
Free Internet
Room Service
Laundry Service
Concierge

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Expert reviews:

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

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Tsubakiso

Tripexpert score:

7/10

Location:35 Tsubaicho, Nara, Nara Prefecture 630-8343