Hotels With Bar in Nara Prefecture, Japan

Fantastic 4-star experience in Nara! Novotel Nara offers a perfect mix of modern luxury and local hospitality. The rooms are clean, the beds are incredibly comfy, and the breakfast is definitely worth it. A stylish and convenient place to stay for any traveler visiting the area

My best appraise is for the services in both of reception and restaurant, especially the staffs from Nepal and Max from Indonesia. Many thanks for the sincere service and patience to my naughty boy, he missed you a lot and he promised to come again next year to see you then. For me, the soundproofing effectiveness is really not friendly, I woke up by the car noises outside many time in the nite😭

During our stay, we encountered the Yama Festival at Mt. Wakakusa in Nara. The hotel provided a shuttle bus for guests staying that day to go down the mountain to watch the festival. They also distributed warm packs to guests before departure, which was a very thoughtful arrangement. The hotel is located halfway up the mountain and overlooks the entire city of Nara, with beautiful scenery. 

A question to think about, ‘What makes a hotel a luxury one?’ To me, it’s luxury because of the hospitality of the staff, quality of the property and the food they provided totally exceed travellers’ expectations, and as a result, we would love to pay more for the experience. Some staff really tried their very best to help me during my stay while some just didn’t. Upon arrival, I tried to communicate with the staff that I’d like to cancel my third night’s dinner because of the change of my plan. At first, I booked six meals in total and I’d only want to cancel one dinner and they said I needed to pay 100% for the cancelled meal because they have already bought the ingredients. Okay, I tried to understand that because they had already taken away my credit card and there’s nothing I could do about that and I thought it must be a very nice meal and that’s why they insisted that. Disappointingly, the portion was so small and paying the same amount of money I could get so much better food in 虹夕諾雅 or any other five star onsen hotels in Japan. As a result, I went to bed feeling hungry and eating the snacks I bought for myself :( The food portions are like a bento instead of a proper meal. ) Also, the Western style breakfast was so overpriced and the avocado in the omelette was not fresh at all. One more thing to note is that the complimentary champagne service they provided to their guests. It’s a nice experience but maybe I’m just a lady travelling alone and I couldn’t speak Japanese at all, the waitress didn’t serve me the same way as she served other people in the cafe. When all of them got two glasses of free drinks, one cocktail and one champagne, she only gave me one champagne and didn’t offer me the cocktail. And the day after, there was a nice staff who served me properly and I finally realized that I am entitled to two drinks. (Sigh)The experience was like buying a Chanel bag. The bag was pricey but the chain of the bag just suddenly fall apart while you are using it for the very first time. My advice is: Don’t use their catering services especially for the in-room dining plan. There are so many better choices out there in the city. The room and the service of the staff are great tho.

The first time I experienced a youth hostel, the bed type was the upper and lower bunks. I was lucky to be assigned to the upper bunks. After all, if I want to get out of bed, it will affect the lower bunks. The hotel staff is still kind, the part that excludes waiting in line for a bath and there is a distance from JR Nara. Others are not bad. After all, it is a youth travel. People who are afraid of noisy and need independent space think twice.

Although it's a hotel on the outskirts, it's a quiet hotel with perfect restaurants and services inside. It's just too far from downtown.

Beautiful location along the Kumano Koda trail. Excellent food and beautiful onsen on site. It is isolated (which is part of the charm) so be prepared to walk to town or take the bus if you want go to a market or lunch spot.

We stayed here for two nights and one night with three families, eight people in total, and it was very spacious and comfortable. There were two bathrooms, one on the first floor and one on the second floor, so we had no trouble finding one. Each of the four rooms on the second floor had two double (or maybe king?) beds, so each of the eight people could use one, which was a luxurious experience. The bedding was also very comfortable. There was no mention of pajamas, but they provided some samue-style work clothes. There were two Refa hair irons, one for curling and one for straightening, which was nice. The refrigerator had four bottles of mineral water, two 1-go (approx. 180ml) bottles of sake, one shochu (approx. 180ml) of the same size, two carbonated drinks, and snacks. It was disappointing that there were only seven snacks for eight people. Coffee, tea, green tea, and sugar were provided. There was no milk for coffee. The coffee was served in a cassette dispenser. There was also a microwave, toaster oven, water heater, and rice cooker. The kitchen was well-equipped with the basic necessities. The glasses were made of plastic, which bothered me a little, and they were cloudy and scratched. It would have been nice to have hand towels (there were some in the bathroom). The living room, adjacent to the kitchen, had a comfortable sofa, a large-screen TV, and a Switch. The disposable slippers were made of fluffy towel material and felt very comfortable. The lighting was mostly indirect and dim. I wish there were trash cans in each room on the second floor. The bathroom had a sauna and a separate cold bath, as well as two rocking chairs for relaxing. There were two showers in the large communal bath and another glass-enclosed shower booth next to the toilet in the laundry room. The amenities were also plentiful. One thing I didn't like about the bath was the water pressure, which significantly decreased if multiple taps were used at the same time. The sauna was large enough for three adults to fit in at the same time. Sauna mats were also provided. I had been able to contact them by phone the day before, but on the day itself, I couldn't get through at all, which was frustrating. Later, I found a wooden box with a special item for contacting them at the entrance, but I wondered how this system worked. There were plastic umbrellas available at the entrance, but there weren't enough for everyone. However, we were lucky to get some unexpected rain. The location is great, within walking distance of tourist spots like the Naramachi area and Todaiji Temple. Being able to leave our luggage at 12 o'clock was a relief. It would have been even better if we could have checked in at the same time... Everyone was very kind, from the phone staff to the cleaning staff. Overall, I was very satisfied. I would have liked to stay another night.

This got to be one of the best rappers i had ever been to, (besides a few really high end resort in Bali). This resort service is impeccable. The kaiseki dinner is really delicious. The Garden is so well curated that it can compete with some of the shrine garden. And last but not least the onsen is truly relaxing and beautiful. One tip, is it place the herbal pack into the onsen early. It takes 6 hours for it to fully diffuse into the onsen.