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Gyokuzoin 2 stars

Heguri

Basic Japanese-style rooms overlook the temple compound, and feature a tatami (woven mat) floor, on which traditional futon bedding is spread to sleep in. They are fitted with air conditioning and a safe. Everything was great.Awesome experience.

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9.2
Superb
345 reviews
Price from
£62
per night

Kasuga Hotel 4 stars

Nara

Guests at Hotel Kasuga can enjoy a taste of Japan with the green tea and Yukata robes provided. Japanese-style rooms have a tatami (woven-straw) floor and futon bedding, and all rooms come with an LCD TV and an en suite bathroom. Japanese style room with a personal onsen style tub was amazing. Onsen area is anlso incredible! This place is only a minute walk from the train station, and only another minute in the opposite direction to reach the park and deer.

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9
Superb
215 reviews
Price from
£202
per night

Tsukihitei 5 stars

Nara

Tsukihitei is located in the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Each guest room has a Japanese-style decor and offer panoramic forest views, traditional tatami (woven-straw) floors, and shoji paper screens. Amazing forest location, staff super friendly. Great place to stay to have easy access to Nara park and the forest trail. Room was huge and had a private bathroom.

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9.2
Superb
127 reviews
Price from
£485
per night

Kanko Ryokan Yamato

Ikoma

Located in Ikoma and only 8.8 km from Iwafune Shrine, Kanko Ryokan Yamato provides accommodation with city views, free WiFi and free private parking. The property is set 9.1 km from Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium, 12 km from Nippon Christ Kyodan Shijonawate Church and 12 km from Shijonawate City Museum of History and Folklore. The ryokan features family rooms.

At the ryokan, each unit comes with a tatami and a TV. At the ryokan, all units have a shared bathroom with slippers and free toiletries. Beautiful place line from a Ghibli movie. Lovely owners and 2 funny dogs. My son was happy to play with them. If you come by car pls park on the big free parking Before entering Ikoma village. Then walk 3 min ( by stairs) to the Ryokan.

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9.9
Exceptional
8 reviews
Price from
£36
per night

Kadojin

Dorogawa Onsen, Tenkawa

Guests at the ryokan can enjoy an Asian breakfast. There is a coffee shop, and packed lunches are also available. The ryokan is located in a geothermal area, with a number of hot springs nearby for guests to relax in. The location was picturesque and overall incredibly pleasant to look around at. The property itself is very well maintained, truly delivers the classic ryokan experience, onsen are amazing and very enjoyable, the staff was wonderful and incredibly helpful. The food was something else - both the kaiseki dinner and the breakfast were delicious, filling and a great pleasure to partake in. Overall, would highly recommend, I had a blast staying at Kadojin.

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9.6
Exceptional
8 reviews
Price from
£241
per night

Misenkan 2 stars

Tenkawa

Located in Tenkawa, Misenkan offers air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi. This 2-star ryokan offers luggage storage space. Guests can enjoy river views.

All rooms in the ryokan are fitted with a flat-screen TV. Rooms are equipped with a shared bathroom. All units have a desk. Everything perfect, very nice and helpful staff, beautiful and cozy room and bed, you can hear the sound of river when you sleep, very good and yummy food, host even cook more dishes for us

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9.5
Exceptional
23 reviews
Price from
£159
per night

Kotonoyado Musashino 4 stars

Nara Park, Nara

The ryokan also offers free use of bicycles. Kofuku-ji is 1.1 km from Musashino, while Kasuga Taisha is 300 metres from the property. The nearest airport is Osaka Itami Airport, 39 km from the property. This felt like less of a hotel stay and more of an experience as a whole. If you are exploring Nara I would recommend taking at least a day to just enjoy this hotel stay. We were greeted by extremely friendly staff who helped us with every little thing, from taking our luggage to ordering a taxi for our departure. We were served luxurious meals for dinner and breakfast in our room, by staff who set our table and made our bed. The location was magical with beautiful nature and deers roaming around outside. They had an amazing natural hot spring bath as well. Would warmly recommend this place.

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9.4
Superb
97 reviews
Price from
£341
per night

1日1組のお客様を御迎えする宿Hotobil An inn that welcomes one group of guests per day 1 stars

Nara

Guest house 1日1組のお客様を御迎えする宿Hotobil An inn that welcomes one group of guests per day has 2 rooms, both with a tatami (woven straw) floor, a low table with seating cushions and a flat-screen TV. Guests sleep in traditional futon bedding on the floor. Bathroom facilities are shared. Our host cooked us an excellent Japanese style breakfast that was delicious and very filling . It was a great way to start our day.

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9.4
Superb
95 reviews
Price from
£102
per night

Kakimotoya 3 stars

Sango

Kakimotoya is located near Mount Shigi, a 10-minute taxi ride from JR Oji Train Station. Featuring traditional architecture, public baths and seasonal cuisine, it provides Japanese-style rooms with a tatami (woven-straw) floor. Some rooms have a private outdoor bath. We were pleasantly surprised by the meals provided at the Ryokan. Meals were beautifully prepared. We didn't get to experience the bath but we hope to next time. Very clean, comfortable, and accommodating. The staff were all so kind.

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9
Superb
27 reviews
Price from
£306
per night

Nara Ryokan

Nara

Situated just 1.5 km from Nara Station, Nara Ryokan features accommodation in Nara with access to a garden, a shared lounge, as well as full-day security. It is located 19 km from Iwafune Shrine and provides luggage storage space. Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, the ryokan is allergy-free and has a hot spring bath. Location, private onsen, a modern ryokan.

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8.5
Very good
463 reviews
Price from
£47
per night

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