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Reviews of Hotel Asyl Nara

3 out of 5
Hotel Asyl Nara
1-58 Aburasakacho, Nara, Nara-ken

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 144 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Beverly, Pearl City

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast buffet was terrific, staff very accommodating. Old hotel but modern japanese room was very spacious.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tomoko

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient to Nara must see sites. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Yangzhi

It was a good experience with the price I paid. Everything works just alright. The hotel feels pretty safe to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sameer

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Hillary

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Hotel Asyl Nara on 2020/1/9
Thank you very much for using it happily. We will improve the facilities so that customers can feel the season. please come again.

8/10 Good

Fred, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Huge rooms Japanese flavored
Just stayed at the room one night. The owner was very helpful. The room was great
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Hotel Asyl Nara on 2020/1/9
Thank you for using. I am glad to evaluate the staff's response. We look forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

Sabrina , Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel near JR Nara Station
Nice room but prefer futami style instead of western beds. Free wifi. Communal bath rooms with rotation timing for woman and men.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Hotel Asyl Nara on 2020/1/9
Thank you for using. We will improve the facilities to make you more comfortable.

8/10 Good

Kay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
What we exspected good

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Popular with locals
Hotel is a short distance walk from Nara station and well connected with buses to major attractions. Check in was smooth as staff speak English. Room is spacious however it looks a little old. The bed was hard (as compared to western hotels) and it seems consistent with Japanese hotels however it was too hard for me to sleep well. Breakfast was prefect with both western and japanese selections, in fact it tastes better than 5-star international hotels in my view. I see why this hotel is so popular with locals.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Not a very convenient hotel
This hotel is ok for the price we are paying. Not very near to train station, places of interest and the airport bus shuttle.

10/10 Excellent

ayumi, san rafael, United States of America

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very convenience and room is huge

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Convenient Location
The hotel is located close to the station and an easy 10 minute walk to the closest temple. The hotel offers a buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner in its restaurant on the 2nd floor. and is located near the main shopping street which has a range of shops and restaurants. The room was large with a couch and small table and chair as well as a writing desk and chair and small fridge. There was an excellent supermarket next to the station which enabled us to buy food for breakfasts in our hotel room accompanied by a choice of teas(teabags) provided daily by the hotel.

8/10 Good

Sue, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel with character and space
If you are happy with sleeping on a futon, and having the convenience of using your space as bedroom or living space, I would recommend this hotel. It is a little tired but very clean in the rooms, close to station and easy to walk to Nara's sights. Has character, charm and Japanese authenticity.

8/10 Good

Terry, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean hotel, large rooms, convenient for JR line
Hotel is on the main east-west road in Nara, 10 mins from Kintetsu and 5 mins walk from JR line station. Room was large and clean. Breakfast buffet was ok -plenty of choice. Staff were helpful and internet access was good.

8/10 Good

Hannah, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hot and humid but very quickly fixed
When we arrived at the hotel, we had an air-conditioning problem (it was a stinking hot day, 29C at that time!!). The staff were very kind and professional. They gave us another room where the air conditioning was working AND we also kept the original room as were a party of three, so that we did not need to carry everything to the new room. We really liked the ground floor lobby as it had a traditional Japanese atmosphere. The restaurant had good food and sake but the service wasn't as good as that provided by the hotel staff. All in all it was a good place to stay with a mix of Japanese and Western style rooms.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Great location
This hotel is about 6 minutes walk from the train station. Nara park and Toudai-ji are also with in walking distance.

6/10 Okay

Eli, Tokyo

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Run down but pleasant hotel
We stayed for one night while visiting a friend in Nara. The lobby is lovely and the staff was friendly. The single public bath in the basement is adequate but not unique and separated for men and women by time as there is only one bath. Of note there is no bathing time for men in the morning. You need to bring your towels from your room to the bath. The two private family baths are lovely, reservations are needed. The hallways are in great need of refurbishing. The hallway carpet is heavily stained and worn. The painted trim is heavily chipped and dinged. The room was spacious for a Japanese hotel though, while very clean, was also rundown with many dents, dings in the walls and torn paper in the doors with only rudimentary repairs done to the damage. The en suite bathroom was small but adequate. One is expected to pull the bedding from the closet to assemble their own bed on the tatami but the bedding was clean and comfortable. The Wifi was strong and speedy. The AC was very effective on a very hot day. The hotel was a good value as one of the less expensive options in Nara; the family bath added greatly to the value. If only the hallway carpet and damaged trim and walls were attended to it would be an excellent option but as it is one should be prepared for the very poor appearance of the hallway carpet and damaged walls. The view from the window was of a neighboring apartment building (i.e. no view).We did not eat in the hotel so cannot comment.

10/10 Excellent

Heiko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Seang, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really enjoyed my stay at Hotel Asyl Nara
This place is spacious and the bedding was of high quality and comfort.

6/10 Okay

jiamin

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Elad, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Can't check in until after 3 but this is common in Japan. Checked in our bags and left to go sightseeing and they put them in our room when we came back. Had to make our own tatami beds (other hotels did that for us) and they only have one public bath (times are split for men and women to take turns) but overall helpful friendly service and decent hotel in a good location with a good price.

10/10 Excellent

Sheng, TWN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relax and comfort
Everything is fantastic, hard to get any better hotel with this reasonable price. The service is thoughtful and the house is very clean. Their public bathroom is somehow simple but it's enough. One more thing, they have 3 hotels in Nara, don't just trust google, it will lead you to a very far place.

6/10 Okay

Kimho, Hong Kong

Liked: Staff & service
Nice location just slightly over priced.
Nara is a great place away from the crowd in Osaka and Kyoto. Trip to Todaiji is a must and you may walk from this hotel to the park and to the temple Todaiji. On the way you can play with many cute deer waiting for you to feed them! The neighbor of this hotel is full of nice restaurants. JR station is less than 5-min walk. Very kind staff at the reception. Only comment is it is slightly overpriced considered the slightly old facilities.

8/10 Good

Adam, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cost and as good as you'll get in this categor.
Went just before Christmas. The wood fire area you see in the pictures, complemented by Christmas tree was lovely in the evening and staff kept the logs coming. Very hygge. Room was much nicer than I expected at this price and breakfast buffet was as good as you can expect from a hotel in this class. Enough western fare if you aren't keen on Japanese, but great selection of local produce. Bath area was so-so, again just small hotel. Only one bath area so split time wise between men and women (men's times are not sociable) but rental bath areas are reasonable (500 yen - many places charge 3x that). Also at this price you can get Chinese tour groups which can be noisy, but overall a good experience for a family. I would stay there again.

8/10 Good

Terence, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Food and Service
The hotel is located near train stations and bus stops. A few blocks from the famous shopping streets. We had the half board and food was wonderful. Service was outstanding in the restaurant - no English menu but servers were very helpful. We had to prepare our beds in Japanese room and I love the pyjamas provided.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needs non smoking policy
Nice facilities but the room smelled badly of stale smoke.

8/10 Good

Tam, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Asyl staff was very helpful during check in. Hotel is a great base for exploring Nara. Buffet breakfast was more Japan than western, so keep an open mind and enjoy.

10/10 Excellent

Harold, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stay to see the deers and temples
Hotel room's is spacious, clean and well maintained. It is located a short 5-7 mins walk from Nara's main train station and another 10 mins + to to Kofukuji, nothing much in the surrounding but being Nara there isn't much in the first place. The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful, they gladly helped me contact my previous hotel to ask if they have found my misplaced my item. A good and comfortable hotel for a great price.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
great location, but some pay to go in hot bath
When I was browsing for hotels, I saw in pictures that there are many different types of bath available, which was one of the main reason I picked this hotel. Turns out the only one provided for free is the regular public bath on "selective time" for women, every other fancy ones are "pay to go in". This fact made me a little bit disappointed, but other than that, the hotel staff are nice and friendly, and hotel is very close to the station, we stayed one night in the Traditional Japanese room, it was a bit small, but it was comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Edouard, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant stay and Very nice staff
First of all, we would like to thank the kind staff who kindly gave us a ride from Nara Asyl Hotel Annex to the main Nara Asyl Hotel, as both are in complete different places. Very pleasant hotel overall. + You can get a private Onsen for 500 Yen from 4pm to 12am. + Room has plenty of space for 2. + Toilet and bathroom are separate. - Bathroom and toilet are very tiny

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

nice hotel with great location
Comfy hotel but staff can't speak English

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Yu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
5 minutes walk to Nara JR station
There was a bit of a glitch for parking the car. But the hotel staff helped us to resolve the issue quickly.

10/10 Excellent

TAKUYA

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

ケイコ

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
スタッフの方の対応がとてもよかったです。ありがとうございました。
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Akihiro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Hirokazu

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yen-Kuang

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tamaki

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

satoru

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from ホテルアジール・奈良　藤田 on 2020/7/29
ホテルアジール・奈良をご利用頂き誠にありがとうございました。また高い評価を頂戴し嬉しく身が引き締まります。スタッフ全員と共有し今後の活力とさせていただきます！本当にありがとうございます。

10/10 Excellent

Nobuo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from ホテルアジール・奈良　藤田 on 2020/4/1
高い評価を頂き誠にありがとうございます。このような時期ですので尚更うれしくスタッフ一同で共有させていただきます。

4/10 Poor

みっちゃん, 富山県

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
部屋の畳が汚くて壁もボロボロでした。 また、 戸一枚で部屋を区切ったり、 後付の店がちぐはぐでとても居心地が悪かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from ホテルアジール・奈良 on 2020/2/19
この度は、ホテルアジール・奈良にご宿泊いただきまして、誠にありがとうございました。折角、ご宿泊いただいたにも関わらず快適なご滞在を提供できず申し訳ございませんでした。設備面でのご不足分はすぐに変えることは難しいとしても、せめて清掃ではご満足いただけるよう、今回の貴重なご指摘を基に直ちに改善を図ってまいります。今後ともお気付きの点がございましたら、忌憚ないご意見を頂きたく存じます。 もしまた、ご利用頂ける機会がございましたら、よりよいご滞在をお届けできるよう努めて参ります。ご意見誠にありがとうございました。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Hotel Asyl Nara on 2020/1/12
ご利用頂きありがとうございました。また当ホテルを評価してくださり本当に嬉しく存じます。より快適にお過ごし頂ける施設にしていけるよう今後も努めますのでまたのご利用をお待ち申し上げております。

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4人家族で和室に泊まりました。年季が入った部屋でしたが清掃が行き届いており、気になりませんでした。朝食は美味しく、レストランの店員にも良くしてもらったので、気持ちよく過ごせました。ただ少し遅めに朝食に行ったためか、柿の葉寿司が品切れで少し残念でした。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from ホテルアジール・奈良 on 2019/12/12
この度はご宿泊頂き誠にありがとうございました。朝食の際十分にメニューをご用意することができず大変申し訳ございませんでした。奈良らしいものこそたくさんの方に召し上がっていただけるよう努めてまいります。ご意見頂戴し本当にありがとうございます。またのお越しをお待ちしております。

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
直前に探した宿
写真に騙された感ありですが、古いながらもできるだけのサービスを提供して頂けたと思っています。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ゆっくり過ごせました
古いですが部屋の中は清潔で広々としていてゆっくり過ごせました。 朝食はおいしくて、スタッフさんもみんな感じが良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo. Pulita anche se gli ospiti che abbiamo incrociato erano rumorosi: cattivo isolamento acustico fra le stanze.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Hotel Asyl Nara on 2020/1/9
Grazie per aver usato. Sono molto felice se lo usi di nuovo. Ti sto aspettando.