Hotel Romantik di Nara

This is the first hotel I left before my stay was over literally in decades - and as it was a no-frills booking, of course no money back. The location isn't half as good as people in the reviews make it out to be; it's a big mass hotel with a Japanese theme only; it's two stars at best (here three; the booking website gave four). The real problem was the rundown, smelly, not deeply cleaned room, and I get - and chose - the Japanese style, but that doesn't mean you won't have any English information at all, nor functionable electricity plugs, and normally if you need to lie down and rest, a futon bed will be made up for you. When arriving, the staff member showing me the room couldn't open the door for five minutes because of the lock, and that stayed symbolical. As the worst was the unfriendly (male) reception staff, the lowest level of hospitality ever, unprofessional to the max - I think they didn't try to accommodate me (literally and figuratively) as they thought if I'd leave they'd keep the money but could rerent the room, as there was some festival in town. Never looking for solutions, always thinking from convenience from their side - from useless waiting to always having better things to do to talk to guests to not even trying to help in any way to create a nice stay. It's rare in Japan that people with an unhospitable attitude work in hospitality. I'm usually neither grouchy nor unduly demanding, as my long track record of tripadvisor reviews shows - this was really a lowpoint of lodging in my life, and one of two of the worst places I ever stayed in East Asia. I was really glad to leave and be back on the train to Kyoto, and I recommend anyone to book a nice Ryokan or a good global-Western hotel in Nara instead.

This ryokan was amazing, the food the location the atmosphere. The public sento in the building was beautiful and the private tub in our room was amazing as well. Perfect service, great amenities, we even got a little gift! I can only recommend this place if you're looking for something truly special. Get the dinner and breakfast here, trust me!!!

Good size room as with all the fine hotel chain. If you are looking for a large room size, this will be a good choice.

We've just come back from a wonderful holiday in Japan and had our first ryoken experience with Kotonoydo Musashino. Their website really helps you select the apartment that's most appropriate for you. We had selected the Yamabuki room. This is actually a little house that is set a little apart from the main building but this means that you've got great privacy and quiet. As part of the booking, you can select a dinner plan - definately the highlight for us! More on this later. If you have any dietary requirement, let them know. They can certainly accomodate you. On arrival, ladies are offered a choice of yukata. Men - you have yukata in the room. You will be asked if you would like to have breakfast served in your room or (and I would recommend this) if you'd like to have breakfast in the park opposite the Ryoken. You're shown the facilities and of course, the Onsen, before being shown to your room. This ryoken only had one shared bath type (seperate for males and females) but some rooms have their own private baths too - so select the room type that you're looking for. You are staying in Ryoken, you are not staying in a high-end Western hotel - and that's WHY you're choosing a Ryoken like this. Its all about the experience. You'll be served proper Matcha tea on arrival in your room before getting into your yukata. Make use of the Onsen (pay attention to bathing etiquette!). And then comes the meal. Your room attendant will come and serve your kaiseki meal, course by course - savour and enjoy! Our attendant (Miya-san) did a great job and together we muddled through my rudimentary Japanese and her English. After dinner, go back to the Onsen and relax while your room attendant changes the room for sleeping, laying out the beds and sheets for you. Now - is sleeping on a tatami mat the most comfortable experience? No - but it is an experience! In the morning, head back to the Onsen for a great 'wake-up' before going to reception to collect your breakfast bento box and head over to the park. We had the entire park to ourselves, except for a few deer, with a wonderful view down into Nara. We only stayed one night but you could certainly use this Ryoken as a base if your spending more time to explore Nara. Great hospitality and great memories! Highly recommended.

Loved the hotel!! It’s in the center of nara city It’s 5 mins walk to the nara shopping area, 5mins walk to the nara park there is deer walking around the hotel in the morning There is free morning city walk tour at 7:00-8:00 with local guide; the bicycle is free The view of the pond is nice the service is great!! 5stars to everything The room is spacious and the bed is comfortable They have drink lounge for free use with unlimited snacks; fruit juice, sake, beer, wine from 15:00pm-2:00am Really recommend everyone that travels to nara city to stay at this hotel!! The only downside of this hotel is the breakfast only provides japanese style food ; grill fish and onigiri The onigiri is huge, grill fish and miso soup is cold I wish they can make the onigiri smaller so We can taste more flavors And hope that they can provide a bakery corner for people who doesn’t like to eat fish Otherwise we loved the hotel and want to go Back again!! Ps: there is not parking space so we need to park at the coin parking costs us 2400¥ /night

ゴージャスな展望が部屋から見られるホテルでした。広縁の椅子がほぼ背もたれなしなのでガッカリしたのですが、そのおかげで窓よりのベッドに寝転んだままで新日本三大夜景のひとつである若草山からの夜景が見られます。 娘カップルと2室取って、我々の部屋を集合場所にしようとしたのですが、和洋室の畳は硬く、椅子は背もたれなしなので、結局ロビーで集まりました。暖炉のぐるりのソファが特等席ですが、他のソファにはちょっとしたゲームがあり、みんなで楽しめました。セルフのフリーコーヒーはホットとアイスがあり、他はアイスティとアップルジュースあり。夜には暖炉の火でマシュマロを炙ってクラッカーに挟んでスモアにして食べることもできます。 夜9:00からの無料の星空鑑賞ツアーでは、180度の夜景が山頂からみられます。夕食を6:30からにしたのですが、食べるスピードも給仕も決して遅くはないのに時間ギリギリでした(最後に急いで8:45終了)ので、ツアーを申し込むなら6:00までの開始がオススメです。 展望風呂は部屋単位で一コマ50分いただけ、充分でした。バスタブから湯が溢れると、自動的に給湯されます。シャワーブース完備ですが湯温が安定せず、極端に節水仕様なので、やや使いにくかったです。シャンプーなどは元より、クレンジングから洗顔保湿まで揃っています。脱衣エリアにも洗面台があるので、そこでメイクを落とせます。これ、個別の貸し切り風呂では無いこともあるので、、。 タオル、バスタオル、体を洗う目の粗い布、水がめいめいのカゴにセットされていました。 部屋のコンセントは使いやすい位置に充分量ありました。一つのベッドに1コンセントと1 typeA USBポートです。 コーヒーは1人2パック、お茶は2種類各3パック置いてあり、水のペットボトルは1人1本です。 食事も私にとっては贅を尽くした美味しいものでした。

Hotel paling mahal sepanjang perjalanan. Saya mendapat kejutan apabila saya bangun pada waktu pagi. Kebetulan saya berjumpa dengan sang kancil dan anak itu sangat gembira. Makanannya sangat enak, dan saya memberikan aiskrim kepada kanak-kanak itu. Kanak-kanak itu sangat gembira. Tetapi tidak ada TV di hotel dan kurang hiburan

We stayed one night in FUFU Nara on the way from Tokyo to Kyoto. We took a special train - Aoniyoshi from Kyoto to Nara and it was very enjoyable ride. We took a taxi from Kintetsu Nara station to the hotel. Hotel staff greeted us right away and kept the our luggage for us until the check-in time. It is located next to Ukimido and we were able to visit Todaiji and the giant Buddha before the check-in. Once we return, we had a nice cold welcome drink. Hotel staff were very professional and friendly. It was obvious that they take a great pride on performing their tasks. Our room was super clean and modern with some Japanese touches. And the hot tub on the balcony was amazing. We contemplated between FUFU and the new Shisui, but we were very glad that we chose FUFU. At FUFU, I believe all rooms are suites and come with the private open air onsen. We did read some reviews on the noise. We did not notice too much especially after dodging so many screaming school children at Todaiji. At night, we had teppan yaki dinner for our anniversary. It was pretty cool to dress in yukata with a hanten jacket. The sandals were comfortable, also. We walked through the bamboo garden to get to the restaurant. Our chef was friendly and food was delicious. With sake pairing, we had a great time. Breakfast was served at the same restaurant, and the walk was beautiful in the morning. Food was delicious and the service was excellent. The lady who served us explained each dish very politely. It's hard to believe they are so helpful even without any tips. Staying at FUFU made our stay in Nara very special.

日本本地遊客很多。整體裝修不是最新的，走廊的高度和房間佈局大都是傳統式的。服務水平很日式，每個服務員都彬彬有禮。泡湯人不多，可能是因為有私湯分流的原因。小馬路對面就是平城宮跡，野地裏可以跑步、散步，空氣好。酒店周圍沒有商業，距離地鐵站商業走路需要十二分鐘，還好酒店提供了晚餐，每餐都是七八道，很豐富。唐招提寺沒開，走路倒是不遠，二十分鐘就到了。