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Petit Hotel Nara ClubvsNara Hotel
Both Petit Hotel Nara Club and Nara Hotel are praised by professionals. On balance, Nara Hotel is preferred by most reviewers compared to Petit Hotel Nara Club. Nara Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 94 with praise from 6 publications such as Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Insight Guides.
Petit Hotel Nara Club
Fodor's
21 Kitamikado-cho, Nara, Nara Prefecture 630-8204
From $0/night
- Hot Tub
- Family Friendly
Fodor's "Reminiscent of a European pension... Here you're away from the hustle and bustle, but it's only a scenic 20-minute walk from Todai Temple." Full review
Nara Hotel
Michelin Guide Fodor's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Frommer's
Lonely Planet Michelin Guide
1096 Takabatake-cho, Nara, Nara Prefecture 630-8301
From $232/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
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
