Great accommodation and affordable pricing- the room we had was a Japanese style room, similar to the traditional ryokan style where we set up our own futons and we had a view of the pagoda. The hotel was also situated strategically in between all the key sites and you can easily walk to them.

The highlight of this place though is in its hospitality and service of the team both in the inn and the visitor center itself. We had Takayo Ueda san as our primary host, and she showed us what it means to go above and beyond for your customers. It started off from a crisis we faced where put luggage wheels were ruined and we could no longer lug them on the trip with us. She firstly helped to research on where we could buy suitcases, but when we decided that we would use Yamato transport to take our suitcases to our next destination- she went all the way from filling the forms and coming with us to give instructions for delivery with the convenience store. She then helped us to also call our next hotel just to ensure that they are aware of the arrangements. All these initiatives were done proactively without us even asking her in the first place. We really felt cared for and just her hospitality alone made us feel that we would’ve wanted to stay a couple more days in Nara.

Secondly, we had also experienced excellent hospitality with the visitor center itself where we met Ayane san who really guided us on the top local sights to visit and it was after hours. She was extremely helpful and didn’t just give us standard recommendations but catered to what our preferences were!

Thank you so much for the wonderful memories you gave us of Nara, we would come back because of what you’ve helped us experience here!