Name: Hotel Asyl Nara
Address: 1-58,Aburasaka-cho, Nara, JP

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2025

Lai Shan

The room is spacious and we love the Japanese style so much. So clean! However it would be perfect if the windows have blackout curtains or sample curtains. The Japanese paper curtains really can’t block the sunlight during morning. We woke up early by the sunlight.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2024

Gail

Touch of Old Japan

An older hotel but the accommodations were fine. Staff was friendly and the room had two levels - the upstairs had western style beds. Breakfast was good.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2024

Beverly

Breakfast buffet was terrific, staff very accommodating. Old hotel but modern japanese room was very spacious.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2023

Glenn

Convenient to Nara must see sites. Friendly staff.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2023

Yangzhi

It was a good experience with the price I paid. Everything works just alright. The hotel feels pretty safe to stay.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2023

Sameer

Great!

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2018

Jeff

Pleasant stay.

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2018

Fred

Huge rooms Japanese flavored

Just stayed at the room one night. The owner was very helpful. The room was great

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2017

Sabrina

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.

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2017

Kay

What we exspected good

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

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

Pleasant

18 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

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.

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

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

Excellent

29 Oct 2016

Sue

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

Excellent

16 Oct 2016

Terry

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

Excellent

08 Oct 2016

Hannah

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

Pleasant

26 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

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

Pleasant

20 Jun 2016

Eli

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.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2016

Seang

Really enjoyed my stay at Hotel Asyl Nara

This place is spacious and the bedding was of high quality and comfort.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2016

Elad

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.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2016

Sheng

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.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jan 2016

Kimho

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.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2015

Adam

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.

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2015

Terence

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.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Needs non smoking policy

Nice facilities but the room smelled badly of stale smoke.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2015

Tam

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.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2015

Harold

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.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

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.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2015

Edouard

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

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

nice hotel with great location

Comfy hotel but staff can't speak English

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2015

Yu

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

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

PEI-CHUN

房間十分寬敞，距離車站近十分方便，另外服務也十分周到

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2026

miyu

広くて綺麗でまた泊まりたい！

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2026

SHOGO

非常に満足です。ありがとうございます！

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2026

Fumie

古いながらも清潔さは保たれている。チェックイン時のフロントの説明も丁寧。フロントに隣接したウェルカムドリンクのコーナーも種類豊富で良かったが、部屋に持ち帰り可能なコーヒーは、紙コップの方が良かったかも。
お隣のお部屋の生活音が結構聞こえたので、TVの音量や入浴の音などに若干、気を使いました。

6/10

Pleasant

19 Mar 2026

EMI

少し古さは感じましたがキレイに清掃されてると思いました。
駐車場をお借りして停めましたが、近くのコインパーキングの方が安くてがっかりしました。

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2026

Udo

Großes Zimmer, nettes hilfsbereites Personal

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2026

Shinako

こじんまりとした中にも、ホッコリ感があって良かった。

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

Takuya

接客は丁寧

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2025

???

食事を外で食べるかホテルで食べるか迷うところだと思いますが、ここのディナーはお値段以上で奈良好きになってしまうほどでした。
朝食もおすすめです。
もう一店舗あるので気になります。
また奈良に来た時は必ずチェックしたいホテルです。

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2025

Yin Bing

We dropped our baggage in the hotel before we went to Nara Park. We could even drank coffee before we went! The room was spacious!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2023

ケイコ

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。

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

15 Feb 2020

みっちゃん

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。

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

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。

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

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。

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

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。

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo. Pulita anche se gli ospiti che abbiamo incrociato erano rumorosi: cattivo isolamento acustico fra le stanze.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

広い！

広々として綺麗な部屋でした。

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

部屋が広くて、バスルームもゆったりしていてよかった。

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Nov 2018

BYUNG SUK

never go to this hotel

never go to this hotel. 30 years old carpet, there is no curtain, small tv, small bath. any hotel worse than this hotel? if 1/3 price, it is rational..

4/10

Poor

06 Aug 2018

SATOSHI

部屋、廊下等の床がシミが多い。
カーペットが弛みが多い。

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2017

CHIN-YUAN

服務人員親切，整體而言住宿品質不錯。

Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2017

Rita

Nice and close to JR Station and scenic spots

Convenient and clean. The room is bigger than expected

2/10

Poor

18 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

酒店對面是墳場, 房間窗戶沒有遮光簾, 房間蠻舊的, 朋友說晚上感覺有其他東西在, 一整晚睡不好.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2017

권슬기

트레디셔널 룸 나이스

적당히 편리한 시설에 다다미방 분위기

4/10

Poor

01 Jan 2017

Philippe

Une bonne rénovation de l'hôtel serait nécessaire

Etat de la chambre assez fatigué : chambranles de portes abimés, plan de vasque usé, mur de salle de bain écaillé ... Propre, mais a besoin d'une bonne rénovation. Sans parler des couloirs, avec une moquette également usée, et probablement pas bien propre.
Des futons sont disponibles dans le placard. Confortables (mais nous avions superposé 2 futons par personnes).

Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Nov 2016

ぽんぽこ狸

立地が良かったので、ほとんど歩いて観光出来ました。

古い感じでしたが、きちんと清掃されていてよかったです。
朝食付きの連泊だったので、もう少し食事のレパートリーがあればなと、思いました、また朝食の場所が狭かったので時間帯がかぶってしまって混雑していました、何か工夫があればいいかと思いました。

6/10

Pleasant

09 Nov 2016

Yun Choi

入住酒店是因為這間酒店交通方便，由JR奈良站行去只需7分鐘，而且去奈良公園只需10-15分鐘路程，但酒店内設施太舊，而且房間地氈太污糟。燈光又不光猛，整體整潔度不佳。入住前要留意。如果想交通方便不嫌污糟可考慮入住。

6/10

Pleasant

07 Nov 2016

Sau Yu

古老酒店, 房間若能修葺一下, 會令人喜出望外

古老酒店, 一入大堂, 氣氛及其裝潢相當古樸好看; 可惜入到房間, 就令人太失望, 房間大而無方, 設備及裝潢殘舊, 不太乾淨, 木趟窗的木架殘舊, 其和紙上有大量發黃水漬

Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2016

五郎

朝食は評価できる

設備等はビジネスホテルに近いホテルだが、部屋付きバス以外に手足を伸ばせる共用浴場があったのがよかった。
朝食は価格に比べ質も量も期待以上であった。

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2016

YUAN

很不错。前台有个小伙会中文

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Oct 2016

VIVIEN

墳場對面的酒店

酒店附近大量飯店食肆
酒店對面正是墳場有點差異
室內溫泉浴室感覺不良好

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2016

WeiChih

乾淨舒適,靠近觀光景點及車站

飯店乾淨舒適,靠近觀光景點及車站,吃飯購物方便.

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2016

emiko

ゆったりした部屋

2人で宿泊しましたが、とても広くソファもあって快適でした？

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2016

teruaki

立地のいいホテル

ホテル自体は、少し古さを感じますが、立地はとても良く観光には便利な場所にありました。

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2016

tetsuya

清潔なホテル

奈良旅行で利用しましたが、部屋の広さは広く快適に過ごせましたが、旅行中での調べ物などに室内で無料のWiFiが使え無かったのが、残念でした。

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2016

baptiste

Top

Bien placé, très propre, personnel très gentil. A recommander!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2016

tuny

酒店很漂亮

房間很大很舒適，職也懂英語，位置也算方便，步行到奈良站和奈良公園分別都是10分鐘左右。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

6/10

Pleasant

28 May 2016

Verified traveler

Traditional Japanese room

Traditional Japanese room is available here. Good for families to experience Japanese living culture at affordable price. At the vicinity of Nara park and two major train stations, it is convenient to walk around this ancient city and get around the Kansai area. Wish can stay longer. The breakfast buffet doesn't worth it though, lacking variety.

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2016

choi

이동 좋고, 안락한 호텔~

실내 욕조가 있는데 깔끔하고 좋았으나, 대중탕이 있어서 대중탕을 이용했어요. 이불도 푹신하고, 다다미방이랑 침대(2개)있는방 예약했는데 다다미방은 티비가 작고, 침대방은 티비가 큼. 그런데 신호가 약해서 많은 채널을 볼 수 없었어요. 핸드폰 충전기도 대여해주고 친절했어요~ 냉방 및 난방 모두 잘되고요. 나라역이랑 가까워서 이동도 편했어요. 식사는 음식 종류가 많진 않았으나 괜찮았어요. 식사비용이 1620엔씩이더라구요. 같이 간 일행들도 대체적으로 만족했어요.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2016

Verified traveler

The hotel is close to the train station.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2016

Verified traveler

Near station

Great Private onsen

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2016

keiko

ハード面に一部難あり

和室を利用。
宿泊した部屋のみかもしれませんが、壁(畳の直上)に5センチほどの穴あり。また、机の脚がぐらついていました。
シャワーを浴びて寝るだけだったので特に問題ありませんでしたが。あと、換気の音が結構します。
アメニティはちゃんと揃っていましたし、風呂と御手洗いが別れているところはよいと思います。

6/10

Pleasant

23 Apr 2016

M aus

Hotel in Bahnhofsnähe für den Kurzaufenthalt.

Wir hatten zwei Übernachtungen ohne Frühstück in einem japanisch eingerichtetem Zimmer in der dritten Etage. Nette Begrüßung. Der erste gute Eindruck wurde leider schon im Flur kaputt gemacht. Alter und fleckiger Bodenbelag. Das Zimmer recht groß und wie erwartet eingerichtet. Sauber, doch recht abgewohnt. Familienbad mit Keramikwanne war ganz schön. Also insgesamt keine Katastrophe aber auch keine Weiterempfehlung.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

下次来奈良还会选择的酒店

和室是非常特别的体验！酒店离JR奈良站2个红绿灯的距离，酒店后面就有一整条商业街，饮食和购物都可以满足，前台美眉很努力地跟我们说中文，虽然我们还是用日语来回答她，唯一美中不足的是离奈良公园有点远，要走15分钟上坡路。

Partner