Nara Royal Hotel

The interior design was luxurious and highly detailed in lacquer, marble, 2-tone chrome...similar to the old Capital or Okura before refurb. There are original chairs and light fixtures here,as well. I think the Nara Royal used to be on the edge of town overlooking the ancient Prefectural Halls in the rice fields (and on top of a natural hot spring)...now it is in town but close to 2 major thrifting shops! Service was top notch the whole way through.

Most of the receptionistw were very friendly, helpful and polite. Exceptional of all was Justyna! She was polite, helpful, interested and self motivated to make our trip best. Also the lady in Sunday morning helped us very much with the taxi and all. So sweet experience from all of you. Thank you. The bed was soft but bed linen is not very ...helpful.

The onsen at basement is a plus for those who wanted to experience japan culture and a quick charge for those exhausted after one day work

We really enjoyed our stay at the Royal Nara Hotel. The rooms were clean and had everything we needed. We had a twin room, which was very large (by Japanese hotel standards) and the beds were big with good pillows. Also a top sheet (really like this over the no top sheet option which seems to be common). Our room was a little tired but that is reflected in the reasonable price and didn’t matter in the slightest. The (free) segregated sauna/spa was a real bonus. I didn’t think we’d use it but turned out to be great and we really enjoyed it. Excellent way to give the Onsen/spa experience a go. All the team we dealt with at the hotel were very polite and helpful. We walked to several of the major sites (took about 35mins). Excellent Yakatori spot (DeeFuu) is a 5 min walk away. This hotel is a very good option if you are staying in Nara.

Onsen included, room was comfortable.