NARA Visitor Center & Inn

Pleasant, unique Japanese cultural experience in a hotel that also serves as the tourist welcoming center. Kitchen on every floor; friendly staff fluent in English; next to Nara park. Our family was very comfortable in their care.

My second stay at the visitor center and I continue to love it. The staff is so nice it’s almost like coming home to my family. The location is good, and you can often see deers from the windows. There is a lot of information and activities there as well. The place is getting old and have signs of just that. But for the very fair price they take for the night, it’s very much worth it. I will stay here again when I’m back in Nara.

The location was fantastic. The hotel is a great space for families as it has some common spaces where you can heat up food you bring in, kids can relax, etc. the visitor centre beneath the hotel has super helpful staff that run cultural programming like origami lessons, sumo games, and calligraphy. There is a convenience store on site as well. The Japanese style room is spacious and beautiful. We would definitely stay there again.

This property is located really close to the historic sites of Nara, and just down the pond from Starbucks. We did an overnight here with a personal size bag while our large bags shipped between hotels in Osaka and Hakone. It was nice to be at Tomodaji when it opened and get sunset photos of the historic places and avoid the crowds. The price and location cannot be beat. Kitchen facilities down the hall and cultural activities mahe this ideal for families. As an older person with a bad back I found the bed too hard and the slope of the toilet for drainage in the wetroom bath a bit disconcerting. Not great if you have balance issues. But the staff are all nice, the price and location are fantastic for the right groups. Highly recommend for a fantastic value.