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3.5 out of 5
Asukasou
1113-3 Takabatake-cho, Nara, Nara-ken

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9.4

Exceptional

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

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10/10 Excellent

Ericka

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Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Sara

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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This place was amazing! Very friendly, attentive staff and lots to see nearby!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric

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Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shiva

Travelled with group
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Everyone was super nice here and our stay was very relaxing.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Travelled with family
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Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Stephen

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Okay, needs updating.
The photos looked amazing but in reality our room was dated and felt a bit unclean. The bathroom smelled of urine all night. Overall I felt this was much more traditional than anywhere else we stayed so I feel as though this may need to be taken with a grain of salt. They just need to spruce thungs up a bit. The redeeming factor was the outdoor onsen, at night you have a view of the nearby Pagoda and it is spectacular.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
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I had assumed the included breakfast would be a cup of tea and a roll or something simple. Instead it was a multi-year traditional Japanese gourmet extravaganza. Absolutely stunning and delicious. Western guests might want to bring an auxiliary backup towel, and adjust expectations about "cosy" bathrooms, but it is a perfectly workable compromise for a traditional ryokan and you'll want to spend more time in the multiple rooftop baths anyway which have plenty of space. Already thinking of when I can go back!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Great location and welcome in Nara
Perfect spot, location location location and rooftop onsen! I stayed one night while doing motorcycle tour of Wakayama area. The hotel staff was wonderful, great check in with my name on the board and they provided easy covered parking. English was no problem. The hotel was easy to find and right outside Nara Park. The room was fine, great temperature. Wifi was free and worked well. The onsen was perfect for end of day. It is rainy season so no sunset, but when clear would be wonderful. Breakfast was superb, Japanese style. The charcoal grilled fish at your table was a notch above. Will be back
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Such Helpful Staff, Amazing Place
This was a very cool ryokan just steps away from all the sights in Nara. The staff was very helpful with some requests that I had, there's a nice relaxing lounge to have tea in, the Japanese breakfast was phenomenal and they really take care of you there. The open-air hot spring on the top floor with a view of a pagoda at a nearby temple was a great way to unwind at the end of the day.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Catharine

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Fantastic place!
Wonderful traditional Inn, great location, wonderful staff. We also reserved the chefs dinner, which I highly recommend, delicious! And we reserved the private bath which over looks the five story pagoda lit up at night. Really was a fantastic stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Highly recommend
This was my first ryokan experience, and I was very impressed. Our room was spacious with a great view of Kofukuji's pagoda. When we arrived, the person at the front desk took us to our room and explained everything. We were also given an afternoon sweet, which was a nice touch. We booked a room with dinner and breakfast included. Dinner was served in our room, and though the server didn't speak any English (so we didn't know what everything was), the food was great and experience of the multi-course meal was wonderful. I am a picky eater, so I didn't eat everything (I passed it to my husband) but I have since read in other reviews that you can request a vegetarian meal. Breakfast was equally as grand, served in the dining room. Note that it is a Japanese breakfast. We also used the private bath (an extra fee of about $32 US). As someone who wouldn't feel relaxed in the public bath, I thought the private bath was totally worth it - relaxing with an incredible view of the pagoda. As it was my first time at a ryokan, I was nervous about the rules and etiquette so I did a lot of googling, and I would also recommend doing that for other first timers. The hotel provides a binder of information, but I found it helpful to also read other tips online. The experience of the ryokan aside, this property is also in an excellent location in Nara. We were able to walk from the Kintetsu Nara station and walk to Todai-ji Temple, Kasuga-Taisha, Nara Park, etc.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Violeta, Mexico

Liked: Staff & service
Good location room OK good hospitality, close to all mayor historical places and walking beautiful street with shops
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Elaine

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Hotel is in a great location and overall hotel condition is good. However compared to another Nara ryokan that I have stayed at last year, Asukasou lacks in english speaking staff and menu hence I did not enjoy the full experience. Also staff as not as friendly and food is subpar compared to the other Nara ryokan that I have stayed at.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Friendly staff great location good food
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Eddie

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extremely good services from all staffs. I seldom to leave comments. Everything in this hotel were just perfect. Thank you and must visit again in winter time...
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Good hotel near to Nara Park
Drove and park there (free parking). Near and easy access to Nara Park & Shrine. Staff is very good and helpful. Given a very big room for family of 4, with lounge and siting area. separate onsen for male & female, with 1 pool only (Nobody used it when we used it twice). Enjoyed the morning run around Nara park and shrine, followed with a relaxing onsen in the morning. Good traditional Japanese breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Flo, Toronto Canada

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Nice hotel next to the Nara Park
It's a great experience for a Japan style hotel. The room is very large and comfy. The staffs are very nice and speak good English. It's next to the park so we went back to feed the deers the next morning. The meals have many dishes/variety. We enjoyed the open air bath which has tower view.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Welcoming and Friendly
Really amazing place. We didn't realize that when we booked it included meals (I am not sure if all bookings do.) The food was traditional Japanese so some of it was a little outside my comfort zone but I still had more than enough to fill me up and found that I really liked most of it. The staff was so friendly and really went made this a very pleasant stay. We felt very well taken care of. I would recommend to anyone to stay here.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Rob

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10/10 Excellent

Fiona

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Location is great. Dinner was super good.

8/10 Good

Sonny, Kamuela, HI

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Great location close to Nara Park and many shrines
We stayed at Asukasou for one night in Nara. The property is very nice and well located near Nara Park, and our room was large by Japan or international standards. The futons were very comfortable. The Japanese style breakfast in the dining room was great.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Great Japanese style Ryokan to experience
Great Japanese style Ryokan to experience the culture. Friendly and helpful staff. Convenient location. Authentic Japanese style room and onsite Onsen! What else can you ask for? Definitely one of the highlights of my trip.

10/10 Excellent

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10/10 Excellent

TONG, New York

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My stay was excellent.
The check in staff was very friendly. She walked me through the property and gave me a through introduction. bed was so comfortable. outdoor hot spring was very clean with a beautiful view. I loved everything except the next morning I had to leave the hotel to catch an early shuttle bus to the airport. I had to carry two big luggage passing the front desk and the staff there didn't help me. He actually portent didn't see me. Other than that, all wonderful!

10/10 Excellent

Dean, Los Gatos, CA

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What a Wonderful Find!
What a wonderful find in Nara! I travel on business so much and wanted a change of pace. This was the perfect place. The friendly people, the traditional Japanese style inn with indoor and out door baths, and wonderful food. I will definitely go back again my next visit to Nara. Oh yes, the view of the 5-story pagoda from my room and the outdoor bath were superb

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Beautiful, modern ryokan with all the right featur
This is a lovely ryokan, but updated to have larger rooms, a/c, a great bath and a nice enclosed deck. The people at this ryokan were anxious to please and incredibly gracious. The breakfast was amazing. We would have loved to had dinner, but there was no availability. By the way, it is within a 10 minute or so walk to Nara Park and Todiji Shrine and just across the street from the 5 story Pagoda (we could see it lit at night from our room)!

10/10 Excellent

Raulee

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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Excellent Japanese meal, very good services.

8/10 Good

Emmy, HK

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Good experience
Very nice & helpful staff. Location is good, very near to Nara park. Nice view.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Excellent location, nice baths, we were well taken care of by staff.

10/10 Excellent

Jack, Florida

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Great location.
Central location. Great baths with several options. Staff was nice and helpful. Food was a bit on the expensive side.

10/10 Excellent

Michela

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The service, food, room, hotel were amazing.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Amazing views with great amenities
Our stay here was so relaxing after traveling for a few weeks. We loved our room, the food and the private baths! The view from our room was outstanding and the proximity to The deer park (and other shops) was great. Would highly recommend Asukasou to anyone looking for a relaxing, fabulous ryokan experience in Nara.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Good hotel for deeper Nara tourism
We stayed here 3-night for a Nara visit. The hotel seemed a bit far from the JR station on foot especially with travel luggages. However, it turns out it was worth the walk. The hotel is very close to several of Nara's most famous temples and the park (with deers!). Not to mention the included breakfast is very delicious and Japanese-style. The staffs were friendly. We had a wonderful time in Nara.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Comfortable accommodation. Very kind, helpful staff. Wonderful Japanese breakfast. Good location.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Real Japanease experience
If you want to experience japanease traditional stay, this is the place! We stayed in traditional room and we loved everything, from bedding to breakfast but most of all, the oudoor bath was a wonderful experience. Staff was super friendly.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Good japanese ryokan experience. Family friendly, staff was extremely courteous and helpful. The breakfast was traditional japanese and really good. Our family had a good time, the kids enjoyed the stay and wanted to stay longer.

8/10 Good

patricia

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Good location and great service
Great location, very good service. Good size japanese room. Free parking available

10/10 Excellent

Joanna, Honolulu

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Best. Stay. Ever.
This hotel was sooooooo nice! The staff were very attentive to details. I arrived in a taxi, and one of the staff members met me outside and carried my heavy bag from the taxi to the desk, and then escorted me to my room. Even though I do not speak Japanese, the staff made every effort to make my stay easy... they even brought me an English copy of the Japanese Times, and stopped by my room to deliver tea and coffee throughout the day when I was in my room. I got breakfast and dinner with my stay for both nights, and OMG the food was delicious! I think it may have been the best meals I ate in Japan (other than my lunch in Kobe :) ). I also used the private bath. It was beautiful! I loved everything about my stay there, and would happily go back.

10/10 Excellent

Rachel, Singapore

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Extremely comfortable stay near Nara Park
Very pleasant stay which is located within walking distance from Nara Park, the main attraction. The staff were extremely courteous although there was a language barrier with some of them. It was an interesting first stay for us in a ryokan, and indulging in a full-spread Japanese breakfast. Would definitely come back to stay if I'm ever in the area!

10/10 Excellent

Wan Tak

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10/10 Excellent

Bobbie, Minnesota, USA

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Traditional Ryokan close to everything in Nara!
We were greeted quickly and checked in EARLY--which doesn't usually happen from my experience in Japan. It was an amazing traditional Japanese Inn. I was travelling with my husband my 12 year old son and his friend. We had a wonderful experience and I think everyone should either stay here or in another traditional Ryokan for the experience. We were taken to our room and told about the room, the facilities, given robes and slippers to use in the baths. The baths were AMAZING with a gorgeous view outside. It was very peaceful. The futons were very comfortable. The rooms, bathrooms and facilities were clean. The staff was very helpful with any questions A wonderful experience. I would absolutely stay here again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Excellent stay close to Nara park.
Spacious Japanese style room close to Nara Park. Hotel staff were extremely friendly and very helpful. Note that this is a 4 floor concrete city building that is decorated inside in traditional Japanese style.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Nice location, nice staff and very nice hotel bath
Nice location, nice staff and very nice hotel bath

8/10 Good

Yvonne, singapore

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Quiet stay in peaceful Nara
Open air public bath was great. But not sure how it can cope during peak season with only 2 shower "stalls" pre and post bath. Staff are very friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Nihal, London

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Relaxing atmosphere everywhere
Amazing room and fantastic baths! Really relaxing atmosphere with great service. Just what we needed after 2 weeks of trotting around Japan.