Is Daibutsukan pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Daibutsukan?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Daibutsukan?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

Where is Daibutsukan located?

Situated in the historical district, this ryokan is steps from Nara Park, Sarusawa Pond Park, and Kofuku-ji Temple. Kōfuku-ji National Treasure Hall and Nara Christ Church are also within 10 minutes. Kintetsu-Nara Station is 9 minutes by foot and Nara Station is 20 minutes.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Apr 8, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Hospitality was great and really close to nara park

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Eliza

Apr 13, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

エリザ

ホテルは古いですがとっても良い場所でした。みんな親切でした。

8/10 Good

Anna, stockholm

Apr 8, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Gullig familjeägd Ryokan

Underbar personal som vill göra allt för att men ska trivas. Stora rum om än lite omoderna så var det fantastiskt. Läget underbart precis vid parken. Rekommenderar starkt att bo här.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

denis, lille

Mar 21, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Super

Très bon accueil et emplacement avec un petit déjeuner extraordinaire

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

yuwei

May 28, 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

值得住宿的日式房間

旅館外表很普通不顯眼，都是資深的員工，到日本值得體會的日式房間，大浴池洗澡，日式早餐一人一份。

6/10 Okay

Liliana

Dec 5, 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Encantadora habitación!

Al principio nos pareció un hotel demasiado sencillo, hasta que llegamos a la habitación de este ryokan japonés!

8/10 Good

jason

Nov 19, 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

personnel tres aimable

Très positif première expérience en ryokan

6/10 Okay

Jenny, chicago

Apr 12, 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Clean hotel

Janpanese homeowned hotel, staff members are friendly, rooms are very clean, walking distance to tour sites. Interesting experience.

8/10 Good

Véronique, Genève

Feb 16, 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Riokan traditionnel à 2 pas des lieux touristiques

Riokan traditionnel propre et bien situé. Seul hic, pour les nocturnes, il y a un couvre feu de 23h....

6/10 Okay

Amit, Israel

Nov 17, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness

Relatively old hotel. Room was too noisy.

The room is very basic and pretty old. We had a street facing room, and every little noise was heard loudly in the room (street noise continued until late and started early). It was challenging to communicate with the hotel staff in English. The hotel location is pretty good - right in the center. On the other hand, it's a pretty small city so maybe location is not that critical in this case.

10/10 Excellent

wb

Nov 9, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

So close to Nara Park

I liked this hotel. Very nice staff, great breakfast and literally across the street from Nara Park. One thing to note is the 10pm curfew at this hotel. If you're not back in before then, you'll have to find somewhere else to stay. That wasn't an issue for me, but I can see how that could a problem for some. I wasn't sure about the Japanese futon bed, but it was very comfy! Would stay here again!!

6/10 Okay

Carole

Nov 5, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Room comfort

Chambre japonaise face à la Pagode de Nara

Chambre de type japonais: grande, avec salle de bain et toilettes à part. Chambre basique, très propre mais avec équipement sommaire. Vue sur la pagode de Nara depuis la chambre. Bonne réception wifi. Hotel situé à deux minutes à pied d'une entree du parc. Bains Onsen dans l'hôtel.

10/10 Excellent

Stephane, Aachen

Oct 30, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Très bien, très acueillant

Nous étions vraiment surpris par cette hôtel. Je m'attendais à un simple hôtel mais il y a plus que dans la description (notamment un onsen en sous sol).Le service est excellent, à notre arrivée on nous conduit jusqu'à la chambre, on nous montre tout le nécessaire et 3 minutes plus tard arrive une plateau pour le thé. Les futons sont mis en place pendant votre absence et il y avait un petit balcon qui donnait sur le parc et une pagode :)

8/10 Good

Terence, Canada

Oct 25, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good Japanese Experience

Excellent location - we can see deers from our room. One female and one male public baths made the stay very relaxing. Love the seating beside windows - great for people watching during the day. Very quiet at night. Breakfast is in a private room. Love the Japanese experience.

8/10 Good

Amy, San Francisco, CA

Oct 21, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice traditional inn

We had a pleasant stay at Daibutsukan in mid October. The staff was friendly and accommodating, in particular the young woman who prepared our room and breakfast. The staff mostly speaks Japanese and we only had a limited vocabulary, but we were able to communicate well enough. The location was ideal for accessing Nara Park and was convenient for exploring the town. Nara Station is a little ways away, but we found it easy enough to walk with our rolling suitcases from the station to the ryokan. Others may not find that to be the case, however. We enjoyed the traditional accommodations and found the futons to be quite comfortable. The bathroom is small, but we did not find this to be a problem for us. Breakfast was filling and tasty. The spas (one for men and another for women) are basic, but clean and comfortable for a short soak. After we checked out of the room the staff was able to hold our luggage while we explored until 2pm. If you're looking for traditional accommodations in Nara I would recommend Diabutsukan.

8/10 Good

CHIEN-KAI, Taiwan

Oct 5, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

可以看見奈良鹿的飯店。。。

整體算是乾淨且空間不小的房間，窗戶面對馬路早上可以看見奈良鹿走過，只是有門禁時間。。。

2/10 Terrible

Pierre, Singapore

Sep 27, 2015

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Expensive, poor service, 10pm curfew.

A typical room, but it comes at a hefty price... Hotel is expensive, and has a lot of constraints: - CURFEW AT 10pm (see below) - check out at 10am - lots of stairs (hotel is not disability-friendly) - no option to eat, either in or around the hotel. Restaurants downtown are a rip-off - very few facilities around VERY IMPORTANT: the hotel has a CURFEW AT 10pm. That's right: 10pm... and it's strictly enforced. Even Cinderella had until midnight to enjoy the company of her Prince! If you had planned a romantic trip with your significant other, this is going to ruin your experience in so many ways: - "Oh sorry darling, I know this is a wonderful night but we must be back before 10pm..." - "Oh sorry darling, I know you wanted to see more of nearby Kyoto but we must go back already..." After 10pm you'll have to sleep with all the deer that populate Nara... Regarding the management: - the only person who barely speaks English may be called by the reception through loudspeaker... (not kidding!) - poor service. Should consider a different profession In short: - Expensive - Hotel not suitable for a romantic getaway ("sorry darling, but our 'hotel' has a stupid curfew") - Hotel not suitable for any other purpose Not worth it.

10/10 Excellent

ひじもん, 神奈川県

Aug 31, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

興福寺の五重塔の真ん前！奈良観光にとても便利！

昭和を感じさせる雰囲気のよい旅館です。きっちりと掃き清められた清潔なお宿で、気持ちよくゆったりと過ごせます！

10/10 Excellent

travis, r

Jul 12, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Old world (1960's) Japanese luxury sustained

Lay in bed (futon) and look directly across the quiet street onto deer grazing at the world heritage pagoda..... does it get better? This hotel was probably extremely upmarket in the 60's - and I'd say that absolutely nothing has changed since that time (other than the staff have probably aged in line with the hotel). Don't get me wrong - this hotel is amazing in a 1960's kitch way. The onsen is terrific and you pretty much have it to yourself. the service is very attentive, including Japanese tea on arrival. Wifi was good. From memory the only negative thing was the 10pm curfew....though by that time the town has closed and gone to sleep so it's really not to big a deal. (Last orders for food for many restaurants in Nara are very early - we got caught out by this a little). You simply won't find a better located cheap hotel. A must stay (if u have a little humour).

2/10 Terrible

Mei Yee, Hong Kong

Jun 25, 2015

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

不會再住!

非常舊 ! 有異味 ! 地點好 !

8/10 Good

K, Kamakura, Japan

May 27, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

LOCATION!

A family run ryokan, this makes up in kindness and character what it lacks in facilities. It's location is so close to Kofukuji that you are practically staying on temple grounds & it is literally a stone's throw from Nara koen. I would definitely stay again.

2/10 Terrible

Lok Sin, 香港

Apr 27, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

失望

服務不太好，寄存行李服務只可到每天下午3：00pm，十分不方便。房間沒有WiFi，浴室十分狹窄。

6/10 Okay

Lawrence, Hawaii

Apr 22, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness

O.K. for the price.

Rather typical low budget japanese ryokan. No food services, not even breakfast. Neighborhood was good, but road outside our room noisy with scooters and motorcycles.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Apr 12, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice traditional Japanese accommodation

Nice traditional Japanese accommodation in a good location. Nice room, well worth the money.

8/10 Good

Po-Cheng, taiwan

Apr 8, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

體驗日式風格

塌塌米式室的房間，很傳統的日式風格，服務態度很好，離車站有一小段距離，走路約十幾分鐘會到，距離奈良公園很近是其優點

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10/10 Excellent

Eliza

エリザ

Eliza

8/10 Good

Anna, stockholm

Gullig familjeägd Ryokan

Anna

10/10 Excellent

denis, lille

Super

denis

10/10 Excellent

yuwei

值得住宿的日式房間

yuwei

6/10 Okay

Liliana

Encantadora habitación!

Liliana

8/10 Good

興福寺の五重塔の真ん前！奈良観光にとても便利！