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Reviews of Daibutsukan

3 out of 5
Daibutsukan
250 Takabatakecho, Nara, Nara-ken

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 40 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from TM on 10 Jan 2020
Thank you for your stay. We are waiting for you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hospitality was great and really close to nara park
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from tomoko on 13 Apr 2019
Thank you for staying. Please come again next time. We look forward to your visit.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

6/10 Okay

Jenny, chicago

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.

6/10 Okay

Amit, Israel

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

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!!

8/10 Good

Terence, Canada

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

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.

2/10 Terrible

Pierre, Singapore

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

travis, r

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).

8/10 Good

K, Kamakura, Japan

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.

6/10 Okay

Lawrence, Hawaii

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 traveller

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.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible first experience in a ryokan
I have never stayed in a ryokan before, but guaranteed that I will stay again. For a traveler on business you spend so little time in the room, elaborate, expensive accommodations are not a necessity for me because frankly I spend little actual time in the room. Traditionally the ryokan fits well with this model, a nice simple inexpensive place to stay. This one as beautiful and the staff was great! I am a big guy and even so, it was just fine for me (I did have to duck a little bit when I went out on the porch but that was no problem. Next time I go to Nara on business I will definitely stay here!

10/10 Excellent

Joerg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Eliza

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

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

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

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。

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Liliana

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

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
personnel tres aimable
Très positif première expérience en ryokan

6/10 Okay

Weite

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

8/10 Good

Véronique, Genève

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

Carole

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

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

CHIEN-KAI, Taiwan

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。。。

10/10 Excellent

ひじもん, 神奈川県

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！

2/10 Terrible

Mei Yee, Hong Kong

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
不會再住!
非常舊 ! 有異味 ! 地點好 !

2/10 Terrible

Lok Sin, 香港

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。

8/10 Good

Po-Cheng, taiwan

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

4/10 Poor

HAJIME, 千葉県

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
歴史で生きる？
１００年の歴史は認めるも近代化への対応を望む。

10/10 Excellent

Maxime, Lille

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent rapport qualité/prix
Localisation impeccable, à deux pas du parc et juste au pied du Kofukuji. Accueil charmant et chaleureux. Une personne parlait anglais. Même si ce ryokan est globalement un peu vieillot, les chambres sont simples et spacieuses, on y dort bien et, vu l'emplacement, c'est un très bon rapport qualité/prix.

6/10 Okay

圈圈, 台灣

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
交通方便
離景點很近,服務良好,房間空間很大,缺點是屋齡老舊.

8/10 Good

Herica Pereira, Rio de Janeiro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ótima experiência de hospedagem japonesa
O hotel é simples, mas compensa pelo atendimento e pela localização. Nosso quarto tinha como vista o pagode de cinco andares do Parque de Nara. Reencontramos para quem quer ter uma experiência de hospedagem em estilo japonês.

4/10 Poor

F, C

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
L'hotel non vale il prezzo
Non vale le stelle che dichiara o cmq il prezzo è eccessivo

10/10 Excellent

Matthieu, St Étienne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Génial
Très bon hôtel, cadre magnifique, pas grand chose d'autre à dire... L'accueil est très sympathique, le personnel se débrouillera en anglais ou ira chercher une personne qui le peut. Chambres typiques qui vous mettent dans l'ambiance. Nous avons été ravis.

10/10 Excellent

Matthieu, St Étienne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rien à redire
Tout est parfait, de l'accueil à la chambre. Cadre magnifique, service irréprochable, chambres confortables et bien équipées... Un seul tout petit bémol, impossible de rentrer après 23h30, attention donc. La communication avec le personnel n'est pas toujours facile mais une des personnes a des bases en anglais, et la bonne volonté de l'accueil comble vite ce défaut. Nous avons passé un séjour génial.