Living area

Reviews of Guesthouse Naramachi

2 out of 5
Guesthouse Naramachi
30 Kitakyobatecho, Nara, Nara-ken

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 82 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Guesthouse Naramachi owner on 16 May 2018
Thank you for your good comments. Please enjoy your travel in Japan.

10/10 Excellent

Angela, Mobile, Alabama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Photo show the view outside our window.
Wonderful place to stay in Nara, a beautiful traditional Japanese house, quiet, nice neighborhood, about 10-15 minutes walk to shopping and restaurant area, but we don’t mind the walk through the peaceful and beautiful alleys.
Response from Guesthouse Naramachi owner on 25 Apr 2018
Thank you for staying with us. We call the surroundings of Guesthouse Naramachi where beautiful traditional townscapes remain "Naramachi". The traditional building method lattice is used in the Guesthouse Naramachi. Thank you for enjoying the city where many buildings, hundreds of years ago remained. We are also looking forward to visiting shops where antique items are sold or new shops are built behind the alley. We'll wait for you to come again.

10/10 Excellent

Mahmoud , Ocala, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean place and warm people, I would totally stay there again. Kumiko and Shinju really make you feel home.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Otherwise a great place to stay.
Review of Guesthouse Naramachi The introduction and tour by the proprietor as well as the officious explanation of the myriad of strict rules might leave you feeling you have just landed on a prison farm. He may ask for your passport four times if you do not hand it over within ten seconds. The piano music, which plays until 11PM, (doors locked at 10) might be flattered to be described as sappy and is on a perpetual repeat cycle. If you want an early night it isn’t possible. A good pair of ear plugs is strongly recommended - the sound barriers between the rooms are less than paper thin. All paths from bathroom to bedroom pass through the only living area which is charming. There are only two bathrooms and two showers, insufficient for the number of guests. The stairs to the sleeping rooms are steeper and longer than most temples so bring climbing slippers bigger than size 8 men’s – the proprietor will insist you wear them. If you are anywhere close to six feet tall you may want a hard hat – there are low ceilings in some areas. After you have stripped your bed (rule 62) in the morning, the wife (or helper) of the proprietor will ask you to account for your bedding and towels as though you might slip them into your luggage. Towels will cost you extra. Otherwise a great place to stay.

6/10 Okay

KATHLEEN

Fine, but Out of the Way
I needed a bus to get there from the train station.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great experience
My wife and I stayed here for one night and wish we could have stayed longer! The couple that owns this place are extremely nice and helpful. The Naramachi area is great for walking around and checking our the shops. And the building itself is beautiful with a ton of history. We booked a private room and it was well worth it.

8/10 Good

Carly, Perth, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Guesthouse with a friendly ambience
Although this guesthouse has more dorm-style accommodation we stayed in a private traditional room, with two Japanese futons and lots of space ('deluxe room'), which I would highly recommend. There are only two showers downstairs with limited times to use them (early morning to 10am & 5pm-10:30pm) and food must be kept and eaten downstairs. This meant that the guests and hosts socialised quite a bit in the evening, either drinking tea whilst waiting for the shower to free up or eating snacks together.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traditional experience
Enjoyed our one night stay. It was fun staying in a ryokan. The place is well taken care of and the couple that runs the place takes great care and pride in their guesthouse.

10/10 Excellent

Kay, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and warm guest house
It's an awesome stay so far in Kansai, love this guesthouse, it's really friendly and feel like u are home. Things are so pretty in the house and very cleans

4/10 Poor

Edward, Melbourne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We are a couple just reach 60yrs old and this is our first experience staying in a guest house. It definitely suits young travelers with budget in mind. we pay approximately A$ 87 something and get the only room on ground floor. Share bathroom, toilets and public area is clean, coffee and tea is provided in the public area. I like the nearby which I feel like living in the local residential precinct.

10/10 Excellent

Richard, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent value and a warm welcome in Naramachi
On the southern edge of Naramachi, but convenient for exploring all of Nara's attractions.Shunju-san and Kumiko-san couldn't have been more welcoming, and the calligraphy-themed room overlooking the garden is all you could want for a traditional guesthouse stay.

10/10 Excellent

bettina, switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly guesthouse
Very, very friendly owners who took their time to introduce us to their home, the rooms and the area. We could even choose between the two Japanese-style rooms. Luggage can be deposited beyond check-in/check out times. Spacious, clean room (we chose one of the deluxe room for 2 people which was a bit more expensive but definitely worth the price). Nice lounge area which makes you feel at home immediately.

10/10 Excellent

Holly, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful spot!
We had an amazing two nights in Nara staying at Guesthouse Naramachi! The owners are so kind and helpful. The house is a beautiful 100 year old house and it felt really unique and special to stay there, as opposed to some hotel. Our room was beautifully setup, and though we slept on the floor the mats were extremely comfortable! I highly recommend staying here if you decide to visit beautiful Nara.

8/10 Good

Eddie Chai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Aizhu, Macau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good stay
It's near KYBOATE STATION and you can take a train to JR NARA STATION. The guesthouse is really great. But at night, there are no restaurants around and it is dark. But there is a familymart nearby.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice experience
It's nice place to stay. We stayed in the deluxe double room on the first floor. I think it would be hard to take your luggage upstairs if you choose the double room on the second floor. The owners are friendly. It's close to bus stop and Family Mart.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Personal Touch at Unbeatable Value
Our only small grouse is the late check in and early check out. Love the quiet and peaceful Naramachi area which has Machiya houses dotting narrow alleys. Guesthouse owner Shunjju and wife were helpful, spoke good English and gave us a wonderfully spacious heritage room on the ground floor. The personal touch was definitely there. It would be helpful if mainlander tourists kept the spotlessly clean (before use) bathrooms and toilets clean after use.

10/10 Excellent

Manuel, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The perfect guesthouse?
When I arrived the owner did all the paperwork swiftly and showed me around. From a European point of view, this is spectacular:clean, modern, small yes but you get your own space when closing the curtains of your bunk bed, there's wifi, a power socket and a shelf for your bags. Air con works perfectly. Downstairs in the commons tea, coffee and ice water is available. Towels and Japanese yukata are available to hire, 100y each and all the rest of the toiletries are available and free to use. The owners are talking to everybody, keeping updates on weather, visits to do and events in town. The 100 years old building is located south of the old nara, a bit of a walk from the station but still a great place to stay. Highly recommended!

10/10 Excellent

Avelino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El anfitrión super amable , me explico y me dio el recorrido es pequeño pero muy hogareño recomendado si te quieres sentir como un japonés en su casa
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Shunju on 31 Dec 2023
Thank you for staying with us.We are glad that you liked our traditional 100-year-old merchant house.We have renovated a calligraphy classroom where a famous calligrapher lived, so each room is decorated with calligraphy.We hope you enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere in the large lobby.We look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

TOMOKO

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Imaoka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Guest house très agréable
Notre séjour a été très agréable ; les gérants de la guesthouse étaient très prévoyants surtout qu’ils nous ont aidé à modifier et planifier la suite de notre séjour au japon à cause du passage du super typhon hagibis. Très gentils et attentionnés !
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Guesthouse Naramachi on 15 Oct 2019
On the day you stayed in Nara, a huge typhoon traversed the Japanese archipelago. Both the Shinkansen and major transportation stops for more than a day. You were disappointed that you could not travel to Hakone. When you became difficult to continue your trip, you were consulted with us and we were able to help you with the status check and changes. Please continue your pleasant trip. We always wish you a safe and enjoyable trip.

8/10 Good

Phil&Gal, Grenoble

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved the old house.Having to pay for towels was a bit akward. The host was nice but the house rules presentation was heavy during check in
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Owner of Guesthouse Naramachi on 31 Aug 2019
Thank you for staying with our guesthouse with a history of 100 years, such as calligraphy classes and the theater. Many guests stay at our house to enjoy traditional Japanese architecture. However, in traditional private houses, rooms are usually separated by a few centimeters of paper doors. Therefore, in order to help you get a good sleep, we explain house rules that are a little long. Thanks for your cooperation.

8/10 Good

Ming

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
推薦
由奈良車站就有環線公車可直達民宿,班次也多,同時也可達重要景點。附近的巷弄隨處就可看到很美的古老房舍。
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Shunju on 30 Aug 2019
Thank you for staying at our Guesthouse, which has a history of 100 years, such as calligraphy classes and the theater. 1200 years ago, Nara was the first capital in Japan. In addition, there was a mansion where Ku-Kai, a Buddhist priest, studied in the land of our guesthouse. People in China think and learn well about history. Many roots of Japanese culture are from China, and there are many techniques and cultures that have blossomed in Japan after inported. I hope that your memories about trip of Japan will become a page of your precious memories of your life. We are looking forward to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
パーキングは近所のコインパーキングでした。
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Shunju Anzai on 16 Mar 2019
ご利用ありがとうございました。 ゲストハウスの駐車場(500円/check-in~checkout)が1台分ありますが、先客でふさがっていました。そこで、500円/24H(徒歩5分)と、800円/24H(徒歩1分)をご紹介させて頂きました。コインパーキングは徒歩5分以内に10箇所ありますのでその都度、空き情報を提供させて頂いています。 またのご利用をお待ちしています。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
充滿傳統日式住宅的民宿,很棒。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Shunju on 3 Jan 2019
感谢您入住我们的酒店。 这座房子是一栋建于100年前的传统格子窗户。 Guesthouse Naramachi位于一个地方,据说在唐(唐)西安(西安)学习的Kobo Daishi“空海”在他15岁时就住了。 这所房子有一段书法教室和一个剧院时间。 你住的房间是俯瞰大堂的房间。 我们很高兴您喜欢传统的日本建筑。 我们等你再来。

10/10 Excellent

Lou

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Guesthouse japonaise traditionnelle et confortable
Un couple de japonais tient cette guesthouse depuis une dizaine d’années. Très bonne organisation et accueil chaleureux. Cette ancienne maison de calligraphie centenaire a été réaménagée en logement traditionnel japonais. Les chambres sont très soignées et confortables. Les futons posés à même le tatami font office de lits, comme le veut la tradition japonaise. Cela peut surprendre mais on y dort très bien. La maison est très bien située, au cœur des petites ruelles de Nara. Le propriétaire propose des locations de vélos, ce qui est très pratique. Je recommande vivement !
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Guesthouse Naramachi owner on 23 Oct 2018
Thank you for staying at our guest house. We are pleased that you have been satisfied with the traditional 100-year-old house where the famous calligrapher lived, the tatami room, and the futon. There are seven world heritage scattered in Nara City and beautiful sightseeing places are several kilometers away from each other. Bicycles are convenient when you go around sightseeing spots. So, we are renting bicycles more than the number of guests. We got good comments from many customers, so it became famous as a guest house where you can rent a bicycle from 26 inch to 28 inch. Thank you very much. We are looking forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

Marion

Traditionnelle et confortable
Guesthouse très agréable! Très traditionnelle tout en disposant de tout le confort nécessaire. Les propriétaires sont très accueillants et à l’écoute. Je recommande vivement!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Guesthouse Naramachi Shunju Anzai on 29 Aug 2018
Thank you for staying with Guesthouse Naramachi. Our hotel has a calligraphy classroom about 100 years ago, and is an old private house with a teacher's calligraphy. Thank you for your high appreciation for a few traditional Japanese lifestyles. Please enjoy the trip in Japan. We will be waiting for your next stay in near future.

10/10 Excellent

Suzann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Séjour Coup de cœur à Naramachi
Mr et Mme Kanzai sont des hôtes extraordinaires et généreux. Mon séjour chez eux et dans le quartier Naramachi sont mes coups de cœur du Japon.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Shunju Anzai Guesthouse Naramachi on 30 May 2018
Thank you for your staying with us. And thank you for your good message. Nara is the first birthplace of sake. And it is the first capital of Japan. In addition, you can find the Kasugayama primitive forest that is easy to walk from us. We are delighted that you have enjoyed a tour with a long history in good nature, and the original restaurant nearby. Moreover, you could have tasted plenty of delicious sake drinks. We'll wait for you to come again.

8/10 Good

Heinz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recht gut
Leider war eine Baustelle gleich nebenan!
Response from Guesthouse Naramachi owner on 29 Apr 2018
Thank you for staying with us for one night. It was a good stay for you? We are strictly requesting not to work between check-in and check out about the construction of the neighboring house. So, please visit to our Guesthouse without worry about that.

8/10 Good

Jakob Khoi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Guesthouse Naramachi owner on 25 Apr 2018
Thank you for your staying with us. We hope you have enjoyed sightseeing Nara and Japan. We are looking forward to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

JIHYUN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Guesthouse Naramachi owner on 25 Apr 2018
Thank you for your staying with us. We hope you had a nice sightseeing and good memory in Nara. We are looking forward to seeing you again at the next visit to Nara.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ihana majoitus
Vanha tunnelmallinen talo kävelymatkan päässä juna asemalta, jota pyörittää mitä ystävällisin vanha pariskunta. Majoitus yksityishuoneissa on perinteisillä futoneilla, tunnelmallisissa huoneissa. Suihkut ja vessat ovat jaetut, ja suihkujen käytölle on tietyt ajat, mutta ruuhkaa niihin ei tule missään vaiheessa. Talo on upea!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Owner : Shunju Anzai on 25 Apr 2018
Thank you for your staying with us. Guesthouse Naramachi is a Japanese traditional house located a 5-minute walk from JR Kyobate Station. The large Japanese style rooms face the garden and there is a decorative corner. This house is used as a calligraphy classroom, and works of calligraphes are also left. This house is a traditional building, each room is partitioned by a paper door of about 3 cm in thickness so you would be heard the sound of the next room, the sound of the shower and the hair dryer as well. However, the night shower is until 11 pm so that customers can have a good night's sleep. Thank you for your cooperation. We hope you had enjoyed your stay at a big old house. We'll wait for you to come again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
推荐体验
民宿这一对认真生活、充满爱的老夫妻最值得怀念!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Thank you for your staying at Guesthouse Naramachi. When you would like to meet deers, please visiting Nara again! Cherry blossum in April. Japanese style garden coloured by fresh green in Spring. Toka-e candle Festival: Nara Park is coverd by a plenty of candle in summer. Colourd leaf and hills in premival forest in autumn. Peaceful and brilant festival will be held in winter Park. Birth place of Sake in Nara, So you can drink delicious Sake in every season. Guesthouse Naramachi owner

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I loved being there and it felt like family.
You need to be aware of other people. That´s it, just like you would do at home :) They helped us in all they could and were truly interested in sharing with us. If you decide to go, share with them your plans and things you would like to do, they know a lot of people and can point you in the right direction. Would definitely go again!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

YAYOI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

YEONGUK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Soooooo clean
very well organized, clean, comfort, best guesthouse I have been. Alomost 100 years buiding is renovated and become the good hostel equped with modern conveniency by the owner. I made a mistake with my booking but the owner showed generous with smile. I will come again if i have a chance to visit Nara again. Do book this hostel !

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

FUMIKO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
快適な京終のゲストハウス
無料でPCが使えたので、タブレットを忘れた身でとてもありがたかったです。 シャワーも特段支障なく、冷蔵庫、無料のティーバッグ、お湯、食器などもありがたかったです。北京終町バス停からほど近く、京終駅も歩いて行けます。桜井線、バスを使うのであればよいと思います。

8/10 Good

Eva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Casa antigua con mucha historia. El propietario es muy agradable, te da buenos consejos. Alquilan bicis por 500Y o 1000Y (dependiendo del tipo). Hay que coger un bus para ir a la estación de tren. No hay paredes por lo que aconsejo tapones por la noche!

8/10 Good

MINSHAN, Shanghai, China

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
特殊的日式旅馆体验
公共浴室略有不便;房子由于是木制结构,隔音效果比较差

8/10 Good

Jianjun, 上海

Liked: Staff & service
酒店老板英文很棒。。老板娘会详细告诉周围推荐的旅游景点

10/10 Excellent

Dagmar & Ralf, Bochum, Deutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Haus mit Charme und herzlichen Gastgebern
Das Guesthouse Naramachi hat traditionellen Charme und eine interessante Geschichte. Wir waren als Paar fünf Tage in Nara und hätten kein besseres Quartier wählen können. Wunderbar: Unser Zimmer hatte eine verglaste Veranda zum romantischen kleinen Garten. Perfekt: Gemeinschaftsraum mit Kühlschrank, heißem Tee und Kaffee, Info-Broschüren in vielen Sprachen. Bequem: Die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten sind zu Fuß erreichbar; quer durch die Stadt zum Nara-Park braucht man etwa 20 Minuten. Ein ganz großes Dankeschön an die liebevollen Gastgeber Shunju und Kumiko, die immer ein offenes Ohr für uns hatten und uns mit tollen, individuellen Tipps fürs Essen und für Besichtigungen versorgt haben.

10/10 Excellent

Yi-Ju

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

10/10 Excellent

SAETBYEOL, Korae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
일본의 문화를 느낄 수 있었던 따듯하고 예쁜 나라마치!
엄마와 함께 한 여행이였습니다. 침구도 너무 푹신했고 일본 전통 다다미방이였는데 깔끔하고 인테리어가 소박하고 예뻐 엄마가 너무 좋아하셨습니다 역에서 도보로 걷기엔 거리가 있지만 근처에 버스 정류장이 있습니다 주인분께서 나라지도로 친절하게 여행 안내도 해주셨습니다 숙소로 오는길이 한적한 동네였는데 너무 운치있고 예뻤습니다 일본의 문화를 느껴보고 싶으시다면 나라마치 게스트하우스 추천합니다!

8/10 Good

Max

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
十分好的民宿
房東十分親切,有電腦可借用,房間十分乾淨。 有地圖提提供,可以租用單車,房東會為你推介旅遊的路線 可事前通知,先放下行李到附近遊覽,再辦check in 。

10/10 Excellent

Yi Chun, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home-like, cozy stay.
We spent a cozy night here with comfortable bed. Warm greeting from the host and casual chatting with other guests did make this a home-like stay. Surely a nice place when we came to Nara next time.

8/10 Good

Chen

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
旅行は土地のものを食べるのも楽しみの一つでありまして、奈良の中心街から大阪や京都に繰り出しいろいろ楽しむ中継点としても、また奈良の観光拠点としても最高でした。またぜひ寄らせてもらいたい旅館です。非常に丁寧な対応をしてくださるご夫婦で気持ち良く過ごせました。またどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。