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Reviews of Hotobil

2.5 out of 5
Hotobil
181-15 Kainozukacho, Nara, Nara-ken

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 34 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jen, Melbourne Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was my favourite stay in Japan. It was a lovely experience to stay in a traditional Ryokan with tatami mats, futons, Shoji and fluffy doonas. Our hosts were friendly, warm and helpful with good English communication. We arrived a few hours before our check in time but were warmly welcomed and shown to our room. Hospitality extended to a delicious fluffy cream filled sponge waiting for us on our return to our room, and a delicious western style breakfast including bacon and eggs and freshly brewed black coffee (our choice, a Japanese breakfast also on offer) at a beautifully laid out table. Our kids loved the croissants and breads with fruity jams, the yogurt and freshly squeezed apple juice. Our hostess also instructed our daughter to make some traditional green tea. I left belongings which they organized to be sent to my next accommodation. These arrived the next day. (A Sunday !!!!). Very fond memories of this place. :)
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Hotobil on 15 Nov 2018
Thanky you for review! We are happy that you guys got good time in Hotobil. We recomend wearing Kimono for your daugher for next time :) We hope see you again soon!! Thank you very much!!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast was incredible-- and the host was absolutely wonderful. Beautiful traditional room as well. The location was a little difficult to find for non-Japanese speakers. The shared bathroom and lack of of privacy (simply a paper wall between you and your neighbor) is charming if you want that experience but could be a slight set back if you are counting on some privacy. Very nice experience overall.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Best meal in Japan. I enjoyed it so much. Thanks!
Truly a gem. Glad I stayed there. Was a blessing and a perfect experience. She is an excellent chef. I had the Japanese breakfast, seafood. Thank you Mieko-san!!!

8/10 Good

Margherita

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We had dinner on site and it was just amazing. The owner made us a traditional Japanese dinner, great food and service, beautifully laid out and presented, she spoiled us.

10/10 Excellent

Bining, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and quiet house with amazing delicious home-made Japanese-style breakfast. Close to bus stop. Very good shampoo and conditioner.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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A little bit of Japan
A Homely stay which gives you insighht to Local Japan. Host was a perfectionist and went ut of her way to provide a enjoyable stay. Take the opportunity to enjoy dinner as thiis was one of our best in Japan..

4/10 Poor

Ignatz, New York, NY

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Modest Room on Second Floor of Private Residence
Located at a hard-to-find address in a modest neighborhood of Nara, this private residence offers one traditional Japanese room (not the several implied by its Web site, which shows pictures of the same room from different angles and alternate furnishings) at the top of narrow stairs, with a balcony used for storing cleaning and laundry supplies overlooking a parking lot. Clean toilet and bath located in adjoining hall, shared with another even more modest room. Bring your own sandals, arrange your own futons and maybe horse your bags up the stairs. The owner (only "staff" we encountered) tries mightily, providing tea, dinner and breakfast. No other facilities and no alcohol available aside from homemade sake unless the owner is asked to go shopping. This is not a hotel but a room on the second floor of a private residence, a B&B in European or American terms.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Hotel was homestyle. Comfortable. Host was really really really nice! She cooked us breakfast at 5:30 AM when we had to leave early. Her puppy is also amazing. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

マリ

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
気持ちの良いお部屋でゆっくりと過ごすことができました。ご主人のおもてなしも程よく、朝食も大変美味しかったです。
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Noriyoshi

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
駐車場無料なので、車でおとづれても便利ですが、駐車場までの道がかなり狭いので、要注意! 朝食和食も、洋食も美味しかったです
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Youngkwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good experience
Owner was very kind snd friendly. And breakfast was so nice
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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物超所值,餐點好吃,服務優質
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from hotobil on 30 Jan 2019
Thank you for your stay. I appreciate your high evaluation this time. I will devote themselves to encouragement. I am looking forward to seeing you again. Thank you very much.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

麻帆, 日本 大坂

Liked: Cleanliness
食事が品揃えが豊富でどれもとても美味しく、食後のコーヒーも挽きたてを入れてくれ心遣いがあちらこちらで感じられた。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from hotobil on 17 Nov 2018
この度はホトビルをご利用頂きありがとうございました。 口コミを頂き 大変嬉しく 頑張れる力になります。 また是非お運び下さいませ  お待ち申し上げております。 ありがとうございました。

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Das Hotel erreicht man am Besten mit dem Bus. Der Bus pendelt im und gegen den Uhrzeigersinn zwischen den Tepelanlagen und der JR-Station. Eine Haltestelle liegt in der Nähe des Hotels.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

宮川, 神奈川県藤沢市

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
潤 ほとびる
潤と書いて、ほとびるという名のホテル。 方言で潤うこと、リラックスする事を「ほとびる」という様です。 その名の通り、「ほとびる」想いでした。 家庭的で、三泊四日お世話になりましたが、自分の家の様に 気楽に過ごさせて頂きました。 食事は朝だけお願いしましたが、女将さんの心のこもった手作り料理で、 これこそ料理だ、といったもので、とても感激しました。
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

KATSUYUKI

Liked: Staff & service
通常のホテルでの宿泊も良いが、
風情のある閑静な居住エリアの民家を利用したホテル。場所的には、ループバスで、比較的簡単に、東大寺や奈良駅(JR、近鉄)にアクセスでき、徒歩でも奈良町を散策できる距離。女将さんの朝食がとても美味しかった!
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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料理最高。
立地が分かりずらいですが、奥さんの料理は最高! 疲れ果てて、食事をする店を探すのが嫌になり、無理と承知でお願いしたら、快諾!夫婦喧嘩回避!幸せな気分になれました! 朝食も量、質共に最高レベル。 犬が嫌いでなければ、最高のゲストハウスだと思います。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

GABTAE

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
일본식 가정 집이었다 그녀는 매우친절했고 영어도 꽤 잘했다 조식을 시겼는데 첫날은 된장국 구운고등어 달걀등 몇가지 반찬나왔다 밥먹고 바로 여행하기에 좋았다

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Ryokan très agréable. Un peu excentré de Nara, mais bus à proximité. Très bon accueil. Chambre traditionnelle spacieuse.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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位置方便,乾淨、安靜
Hotobil hotel, 搭乘奈良市的循環巴士、田中町站下車,步行3分鐘可到。從此旅館出發,搭乘循環巴士到奈良公園、近鐵車站、JR奈良站都很方便。住宿日式風格房間(Japanese style room) 對於我們兩個人入住來說、房間很大。 旅館的女主人很親切,提供的日式早餐味道很美味。因為是塌塌米房間,房間隔音沒那麼好,得時時放輕動作、才不會影響隔壁房間的房客,這一點比較不便

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Bonne adresse
Trēs propre, trēs accueillant, trēs bon petit dējeuner, mais pas tout ā fait un ryokan et un peu cher pour la prestation.

8/10 Good

chianan, taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
breakfast is delicious!
it's a happy journey!

10/10 Excellent

Maruata, Tahiti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un très bon sejour
Une hôtesse formidable et un séjour dans un environnement japonais typique. Mieko san est très serviable et est un véritable cordon bleu. L'arrêt de bus à proximité permet de rejoindre facilement les lieux les plus touristiques de Nara.

10/10 Excellent

Xiao, China

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top experience
excllent experience

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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很特別的民宿,可以體會日本人生活的樣貌
這次出發前特別看了 ''接接在日本'',發現日本人的生活樣貌真的如此,覺得很有趣 民宿主人客氣有禮,早餐也很好吃!只是民宿位置在民居中需花費一番功夫尋找!搭巴士可在田中町下車,走路約5分鐘就到了!民宿距離東大寺等主要景點皆有一段距離,好加在離公車站很近,如果不嫌遠,從民宿步行至景點還會經過奈良町,很少觀光客會來!其中還有不少特色小店呢!

10/10 Excellent

Eric, 广州

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wonderful stay in Nara
The owner is hospitable and helpful. The dinner and breakfast are the shinning points of the stay, being cook teacher for 20 years, the owner is going to show you the delicacy of Japanese cusine. The room is neat and clean, the the facillities is convenient. The location is easy to access if you take the loop bus from either JR station or Kintesu Station, stop at 田中町。 Then just 5 mins walk guided by Google map. All in all, this is a wonderful experience for my family.

10/10 Excellent

elshout, luxemburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
geweldige service
zeer vriendelijk en gedienstig; je kon niets misvragen; uitgebreid ontbijt met zelfgemaakte konfituur !

10/10 Excellent

Luca, Pisa

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Esperienza incredibile, ci ritornero
Perfetto. mai stato meglio in un hotel.ci ho dormito 4 notti ed andare via è stato una sofferenza. La signora che gestisce il locale è meravigliosa, come una mamma. l'hotel è proprio una casa in stile giapponese manutenzionata a meraviglia. Con 15 minuti di passeggiata sei in centro. La colazione è cosi abbondante, buona e genuina che ti basta fino a sera....