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Smile Hotel Nara

Property class: 2.5

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A multi-story hotel building with a sign indicating it is a 'SMail Hotel'.
A hotel reception area with a curved reception desk, several chairs, and a tiled floor.
A hotel room with a seating area, a reception desk, and a minibar.
A hotel room with two beds, a television, a desk with a computer, and a window with a view.
An elevator area with a digital display showing the floor number, a trash bin, and a mailbox.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
The current price is $21
$19 nightly
$21 total
Sep 13 - Sep 14

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4-21 Sanjo Honmachi, Nara, 630-8122
  • Place, Nara Park
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Sarusawa Pond Park
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Kofuku-ji Temple
    ‪18 min walk‬

Room options

View all photos for Superior Double Room, Non Smoking

A hotel room with a single bed, a desk with a chair, a television, and a window with a view of buildings.

Superior Double Room, Non Smoking

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 194 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with two beds, a television, a desk with a computer, and a window with a view.

Twin Room, Non Smoking

7.8 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)
  • 194 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a single bed, a desk with a television, a lamp, and a window with a view of a cityscape.

Double Room, Non Smoking

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(18 reviews)
  • 129 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Standard Double Room Non-smoking

Down comforters, desk, laptop workspace, WiFi (free)

Standard Double Room Non-smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Down comforters, desk, laptop workspace, WiFi (free)

Superior Double Room Non-smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Down comforters, desk, laptop workspace, WiFi (free)

Twin Room Non-smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

Double Room, Non Smoking- 2 Nights Minimum

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Nara

You'll be centrally located in Nara with a stay at Smile Hotel Nara, within a 15-minute walk of Nara Park and Sarusawa Pond Park. .This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Nara Woman's University and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Kofuku-ji Temple.

What's nearby

  • Nara Park - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Sarusawa Pond Park - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Kofuku-ji Temple - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Nara Prefectural Cultural Hall - 3 min drive - 1.0 mile
  • Nara Woman's University - 4 min drive - 1.2 miles

Getting around

  • Nara Station - 7 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 76 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪CHAMI - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪天理スタミナラーメン JR奈良駅前店 - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪カフェ エトランジェ ナラッド - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Seattle's Best Coffee - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Smile Hotel Nara

Smile Hotel Nara offers 175 accommodations with slippers and hair dryers. Beds feature down comforters. Flat-screen televisions come with pay movies. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bidets, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered weekly and in-room massages can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Make yourself at home in one of the 175 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and electric kettles.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or make use of the other amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: JPY 1,200 for adults and JPY 1,200 for children

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately JPY 1200 for adults and JPY 1200 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and window guards

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Smile Nara
Smile Hotel Nara Nara
Smile Hotel Nara Hotel
Smile Hotel Nara Hotel Nara

Smile Hotel Nara Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 104 out of 284 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 115 out of 284 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 49 out of 284 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 284 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 284 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Shelby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and in a good location.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice hotel. Only had one night as i continued my travel thru Japan. Rested well at Smile
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Ningjiang

Close to JR station and easy to go to other cities. Clean, but room is small and equipment seems out-date.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jae Woo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very Calm and quietplace to have rest time.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast was great! Staff was very kind!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Nagisa

quite close to the Nara JR station. Nice breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Chun Ming

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Located close to Jr train station, thus very convenient for my family to go to the airport. Staff is also polite and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

milad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It's location is great. Access to trains makes it suitable for commute to and from Kyoto. Our room was small but ok
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Ryan

Disliked: Cleanliness
I think the hotel is fine if you don’t mind the train track noise pass midnight.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Stella

Liked: Cleanliness

Comfortable

It was a comfortable stay in an older building. The desk was nice and large and wifi was decent as I had to do a little work. The location to the train was very convenient.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Chun-Han

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Jeany

Disliked: Room comfort
Room was very small for 2 adults and only 1 bed was provided
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Bertrand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Fran

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

Budget friendly, comfortable, well located hotel.

Practical accommodation close to the station and public transport. Good value. Nice breakfast with lots of variety on the buffet. Another guest smoked on our floor -the bad smell lingered a while. Otherwise, it was an excellent stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Bertrand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No problem
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Apollo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Some of the friendly staff do not speak English fluently, but they always tried to help, so it would be helpful if you know a little bit of Japanese. Very high value for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Roshan

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fairly expensive for the price paid. Greedy on the buffet breakfast. Barely had food left at 8:30am when it is meant to go until 9:30 - last order at 8:10. Won’t recommend opting for the breakfast option. Receptionists were welcoming.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Navien

Liked: Cleanliness
I was having breathing problems at night and once i switch off the Aircon and open the windows everything is okay or i have to keep the Air purifier run all night. I stayed in a hotel near Smile hotel with similar room rent but far better rooms.
Stayed 10 nights in May 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Marija

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

Would not recommend

This is the worst hotel I have stayed in Japan. The room was musty and moist, the AC was not workin properly, I woke up at 1 am to 91 degrees. The bed was like laying on the floor.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service

So-so

Rooms are very small. Double is okay for one, but really too small for two. They only clean the rooms every 3 days, otherwise you leave your garbage and towels outside your door before 10 am. My bathroom had mold between the tiles in the bathroom. Staff was excellent and lovely. Breakfast was okay.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast buffet was terrible, and the closing time is 9:30am but they stopped putting out food 30 minutes before closing. If you come out late you get white rice and a cup of coffee, also they don’t offer coffee or tea in the room for guests.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

MASANAO

廊下か排水なのかうるさかった
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kasamoto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
奈良駅からすぐ。 部屋からJR電車が見えて鉄ちゃんにオススメです。トイレバスもきれいにそうじされていました。
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Albert Johannes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Prima accommodatie om te overnachten, beetje hard bed. Top locatie
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ta fu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
有禮貌
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026