The Best Hotels for One Night in Nara

Where to Stay for a Short One-Night Trip in Nara

Ukimido Pavilion, Nara, Japan (©NARA TOURISM FEDERATION/©JNTO) Ukimido Pavilion, Nara, Japan (©NARA TOURISM FEDERATION/©JNTO)

If you're looking for a place to stay for a quick stopover, we've done the hard work for you with the best hotels for one night in Nara, Japan. We've analyzed all of the hotels here based on key criteria to provide you with a list of where to stay for one night in Nara. From affordable 3-star hotels to luxurious 5-star hotels, there's a room for everyone at an affordable rate for a single night. Each hotel offers top-notch amenities to ensure you have a comfortable and relaxing stay, with options for sightseeing and exploration nearby. You'll find some of the best restaurants in the area just a few steps from your hotel room, too. So, whether you're here for business or leisure, these hotels are the perfect place for your one-night stay. So, let's check out the best hotels below so you can decide where to stay for one night in Nara.

Sanjo-dori is the main street through town. This is where you'll find many souvenir shops that sell local items and traditional food. Mochiido Center Town is the oldest shopping arcade in town and it is filled with history.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Kasuga Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $175 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Quick Stopover in Nara
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 40 Noborioji-cho, Kasuga Hotel has great rooms from $175 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, free parking, bicycle rental, and air-conditioning. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 2.3 km from the city center, one-night visitors will especially love a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, massages, private parking, and elevators to the upper floors at this comfortable hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator


Hotel New Wakasa

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $145 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Nice for a Short Stay in Nara
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel New Wakasa which has nice rooms starting at $145. Offering room service, a restaurant, parking, hiking, and mountain views, it also has a great guest rating of 8.95 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1 Kitahandahigashi-machi. This relaxing hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, golf, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.7 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Hot tub
  • Refrigerator
  • Golf


Nara Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Short One-Night Stay
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Nara Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $124. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1096 Takabatake Cho. You'll also find city views, free parking, kids meals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which travelers will love. And this terrific hotel is just 2.7 km from the center of town. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Budget
  • Golf


Ando Hotel Nara Wakakusayama

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $219 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great for a Quick Visit to Nara
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $219, Ando Hotel Nara Wakakusayama, at 728, Kawakami-cho provides a restaurant, a bar, mountain views, rooms with kitchenettes, and city views. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Visitors will really like this convenient hotel which also offers cooking classes, a hot tub, free parking, kids meals, and air-conditioning. It's located just 3.9 km from the city center, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Golf


Hotel Mimatsu

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $91 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Make the Most of Your One-Night Stay Here
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Pool

Hotel Mimatsu has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers a pool, a restaurant, a spa, free parking, and kids meals. The great rooms here start at $91 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Ogawa-cho 10. Furthermore, it also offers air-conditioning, a refrigerator, and private parking, which is nice for one-night visitors. Just 2 km from the city center, this comfortable hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Pool
  • Restaurant
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Golf


Nara Park Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $83 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a One-Day Trip to Nara
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Nara Park Hotel is 7.60 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, a child pool, and free parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $83, and it's located at 4 18 1 Horai. We also love the kids meals, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, and private parking which are great for visitors. And since it's just 3.2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. The price of this hotel is less than average for one-night trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Golf


Hotel Ligare Kasugano

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for a 2-Day Trip to Nara
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Hotel Ligare Kasugano because it has great rooms that start at $124. It has a restaurant, parking, laundry services, laundry facilities, and a refrigerator, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 757-2 Horencho Nara-Shi Nara. Only 1.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love wedding services, karaoke, and meeting facilities at this terrific hotel.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
More Great Amenities
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Sunroute Nara

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $64 (before taxes) - See All Prices
One of the Best Hotels for a One-Day Trip to Nara
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Hotel Sunroute Nara offers a restaurant, parking, laundry services, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $64 (before taxes). It's located at 1110 Takabatake-cho and has earned a guest rating of 8.10/10. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, and meeting facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.6 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
More Great Amenities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Nikko Nara

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $53 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Your One-Night Stay in Nara
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Located at 8-1 Sanjo-Hommachi, Hotel Nikko Nara has great rooms from $53 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and hiking. It has a terrific 7.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, a spa, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a multi-lingual staff which one-night visitors will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 1.3 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Nara Royal Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $51 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Quick Stopover in Nara
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Nara Royal Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $51. Offering a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, a spa and wellness center, and a spa, it also has a great guest rating of 7.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 254-1, Hokkeji-Cho. Visitors will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers free parking, kids meals, car rentals, laundry facilities, and family rooms. It's located just 0.3 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Golf


Also, take a look at the One-Night Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Wakayama.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Nara, make sure you also see Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Nara, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Nara, Best Hotels for One Week in Nara, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Nara.


How much do hotels for a one-night stay cost in Nara?

Nara Average One-Night Trip Hotel Price
$105

Travelers to Nara, Japan will have a large number of terrific one-night trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of one-night trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 16 one-night trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $105. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Nara.

The average prices of our suggested one-night trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $89
  • 3-star hotels: $110
  • 2-star hotels: $104


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