Sean K
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Stay with family, October 2024.||The hotel is on the west side of JR Nara Station and was easy to get to from KIX Airport via the train. The hotel is directly connected to the station via the 2nd floor walkway after exiting the station.||Check-in went very smoothly. They still use metal keys instead of electronic keys. ||The rooms were standard triples with three large twin beds. Rooms were immaculate. Stocked with the standard amenities common in Japanese hotels. Very comfortable and decent sized rooms. Could use more electrical outlets for charging, but we made do. No USB charging ports. Housekeeping was very good and consistent. It was nice to have been left free bottles of water every day.||The rooms are incredibly quiet and sound isolated. With my 2-year-old niece next door throwing a tantrum, I could bearly hear it and she's LOUD.||The public bath on the 6th floor is a nice amenity, however, as an American, it was a bit awkward and uncomfortable being nude in public. It would have been a nice touch if there was an informative directions in the room that you could read and learn before going into the public bath to be prepared.||All in all the hotel is lovely and it is easy to get into Osaka and Kyoto from the JR line. The station has several souvenir shops and restaurants and a supermarket on the ground floor. The Kansai Airport Limousine bus also has a direct link to this station.||The daily breakfast is lovely! Although not part of my room rate, we paid for the daily breakfast and it is well worth it! It has both Western and Japanese options. ||The Welcome Lounge is a nice touch, it's just a room off the reception desk with sake, wine, coffee, and juice. A pleasant space to sit and enjoy a drink. No food is served. It was nice to taste the different sakes of Nara being served.||I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone wanting a nice place in the Kansai region. With easy access to major cities, it's a quiet place to call home for a few days.