Published date: January 9, 2025
Great Value for a Couple's Trip to Nara! The Natural Hot Spring Bath is Refreshing!
Room Type Stayed
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Experience of the stay
With a 9-day break for New Year 2025, I planned a budget-friendly HafH trip with my husband nearby. There were no extra charges for the holiday or weekends, and the Daiwa Roynet Hotel Nara offered twin rooms at a low cost, which was a pleasant surprise. Also, the hotel features a natural hot spring bath, which is the best! The dressing room is clean, and there are high-end dryers like ReFa, Dyson, and Panasonic available. My husband, who enjoys drinking and smoking, often uses the smoking room and ice machine, so I was prepared to request a change if we weren’t on a floor with a smoking room and ice machine. Fortunately, we were placed on the 8th floor, which had both. The room was clean and compact, allowing us to relax until the 11 AM checkout.
Experiences during the trip
On the first day, we walked around Nara Park and Kofuku-ji Temple, but as expected for the New Year holiday, it was crowded and even the deer looked tired. Since our accommodation was without meals, we enjoyed delicious food at nearby restaurants ‘Home Cooking Coco’ and ‘Yakitori Koufu’.
The next day, we visited the Miwa Shrine, which is associated with the Year of the Snake, for our first shrine visit of the year. We took the train, but the roads around the shrine were heavily congested, and the parking lot was full. It’s important to be prepared for traffic when driving to a shrine visit during New Year’s.