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title: "Smile Hotel Nara: 8.2/10 guest rating, reviews & location"
description: "Smile Hotel Nara in Nara: rated 8.2 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/smile-hotel-nara-nara/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-27
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Hotel · ★★★ · Hospitality Operations
# Smile Hotel Nara

Sanjo-honmachi, Nara, Japan

8.2 ·  Very good 5,894 reviews ·  #70 #70 of 84 in Nara ·  9.1 Location score
## About Smile Hotel Nara

Smile Hotel Nara is a hotel in Sanjo-honmachi, Nara, Japan. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.2 out of 10 across 5,894 reviews. Facilities include free wi-fi. It is 760 m from the centre of Nara. The nearest airport, Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), is 36 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Rooms:** 175

- **Floors:** 12

- **Opened:** 2005

- **Chain:** Hospitality Operations

- **Smoking:** Smoke-free property

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 25

[Hotel prices in Nara by month](https://stayversus.com/en/japan/nara/prices/)

4-21 Sanjo-Honmachi, Nara

## Live prices around Smile Hotel Nara

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Smile Hotel Nara: nightly price by month

       

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-   Cheapest month: January, about €38 a night on average
-   Most expensive month: November, about €116 a night on average
-   Lowest price we found: €21 for the night of 12 January 2027
-   Saturday nights cost about 98% more than Tuesday nights

Pick a month to check today's price for its cheapest date.

[Hotel prices in Nara by month](https://stayversus.com/en/japan/nara/prices/)

Averages of real one-night prices for two adults on Agoda, a Tuesday and a Saturday in each month, last checked 21 October 2026. In euros; the final price is shown before you book.

## How Smile Hotel Nara scores

Better rated than 17% of hotels in Nara

-   Guest rating **8.2**
-   Location **9.1**
-   Public transport **10.0**

Nara average

## Amenities

### Food & drink

-   Breakfast

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Parking

### Services

-   Laundry
-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning

### Accessibility

-   Wheelchair accessible

### Policies

-   Smoke-free

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **9.1**/10

- **Walk grade:** **91**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Shops within 500 m:** **13**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **13**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""></span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">140 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">36 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">82 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nara</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">760 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">12 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Everyday places nearby

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Food shop</th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">140 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pharmacy<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Koyakubo</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">260 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   MOMENT Contemporary Art Center400 m

## Weather in Nara

[Nara weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/japan/nara/nara-shi/weather)

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### Compare

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## Questions about Smile Hotel Nara

### How do guests rate Smile Hotel Nara?

Smile Hotel Nara has a guest rating of 8.2 out of 10 from 5,894 reviews, which is better than 17% of rated hotels in Nara.

### When is Smile Hotel Nara cheapest?

In our price checks, the cheapest month is January, at about €38 a night on average. The most expensive is November, at about €116.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Smile Hotel Nara?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### Does Smile Hotel Nara include breakfast?

Breakfast is available. Whether it is included depends on the rate you book.

### Is there parking at Smile Hotel Nara?

Yes, parking is available; charges may apply.

### How far is Smile Hotel Nara from the airport?

The nearest airport, Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), is 36 km away in a straight line.

### When did Smile Hotel Nara open?

Smile Hotel Nara opened in 2005.

### How many rooms does Smile Hotel Nara have?

Smile Hotel Nara has 175 rooms on 12 floors.

### Where is the nearest pharmacy to Smile Hotel Nara?

Koyakubo is the closest pharmacy we know of, about 260 m away (4 min walk).

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/smile-hotel-nara-nara/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/