Kōfuku-ji Five-Story Pagoda
≈ 0.2 km away · Pagoda
A 13-room hotel at the foot of World Heritage Kofuku-ji, whose restaurant Le Bois cooks French cuisine over charcoal and hosts salon concerts.
Noborioji Hotel Nara is a 13-room hotel in central Nara at the foot of Kofuku-ji, a World Heritage temple. Rooms range from a 25 m² single to suites of 70-85 m², plus an 85 m² connecting room for up to four. Its restaurant Le Bois serves French cuisine built on seasonal ingredients and charcoal cooking, and one stay plan pairs dinner with a salon concert there. Overnight guests must be 13 or older, and staying guests can join a free early-morning walk around Nara.
Noborioji Hotel Nara
登大路ホテル
Rate
From ¥76,500 per person
From ≈ US$483 per person
From ≈ ¥153,000 for 2 guests (1 room)
Per person, per night, with dinner and breakfast. Quoted by the property or its booking pages; taxes and the bathing levy may sit outside it. Currency figures use the Oct 7, 2026 reference rate and are indicative; the booking site charges at its own rate.
Dates and guests
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Practical details
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- Getting there
- Relais & Châteaux lists Kintetsu Nara as the rail access and Osaka International (Itami) as the airport; the hotel's own site gives only the address and a map (no walking time stated)
- Source: relaischateaux.com (opens in a new tab) · Checked Oct 8, 2026
- Nearest station
- Kintetsu Nara Station
- Source: relaischateaux.com (opens in a new tab) · Checked Oct 8, 2026
- Check-in
- 15:00 (latest 19:00 on the two-meal plan; plan-dependent)
- Source: go-noborioji.reservation.jp (opens in a new tab) · Checked Oct 8, 2026
- Room capacity
- 4 in the Connecting room; Suites and Deluxe rooms take 2, the Single room 1
- Source: relaischateaux.com (opens in a new tab) · Checked Oct 8, 2026
- Dinner
- French cuisine at the hotel restaurant Le Bois, built on seasonal ingredients and charcoal cooking
- Source: go-noborioji.reservation.jp (opens in a new tab) · Checked Oct 8, 2026
- Breakfast
- Served in the restaurant; choice of Western or Japanese
- Source: go-noborioji.reservation.jp (opens in a new tab) · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Tattoos, special diets, accessibility and solo stays: see “Before you book: what the property officially says” below.
Before you book: what the property officially says
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Tattoos
Not clearly stated on the official site — ask the property before booking.
Dietary needs
Not clearly stated on the official site — ask the property before booking.
Accessibility
Not clearly stated on the official site — ask the property before booking.
Travelling solo
Solo stays: Accepted — Show the property’s wording
Single Room 1 traveler
Operator’s own words — operator-wide policy · Source: relaischateaux.com (opens in a new tab) · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Against the 179
- Size
- 13 rooms— Just under the median of 28; the 179 run 1 to 508
- Award
- Relais & Châteaux— 15 of 179
- Type
- Auberge— 23 of 179
- Where
- Nara— 4 of 179
The catalogue’s own axis
- 3 Keys7 stays
- 2 Keys23 stays
- 1 Key113 stays
- Relais & Châteaux15 stays
- The Ryokan Collection46 stays
Relais & Châteaux — 15 of the 179 stays here.
For scale: the smallest stay in this catalogue is Hakone Kairai at 1 room, the largest The Okura Tokyo at 508.
Nearby
Isuien Garden
≈ 0.8 km away · Garden
Tōdai-ji Great Buddha Hall
≈ 1.0 km away · Temple
Kasuga Taisha
≈ 1.5 km away · Shrine
Nara Park Deer
≈ 2.3 km away · Park
Mount Wakakusa
≈ 2.4 km away · Mountain
Distances are in a straight line from this property, not travel times. Locations from OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Photos: © Michael Gunther (CC BY-SA 4.0) · © 663highland (CC BY 2.5) · © Martin Falbisoner (CC BY-SA 4.0) · © dconvertini (CC BY-SA 2.0) · © Jakub Hałun (CC BY 4.0) · © Christophe95 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
About the ratings
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Good to know
Are meals included in the rate?
The rate shown is per person and includes dinner and breakfast.
How many rooms does Noborioji Hotel Nara have?
Noborioji Hotel Nara has 13 rooms.
How do you get to Noborioji Hotel Nara?
Relais & Châteaux lists Kintetsu Nara as the rail access and Osaka International (Itami) as the airport; the hotel's own site gives only the address and a map (no walking time stated)
What is the nearest station to Noborioji Hotel Nara?
Kintetsu Nara Station
What time is check-in at Noborioji Hotel Nara?
15:00 (latest 19:00 on the two-meal plan; plan-dependent)
What time is check-out at Noborioji Hotel Nara?
12:00
How many guests can stay in one room at Noborioji Hotel Nara?
4 in the Connecting room; Suites and Deluxe rooms take 2, the Single room 1
What is the policy on children at Noborioji Hotel Nara?
Guests must be 13 or older
What are the dinner arrangements at Noborioji Hotel Nara?
French cuisine at the hotel restaurant Le Bois, built on seasonal ingredients and charcoal cooking
What are the breakfast arrangements at Noborioji Hotel Nara?
Served in the restaurant; choice of Western or Japanese
How do I book Noborioji Hotel Nara?
Use the booking links near the top of this page. Prices and cancellation terms differ between sellers, so it is worth comparing more than one.
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