Kotonoyado Musashino

A one-night stay at the Koto Ryokan was a highlight of our short trip to Nara. The location, facilities, service and food were all great. It was within walking distance of the main attractions, as well as the calm deer under the cherry trees that abounded.

The hotel is a traditional Japanese B&B located at the foot of Wakakusa Mountain in Nara Park. You can meet the docile deer babies when you walk out of the hotel. The most amazing experience of the hotel is its breakfast and dinner service. Very high quality Japanese food. The dishes for dinner are served one after another, different every day, fine workmanship, healthy and delicious. Since it is a B&B, it takes a long time to clean and tidy up, so the check-in time is after 4 pm and the check-out time is before 10 am. This makes me feel unfriendly.

Just inside Nara Park, at the foot of Wakakusa Mountain, you will see the deer when you open the door. It is a historic building with a large room. Breakfast and dinner are all eaten in the room. The waiters come to the room in advance to prepare the room and will also make the bed and put it away on time. The service is very good. You may feel that you are not free. It is a very good hotel. A good choice for a slow-paced vacation. There are not many guests in the hotel, and there are no other people in the hot spring every time. There are also family hot springs. The meal is Japanese kaiseki cuisine, which is different every day and is pretty good. The transportation is actually very convenient. It takes only 5 minutes to walk to the bus terminal of Kasuga Taisha Shrine. Many buses can go to Nara Kintetsu JR and even Horyuji Toshodaiji Temple.

The service and environment are very good. One day there was mud on the shoes, but the next day the black leather shoes were polished and sparkling. It’s a very traditional Japanese inn. The proprietress wears a kimono every day👘 and puts on beautiful makeup. When the bed is made every night, a sunny doll will be given as a gift. The breakfast is rich and delicious. You can feel it in the picture below. It is breakfast for two days respectively. The dinner is even more sumptuous. It is impossible to take a group photo of each dish. The scenery outside the Japanese room window is very good, and it feels like being deep in nature. It's very cold in winter, and the lack of heating in the bathroom is a bit disappointing.

I wanted to stay in a Japanese-style B&B, and I searched for this one which had great reviews, so I decided to stay there even though the price was a bit expensive. 1. The location is excellent, right at the foot of Mount Wakakusa, within walking distance of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara Park, and Todaiji Temple. 2. It is a really traditional Japanese-style room. There is a heater in the room. A lady will serve you dinner and breakfast, and you will also sleep on the tatami for one night. 3. There is no floor heating in the outside room, toilet and bathroom where you enter the house. It is still a bit cold in winter, thanks to the heated toilet seat. 4. Experience the private soup. The service staff will prepare everything and call to inform. Then the private soup area will be invisible and no one can be seen. It is very private and recommended.

I stayed in this hotel eight years ago, and I still liked it the second time I came. The quiet environment, quiet hotel and quiet service are what I imagine Nara to be like.

Beautiful environment, simple facilities, modern functions and service attitude are beyond words!

Very good experience! Dinner is delivered to the room, breakfast can be enjoyed while sitting on the hillside, and there is freshly milked milk that morning! Super awesome!

Traditional Japanese-style inn, Beautiful environment , rich breakfast and dinner, well-maintained public areas, children like it very much.