Omiya, Nara
JW Marriott Hotel Nara
A 158-room hotel in central Nara, opened on 22 July 2020 as the first JW Marriott in Japan and Nara's first international luxury hotel, linked by a bridge to the Nara Convention Center. It has 16 suites, an Executive Lounge and a spa modelled on the Tenpyo-era temples around the city.
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About the property
- Opened
- 2020
- Rooms
- 142
- Suites
- 16
- Developer
- Mori Trust
- Architecture
- Yamashita Sekkei
- Interiors
- G.A. Design
From our stays
We stayed in May 2025
Rooms and suites
Deluxe Room (King or Two Doubles)
36 sq m · city view
Executive Premium Room (King or Two Doubles)
36 sq m · city view · Executive Lounge access
Suites
Nara Junior Suite
43 sq m · city view · corner room, Executive Lounge access
Griffin Junior Suite
55 sq m · city view · corner room, Executive Lounge access
Executive Suite (King or Two Doubles)
92 sq m · corner room, living area, Executive Lounge access
Presidential Suite
172 sq m · corner room, Executive Lounge access
Dining and wellness
- Azekura
- Japanese restaurant
- Silk Road Dining
- all-day restaurant
- Flying Stag
- lobby lounge and bar
- Wellness
- Spa by JW, with Aromatherapy Associates treatments, a steam room and sauna, plus an indoor pool with jacuzzi and a 24-hour fitness centre.
Where it is
- Kyoto
- 30 min by train
- Osaka Itami Airport
- 1 h by car
- Kansai Airport
- 1 h 17 by car
Q&A
Deluxe Room (King or Two Doubles) (36 sq m) and Executive Premium Room (King or Two Doubles) (36 sq m). Suites: Nara Junior Suite (43 sq m), Griffin Junior Suite (55 sq m), Executive Suite (King or Two Doubles) (92 sq m) and Presidential Suite (172 sq m).
We book JW Marriott Hotel Nara through Marriott Luminous, so you get a room upgrade on arrival when one is available, daily breakfast for two and early check-in and late checkout when available, at no extra cost to you. Some hotels add a US$100 credit; most do not.
Azekura, japanese, with separate kaiseki, sushi and teppanyaki rooms (Reservations required for sushi and teppanyaki); Silk Road Dining, all-day dining from an open kitchen, mixing Eastern and Western cooking with Nara ingredients and Flying Stag, lobby lounge and bar with a hearth; tea menu and sweets by day.
Spa by JW, with Aromatherapy Associates treatments, a steam room and sauna, plus an indoor pool with jacuzzi and a 24-hour fitness centre.
In central Nara beside the Nara Convention Center, with a hotel shuttle bus from Kintetsu-Nara and JR Nara stations; Kyoto and Osaka are just over 30 minutes away by train.
Osaka Itami (ITM), 45 km; Kansai International (KIX), 72 km.
JW Marriott Hotel Nara opened in 2020.
Developed by Mori Trust as the core of Nara Prefecture's Omiya Dori hotel and exchange centre redevelopment, with Marriott running it under a long-term management agreement; basic design by Yamashita Sekkei, design and construction by Taisei Corporation, and interiors by G.A. Design. Opened on 22 July 2020, on six floors above ground. The spa draws on Nara's Tenpyo-period temple architecture, and an artist-in-residence programme shows work by Nara artist Chiharu Yoshina.
