Noboriojicho, Nara Park紫翠 ラグジュアリーコレクションホテル 奈良
Shisui, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Nara
A 43-room hotel on the western edge of Nara Park, set in the Yoshikien garden that was once part of the grounds of Kofuku-ji, with Kasuga Taisha, Kofuku-ji and Todai-ji around it. Reception, restaurant and lounge occupy the low wooden residence built in 1922 for the governor of Nara, entered through its original roofed gate, and the design and interiors are by Kengo Kuma & Associates.
Marriott STARS
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- Advice from our own stay, in June 2025 and May 2025
- Preferred-partner benefits through Marriott STARS: a room upgrade, daily breakfast, a US$100 credit and early check-in and late checkout
- Industry insight on rates, seasons and timing
- One contact before, during and after the stay
About the property
- Rooms
- 35
- Bath in the room
- Some rooms
- Dinner
- At a counter
- MICHELIN Keys
- 1
- Developer
- Mori Trust
- Architecture
- Taisei Corporation (Kansai)
- Interiors
- Kengo Kuma & Associates
- Owned by
- Mori Trust
From our stays
We stayed in June 2025 and May 2025
Rooms and suites
Standard (King or Twin)
40–41 sq m · garden view
Deluxe ONSEN Hot Spring (King or Twin)
41 sq m · garden view · indoor hot-spring bath
Superior (King or Twin)
43–46 sq m · garden view
Deluxe Open-air ONSEN Hot Spring (King or Twin)
43 sq m · garden view · open-air hot-spring bath
Suites
Junior Suite ONSEN Hot Spring / Open-air ONSEN Hot Spring
57 sq m · garden view · hot-spring bath, indoor or open-air
One-Bedroom Suite
64 sq m · garden view
Presidential Suite ONSEN Hot Spring
98 sq m · garden view · hot-spring bath
Dining and wellness
A small course on a flower-shaped dish
Grilled fish in a black lacquer bowl
A private room at Suiyo, in the governor's residence, open to the garden
The Japanese breakfast, with rice porridge
- Restaurant Suiyou
- all-day restaurant
- Sushi & Bar Shousou
- sushi counter and bar · former storehouse
- Wellness
- SUI Spa, with treatments using traditional Japanese and Chinese herbs, and a fitness centre with cardio equipment and free weights; the Deluxe ONSEN rooms and the suites have their own hot-spring baths.
Where it is
- Kintetsu-Nara station
- 10 min on foot
- Kyoto
- 35 min by train
- Osaka Itami Airport
- 1 h 05 by bus
- Kansai Airport
- 1 h 20 by bus
Q&A
Tell us your dates and our team in Japan books it for you, at the hotel’s own rate. We ask for the room we would choose and look after everything else with the hotel on your behalf: your preferences and requests, any special arrangement, from a celebration to a car from the station, and whatever you need before and during your stay. The price and cancellation terms are confirmed with you first.
Osaka Itami (ITM), 47.8 km; Kansai International (KIX), 77.6 km. Nara Kotsu airport buses run from both (booking required).
We book Shisui, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Nara through Marriott STARS, so you get a room upgrade on arrival when one is available, daily breakfast for two, a US$100 hotel credit each stay and early check-in and late checkout when available, at no extra cost to you. On the hotel's flexible public rate.
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