Accommodation

Nara is a tourist landmark and has therefore wide variety of hotels in any category.
The period of ACMMM2012 is the best season for sightseeing in Nara and a very famous event called Shosoin Exhibition will be held. Because a lot of people will stay in Nara, booking in advance is strongly recommended.

Rooms have been reserved for the ACM Multimedia 2012 attendees in selected hotels in Nara at special rates. For your room reservation, please use the booking site at the bottom of this page (do not contact the hotels directly if you would like to take advantage of the special rate).

The distance from each station to the main conference venue is as follows:

  • JR Nara station: 2.9km (by foot: 35min or by bus: 10min)
  • Kintetsu Nara station: 1.9km (by foot: 25min or by bus: 7min)
  • Kintetsu Shin Omiya station: 3.4km

For the use of bus, see Moving inside Nara and About Bus in Nara for details.

Hotel Name
(to the venue)
Room Type Room Rate
1 Nara Hotel
(by foot:10min or by taxi:3min)
Twin room
(one person)
JPY 34,860
Twin room
(two persons)
JPY 38,430
2 Hotel Nikko Nara
(by foot:35min, by taxi:10min,
or by bus:10min (from JR Nara sta.))
Single room JPY 13,525
Twin room
(one person)
JPY 18,475
Twin room
(two persons)
JPY 24,950
3 Nara Washington Hotel Plaza
(by foot:30min, by taxi:10min,
or by bus:10min (from JR Nara sta.))
Single room JPY 9,550
Twin room
(one person)
JPY 17,320
Twin room
(two persons)
JPY 18,680
4 Hotel Fujita Nara
(by foot:30min, by taxi:10min,
or by bus:10min (from JR Nara sta.))
Single room JPY 9,975
Twin room
(one person)
JPY 14,700
Twin room
(two persons)
JPY 17,850
5 Comfort Hotel Nara
(by foot:35min, by taxi:10min,
or by bus:10min (from JR Nara sta.))
Single room JPY 6,800
6 Sun Hotel Nara
(by foot:35min, by taxi:10min,
or by bus:10min (from JR Nara sta.))
Single room JPY 7,100
7 Hotel Halftime
(by taxi: 15min or
by train & bus: 3min (from Kintetsu Shin Omiya sta. to Kintetsu Nara sta.) + 7min (from Kintetsu Nara sta.))
Single room JPY 7,500
8 Nara Royal Hotel
(by taxi: 15min or
by train & bus: 3min (from Kintetsu Shin Omiya sta. to Kintetsu Nara sta.) + 7min (from Kintetsu Nara sta.))
Single room JPY 10,500
Twin room
(one person)
JPY 14,700
Twin room
(two persons)
JPY 18,900

*Room rates are per night, including breakfast, service charge and consumption tax.

*All rooms are in Western style (there are no Japanese style rooms).

*Free Internet is availabe in all rooms.

*Room rates are valid for the stay during October 28th to November 2nd, 2012.

*The booking site will be available until October 15th 23:59 (UTC -8).

*Reservation is made according to a first-come first-served basis. Some hotels may be sold out before the deadline.

Payment method
Payments must be made in Japanese Yen. Only credit cards and bank transfers are available.

Cancellation
A cancellation fee must be paid if you cancel less than 8 days before the first night of stay. See the reservation site below for details.

Contacts
For any questions regarding the room reservation, please contact westec_op13@west.jtb.jp

room reservation

Further Information:

The following sites will also be helpful.

Rakuten Travel:
http://travel.rakuten.com/hotel/asia/japan/nara/nara.html

Japan Ryokan Association:
http://www.ryokan.or.jp/english/06/05.html

Super Hotels:
http://www.superhoteljapan.com/en/
(Please click “Kinki” in the map of the page, and select a hotel located in “Nara.”)

Toyoko Inn Nara Shin-Omiya Ekimae:
http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00183/index.html

Nara Youth Hostel:
http://www.jyh.gr.jp/nara/en/index.html