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Bakery Hotel Chateau Dor
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Rakuten Travel rating 4.36 out of 5 (597 reviews). Guests note that the hotel is just a 2-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station, and that staff accommodated them before check-in and held their luggage, which made getting around as a family easier. Several parents traveling with a child, including those accompanying one for entrance exams, praise how clean the rooms and bath were and how good the thick-cut toast and bread at breakfast tasted. On the other hand, some guests report noticing odors in the room and bedding even in non-smoking rooms.
Overview
Bakery Hotel Chateau Dor is run by Chateau Dor, a long-established Nara bakery, and sits a 2-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station. Breakfast is a morning set of toasted nama shokupan (a soft, premium Japanese white bread), served in the first-floor lounge. Every room is non-smoking, and family-friendly options include a Japanese-Western style family room that sleeps 4 adults plus up to 2 co-sleeping children who have not yet started elementary school. Child rates are set for the accommodation plans. There is no communal bath or onsen, so bathing is done in each room's en-suite bathroom.
Rooms
Rooms range widely, from singles and twins to queens, four-person rooms and Japanese-Western style family rooms. The Japanese-Western style family room, designed for families, is 20 sq m with two 140 cm double beds and one 100 cm single bed, and sleeps 4 adults plus up to 2 co-sleeping children who have not yet started elementary school. The four-person room is also 20 sq m, with four 100 cm single beds, and likewise takes up to 2 co-sleeping children under school age. The Double Room and Japanese-Western style Double Room (10 sq m, one 140 cm double bed) take 2 adults plus 1 co-sleeping child under school age, and the Queen Room and Japanese-Western style Queen Room (12 sq m, one 160 cm queen bed) take 2 adults plus up to 2 co-sleeping children under school age. Each room has a TV, air conditioning, a refrigerator, an electric kettle, a desk, a hair dryer and Wi-Fi, and every room is non-smoking. Child rates are set for the accommodation plans.
Dining
Breakfast is served in the first-floor lounge: a morning set of thick-cut toast made from nama shokupan (a soft, premium Japanese white bread) by the long-established local Nara bakery Chateau Dor, served with a salad, a choice of butter, egg, adzuki red bean or jam on top, and coffee brewed with beans from Fujieda Coffee in Nara. It is served from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. All accommodation plans include breakfast but not dinner, so you will need to find dinner nearby. From 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., staying guests can also enjoy coffee, tea, homemade cookies (broken pieces) and Daibutsu anpan (Great Buddha red-bean buns) free of charge in the lounge, though quantities are limited and the service ends once they run out.
Baths
Private rooms have a combined bath-and-toilet unit, so families can bathe on their own. The list of hotel facilities makes no mention of a communal bath or onsen, so bathing is done in that in-room bath unit. Guests staying in a shared room use gender-separated shared shower rooms, toilets and washbasins.
Family-friendly features
Co-sleeping children under school age can share a room: 1 child in the Double Room and Japanese-Western style Double Room, and up to 2 children in the Queen Room, the Japanese-Western style Queen Room, the four-person room and the Japanese-Western style family room. Child rates are set for the accommodation plans. An iron and a humidifier are available to borrow for guest rooms, which helps on a trip with children during dry seasons. There is also a paid coin laundry in the hotel, useful for washing the many changes of clothes that come with traveling with children.
Access
The hotel is about a 2-minute walk from Exit 1 of Kintetsu Nara Station and about 15 to 19 minutes on foot from JR Nara Station. Nara Park is about a 7-minute walk away and Todai-ji Temple about 18 minutes, making it a convenient base for sightseeing. There is no dedicated parking, so drivers use pay parking lots in the surrounding area. The road in front of the hotel is a pedestrian-only street, so take care if you plan to pull up by car.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 15 Higashimuki Kitamachi, Nara, Nara 630-8214 |
|---|---|
| directions_carAccess | About a 2-minute walk from Exit 1 of Kintetsu Nara Station, or about a 19-minute walk from JR Nara Station. |
| trainNearest station | Kintetsu Nara Station |
| local_parkingParking | Pay parking lots in the surrounding area (rates include a 24-hour maximum of 1,000 yen). |
| callPhone | +81-742-22-0111 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Mastercard, Discover |
| languageOfficial site | https://www.chateau-dor-nara.com/hotel.htmlopen_in_new |
Reference price as of August 24, 2026 (stay date 2026-09-19). Please check the booking site for actual rates.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many children can co-sleep in a room?
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Co-sleeping children under school age can share a room: 1 child in the Double Room and Japanese-Western style Double Room, and up to 2 children in the Queen Room, the Japanese-Western style Queen Room, the four-person room and the Japanese-Western style family room. The Japanese-Western style family room sleeps 4 adults plus up to 2 co-sleeping children, and child rates are set for the accommodation plans.
Is there a communal bath or onsen?
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No. The list of hotel facilities makes no mention of a communal bath or onsen, so bathing is done in the combined bath-and-toilet unit in each private room, which families can use on their own. Guests staying in a shared room use gender-separated shared shower rooms, toilets and washbasins.
What are the check-in and checkout times?
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Check-in is from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., and checkout is at 10 a.m. Times may differ depending on the accommodation plan.
Is there a microwave for warming baby food?
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Yes. A microwave and an electric kettle are available in the shared space inside the hotel.
What amenities do the private rooms have, and are they non-smoking?
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Private rooms come with a TV, refrigerator, air conditioning, air purifier, combined bath-and-toilet unit, bidet toilet, Wi-Fi, hair dryer, bath towels and shampoo and other toiletries. All guest rooms are non-smoking; guests who smoke use the smoking area on the first floor.
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