Nara Hotel
Nara, Japan
Built 1909 · Last completed renovation 1970
Nara Hotel in Nara was last renovated in 1970, and originally built in 1909. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 0.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
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Location
Satellite view · Nara, Japan
Timeline
1909
Hotel opened
1970
Rooms added to the building
1970
Renovation completed
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 1970 renovation
“some rooms were added to the building in 1970”— source · retrieved 2026-09-12
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
5★
Built
Sourced1909
Last completed renovation
Sourced1970
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“some rooms were added to the building in 1970”
“Opened on October 17, 1909, it is one of the most historic hotels in Japan.”
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When was Nara Hotel built?+
Nara Hotel (Nara, Japan) was built in 1909.
How old is Nara Hotel?+
Nara Hotel is 117 years old — it was built in 1909 and last renovated in 1970. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Nara Hotel last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 1970.
What is the Chrono Score of Nara Hotel?+
Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 5-star rating.