Henn na Hotel, Nara

I took a two day trip and visited some places in Osaka, Nara, Koriyama, and Kyoto. I stayed one night at the Henn na Hotel in Nara. The novelty is that there are no live people at check-in, just hologram type creatures/people. When I first entered the lobby area, there was a dinosaur helping another person check-in.

When I walked up, a ninja appeared. I was asked to type my name onto the screen. I mistakenly typed my given name, then my family name on the screen (as in done in the US) and the ninja told me (in English) to start with my family name first (as is done in Japan). My reservation popped up on the screen, then the machine spit out my room key and breakfast ticket.

How cool was that?  The lobby area also had a fun look.

My room was on the 6th floor. It was comfortable and clean, but pretty ordinary.

Breakfast was included in my reservation. There was a choice of cheese toast or French toast, plus a little buffet.  I chose French toast and had scrambled eggs with almonds and a salad with caesar dressing.

After breakfast, I packed up my few things and checked out because I had many things to see and do.