Where to stay in Nagoya with a large group of 10 or more: a whole traditional house for up to 16 and a private floor for up to 9 — compare bedrooms, beds and toilets

For a group of 10 or more in Nagoya, a whole-house rental where you have the entire building is the best fit. Central Nagoya House is a 144㎡ traditional house in Nakamura Ward, Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture), west of Nagoya Station, with 5 bedrooms (one opens onto the next), 8 beds (6 doubles and 2 semi-doubles) and room for up to 16 guests. For up to 9, Central Nagoya Residence offers the whole top (8th) floor of an apartment building (120㎡, 3 bedrooms, 5 double beds, up to 9 guests). Both are near Nakamura Koen Station, 4 stops from Nagoya Station on the Higashiyama subway line.

Which stay suits your group size?

The group sizes are a guide based on each stay's maximum. Please check both the number of beds and the maximum guests to make sure everyone has a place to sleep. Questions about bedding can be sent through the contact form or each booking site's messaging.

For a large group such as three generations or three families, we recommend House and Stays. House is an entire traditional house rented as a whole, so everyone stays under one roof (up to 16 guests). Stays has separate rooms for 2 guests each (up to 4), so each family can have its own room (please check available rooms on the booking page). For about 8 or 9 people, we recommend Residence, the entire top floor of an apartment building (up to 9 guests).

What is House, the stay for 10 or more, like?

House is a renovated traditional house rented as a whole and never shared with other guests. It has bedrooms on the ground and first floors, a living room, a dining table big enough for a large group, and a private back garden.

• 144㎡, 5 bedrooms (one opens onto the next), up to 16 guests
• 8 beds (6 doubles and 2 semi-doubles)
• A shower room and a bathroom with a bathtub; toilets on both floors (2 in total)
• Kitchen: two-burner gas stove, fridge, microwave, rice cooker, electric kettle, cookware and tableware
• Washer-dryer, plus a drying rack in the back garden
• 5 air conditioners and 2 hair dryers
• 7 minutes' walk from Nakamura Koen Station on the Higashiyama Line (10 minutes from Nakamura Nisseki Station)

What about Residence for up to 9?

Residence is the entire top (8th) floor of an apartment building, rented as one stay. Its 3 bedrooms, including a 10-tatami Japanese-style room lit by washi paper lamps, have 5 double beds, for up to 9 guests. There is an 8.4-tatami dining room, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom with a bathtub, a washing machine and a dryer, and a lift in the building. It is 2 minutes' walk from Nakamura Koen Station.

What should families, multi-generation groups and friends keep in mind?

• If anyone finds stairs difficult: Residence's building has a lift. House has bedrooms on the ground and first floors
• Toilets: House has 2, one on each floor
• Quiet hours: all three stays are in residential areas. Please keep quiet from 20:00 to 8:00 at House, and especially after 20:00 at Residence
• Parties and events are not allowed
• Smoking is not allowed anywhere inside, shoes come off indoors, and pets are not allowed
• Under Japanese law, all guests without Japanese nationality must provide a copy of their passport and fill in the guest register
• There is no on-site parking; please use a nearby coin parking lot

How do large groups handle meals?

No meals are provided at any of the stays. House and Residence have a kitchen and a dining table big enough for a group, so you can cook. To eat out, Nagoya Station — about 7 minutes from Nakamura Koen by subway — has Nagoya Umaimon-dori, a row of Nagoya-food restaurants (inside JR Nagoya Station, Taiko-dori side, 17 shops), and the ESCA underground mall.

What are the rooms at House and Residence like?

• House living room: a sofa and TV, with light from windows facing the garden
• House exterior: a detached house in a residential area. The front door has a code lock for self check-in
• House back garden: private for guests, with a drying rack
• Residence Japanese-style room: a 10-tatami room with beds on the tatami, lit by washi paper lamps
• Residence bathroom area: washbasin, washing machine (with dryer), a bathroom with a bathtub, and a 4.8-tatami dressing room with a dresser

How to get from Nagoya Station to House and Residence

From Nagoya Station, take the Higashiyama subway line (towards Takabata) and get off at Nakamura Koen, the 4th stop: about 7 minutes and 240 yen with no change. From Nakamura Koen Station, House is a 7-minute walk and Residence a 2-minute walk. House is also a 10-minute walk from Nakamura Nisseki Station on the Higashiyama Line.

Booking and enquiries

• Central Nagoya Stays: official booking page, Booking.com
• Central Nagoya House: official booking page, Booking.com, Airbnb
• Central Nagoya Residence: Booking.com, Airbnb
• Questions can be sent through the contact form or each booking site's messaging. Payment is online only

How do check-in and check-out work?

All stays are unstaffed with self check-in: House uses a code lock on the front door and Residence a key box. Check-in is from 17:00 at House and 17:00–22:00 at Residence; check-out is 10:00 at both. Large groups often arrive at different times, and with self check-in everyone can let themselves in within the check-in hours.

Where can a group go from Nagoya?

From Nagoya, Inuyama is about 25 minutes by Meitetsu, Ise-shi about 1 hour 20 minutes, Takayama about 2 hours 20 minutes on the Limited Express Hida, and Shirakawa-go about 2 hours 30 minutes by highway bus from the Meitetsu Bus Center (official sources for each destination). Leave your luggage at the stay and go for the day.

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