Nara Park Hotel in Nara

We booked 2 rooms And got caught out big time, We Did not realise this was partly a Budget Hotel.
First shock, No Lift from the car park, So had to lug our bags up steep steps.
We then found wo were booked in a part of the Hotel,,,, With NO Lift,!!!!!! And there was like 20 + steps to room.
Then Found the rooms are for Dwarfs, Yes the doors are like 5"6 high Unbelievable.
Then to make it worse, Silly me, i had booked shared bathroom, But thats not the Bad bit. THERE IS NO SHOWER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Not in the last 20 + Years has this happened. In the land of Magical toilet seats, This is unbelievable. In the end we swapped the 2 tiny rooms for a larger double, And put 2 extra mattresses on the floor,,,,, Just to get a shower. But got charged another £40
On top of that Breakfast is 5X more than we paid in the last 3 Hotels... AVOID, Theres Nothing good to say about the place. Fortunately The Hotel 500 meters away, Is pretty good, We stayed there last week

At the pool, there were two staff members (unclear if they were lifeguards or simply receptionists) who spent their time chatting at the top of the stairs and only handled reception duties. We were informed that the shower in our room might not have hot water, but it thankfully did. All four sets of sheets were riddled with holes, and for that reason, I will definitely not be returning. I believe there's a clear distinction between an 'old' ryokan and a 'dirty' one, but this establishment unfortunately fit both descriptions.

It was an old building that was okay but not well-maintained. The staff were very helpful, kind, and friendly, despite their limited English. The great bonus was the onsen (hot spring). The room was very big—almost three times the size of other rooms we stayed in during our visit to Japan. However, the location was not good at all, being next to a busy highway and very far from the old town or Nara Park.