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Hoshino Transforms Historic Nara Prison Into Luxury Resort
Hoshino Resorts has opened HOSHINOYA Nara Prison, a 48-room luxury all-suite hotel that preserves the site's history rather than hiding it. Starting at roughly $900 per night, the property serves as a new model for adaptive reuse of Japan's historic civic architecture.
Key Takeaways
- 1HOSHINOYA Nara Prison opened with 48 suites starting at roughly $900 per night.
- 2The property utilizes a public-private model to restore a historic Meiji-era prison built in 1908.
- 3The project serves as a test case for converting Japan's hard-to-maintain civic architecture into high-end hotels.
Source: Skift
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