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It used to be a better deal for two people travelling together (for the same price a night in a modest hotel was included) but this may still be the most economic way of visiting Kyoto from Tokyo using the bullet trains.
It doesn't say whether you can use the Nozomi train but even if it is Hikari only this represents a significant saving on the cost of a return trip (around 26,500yen).
Offer that included hotel night was for Hikari (with upgrade to Nazomi possible) but main issue was that they would assign you a specific train based on your chouice of early or late morning departure.
The deal described in the link is totally OPEN Nazomi eligible ticket and includes day pass in kyoto.