We are staying in this hotel for 4 nights as part of a 3 week trip to Japan. We have paid £29 per night for a double room without breakfast and booked through the internet less than 48 hours before arriving. We are staying in Osaka in order to see Kyoto and Nara. Hotels in Kyoto or Nara themselves were... more

We struggled to find the hotel, despite ample assistance from many eager to help Osakans. The google maps printout didn't quite cut it. Upon finally locating the hotel the first impression was slightly below average. Mainly the very smoky lobby area and then seeing our room and the tiny bathroom, even by japanese standards, which proved quite difficult to use.... more