Quote: I rate my lodgings on a few things; size of the room for the cost, cleanliness, friendliness and helpfulness of the front desk staff and proximity to other things to see and do in the area I am visiting. While this hotel did well in all these categories, if in Osaka again we might select another hotel.

This hotel is designed for the business traveler, and it had that feel. It did not bother me, but for anyone looking for a more relaxed / vacation feel, this may not be the best choice of hotel. It was clean, looked very new and maintained. The lobby was open with many places to sit and several places to eat, which was nice since when we arrived our room was not yet ready. The front desk staff was very efficient with getting us a room as quickly as they could, and our luggage that had been shipped to this hotel from our hotel in Kyoto was quickly located. Our "guide" helping us to our room had very good English skills, better than we had experienced in some of the other hotels, and told us about the area while showing us our room. She gave the impression she was interested in our visit and us in a more relaxed style then the typical Japanese host.

As soon as we entered the room it felt a lot bigger than we expected, it was probably the largest of the four hotels we stayed at during our Japan trip. We had two chairs with a small table, a desk, stand with a flat screen TV, dresser with hot water maker and plenty of free space to move around. The bathroom offered a separate sink area from the toilet and shower which is nice when traveling plus one. There was some English programming, mostly news and internet access from the room, again think business traveler.

Aside from the typical tea available in the room we also had instant coffee, which was a welcomed change. Our windows looked out over the neighboring shopping mall, which after a good twenty minutes of navigating we were actually able to find our way to in search of a quick lunch.

The location of the hotel above a department store and the subways and train stations made it easy for travel by public transportation, but difficult to navigate when looking to get to the streets of Osaka. There may have been some great "you are here signs" but we did not find them and often found ourselves walking in circles. Once on the streets we did not have to go very far to find many great places to eat and shop, we did have to travel a little way by train to get to the museums and aquarium. Again this is a very business minded hotel.

This bed was not as hard as our first night (Akasusa View Hotel), but it was also not as comfortable as we would like. The breakfast buffet had a very large variety, very European in style with many Japanese options as well. They had fresh squeezed juices and to my pleasure large cups of coffee. In the end we had no problems with the hotel and would recommend it to anyone traveling to Osaka on business.

From journals Two Weeks in Japan