“Practical and reasonable price -great bath”

Slightly old-fashioned business hotel, convenient for visiting Osaka university. Small room but with bed that can be raised to any height to make space- feels like something out of a Jack Lemmon film. Excellent communal bath on the top floor with view of Osaka. All you can eat breakfast was clearly… Plus

Slightly old-fashioned business hotel, convenient for visiting Osaka university. Small room but with bed that can be raised to any height to make space- feels like something out of a Jack Lemmon film. Excellent communal bath on the top floor with view of Osaka. All you can eat breakfast was clearly appreciated by a party of high-school baseball players who added a joyous atmosphere.

Moins

“Cheap and cheerful”

I paid something like £23 a night to stay here and boy was it worth it. First of all, they have this really clever mechanism where you can raise your bed up to the ceiling so all of a sudden you have all this SPACE when you aren't sleeping. The luxury! I could have stayed there for days. It could … Plus

I paid something like £23 a night to stay here and boy was it worth it. First of all, they have this really clever mechanism where you can raise your bed up to the ceiling so all of a sudden you have all this SPACE when you aren't sleeping. The luxury! I could have stayed there for days. It could do with a renovation, but everything was very clean. The onsen was a bit disappointing because the women's is much less nice than the men's looks in the pictures. It's a little far from most things but as long as you catch the last train, you're fine, and there's a 7/11 just round the corner from it for anything you might need, and a real supermarket just two minutes down the road.

Moins

“Budget hotel, clean and clever.”

The GR Hotel Esaka is a typical case of getting what you paid for -- I paid under €30 per night for a single ensuite room, and so did not expect luxurious sprawling suites. What I got was a very small (small-even-for-Japan), but clean room. If you're used to travelling in Japan and are looking for … Plus

The GR Hotel Esaka is a typical case of getting what you paid for -- I paid under €30 per night for a single ensuite room, and so did not expect luxurious sprawling suites. What I got was a very small (small-even-for-Japan), but clean room. If you're used to travelling in Japan and are looking for a budget hotel that is not a capsule, this hotel is a good choice. Some reviews have stated that the rooms are dirty, but my experience does not bear this out. The furniture is simply a little old, and the worn edges and slight scratches can give the hotel a slightly shabby look at first glance, but in my room everything was impeccably clean. The advertised public bath is a nice bonus, though it should be pointed out that the advertised picture represents the men's onsen; the ladies' side is significantly less grand-looking. (But still perfectly fine for a quick relaxing dip.) The mattresses were very firm, which I loved. Other reviews mentioned the hotel was a little noisy, and I'm a light sleeper, so I was a little apprehensive, but I slept like a baby and didn't hear anything from adjacent rooms. (Which might have been luck, but was nevertheless appreciated.) Staff was courteous and competent. If you are keen on partying in the city center, the early last train times and the location might not make this the hotel for you, as the distance is too far for an affordable taxi ride. But as long as you don't mind being home while the trains are running, even the location is perfectly acceptable (ten minutes to Umeda, twenty minutes to Namba) and even rather convenient for Shin-Osaka station (1500 yen by taxi).

Moins

“Really a typical japanese small room”

It is a real budget hotel, you need to walk at least 15 mins to subway station @ Esaka and exit No 1-5 and turn left to the bridge and turn right to go down the stair and walk straight for min 10-15mins walk to reach the hotel. It is a quiet town but no worry, there's a 24 hours Maxvalue supermarke… Plus

It is a real budget hotel, you need to walk at least 15 mins to subway station @ Esaka and exit No 1-5 and turn left to the bridge and turn right to go down the stair and walk straight for min 10-15mins walk to reach the hotel. It is a quiet town but no worry, there's a 24 hours Maxvalue supermarket and nothing much over there. We reached the hotel at 1.30pm and they are quite fexible to let us check in early. The room is clean but the bed is real hard and can't sleep for the 1st night.. We request from the reception to give us extra pillows and 1 blanket to make sure the bed can be soften the bed. The subway station is a bit out of the center as you need to do some homework before you proceed it. JR pass will not cover the metro subway hence if you are going to from Osaka station to Esaka is around 180 yen per trip per pax. And you need to put the coin into the ticket machine and press 180 instead of picking your area and pay for the price. The staff there is friendly and there's a grand bath which open from 6am to 10pm afterwhich you need to pay. But they are not good in speaking English, you just need to draw for them...

Moins