Namba Ebisu Hotel in Osaka

Room is clean, but space is very limited, not suitable for 4 pax, maximum 3pax.

Check in at 3pm, Check out at 11am.

Location is near to railway station.

4 hangers are provided, can request more.

There's 2 microwave in the lobby.

Self collect new towel, tooth brush, comb at lobby.

Mineral water only given on the first day no matter how many days you stay.

No tea nor coffee bag provided.

Stayed here for 3 days but no cleaning service.

A decent and budget friendly hotel that is 5mins walk away from nearby train stations.

I booked a room that was advertised as a place for four, however it was tight fit for all of us.

I recommend getting it for a room for two or three at best. Overall, its good budget friendly room.

Convenient location near Shim-Imamiya station, easy to get from airport and to Universal Studios. Check in was very easy and the entire process was digital.

You cannot arrive before 3pm because there is no staff and the code to the door is on the inside, so make sure you take that into account. After check-in you get the door code and can come and go freely. In the lobby, there are tablets set up for automatic check-in using your travel document information, which will then tell you your room and door lock combination. There are two microwaves to heat food, and replacement towels and bottles of water are given every day. The room itself is very nice. Tatami mat floors and an all-plastic Japanese bathroom with a deep bath, and a toilet with bidet wash and warm seat. Very nice in winter!

Now, the hotel itself is definitely worth 4 stars. But I have to give 3 because of the location. The area is very poor and run-down with a lot of elderly residents on social assistance or living on the streets. When going out in the morning, there would be lots of broken glass from smashed "one-cup" sake bottles. There are two "100-yen karaoke bars" beside the hotel, one evening an old drunk man stumbled out and started urinating on the wall of our hotel next to the main entrance. When he saw I was looking at him, he yelled at me and started following me down the street to the convenience store, cursing about foreigners. There are two coin laundry nearby suggested by the hotel but they usually have some old men smoking in them, so the smell gets into the clothes. We ended up going to another coin laundry near the subway station.

Overall, the hotel is very nice, automated, and convenient for transport to JR Shin-Imamiya and Doubutsu-en Mae subway station and the Tsuutenkaku tourist area, but is maybe better for couples and not families with children. It's too bad as the staff are very nice and helpful.