Overall very happy. The hotel is well located and stone throw away from underground station. The Hotel offer free alcohol follow by free ramen at night. So its hassle free with freebie. The alcohol free flow is decent stuff too, draught japenese beer, sake, plum wine, whisky and other hard sprits. Also free ice cream for children. The Ramen is not bad given its free, just need to queue up for it. Due to the free food, the reception or meeting area is abit tiny, but I am happy this way. There is laundry (i haven't check out), a roof garden (good for looking out to the osaka tower) and free gym and hot spring. Its great with what we are paying. I am happy with it. There is a wet market close by, so we can buy sashimi and some famous Shushi restaurant to check out too. Plenty of convenient shop around and cash point for money. As mentioned the Osaska old tourist tower is close by so one tourist spot checked. Also to mention the hotel is next to a 24hr supermarket, so very handy. I will go back to it with no doubt. Its not the luxury type, but for a family to explore japan and expo and providing the decent support accommodation with free food and drink are more than helpful.

Its abit busy especially when they are serving free drinks and food, but it will be hash to complaint about it. I am normally picky but still find this hotel quite enjoyable and fulfilled my needs. Its good.

This hotel offers an exceptional stay with its prime location, just 2 minutes from the train station. The surrounding convenience stores provide easy access to snacks and essentials, perfect for travelers. Inside, guests can enjoy immersive cultural activities like Kimono dressing, adding a unique touch to our experience. To top it off, the hotel serves free ramen every night, making evenings cozy and memorable. Perfect for families with small kids!

The main issue was the poor Wi-Fi quality, as there was almost no connection inside the rooms. When we spoke to hotel reception, they attributed the problem to the high number of guests staying at the hotel during that period.

Everything about this hotel was excellent. Clean, comfortable, convenient, very well serviced, friendly, incredibly polite and accomodating front desk staff (as are all Japanese folk). The hotel offered free drinks from 5pm to 8.30 pm - spirits, beer, pre- mixed cocktails, wine and soft drinks, as well as all day tea and coffee and ice cream. From 9pm - 10pm they served up free ramen, which was delicious. The onsen was open until late in the evening, too. The hotel was within a minute of a metro station, and within a short walk to ‘restaurant Central’, where there were some excellent eating places, as well as a shopping street, This was such a good find- I don’t think we could have found anything better in Osaka.

Nothing, it was just perfect for our needs.

Location is great. Next to Ebisucho train station, easy to find. and very close to popular attractions. Across the street from Shinsekai. Also walkable to Midosuji line and nankai line. Great deal. Nightly free ramen, ice cream and alcoholic beverage. Coffee and tea available for free 24hrs. Amenities are easily accessible. Has laundry room with detergent provided. Free onsen use for guests. Private onsen available with reservation. Clean rooms and hotel overall.

Laundry room gets busy. Only 2 sets of washer/dryer.

The best part of the stay is the different actitivities at different times of the day. We arrived at the hotel just in time for takoyaki-making. There's also free flow drinks throughout the whole day, and free flow ice cream and alcohol for a few hours. There's also free ramen daily from 9 to 10pm but we never made it back in time to try that. There's also a big hall on level 1 where guests can gather and eat anytime of the day. The location is great, just 2 minutes walk from Ebisucho station. It is also a 5 minutes walk from Osaka Shinsekai. The size of the room is very comfortable, we just had to move some furniture around so that we can open both of our medium size luggage, but ample walking space. I love the Japanese-themed decor, especially with the tatami flooring! The beddings are comfortable. The onsen is pretty big, but there are many guests so it doesn't feel as relaxing as some of the smaller ones, but it's still quite nice.

Nothing actually, especially if you're okay with this location. While Ebisucho is only a couple of stops away from Namba and Shinsaibashi, the wait for the trains and walking in between stations can take up a bit of the travelling time. If I were to nitpick, the shower water pressure is strong, but it feels quite harsh on the skin, not sure if it's just the one in our room (the one in the onsen is great even though it looks like the same showe head).

Breakfast was awesome. Onsen and all other free things was also nice Just beside a subway station. Walking distance to Dotonbori and Kuromon market

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An active hotel with international travelers and local guests on holiday within Japan. The onsen (hot spring) was very well maintained and a much appreciated addition. It is traditional, separating gender over age 6 and only full nudity permitted. No tattoos (the front desk offers bandages to cover them). Showers, large soaking tub and dry sauna. The hotel is in an excellent location slightly removed from the busiest space but near convenient stores and a 5 min walk to the tower and the shopping and eateries around a popular covered central street. The JR line was a bit of a walk … but the local subway was just outside the doors. The subway station also had a lot of shopping and eateries to offer too, excellent option if the rains come :) There were various activities out on by the hotel based on the night; every day ice cream, drinks and ramen were all popular offerings and well done.

The room was smaller than others we have had, but sufficient for our purposes. If you loose a room key card they do charge a significant amount (like $10 USD) so just be aware.

Children stays for free. My son loved the breakfast. Some people complain that its noisy and crowded in the eating area but if you are there with kids and family and a group of friends, its a nice cafeteria setting. No worrying about making too much noise. Location was close to transit which was great, and my son loved the onsen. Onsen and massage chairs got busy at night, but if you go in the morning, its very quiet and relaxing. Lego for borrowing for kids was a plus, and I like how they had all these kids items available.

We actually stayed in a twin room with two beds. It was a bit cramped because we had so much luggage for the three of us. The onsen was in a different building so you have to walk across a small alley way outside. It would get scary if I wasn't with my whole family and I would assume it would be cold during the winter. Wished the free flow alcohol would shift later into the evening like till 9pm as we were always busy during the day to return for the free alcohol. A lot of people would buy dinner and bring it back during free alcohol and the tables would all be taken. A lot of people eat peanuts with their beer, so if your kids have peanut allergy, you need to watch out.

We loved this place. It got a little crazy at times in the lounge area but this added to the atmosphere. Breakfast was great as was all the drinks etc available. We arrived late on our first night without having had dinner, the free ramen was so handy and nice. We loved the terrace on the rooftop. The location was fantastic, we loved staying in this part of Osaka, I would highly recommend. It was very easy to get here from the airport and get to anywhere we needed to.

Nothing I can think of. Room was a good size. The lift area got a little busy late in the evening but this was not a big deal. Price for private onsen a little steep at 4000 yen. There was a free shared one so really not an issue.

We had a fantastic stay at Hinode hotel! We loved the breakfast selection, and the kids enjoyed various activities. The rooms were well equipped. The staff was incredibly nice and helpful. They made calls for me to check opening hours, helped with sending suitcases - altogether, very professional and service minded. The area was also very nice, we really enjoyed the Shinsekai market area with its Showa era - vibes and everything around. We have traveled a lot in Japan before, and Hinode Hotel was one of the better places we stayed. We will definitely be back next time in Osaka!

The bed was just a bit small for 2 adults, but comfortable otherwise. It could get crowded in the elevator area during certain times due to larger groups of travelers, and long queue when free Ramen was offered. But thas was just as expected, and I guess the tour groups are an issue in most business hotels in Japan.