Published date: May 1, 2025
Great Location. Dormy Inn Series is the Best for Sauna.
Room Type Stayed
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Experience of the stay
I booked the Dormy Inn's Onyado Nono series in Osaka Namba for this trip to the Expo.
Dormy Inn is usually cheaper if you buy directly from the Dormy Inn site, but this time it was super expensive, maybe because of the Expo? So I managed to get the best deal by booking through hafh (Platinum Plan 10% discount).
The location is just a 1-minute walk from the station, and there is a Seven Eleven nearby.
Since it's in the center of Osaka, the hotel itself is a bit small?
The hot spring and changing area are also much smaller compared to other Onyado Nono series.
The room was a twin, so it was spacious! It even had a bathtub in the room. The inside of the hotel has tatami mats, so if you're concerned about the dirt from rolling your suitcase, it might be better to avoid it (there's a towel to wipe the wheels in the entrance, though).
This time, I really felt the large number of inbound visitors in Osaka... probably around 95% of the guests at this hotel were foreigners that day, haha (mostly from Korea). If you don't like this, I would recommend going elsewhere, but there wasn't particularly bothersome etiquette. I guess that now in Osaka, it's like this everywhere, haha. It doesn't feel like you're in Japan... The front desk staff also responded in English, but when I replied in Japanese, they quickly switched to Japanese.
If you're going solely for the bath, I wouldn’t particularly recommend Osaka Namba compared to other Dormy Inns! However, the quality of the sauna is truly wonderful. The aroma was really nice~
I'm thinking of conquering Dormy Inns nationwide, so I want to try staying at other Dormy Inns too.
Experiences during the trip
I went to the Expo and USJ!!
Dotonbori is within walking distance, so the location is excellent 😃
I had Rikuro Ojisan's cheesecake and takoyaki, and kushikatsu~ 🤤