Published date: June 16, 2025
Hotel located roughly halfway between Shin-Osaka and Nishi-Nakajima-Minami-Kata
Room Type Stayed
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Experience of the stay
The hotel is located roughly halfway between Shin-Osaka Station and Nishi-Nakajima-Minami-Kata Station. In the introduction photo, you can see a building surrounded by vertical grids, but the entrance is a little further ahead and looks like an ordinary building instead of having vertical grids. As you proceed through the simple and clean entrance, you'll find the front desk. Since breakfast is not included, I added it upon check-in. I paid 1500 yen using QR code payment. The amenities are located next to the front desk, so I took only what I needed. There is a coffee machine next to the amenity corner, but this is not a welcome drink; it's paid, so please note that a cup of coffee costs 200 yen.
The room is a standard semi-double (non-smoking). It was reasonably priced at 233 coins (7% off), but thus, the room is quite small. However, being a semi-double, the bed is big, and the room is very clean and well-kept. I recommend this hotel for those who just need a place to sleep. It's not uncomfortable, so don’t worry.
Next to the ground floor entrance is the restaurant "Rivage." It's a meat restaurant specializing in steaks, ranging from expensive wagyu steaks to reasonably priced hamburgers and a la carte menus, and there's a wide variety of alcoholic drinks, especially wines served by the glass. It is also used as a breakfast venue in the morning. The breakfast was buffet-style and included a variety of both standard breakfast items and Osaka's local specialties; it was very delicious.
Considering the price of 233 coins, I think it’s an easily accessible hotel.
Experiences during the trip
Checked in at 3 PM and took a leisurely stroll around Nishi-Nakajima. It was quite hot that day, so I thought I would look for a place to grab a beer. Surprisingly, there seem to be many places where you can drink alcohol even during the day. I entered a ramen shop that had a light drinking set, but I was disappointed by the excessive foam on the draft beer and left the shop rather quickly.
In the evening, I went to Shin-Osaka Station to buy some snacks. It was a Saturday, and with inbound tourism and the Expo, the crowd seemed larger than usual. I browsed the souvenir shops at Shin-Osaka Station for some Kansai souvenirs that I don’t usually eat, and I found some Expo souvenirs as well. After buying my evening snacks, I took a break at a mixed juice shop.
After returning to the hotel, I took a shower and relaxed for a while before it got dark. For dinner, I dined at "Rivage" on the first floor of the hotel. There weren't many patrons that night. I entered the restaurant just as an older guest was leaving. The menu offers reasonably priced cut steaks, as well as high-end wagyu ribeye steaks. I had the cheese hamburger with ratatouille. Wine from Chile, which I don't usually drink, was served. Before the hamburger arrived, four types of sauces were laid out on the table for us to use as we pleased. The hamburger topped with gooey cheese was juicy and satisfying, and the ratatouille was quite delicious.
I returned to my room and enjoyed the evening snack for dessert. It was a collaboration product with GODIVA, a baked version of Yatsuhashi (a traditional sweet). The mint flavor of the Yatsuhashi combined with the gentle flavor of GODIVA chocolate made it a delightful treat. The other snack was Mitarashi Financier, a bite-sized financier topped with Mitarashi sauce. I chose this product purely out of adventurous spirit without any guarantee of flavor. It turned out to be a hit, as the sweet and salty Mitarashi sauce paired perfectly with the moist financier. I highly recommend this new souvenir from Osaka!