Prefettura di Osaka, Giappone: hotel per famiglie

Very easy and personal check in, lovely modern hotel. As far from traditional as it's possible to get but when you're going to universal studios and particularly if you've been used to small japanese hotel rooms and or beds in other cities, it's a welcome refreshment (noting we stayed in the king size room). We didn't take kids and it's clearly a family hotel - adults only were packed off to a separate part of the breakfast area. The breakfast was varied and whilst not my favourite offered a decent enough selection and takeaway coffee if you would like it. It served both japanese and (the local attempt at - as everywhere in Japan) western breakfast. Laundry facilities are the best we've seen so far - circa 12 machines (half wash half dry) but no changer for yen which is a pain (if you eat in universal city, change money at the arcade if you're willing to play a little there). Amazing location for universal studio (which is the only reason you'd be there) and we had lovely views of Nintendo World and Harry Potter from our room. Five minutes walk to the gate. Best thing they do compared to other options is start breakfast at 6am knowing many want to rush to the gate before 715am. Only the standard amenities but a nice moisturiser and the toilet was one of my top 3 (it's Japan, toilet ranking is a real thing) - they spare no expense in the room (although perhaps in the slightly plastic minion wallpapering elsewhere). Would stay again for universal but not for anything else - universal city train station is a bit gnarly as its a spoke off the main osaka loop - should be every 15 mins but out of service or cancelled train and you're stuck waiting 30 minutes. We got back from Dotonbori in 33 minutes so it can be done if you time it right.

Il check-in automatico era programmato, quindi ho ricevuto una notifica di sistema in anticipo che mi chiedeva di contattarli per effettuare il check-in e ottenere la password. Tuttavia, non sono riuscito a contattare nessuno via email. Alla fine ho ottenuto la password dal servizio clienti di Ctrip (sono stati affidabili! Ottimo! 👍!). La camera era molto meglio di quanto mi aspettassi. Era una camera standard in stile giapponese, piccola ma completamente attrezzata: doccia, WC, mini-frigo e fornello! Purtroppo, non c'erano appendiabiti né un posto dove appendere i vestiti. È adatta per un breve soggiorno, ma non per un soggiorno lungo.