This youth hostel is conveniently located short walk from major station, nice breakfast, helpful staff, friendly evening coffee/tea service, nice bath...

This is a great youth hostel in Japan! I can't recommend it high enough. I spent 3 months in Japan traveling around and this is definitely one of the best I stayed at. The rooms are spacious and if you go during an off-season you will most likely get a giant room to yourself, better than a hotel. The washroom... More

This is a good, new and clean youth hostel. Actually it didnt really feel like a youth hostel, or not what I imagine a youth hostel to be. Felt like a community based hotel. :P The staff were friendly and helpful. Everything was convenient and easy. The room was shared with up to 6 ppl, but i only met 2... More

Shin-Osaka Youth Hostel is the best hostel ever!!! Good location, just 5 minutes walk from Shin-Osaka Station. This hotel is super clean! Bathroom is nice, but we have to take quite a long walk to get there (from the end of corridor on 9th floor to the other side on the 10th floor). Room is spacious. Cafeteria is huge and... More

We have just returned to Australia after our first trip to Japan. A 13 night stay in Osaka/Kyoto, with our 2 children ( aged 2 and 6). The location was great for us as we arrived into KIX and jumped off at Shin Osaka with no changes needed. Our room was spacious, quiet, clean and very comfortable indeed. There is... More

Shin-Osaka advertises itself as a youth hostel, yet is anything but. It has a lot of things going for it - it's in an excellent location, just a brief walk from Shin-Osaka train station. It's high up in a tower, commanding a great view and it is IMPECCABLY clean. None of these benefits compensate for the hostel's huge, appalling flaw,... More