This hotel is very near to the shin Osaka station (JR line) which make the traveling/transfer very easy. A typical Japanese budget business hotel with tiny little space but clean. The breakfast is okay with choices of either Japanese or western.

This is a tipical japanese 3-star hotel, room is very tiny, but clean. service is good, japanese style breakfast is good-value!
The hotel is very close to shin-osaka JR station, so it's easy to take JR train to both osaka and Kyoto. there is a very good japanese bar just 5 mins walking distance, I went there twice during my 4-night stay.
since the room is really tiny, so i would not recommend this hotel to western country people. But if you are tipical size asian, this is a good-value and friendly hotel.

Okay - the five stars are not for luxury, but for basic comfort and convenience.

This hotel is 5 minutes walk from the Shin-Osaka station BUT... you must exit from the right gate. Exit by East Gate of the station, toward Koko Plaza (there is an elevator at this exit, for your luggage), cross the street, bear right and keep walking parallel to the JR tracks. Once you cross a large building called Studios Shin-Osaka, make an immediate sharp left, and the hotel is just 10 meters to your right.

So, what makes it such a high rating? Here are the reasons:

1. JR and shinkansen are just 5 minutes away, and subway too (there is walk INSIDE to the other end of the station for subway).

2. Not only all of Osaka but Kobe, Kyosan and Kyoto can all be accessed by trains. With JR pass, most of this travel is free. KIX airport is also a direct ride from here.

3. This is comparable to Chisun-style business hotels, but more friendly and personal. All the biz hotel stuff is there - the prefab but high-tech toilet-bath, all the free bath amenities, wired Internet via ethernet cable.

4. But, on top of it, for the hotels.com booking, we got free breakfast - a good deal.

5. And... this was a real plus for our 6-day stay, there are coin operated laundry and dryer machines on the main floor.

So, if you are on a budget and are looking for super transport convenience in Osaka and the entire Kansai region, this is the place. The JR lines are right next to the hotel, but the insulation was pretty good - only low muffled sounds were heard occasionally.

I didn't expect much of this hotel as it was the cheapest hotel I made reservations for, for my trip to Japan. I had similar hotels of similar quality in Japan but most were triple the price then this one.

If you look up the location in advance, the hotel is quite easy to find. Use Google Maps and you can walk straight from the Shin Osaka train station to the hotel.

Rooms are clean and staff is very friendly and some speak reasonable english. My booking came with free breakfast wich included a choice of western or japanese. I don't eat that much in the morning but what I had was fine.

Would defenitly stay here again!