Hotel Hanshin Osaka

Our stay at the hotel was very nice. It was very clean and the spa bath in your own room is just amazing after a long day but beware if you're tall. Bathtubs in japan are generally on the smaller side and my boyfriend is 1.90m so he struggled a bit but managed to deal with it. The bed was pretty hard but after trying multiple hotels in japan i can confirm they are always quite hard. The onsen was also quite nice though a lot louder (due to water flowing) than i thought. Women and men are separated and both onsens have the same interior. There is one hot bath, a whirlpool, a sauna and a washing area where you wash yourself before entering any of the baths or the sauna. Eventhough the information on the website suggests that there is only a sauna for men, there is also one for women. Also: mind that when you enter the changing area, you first take off your shoes and put them in a locker, than you go to the next room and put your clothes in another locker. Once naked or in a towel/bathrobe you take the stairs and go up to the baths and enter naked. Be also aware to wear a towel on your head. Its not a rule i think, but all japanese women did it and i felt weird not to^^. My boyfriend also informed me that he had to wear a boxershort of some sort to wear before he enters the bath room. Another plus for us was the tully's café which is on the ground floor of the hotel. It even had vegan coffee (oatmilk and vegan whipped cream!) There are also two vegan dishes, but I can only recommend the lasagne. It's expensive and a small portion but as a vegan I was pretty happy to be able to eat a lasagne^^.

The location of the hotel is just opposite of the JR Fukushima station. The station itself is also only 1 station away from Osaka station, making it convenient to travel around. You can leave the luggages at the hotel before your check-in time and also after you check-out. The check out time of this hotel is at noon which gives you like 2 extra hours compared to other hotels in general. There is onsen water from the tap to soak in the tub in the bathroom in the room, so it would be more comfortable for people who prefer to soak privately. While the hotel uses self check-in machine system, there are staffs who would help you to finish the process, so it's not too hard to do.

This is a pretty standard "international style" hotel, although by Japan standards, the room was a decent size. It was quite fun having the spa water in the room (it's rare to have a bathtub in Japan). The main hotel onsen was also nice, but know that you have to pay extra for it. Awesome view from my 23rd floor window. Location near to subway and was useful and many places to eat nearby. Walking distance to the main station and convenient locations for bus transfer to the airport. Also lots of close convenience stores for buying breakfast on the run.

Simply this the best hotel you can stay in in Osaka, This is my second experience with them and I really love this hotel, The have an exchange machine so you don’t need to find a money exchange server elsewhere, The have a courier service so that you can send you luggage easily to any other city and the price is so cheap, The breakfast is nice and the staff in every team in the hotel are so nice, There is a coffee shop/restaurant in the hotel itself, There are a lot of restaurants and supermarkets around the hotel, Fukushima Station is laterally 2 min away from the hotel, you need only to cross the street, They care about baby’s so it is a prefect hotel for families, I would describe it as the best experience ever and I would love to say thank you to everyone.

I asked for a high floor with a city view and I was able to get a room on the 19th floor with a good view of the city.