Ibis Osaka Umeda

“Ibis standards in a good location”

Stayed 3 nights at this ibis. We came by train, It’s a short taxi ride to the hotel from the station, we were shown a standard room but asked for a upgrade to a bigger room, it wasn’t expensive and well worth doing if available, it was twice as big with a good size bathroom and really made our st… more

Stayed 3 nights at this ibis. We came by train, It’s a short taxi ride to the hotel from the station, we were shown a standard room but asked for a upgrade to a bigger room, it wasn’t expensive and well worth doing if available, it was twice as big with a good size bathroom and really made our stay better, Right below the hotel is the shopping mall and subway. It is so easy to get across Osaka on the tube and very cheap, we tried the breakfast but it was poor really, very little fruit offered, no toaster just a rubbish little grill and not much else. Better to save your money or use the cafes in the mall below, open from 8am. It’s in a good location for the shops and next door is a British pub (the hub). It’s a chain but ok. Fish&chips and shepherds pie etc. not big portions but not expensive either, the Osaka ferris wheel is just round the corner too, we tried the Osaka Sumo studio which we booked through Get your guide and found it very good at about £80 for both of us and right beside the tube exit, learned about it and had a laugh too, takes about 1-30hrs. a lovely girl on reception called Khumi was so nice and really helpful and nothing was too much trouble, she helped us plan tube routes and even gave us a picture map for the bus station to the airport when we left, she always greeted us with a smile. , bus station is easy to find from the hotel (15 minute stroll) and cost about £25 for both of us to Kansai airport and leaves every 20 minutes, about £160 for a taxi, we walked to the bus station without cases the night before so we knew the route, it’s just down the road, 50 minutes on the bus to the airport, about a ten minute walk is the Skytree observation building with the cool escalators. Worth a look, we both said we would stay at the Ibis again because of nice staff and great location

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“Acceptably good”

Good location. Generally clean, slightly moldy. They don’t have a laundry room so a downside.

“Proper living space”

Good stay. Is was not so small and minimal as in other Japenese hotels. Pleas look for the hidden elevator to the subway corridor