Comfort Hotel Osaka Shinsaibashi

“Impressive”

On arrival we were greeted by the most efficient yet warm staff. Seeing we arrived before check in they stored our luggage for us with a lock and gave us a locker to store our backpacks. It’s the smartest and security proof system I’ve seen so far in Japan. I was happy with my room, it was clean, t… more

On arrival we were greeted by the most efficient yet warm staff. Seeing we arrived before check in they stored our luggage for us with a lock and gave us a locker to store our backpacks. It’s the smartest and security proof system I’ve seen so far in Japan. I was happy with my room, it was clean, tidy, organised with all the usual Japanese amenities. The bathrooms configuration wasn’t the best, it was a tight squeeze and I’m under 5 foot. It also lost points with its up keep and cleanliness when comparing it to other Hotel bathrooms. I’m a fussy person but I was able to overlook that when I looked at all the other positives. The room overall was good, I had a clean bed and a substantial complimentary breakfast to look forward to every morning in their bright, sunny dining area. It was a real highlight for me, sitting along the big windows with my coffee and croissant and people watch while I charged my electricals using the many charging outlets they have installed. It’s such a great space. Breakfast options are either Continental or Asian style, such as croissants, sliced bread, waffles, all types of condiments, cereals with jugs of milk, yogurt with fruit, 2 types of smoothies which changed everyday, flavours like kiwi, blueberry, tomato, grapefruit…they were yummy. Two coffee machines, teas, juices, water. As for the hot foods, they had 2 types of soups, I went for the meat broth it was lovely, scrambled eggs, mini sausages, chicken with veggies, meat with veggies, spaghetti, rice and salads like corn, potato, broccoli coleslaw. The ladies who work this area are attentive, hard working and continuously cleaning and changing food. I was impressed and grateful. As for the location, you are smack in the middle of everything, all in walking distance with many train stations if you wanted to go further. You have Dotonbori, not even 5 minutes away, shopping arcades everywhere, so many eateries. The best part, if you’ve had enough of the crowds you can escape back to the comfort’s of the hotel, where you don’t hear a peep. Another thing I liked and have seen in other Japanese hotels is their sustainable practices. They include recycling bins, refillable toiletry containers, water bottle refill stations and encourage guests to reuse towels and linen. On the back of the door there are magnets that you stick on door for ‘do not disturb’ or ‘change the sheets’. If you stick on do not disturb they will leave a bag on the door handle with fresh towels and some amenities. As we were there for 5 days, we were taught to bag our used towels, rubbish etc and leave outside door, so it would be collected when replaced with new bag. It was easy and efficient. I really loved this place and would totally recommend.

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