Hotel Elsereine Osaka

“Barbie Hotel”

We spent two nights here with extended family. This was a lovely hotel with beautiful views of the city and pink/crystal decor. We enjoyed the breakfast buffet both days which had a great selection of Western and Japanese cuisine. The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful in arranging taxi tr… more

We spent two nights here with extended family. This was a lovely hotel with beautiful views of the city and pink/crystal decor. We enjoyed the breakfast buffet both days which had a great selection of Western and Japanese cuisine. The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful in arranging taxi transportation to the Shinkansen upon checkout. The location is very pedestrian friendly with many places to explore and eat. There are multiple subway stops nearby; one exits exactly at the hotel. We were able to access the subway and travel to Dotonbori Street without difficulty. The room was quite small - the smallest hotel room we stayed at during our 13-day trip to Japan. It appears that this may have been a business hotel in the past - the room is very simple with two twin beds, nightstand and chair - there is a picture window that has a long shelf for dressing and has a very small TV. It would be nice if the TV were mounted on the wall. We were also informed that the owner of the hotel owns a cosmetics company, yet we found the bathroom amenities to be lack-luster. This was the only hotel that did not have full sized shampoo/soap, and we found that we needed to ask for refills. It was very nice however that pajamas, hairbrush, toothbrush and other amenities were included; but again, the hotel was quite small in comparison to some of the other hotels we have stayed in. We wanted to enjoy a rooftop bar or lounge area but could not locate one in this hotel. Perhaps it is only open on weekends, or was closed at the time of our visit.

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“Pleasant but uniquely designed hotel”

Pros: - About 10 mins walk from Osaka Station (the nearest station is Nishi Umeda but it's not actually not that convenient to use it, maybe because the main lines go to Osaka Station instead) - Big rooms - Lots of food options nearby Cons: - I personally felt the interior design was too feminine.… more

Pros: - About 10 mins walk from Osaka Station (the nearest station is Nishi Umeda but it's not actually not that convenient to use it, maybe because the main lines go to Osaka Station instead) - Big rooms - Lots of food options nearby Cons: - I personally felt the interior design was too feminine. There was a lot of pink and white.

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“Pleasant hotel”

Stayed 3 nights and found Elsereine comfortable and well located. Rooms were excellent by Japanese standards and breakfast good. Plenty of places to eat nearby. Does not have a bar but that means you don't get ripped off on a beer or wine. Recommended to stay there.

“Descent hotel”

The location of the hotel was more than good as it was above of metro station. A whole town is below the hotel. Breakfast is descent. Outdated hotel. Just an elevator going to 2nd floor which is the reception, not so fuctional for the groups. No smoking area inside and outside of the hotel. The sta… more

The location of the hotel was more than good as it was above of metro station. A whole town is below the hotel. Breakfast is descent. Outdated hotel. Just an elevator going to 2nd floor which is the reception, not so fuctional for the groups. No smoking area inside and outside of the hotel. The staff was not helpful on this. I asked many times where can i smoke without taking a clear answer. They only know how much they charge if you smoke in the hotel but they do not know a smoking area near to hotel at least.

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