FOGA INN Shinsaibashi — Hotel in Osaka

Hi Guys||Stayed at Fogainn in March and April , cherry blossom time. Great place very central and close to trains. Aircon in every room. Also walking distance to Dotonborri (the big crab and running man on the river!) and Namba. The hotel was an old house. the owner (Nao) stays there or has workers stay over. They mostly speak English and help you with local sites. My room was small but comfortable and they supply toast and eggs for breakfast, free use of a computer and internet in the small kitchen. communal showers were more fun. a steel box of sorts. Lots of back packers of sorts. Met some great people there. They have rooms with bunk beds for families and groups of people. I travelled away for days and lets stuff there and my stuff was secure and I felt safe leaving it there.||I will stay at the Foga Inn again when in Shinsaibashi. it wasn't 5 star but a lot of fun.||This is the sort of place you stay when you want to travel around, like to dine out, see some great things. from this location I was able to travel to Tokyo, Herishima, Osaka Tower, Universal studios, Tempozan Ferris wheel and Osaka aquarium, Kobe, Saki, Nara, Kyoto and lake Biwa, Himeji, Nagoya and the island of Shikoku.||There is a undercover walkway between Suji, Shinsaibashi and dotonbori that goes between H&M and ZARA what a great shopping strip and some fine sushi. ||Just remember it is not a 5 star but great place to base yourself...

I stayed one night in a single room. The room was quite spacious for Japan, including a closet and a small table and plenty of room to walk around. It even had a window that I could open and look out onto the street, which was a welcome change from many other compact Asian accommodations that I had stayed in. The room appeared to have been recently renovated and was bright and clean. ||||The shower, bathroom, and sink areas are older and a bit worn looking, but clean. The one toilet is in a very narrow room. There is a basic breakfast of eggs and bread available. ||||It is located on a street with many shops and restaurants. It is a few minutes to walk to the Shinsaibashi subway stop and is about leisurely 15-minute walk to the heart...

Staff are nice but no cleaning work. Very old residential building and has 2 toilet for over 10 room people, one of the toilet out of order. First 3 night stay in a 2 double bed room, no space at all. Next 3 night change to 3 double bed room, getting better. Free breakfast always out of milk, need ask staff to buy more. 15 min. walk to subway and very close to shopping area. A lot places to eat. OK price for the location but found better airbnb...