GRAND HOSTEL LDK OSAKA SHINSAIBASHI — Hotel in Osaka

First time staying in hostel. As I did change plan to stay few more nights.

I chose this place as it's convenient but not noisy at night.

I stay in a 1 bedroom mixed dorm and shared bathroom, the bed was comfortable with a nice size of blanket, however it was such a huge amount of dust everywhere. The bathroom and restroom are being cleaned just once a day around 11am. So you need some luck, if your roommates are dirty then it could turn disaster. As some don't even have manner to flush toilet! Many of them leave the restroom door open during occupied so somehow it could be unpleasant to hear and smell.

Even just one time cleaning, it doesn't sparking clean. You would see hairs quite obvious everywhere then the hygiene of bed would be concerned .

At night, thank god! They keep hair dryer downstairs, so it won't disturb others. However many people're still talking late at night without considering they're sharing space with others, such a poor manners! Some people even had snack in a bedroom! Horrible!

The common space was nice to have, as kitchen plus utensils provided but refrigerator were always packed. Tables were mostly occupied, some just leave their belongings to booked a place but never seen 😕, shouldn't staff do something? My morning in the kitchen today was okay until an old Chinese guy started cleaning his teeth and spit in a kitchen basin. Such a poor hygiene! I almost puked! 🤢

For those who have poor manners, shall get their own spaces in a hotel! However staffs are not taking much action, mostly just sitting...

It's about a 10min walk from Shinsaibashi Station on the Midosuji Line, which is where you'd transfer from the Shinkansen at Shin Osaka. It's a much shorter distance from Nagahoribashi Station on the Sakaisuji Line, which unfortunately had less utility for me personally in my travels around Osaka. Regardless, returning to the hostel from both stations requires you to pass through alleyways which felt a little shady at night (although some izakayas in the area do remain open till late at night and I saw locals walking around alone).

Service-wise, the receptionists on duty were prompt and accommodating, although not the most friendly. There is no water cooler, but the tap water at the Level 2 open kitchen is potable.

The best part for me was how unexpectedly quiet the accommodation was. Although I stayed in an all-female dorm with a capacity of 20, everyone tried their best to be quiet when packing their things and going about the room (although as a light sleeper, waking up from night and morning noises was inevitable). The bunk itself is small with a barebones mattress & sheets + a small locker - typical great for value hostel fare, but fairly comfortable and not claustrophobic at all. Notably, there are no lockers available for luggages, so everyone in the dorm left them beside our bunks.

The customer base seems to range from solo travelers to small groups and...

The location is good, the staff are friendly, but there are small problems that ruin this capsule hotel. IF these problems are fixed, I would give 4 stars.

Firstly, the rules aren’t strict enough - people don’t put their shoes in the cabinet in the shared room, young people are very noisy and talk too much in the shared room when people are trying to sleep, and young people leave their items on the shared lounge tables for hours at a time. Staff don’t really enforce any rules. The behaviour of guests (mostly young American guests) is terrible. Please make more signs to tell people the rules, and be more strict.

Secondly, the hotel has some things that need repair. The second floor men’s toilet tap is broken. The shoe cabinet shelf in the shared room is broken. The curtains in the shared room beds need replacement hooks. They are easy to fix, but they need attention.

Thirdly, the hotel is not very clean in the toilets, kitchen and showers. The floor is always dirty in the toilets. There is black mold around the sinks in the kitchen area and the shower area. There is grime around the shower doors. It’s a small problem, but it only takes 30 seconds to clean a sink or shower properly. The hotel needs more cleaning staff, and a stricter cleaning schedule.

The staff are very friendly.

This is almost a nice hotel, but there are some small problems which make it...