GUEST HOUSE MATSU — Hotel in Osaka

I got this place for around 2980 yen and honestly I cannot complain. The staff especially Jen and Honoda were some of the friendliest I've ever met in Japan so far. And the staff in a hostel make all the difference if it's good or bad. Don't count on it but when I was there they offered us light snacks and drinks had I so chosen. The facilities, like the shower, bathroom, and resting areas were all clean. And the resting area felt like just the right amount of beds as to not overwhelm you. I will be honest my beds curtain drooped a tad but that's probably for the better to let the sunlight in. I only had two complaints which resulted in a loss of a star. #1, the sleeping area, although clean, had a feint strange smell, maybe a window needed to be open I'm not sure. My nose felt stuffy when I woke up too. This wasn't really a big deal I slept great the beds are awesome. But what isent awesome and I desperately ask the staff to resolve is the pillow. This pillow is the worst pillow I have ever slept on bar to none. I pretty much just put the big blanket underneath it so I can tolerate the nights sleep then sleep with the small blanket. If youre sleeping here, ask for an extra or two you'll...

6 minutes by walk from both Yotsubashi line (from Osaka station) and Nankai line (from Kansai airport) and hence good location.||- Very clean rooms||- New building||- Very very friendly staffs who speak fluent English. Suitable for forigners too.||- They host dinner parties so guests can get along. This is awesome. I had a great time.||- Comfortable bedding||- Female only dorms available too||- Dorms equipped with in-room restrooms apart from the common ones||- Well equipped kitchen||- Love the way each guest picture (upon your acceptance ) is posted on the walls of the guest house and each guests' countries are mapped on a world map on the wall of the reception||- Comfortable lounge area with good collection of Manga and a few English books||- Nice roof top||- Good work space area||- Rates are pretty cheap||- More than great value...

Worst place we've been to during our 3 month long asia trip.

The door to our room had such a big gap between itself and the wall, that it had zero soundproofing effect. Every step someone took in the hallway felt like them being in your room.

The doors made an incredibly loud bang when being closed, that startled us every time, and people closed them every few minutes, even after 11pm.

The wash basins and hair dryer were directly opposite of our "door", and other guests were using the hair dryer at 11pm and at 6am, which again made it even with earplugs nearly impossible to sleep.

No one who worked there seemed to care at all and we had maybe two ours of sleep that night.

Luckily I only booked one night there, because I could not have stayed there...