Hotel Raizan South — Hotel in Osaka

I stayed here for several nights. This hotel is good for the price, and is situated in a very convenient location. I'm not sure what the other negative reviewers were expecting here for the kind of price they had to pay.||||The Osaka Metro's Dobutsuen-Mae Station is a short walk away, and the JR Shin-Imamiya Station is a little down further. It was easy to get to the airport from JR Shin-Imamiya, I just had to take a train to Tennoji then got on a Haruka train from the same platform. The Shinsekai area is also nearby if you want to shop or have a bite.||||I requested for a room at the female-only 7th floor and had a separate bedroom for myself, with a mini-fridge, TV, and a small chair/table. There was a shared toilet/wash room in the middle of the hallway. The sink areas could have used more regular cleaning but the toilet areas were okay.||||My room had a nice view of the Tsutenkaku Tower, but it was also overlooking the 24/7 Mega Donki Store. Even with the curtains closed, my room still remained pretty bright. This could have been solved with blackout curtains.||||There were only two closed showers on the first floor for females, so I opted to use the Japanese-style bath instead. This might be awkward for non-Japanese people, but it was the most convenient option and it's such a relief to dip in the hot bath after a long day of walking and carrying heavy bags. There are several open showers beside the bath, and shampoo, conditioner and soap are also provided.||||At the ground floor, there's also a large area for storing luggage, and a weighing scale. There's also a rather charming kitchen and dining area where guests can cook or eat food bought from outside, with a large TV. You can get free ice refills from the machine in the kitchen. You'll also pass by two vending machines for beverages when going to the elevators.||||Security-wise, guests are asked to leave their keys at the lobby. I left my belongings in my room for two days to travel to Hiroshima, and they were fine when...

I stayed here for several nights. This hotel is good for the price, and is situated in a very convenient location. I'm not sure what the other negative reviewers were expecting here for the kind of price they had to pay.||||The Osaka Metro's Dobutsuen-Mae Station is a short walk away, and the JR Shin-Imamiya Station is a little down further. It was easy to get to the airport from JR Shin-Imamiya, I just had to take a train to Tennoji then got on a Haruka train from the same platform. The Shinsekai area is also nearby if you want to shop or have a bite.||||I requested for a room at the female-only 7th floor and had a separate bedroom for myself, with a mini-fridge, TV, and a small chair/table. There was a shared toilet/wash room in the middle of the hallway. The sink areas could have used more regular cleaning but the toilet areas were okay.||||My room had a nice view of the Tsutenkaku Tower, but it was also overlooking the 24/7 Mega Donki Store. Even with the curtains closed, my room still remained pretty bright. This could have been solved with blackout curtains.||||There were only two closed showers on the first floor for females, so I opted to use the Japanese-style bath instead. This might be awkward for non-Japanese people, but it was the most convenient option and it's such a relief to dip in the hot bath after a long day of walking and carrying heavy bags. There are several open showers beside the bath, and shampoo, conditioner and soap are also provided.||||At the ground floor, there's also a large area for storing luggage, and a weighing scale. There's also a rather charming kitchen and dining area where guests can cook or eat food bought from outside, with a large TV. You can get free ice refills from the machine in the kitchen. You'll also pass by two vending machines for beverages when going to the elevators.||||Security-wise, guests are asked to leave their keys at the lobby. I left my belongings in my room for two days to travel to Hiroshima, and they were fine when...

Berwisata ke Jepang, jangan sampai tidak merasakan tidur di kamar lesehan ala kamar Nobita! Kasur kain tebal yang disebut futon, digelar diatas tatami alias tikar tradisional Jepang. Sekilas, begitu masuk kamar, saya tidak yakin apakah kasur jenis ini cukup hangat untuk ditiduri diatas tatami. Masalahnya saat itu sedang winter dan saya memiliki riwayat asma. Terlebih, futon bukanlah kasur busa yang bervolume dan bouncing kalau ditiduri. Lebih seperti... selimut cover bed yang sangat tebal? Ya sejenis itu. Tapi semua kekhawatiran saya tidak beralasan karena begitu tidur diatasnya, futon terasa benar-benar empuk dan nyaman! Ditambah selimut yang sejenis dengan futon, dan hampir sama tebalnya, hangat banget pokoknya. Kenapa saya beri judul 'rasa kos-kosan'? selain ukuran kamar yang kecil seperti kebanyakan kamar kosan mahasiswa (hampir hanya seukuran kasur), suasana yang terbagun di hotelpun terasa seperti kos-kosan. Begitu keluar kamar, jika kita berpapasan dengan guest lain, atau petugas hotel, mereka akan menyapa kita. Begitupun begitu turun ke lantai satu tempat communal spot, dimana para guest bisa berkumpul bersama untuk duduk-duduk menonton TV (meskipun ada personal TV di masing-masing kamar), atau sekedar menyeduh teh bersama, mereka semua sangat friendly dan humble. Dan saya perhatikan, hampir semua mereka menyapa guest lain dengan sangat akrab seperti sudah kenal lama. Ya seperti teman kosan pada umumnya. Ternyata memang Raizan juga menyediakan fasilitas weekly atau monthly stay dengan harga tertentu (tentu lebih murah dari daily jika diakumulasikan). Jadi memang ada beberapa penghuni kamar yang sudag stay lama, alias ngekos. Ini saya ketahui setelah berkenalan dengan seseorang yang juga sudah ngekos disana hampir 1 tahun. Dia juga yang membantu saya berkomunikasi dengan front officer ketika HP saya mengalami konslet karena perbedaan voltase charger HP dengan colokan listrik di kamar. Keluarga Raizan Hotel sangat membantu saya menyelesaikan problem tersebut, mereka memang menjual charger jepang yang bisa digunakan smartphone manapun, dan tak berkeberatan untuk saya coba terlebih dahulu sebelum saya beli. Sarapan tidak disediakan disini, tapi ada ocha celup dan kopi di pagi hari. Saya suka banget ochanya, sampai sebelum pulang ambil beberapa kantong buat dibawa ke Indonesia. Sayangnya, kamar mandi sangat terbatas, dan lokasinya jauh dari kamar. Ada 2 kamar mandi untuk wanita di lantai 1 (begitupun untuk pria), sementara kamar saya di lantai 3. Dan di depan kamar mandi wanita ada laundry machine, jadi jangan kaget untuk guest wanita, ketika keluar kamar mandi tiba-tiba ada guest lelaki di depan kamar mandi, pasti mereka lagi mencuci baju. Sementara toilet dan wash bowl ada di masing-masing lantai. Tapi anehnya, walaupun kamar mandi untuk mandi hanya ada 2 untuk seluruh hotel, saya tidak pernah mengantri saat akan mandi, mungkin karena saat itu sedang musim dingin juga (pada malas mandi). Atau mungkin saja sebagian guest memilih untuk mandi di public bath yang tersedia, saya juga mencobanya sekali. Ke Jepang jangan sampai nggak nyoba onsen (meskipun bukan benar-benar onsen yang tradisional onsen), cukup onsen di hotel saja. Oia, handuk dan bath clothing bisa diganti setiap hari dengan catatan self service, rak handuk bersih ada di lantai 1 dekat FO. Juga ada baggage left gratis (tanpa penjaga), yang dipersilakan untuk digunakan jika waktu check in masih lama, dan mau jalan-jalan dulu. Saya juga ninggalin koper setelah check out dan jalan-jalan dulu sebelum pulang. Lokasinya sangat dekat dengan pasar tradisional dan sarana transportasi. Saya mendapatkan pengalaman baru menginap di hotel ini. Suasananya yang hangat, membuat saya merasa sedang berada di kosan,...