Hotel Sunplaza II Annex — Hotel in Osaka

I stayed in the hotel from 17-23 Oct, being on a budget and wanting to see and do as much possible in Osaka Japan (which in my Opinion can be very expensive) i think this hotel serves its purpose so here are my few cents worth||||Accessibility-I'd rate it 7 out of 10, you can reach the hotel via Nankai line from KIX airport for approx 1080yen (if i remembered correctly)Go down at the JR/Nankai Shinimamiya Station. Upon arrival go out from the west exit (from the exit) turn left and walk along the side walk and for approx 5 min you should be able to see the hotel on your left. After checking in if you want to start of to nearby attractions you can choose to go back to the JR station and take a train to the Nankai Namba station from there just go towards the shopping alley next to the 101 shopping building in front of the station,(Eibitsu shopping alley) building and walking along the shopping alley should get you to Dotonburi -with the Glicoman sign bridge..from there you can get lots of food choices...The hotel is also within walking distance to Shinsekai & the Tsutenkaku Tower which i think is very nice to walk in the evening. I gave this hotel a 7 out of 10 because i have to spend additional money to get to the Namba station in order to use my Kintetsu rail pass which is very handy... BUT the Kintetsu rail services do not serve the hotels location, which i think is quite a pity.||||Room condition-I think i was fortunate enough to have room that was clean and no issues with dirty bed sheets or linen..the steel doors are bit noisy and the toilets are clean enough...the showers though can be a hassle as they have very limited showers and they have many customers. I still think though this is a PLUS since you still get a room/ private space for the price you pay in Japan.||||Food & nearby stores- Since the hotel do not provide food...they do provide coffee & tea from 730 am so if you are looking to buy some breakfast they do have a couple of Lawson store nearby, there is also a Ramen shop opposite the hotel and a local noodle store that is along the way to Shinsekai from the hotel. There is not much choices for nice food outlets BUT i think its suffecient to stock up with the basics from a nearby sundry shop called the sunflower store which is a couple of minutes walk from the west exit of the train station (you turn right from the exit and walk down the street) its open 24 hrs and you can get your basic supplies from there quite cheap ||||Staffs- Again I think i was fortunate enough to encounter friendly and helpful staff during my stay and they could speak and understand English to help you with your questions. ||||Cons-My only cons for staying for staying at the hotel is only the limited showers they have at the hotel, which is inconvenient if you are on a schedule and you want to get out and start as early as possible, but with the very limited toilet facilities be prepared for delays to your program...||Also the Front office is closed from 1030 onwards and it can be inconvenient in cases of emergency...so i i suggest you prep for your own contingency when staying in this hotel...||||Pros- good clean place to stay with privacy ( you have room...

We stayed in Hotel Sun Plaza (1) but all these Sun Plaza hotels are owned by the same people and are ran in the same way. The front of the "hotel" looks nicely presented as with all the other Sun Plazas but don't let the look deceive you.

Originally booked for 5 nights, left after next day due to no sleep and dirty conditions. Unfortunately, we were not able to get a refund like someone said (probably because we were western). This really boiled my blood because they feel the right to take advantage of foreigners. We ended up booking a last minute hotel and spending more money just to get away from this place.

For any travellers looking at the reviews, believe me all the negative reviews are true. I would not class this as a hotel, nor a hostel. I'm pretty sure some of the "guests" were permanent residents renting out rooms to stay in. Definitely not friendly for any western travellers.

First off, the toilets are shared for both male and female with the gut wrenching smell of urine. I didn't feel comfortable going to the toilet due to the conditions, many of the urinals did not flush either because they were out of order on our floor.

Shower times are restricted and separated male and female. Female showers are shared downstairs outside on the first floor starting from 16:00 - 21:00 while male showers were on the top floor starting from 17:00 - 22:00. Yes that is correct, you can only shower between them times, otherwise you will have to use the coin shower instead.

People smoked everywhere, they would probably smoke in the room if they could. In the lobby, outside our room, in the toilets. They have glasses of water next the urinals and cubicles for anyone who wants to smoke while they're urinating or having a crap. Who does that?

The room was tiny, must have been about 2 x 3.5 metres at best. We ordered a twin room but the two futons didn't even fit the width of the room (it was more like one and 3/4 room). Futon was thin so sleeping on your side was painful and the pillows were basically bean bags and also filthy.

The hotel was situated right outside of a train station which made it very noisy, wouldn't have been as bad had we kept the windows shut but we had no choice since the centralised air conditioning turns off at 00:00 and we were gasping for air... Needless to say we go no sleep whatsoever. Sirens going off and in the morning the train station announcer is on full blast.

The area wasn't really the best, has to be the poorer area of Osaka. I know Japan is known to be safe but honestly, I didn't feel very safe in the area.

The place is cheap for a reason and if you honestly don't mind points I made then be my guest. This place seems to be best for people who want to just stay for the night and move on. Long term stay is not recommended.

Heed my warning, this is not a good place to stay at. If only we took the reviews more seriously in the first place we wouldn't have wasted our money on this disgusting poor...

My first stay during my first trip to Japan. It was Spring 2018. I was excited because my little room was a tatami floored room. The small room was a basic room for two guests. There was only one plug point to charge our many electrical gadgets, so oh boy im glad i brought along a plug socket with 4-5 outlets. The room was too small for even the two small Asians like us. we have no place to put our backpacks (there were only two bags but) once we spread the futons. This small room actually suitable for a single guest. ||||The bathrooms and toilets are normally clean for Japanese standards. You have to pay separate charge for your towels. Our room situated on the 4 or 5th floor i cant remember but there was only one floor for lady's bathroom - the hostel got about 40 to 50 rooms but there are only 2-3 bathrooms for ladies to share. I woke up very early to take bath but was very disappointing to see the long queue of Japanese female workers who unable to go home and slept here for the night. Imagine the long hours i have to wait to get my turn. sometimes i tried to go to another level to try the unisex bathrooms but they were definitely full with guys.||||The pantry on the ground floor offered hot water with 3-in-1 drinks. there are vending machines for you to buy mineral water or soda or sweet drinks.||||The walls between the room are super thin and you can hear everything loud and clear. The door is made of steel so when someone close it with a bang it can be very annoying.||||Well we were kind of grateful (feeling console?) that the room got a mini fridge. And that the hostel is near to the train station.||||I'm coming back to Osaka soon but nope, I'm not going to coming back to this hostel just to get myself headaches for the bathrooms. The friend who booked this hostel for us thought we wanted the cheapest room in Osaka and she never asked us about the quality of the service. Well this is the negative side of coming to Japan in Spring i guess. Everything comes in...