Hotel.Links Dobutsuen-Mae — Hotel in Osaka

We stayed here as we wanted to be close to the Nankai train station for our last night in Osaka so we thought this would be a good choice as this hotel is located near the station. The hotel itself is fine and everything is clean and beds are comfortable too. The room is very small but we only stayed 1 night so this is not an issue for us. While this is a budget hotel, we still had to pay more than Usd 100 for this room which is very expensive for what you get. It was a Saturday night so you should be able to get it cheaper during weekdays. ||||Now the bad. The hotel is located in a scary area. When we checked in, there was a homeless man lying just in front of the hotel. Around this hotel, you will see many homeless men wandering on the street which makes you feel very uncomfortable. It is the first time that I feel unsafe in Japan. Luckily it was our last night. Now this is not the fault of the hotel but because of the area we will not stay at this...

The room was small but was fully equipped with showers room, bar fridge and comfortable beds.

Though room was not cleaned daily, you just need to bring used towels, throw the rubbish at level 1, remember to separate bottles for recycling. Used towels are thrown at the bin next to lift and can get fresh new ones including toothbrush and bin plastic bags at the lobby.

Checked out was effortlessly, just put the card keys in the box at reception, no more checking of rooms.

There's even free coffee, comics for guest and...

I had a great experience staying there. The price is more reasonable compared to other hotels I checked. It's easy to check in and out.

The location is great. Well, it is right next to Dobutsuen Mae and Shin Imamiya rail stations which make it so convenient to move around Osaka and Kansai Airport. The receptionist guy during the day is friendly and lovely. It's highly recommended.

The room size is more like a Japanese room size, not too big. But...