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Well-placed in the restaurants, shopping, nightlife area of Osaka city, Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi provides a most conducive spot for you to take a break from your busy days. The excitement of the city center is only 0.5 km away. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to the city's must-see destinations.
Ok it's not about luxury but excellent standard of the hotel. Responsive staff even before check-in. Hotel staff responded quickly and efficiently as I asked for information on hotel access and service. Location: very well located in Osaka liveliest area. Close to Namba station. Room: spacious room & large bed. I was worried in the beginning as I brought 4 luggages & 3 bags. All sat nicely in the room : ) Refreshment area: the hotel didn't provide breakfast but they have sitting area with free flow drinks until midnight.
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Date of stay: March 2019
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Response from EigthyEight H, マネージャー at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 5 Jun 2019
Dear Mr./Ms. SmallWorldForAll Thank you very much for your stay and evaluation. We are very happy that you can like our hotel facilities and rooms. We will continue to work hard and improve. We hope to have the opportunity to serve you again next time. Warm Regards, Xu Hotel88Shinsaibashi
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Location is superb - with plenty of nearby restaurants, shopping centers and the MRT stations. All at walking distance. Very convenient even with young kids. The hotel neighbourhood is vibrant, good for shopping - yet quiet and peaceful for rest and sleep. The hospitality is also very good. It is clean, comfortable and beyond our expectation in terms of safety, comfort, convenience... will return to stay there again. Highly recommended for first timers at Osaka.
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Date of stay: December 2018
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Response from EigthyEight H, フロント スタッフ at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 30 Apr 2019
Dear. Mr./Ms KimberJet Thank you for your stay and love our hotel. It is our responsibility to bring you a good accommodation and service. We will continue to work hard and maintain. If you come to Osaka next time , we welcome you back in the future as well. and look forward to serving you again next time. Thank you. Hotel88 Shinsaibashi Yang
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In choosing between Kita and Minami areas (latter is south near Dotonbori), Minami wins hands down. Being close to Dotonbori meant we cold walk everywhere for dinner and local sigh seeing. One can take the subway to visit Umeda area. Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi is a bright modern hotel with reasonable sized rooms (by Japanese standards with a fridge and pot for boiling water. While there was no breakfast, there is an area with tables and chairs with free soup, coffee and tea, as well as a microwave if one chooses to heat up a meal. Kazuhisa Horie at the front desk was very helpful, changing our room to include a view window, providing a USB cable that my wife had misplaced (not the hotel's fault) and arranging a complimentary transfer to the OCAT bus terminal for us without us…
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Date of stay: February 2019
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Response from EigthyEight H, マネージャー at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 5 Jun 2019
Dear Mr./Ms. Selig L Thank you very much for your stay and nice evaluation. We are honored that you can like our hotel facilities and rooms. Horie was very happy and surprised by your compliment to him. He said he just did what he should do. We will continue to work hard and improve. We hope that we will see you again in the near future. Warm Regards, Xu HOTEL88SHINSAIBASHI
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Very comfortable stay, room had lots of details designed with the traveler in mind. Our family of 4 stayed in family room A. Room had a doorway for wearing shoes, and a closet near the doorway for coats. Bathroom is big with luxurious tub and a dry dressing area. Ample hooks in the room for hanging our clothes so that sofa area is free of clothes. Ample space for our bags and luggages. Even had ample charging stations with USB port for our phones. Our kids enjoyed the drinks station below. It’s a good idea for hotel not to provide food to save cost and pass the savings to travelers, as we could get food easily from convenient store or Dotonburi or Namba walk nearby. Love the decoration of the hotel. We had such memorable stay here.
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Date of stay: December 2018
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Response from EigthyEight H, フロント スタッフ at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 30 Apr 2019
Dear. Mr./Ms jsy_joy Thank you for your stay and love our hotel. It is our responsibility to bring you a good accommodation and service. We will continue to work hard and maintain. If you come to Osaka next time , we welcome you back in the future as well. and look forward to serving you again next time. Thank you. Hotel88 Shinsaibashi Yang
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have you ever seen the hotel's boss WORKING AND HELPING at the hotel? well this boss does. He even helps to bring your luggage to the nearest JR without climbing stairs. FREE drinks and pool table at the lobby, many language speaking staff! Rooms are excellently great and big, lots of space for luggage. Non-Carpet floor which is much better than other carpeted hotels and the beds are hella comfortable. The toilets have 3 sections, and has a bathtub! One bad thing about this hotel though, they don't have ice or hot chocolate at the lobby. otherwise, excellent hotel and fully recommended.
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Date of stay: December 2018
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Response from EigthyEight H, マネージャー at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 5 Jun 2019
Dear Mr./Ms. Seaside35556230886 Thank you very much for your stay and evaluation.We are honored that you can enjoy our hotel. In the free drink bar in the lobby, we always have ice cubes there (in two silver containers), unfortunately you can't find it.We will continue to work hard and improve. We hope that we can see you again in the near future. Warm Regards, Xu Hotel88Shinsaibashi
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Stayed here with wife for a total of 5 days for Osaka Marathon and sight seeing. Love the warmth and friendly staff especially the owner that is always in action to get things in order. Room is very spacious by Japan standard, clean and well insulated from outside noise (near an elevated highway). Location is strategic near subway and bus terminal and most importantly walking distance to Domtobori. We struggled initially to get to the hotel from Kansai airport boarded the Nankai line airport express. Could not locate exit 25 or B4 as per the instructions given by the hotel, not knowing we were at Namba Station (should have looked for Namba walk with exit 25 or B4). We took the Airport limo bus on our way back via OCAT. This is certainly a better options. In summary,…
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Date of stay: November 2018
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Response from EigthyEight H, マネージャー at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 5 Jun 2019
Dear Mr. 152leeh Thank you very much for your stay and evaluation. We are honored that you can like our hotel. Did you enjoy the Osaka marathon? Welcome to come back to participate next time. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the route from the airport to the hotel. We will continue to work hard and improve. We hope that in the near future, we will have the opportunity to serve you again. Warm Regards, Xu Hotel88Shinsaibashi
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I thought all the rooms in a budget hotels in Japan are small, not enough space for you to put your luggage without stepping over it. But not Hotel 88, it is so spacious that our 2 large luggage’s were properly put in the side and still had a lot of room/space to put our shopping bags yes BAGS from 4 days of shopping and roaming around Osaka. I would definitely stay again in this hotel.. not to mention it is in the middle of Detonbori district.
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Date of stay: November 2018
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Response from EigthyEight H, マネージャー at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 3 Dec 2018
Dear Mr./Ms. EVG618 Thanks for the best feedback! There are a lot of foreign guests who are looking forward to shopping in Japan. It was really nice that the size of our room was helpful for your trip. Japanese technology and culture will develop further. Please come and visit Japan again! Yours sincerely, Naoya Kojo HOTEL88SHINSAIBASHI
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Wonderful hotel the best location. You’re right in the fringes of Dotombori with only 3mins walk to right in the middle of the best of Osaka foodies. Only 2 years old since Reno and still kept as new. Rooms in Japan are pretty small but Hotel88 rooms were good size for 3 adults in one room. Toilet, bathroom and basin were all separate so no 1 person is hogging the bathroom. Very clean and fresh. All you can drink hot and cold beverages including soups In the lobby. Free pool table and 24hr self serve laundry. Very well decorated lobby, lounging around area and rooms. And only 8mins walk from JR Namba train station. I recommend this hotel even if you have to commute further. Loved the staff even with limited communications staff were well trained and friendly for advice.…
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Date of stay: October 2018
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Response from EigthyEight H, マネージャー at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 23 Nov 2018
Dear Mr./Ms. ishrar Thank you for the highest ratings and comments. We are sincerely thankful that you added the our hotel to your bucket list. Did you have a wonderful time in Osaka? we are really pleased if we serve your purpose. It is an honor to store compliments about the hotel's facilities and services. Also, we are sorry that we made you feel inconvenient in language and communication. We promise further fulfillment and growth. We sincerely hope to see you again in Japan. Of course, it is included in our "bucket list"! Yours sincerely, Naoya Kojo HOTEL88SHINSAIBASHI
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This property sits right next to major express way and you hear all the cars going by all night long. Room had a strange unpleasant musty smell. I would not stay here again. It is close to the metro but so are a lot of hotels.
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Date of stay: November 2018
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Response from EigthyEight H, マネージャー at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 23 Nov 2018
Dear Mr. Brad G Thank you for your comment. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by noise and smell. We did double-glazed window construction as noise countermeasure of nearby highway road, but we will consider further soundproofing measures. Regarding smell, we will further check the drainage, air conditioning and ventilation system to locate the cause. Finally, We will apologize deeply for this case again. And We really appreciate having comment. Yours sincerely, Naoya Kojo HOTEL88SHINSAIBASHI
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Location, Location, Lotion! A big asset for this hotel is its location. It's located in the Dontonburi part of town. Close to restaurants, bars, you name it. I was in town for a concert at the Namba Hatch and the hotel was located directly across the street from the Namba Hatch. I couldn't get closer if I tried. Also, close to a great underground mall that led to the subway station and a bus terminal. The hotel is in a great location! The room: I was impressed by the size of the room, it is big for a hotel room in Japan. Spotless room. Service: The hotel staff were great! Extremely helpful and knowledgeable. I couldn't of asked more from this hotel. I will gladly stay here again the next time I'm in Osaka.
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Date of stay: January 2018
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Response from EigthyEight H, マネージャー at Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi
Responded 26 Nov 2018
Dear Mr./Ms. padcrasher Thank you for a wonderful comment and evaluation! As you are, we are blessed with a location. Surprisingly, our area will develop further from now. Activities that have never experienced and gourmet that has never been tasted should come out. We will grow to a more comfortable hotel accordingly. Don't miss it…! We hope to see you again in Japan. Yours sincerely, Naoya Kojo HOTEL88SHINSAIBASHI
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