Residence in Umeda
WL helped me looked for accommodation for my trip to Osaka with my sister and she found this jewel.. :)
| Location: | About 10 minutes walk from Nakatsu Station (中津駅), which is one station away from Umeda Station. There is a supermarket just next door which opens till 11pm during week-days. |
| Rates: | 5,800 per night for 2 person |
| Facilities: | Has a small kitchen with gas stove, fridge, microwave oven, TV, air pot, air-con, washing machine and vacuum cleaner. Separate bathroom and toilet. Clean sheets, bath towels, toothbrushes, shampoo, shower foam, face towels, pots and pans. It is just like a 1LDK apartment. (LDK means living, dining and kitchen in Japan) |
| Remarks: | Just like staying in your own room. It has everything you need. Even the internet connection is free. Of course, this being an apartment and not hotel/hostel, there will not be room service nor will there be anyone to pick up your rubbish or laundry.. The apartment manager only speaks Japanese, but I can still manage with my limited Japanese skills.. :P |
| Verdict: | Will definitely recommend it to those who don't mind not having the usual hotel services. |
A video of the room that I took..
Kameya Ryokan
Because the apartment was booked by an earlier client for one of the nights, we had to find a place to sleep for that night. So my sister and I went to her usual online hostel site (Hostel World) to try to find a room for the both of us. As most of the rooms were already taken in most of the popular hostels/ryokan, we had to take a chance in one of the newer ryokan introduced in the site.
| Location: | About 5 minutes walk from Osakako Station (大阪港駅). A big convenient store and McDonald's within walking distance. Very near to Osaka Aquarium and IMAX theatre, less than 10 minutes walk. |
| Rates: | 4,500 per night per person for a double room with shared bathrooms. |
| Facilities: | Has a TV, air pot, air-con and a videotape player. Shared bathrooms and toilet. Clean sheets, yukatas, bath towels and a Japanese tea set. No internet connection in the room, but available in the common room. |
| Remarks: | Friendly owner who speaks English. The room was bigger than I had expected, knowing how precious space is in Japan. Also there is a 12midnight curfew, which was fine with me, since my sister and I aren't pub crawler.. |
| Verdict: | Perfect for visiting the Osaka Aquarium, just a bit far for other attractions. |
Some photos of Kameya Ryokan..
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