Hotel Review: Nikko Hotel Osaka

Hotel Information:

Website: http://www.jalhotels.com/domestic/kansai/osaka/

What do I have to say about this hotel?

Price: 8/10
It's a pricy hotel that is suitable for business men having a trip to Osaka, Japan.

Room: 8.5/10
The room is quite decent although I feel that this hotel has been around for quite a long time thus it feels a bit old. When I visited this hotel, the hotel was undergoing some maintenance on the elevators.

Hotel Staffs: 10/10
The hotel staffs are quite friendly and helpful in general. In fact, I was traveling with children (my cousins) and two of them got sick and needed to be taken to a children hospital in the middle of the night. One of the hotel staffs was kind enough to accompany my uncle to the hospital and helped with the language barrier. So, I will give them a great amount of credits for them! Kudos! :)

Location: (10/10)
This hotel is located near the most important entertainment and shopping area in Osaka, Shinsaibashi Shopping Arcade and Dotonbori. So, it's only a walking distance from the hotel to the most entertatining area in Osaka. This hotel is also built above the subway system, Shinsaibashi Station.

Views: (8/10)
The view from the hotel is just the view of many skyscrapers surrounding the area.

Overall: (8.5/10)

Overall, I would recommend this hotel if you are not on a tight budget. The location is great, the hotel staffs are friendly and helpful, and the hotel rooms are pretty decent.

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Hotel Review: Lakeland Hotel Mizunosato

Hotel Information:

Website: http://www.mizunosato.jp/english/index.htm

What do I have to say about this hotel?

Price: 9/10
I think the hotel gives out pretty reasonable price since I had the best Japanese cultural experience in this hotel. The facility, the restaurant, the food, the Japanese style hotel room, the yukata, the view, the public bath, the massage chairs...... Perfection!

Me wearing yukata inside a public bath shower......

Room: 9.5/10
The Japanese style hotek room! Perfect Japanese experience..... Sleeping on a mattress in a heated room on a wooden floor enclosed by wooden Japanese door...... Well, except the super tiny bathroom that I didn't feel comfortable to take shower it.... It's TOO small! But, it's still acceptable. The experience made up for it.....

The tiny Japanese Style Hotel Room

The super duper tiny bathroom..... I didn't take shower here... I went to the public bath instead to take a shower....... It's more convenient....

Hotel Staffs: 10/10
The hotel staffs are very friendly and helpful. Very respectful and well mannered...... But of course like many other Japanese, they don't speak English that well (especially the servers at dinner).

The awesome massage chairs make you relax......

Location: (10/10)
This hotel is located right beside the Lake Kawaguchi.....

A very Japanese Dinner at Lakeland Hotel Mizunosato..... Awesome!

Views: (10/10)
Great view of Lake Kawaguchi can be seen from the front of the hotel or the hotel restaurant "Hanamizuki".

At the front of the hotel

Mount Fuji through the window

Lake Kawaguchi through My Hotel Room Window

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