About Osaka Tokyu REI Hotel
In the lively Doyamacho district, this modern high-rise hotel is a ten-minute walk from both Umeda metro station and JR Osaka train station. An on-site restaurant and a 24-hour business centre are the Osaka Tokyu REI Hotel hotel’s standout amenities.
Straightforward accommodations with plain decor feature flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges and tea/coffee-makers. Superior rooms provide seating areas.
As well as the 24-hour business centre, guests can take advantage of free Wi-Fi and relax in a subdued lobby lounge. Other amenities include a coin-operated laundry and on-site parking (fees).
Along with a breakfast buffet (Japanese and Western), international lunch and dinner options are proffered at the casual Little Monsters cafe & restaurant. A plethora of alternative cafes, restaurants, food stands and bars are located very close by.
The Osaka Tokyu REI Hotel hotel is a mile from the landmark Umeda Sky Building and two-and-a-half miles from the (reconstructed) 16th-century Osaka Castle.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Great location for shopping, eating and more...
The best thing about this hotel is that it is located so close (a ten-minute walk) to all the shops, malls, restaurants and entertainment venues which surround Umeda metro station and JR Osaka train station. The city's most famous shopping district, Shinsaibashi is only three stops away from Umeda as well. Very handy.
positive:
Hotel is refreshingly eco-minded
If you're keen to do your bit for the environment then you'll no doubt appreciate staying at this hotel as it affords you the (green) option of not having your towels changed every day and accepts donations for reforestation.
positive:
Breakfast buffet is worth a go
With a selection of bread with butter and jams, fish (typically barracuda or salmon), eggs, ham, bacon, and even okonomiyaki balls to compliment the delicious Japanese rice; it's clear this place exceeds the token breakfast offerings which so many Japanese hotels in this price range tend to proffer.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Bathrooms are very small indeed
If you've ever been on a cruise holiday then you'll be familiar with the very limited space afforded by cabin-style bathrooms. If you haven't then the highly compact (read claustrophobic) nature of the bathrooms here will probably be something of a shock to you.
negative:
Formal receptionists need to relax a little
A great many guests have remarked on the somewhat stiff, bureaucratic and sometimes even rather brusque manner of the staff members at the hotel's reception desks. C'mon guys, loosen up a little!
negative:
Air-conditioning needs attention
It is an unfortunate fact that the fact the in-room air-conditioning units here are unable to cool the accommodations down to anything other than ‘uncomfortably warm'. Something to keep in mind if you're looking to visit during the summer...