Best Western Hotel Fino Osaka Shinsaibashi (Osaka, Japan)

If you are travelling for business there is a public computer which you may wish to take advantage of. There are vending machines available to grab a snack from and the laundry facilities are especially useful if you are staying long term.

If you are travelling on a budget and want a simple hotel to stay for a night or two this one will tick all of the boxes. The rooms are well-decorated and the beds are comfortable. The housekeeping team do a good job of keeping the rooms clean to a high standard. Guests feel they have received very good value for money when staying here and say this is the perfect example of what a mid-price/budget hotel should look like.

You are only a minute’s walk away from the subway station here and from there the rest of the city is easily accessible. There is a small supermarket just across the street so you can stock up on the necessities and for those who love a spot of retail therapy there are plenty of shops within walking distance.

Some of the rooms here allow smoking. If you are a non-smoker you need to request a non-smoking room otherwise the smell is a little unbearable.

The bedrooms here are quite compact and therefore if there is more than one person in the room, plus lots of luggage, it is going to feel quite overcrowded.

One thing that has irritated many travellers on arrival here is the lack of warmth on arrival. Check-in is professional and efficient but the experience would have been improved significantly if they’d have been greeted with a smile.