For some odd reasons that I could no longer remember, Jelloman and I decided before the trip that we should switch to a different hotel in Osaka midway through. I have no objection to experiencing another hotel but the effort seemed a little overwhelming considering all the luggage we had to drag along the busy streets of Shinsaibashi (心斎橋).
Swissotel Nankai Osaka is situated in the heart of Namba (大阪難波), a busy shopping and entertainment hub in Osaka; thus making the moving of luggage that much harder with a big crowd always around.
Like ANA InterContinental where we stayed in Tokyo, Swissotel Nankai has probably seen better days (especially entrance, lobby and corridor) but they have renovated the hotel rooms recently, making the hefty price a little more reasonable.
Their selling point is of course their skyscraping view of Osaka from different angles, which explains why our beds are directly facing the windows.
There's a small living room area by the window but I don't think we would have time to enjoy it during our brief stay.
Right behind our beds is the bathroom, with the toilet hidden on the other (far) side of the room behind the same wall (but via a separate entrance), I didn't like this layout at all.
The bathroom was a long and narrow one, with a small "dressing room" in front.
It was followed by the actual bathroom and bath tub. Other than the shape of the bathroom, I really had no complaints about the setup.
This is what we paid the premium for, the incredible city view from 20+ floor above.
The view would have been even nicer if the window is ceiling-to-floor. But that's about the only good thing I could think of, which was better than Cross Hotel Osaka.
Namba could be a maze to a lot of people visiting Osaka for the first time. One could easily get lost in the labyrinth of escalators and corridor because they all look too similar.
Rating: ❤❤❤
Price: ￥￥￥￥
Address: 5-1-60 Namba, Chuo, Osaka, 542-007, Japan
Tel: +81 6-6646-1111
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