Wineshark Hotel Experience - Hotel Hanshin (Osaka)

This hotel is located in Umeda district of Osaka city, Japan. The Hanshin group is a big hotel chain in Japan, with close to 50 hotels within the country. Very near to the Hanshin and JR Fukushima station, also close to Umeda station, it is convenient and even the airport limo bus is not that far away.

We have booked a deluxe double room, on the top floor of the building, and the first impression was that the room was spacious. There are 6 such rooms in the hotel, each about 30 sq.m in size, with a large double bed of 180cm wide. On the sleeping quality it is in fact quite near and comfortable.

The room is no lavishly decorated, having a bit of an no-frill tone. A small sitting area with two comfortable chairs and a coffee table allows us to sit and enjoy the fruit and cake we bought from the department store nearby, and at the same time admiring the nice city view outside the window.

Since we are on the top floor, the view was not blocked by other buildings and we could see a glimpse of the Kyu Yodo River and the mountains at the far back. Not exactly one would say a fantastic view but quite decent nevertheless.

One of the main reasons why I have chosen this hotel is that it is one of the few that has hotspring fed into the room, so you can enjoy an onsen bath. The water is pumped from very deep underground, and is of brownish color. Quite nice but of course it is nothing compared with those you would experience in true ryokan.

We have buffet breakfast at NeN, the restaurant on the second floor. Not having a big choice, but the food quality are reasonably good. And we have a contented meal, in particular there are not that many people dining.

Overall the stay was quite nice and comfortable, with everything organized neatly and convenient. The price is also very reasonable at 27,000 yen including the breakfast for two and overnight parking fee. A good choice for those coming to Osaka either for work or vacation.