Our third and last hotel for our 10.5 day Japan trip is The Lutheran Hotel, a 10 story business hotel located at a relatively quiet district of Osaka City. The reviews for the hotel were quite positive, and rates attractive at just over SGD100 per night. Moreover, the hotel is located right next to the Tanimachi 4-chome station and a short 4 minute walk to Osaka Castle. Internet access was complimentary, and our room even came with a HP notebook in case we wanted to use the hotel’s one.
The room is about the same size as the one at Mitsui Garden Hotel; relatively small compared to Singapore hotel room sizes, but average by Japanese standards. The room was very clean, and had pleasing color combination in its decor and furniture. Moreover; the room had an Ion Humidifier, like the Mitsui Garden Hotel though we couldn’t figure out how to operate the one at the latter.
Best of all; the concierge allowed us to check in at 11:30 AM instead of the usual 2:00 PM. That was very welcomed.:)
The one and almost serious downer was that we were given a smoking room as all the other rooms were unavailable. There was a scent freshener in the room that helped to remove the smell, and the windows could be opened too to further air the room so it wasn’t that much of a big deal for us. The range of toiletries was also a little limited, but this wasn’t an issue for us as we always bring our own.
Our stay is for just one night, but if we were staying at Osaka for a long stretch, we certainly wouldn’t mind staying at this hotel for longer.
In all, The Lutheran Hotel gets a recommendation for us. Just slightly lower-priced than Mitsui Garden Hotel, but about its equivalent in creature comforts.
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