Shodoshima Vacations from NT$14,104

An excellent choice for a central location in Osaka. Unusual British decor including a full replica church! Excellent breakfasts. Rooms comfortable but amenities (e.g. showers) slightly dated.

As it was our first time in Ōsaka, the location was a bit confusing to get to from Umeda station. This was more due to ongoing nearby construction and how the streets are laid out than anything. The hotel and amenities are all fine - clean room and amenities. Staff were friendly and helpful even though we checked in later on in the day. We met up with friends of ours who live nearby so did not utilize the hotels optional breakfast. Our room, on the north facing side along Route 2, was quiet. The bed was large and firm - we slept well despite a overall location on the edge of a very lively nightlife area. Available a few steps away are numerous food / dining, shopping and bar / night club / night life choices.

We stayed at the top floor Ocean Deluxe Room. Benefits included a separate, dedicated check-in desk, free daily drinks (both alcoholic and nonalcoholic) and small bites at Lounge R, dedicated seating area at breakfast. The Room was spacious (for Japanese standards) and setup for our family of 4 (ie 4 twin beds). The hotel is conveniently located near USJ (~5 min walk). They also have a pretty good dinner buffet for a decent price. All and all a really good option if you plan to visit USJ! Note: although we had purchased Express Passes, we still highly recommend getting to the park early. We went on a Tuesday (less busy day) and arrived at 7:45am (park opened at 9am) and the line was already pretty long as people started to arrive as early as 6:30am to line up before the security gates (which opened at 8:15am). This all to get access to Super Nintendo World. However, because of the weather (rainy) and crowd levels, Super Nintendo World was actually open to all visitors so there was really no need to arrive that early :)

Room was clean, bright and good size. Excellent bathroom.