Dotombori (1chomehigashi), 3-16, Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, 542-0077, JapanView Hotel Details
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Location9.0
Amenities8.4
Service8.1
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Samnang Nuon
Hollywood Twin Room
Stayed in Oct 2024
Travel with friends
7 review
8.5/10
Very Good
Posted on Jan 16, 2025
I had a pleasant stay here. The room size was just okay but it’s very clean. It’s not that far from Dotonbori. They also offer free coffee and 2 pieces of bread for each guest. Definitely recommend to stay here.
Rich7677
Twin Room
Stayed in Jun 2024
Family
13 review
7.5/10
Posted on Jul 15, 2024
Affordable hotel that is very near to Dotonburi and Metro station. I booked 3 nights with breakfast(bread and coffee). Our room is good enough for me and my daughter, has space for our luggages. Toilet has bath tub too..
Passara
Semi Double Room
Stayed in Nov 2024
Couples
3 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jan 4, 2025
The location of the hotel is near the main street and not far from Lawson and 7-11. Also, the services are great. The prices are reasonable. There are free drinks in the morning, you can choose the apple juice or tea, you also can take the bakery down stair with you 1-2 pieces/per person in each day.
AMAR ANWAR
Double Room
Stayed in May 2024
Couples
16 review
3.0/10
Posted on Jun 15, 2024
Location:
It's in a central location, around 10 min walk to Dotobori. But the hotel itself is nestled in some side streets which are small, dark and feel unsafe. Directly opposite the hotel is (and I'm not joking) an Escort service for *********** people (no judgment on them - but it illustrates the hotel is in a 'seedy' location) There is a 7-11 nearby, but because the hotel is in an area whereby you must turn left, then right, then left, then right over and over again to reach it, it can be confusing.
Hotel room
Small and dark and dirty. The black furniture adds to the small feeling of an already small room. Everything was modern which is nice, but little things like the clock being set to the wrong time and date, shows that there is a lack of attention and care. The room itself was dirty. Stains on walls and dirt on floor.
Hotel Features
Breakfast was a selection of bread and a coffee machine. There's no lobby to eat any of it so you take it and go.
Extra comments:
There is an advantage of an rental places which is that you (usually) have a kitchen but the disadvantage is that you make your own bed and wash your own towels etc...
The advantage of a hotel is that the cleaning is done for you but you have no kitchen
But not in this hotel. You get the worst of both worlds, no kitchen and you clean yourself.
It is common in Japan that every 3-4 days they will clean your room by changing your sheets and vacuuming. This is normal and fine.
But also in EVERY hotel I've been in, including Japan ones, each day they will tidy your bed, give you new towels and empty your bins......but not here.
At FL Hotel Dotonburi, YOU have to take out your own bin daily. YOU have to place your dirty towels outside the room and then when you return to the hotel later that day YOU have to collect the towels from reception. And each day YOU have to make your own bed.
Now for some this may be an advantage because it means no housekeeper comes into your room daily, but it just seems crazy to pay money for a service that every hotel offers and yet you don't receive it.
Also, I stayed on the 9th floor and because everyone has to put out their own bins and towels outside their room each day, you can see how many people are living on your floor. So when I asked for 2 more pillows as the pillows in the room were too soft, I was told no and that the hotel was not yet fully booked but would be and they need all the pillows.....There was one other person living on my floor, the other rooms were empty.
So imagine, if your child got sick and vomited on a pillow, you cannot get another one? In this whole hotel there is nothing spare?! Really poor service.
And annoying things like no hooks in the bathroom or the bathroom door so you cannot hang your robe / clothes for after you shower etc...
You may think - ah its no big deal about towels, but... because the towels are poor quality when you drop them outside your room when you are leaving and when you pick them up from reception (which is another pain as there is only 1 or 2 people in reception and if someone else is checking in, then you must wait) but at each point, you are clothed so then the lint and fluff from towels end up on your clothes each time.
Don't stay here, I'm sorry for the negative review, but the place is dirty, the location is poor (but central) and the room is small and dark. There are so many other hotels in the area and my advise is stay slightly outside of the central area and near a subway / rail line so you can get a cleaner area, bigger room and a cheaper price.
Despite losing money on my FL Hotel booking it was worthwhile to avoid FL Hotel
Response from Property: Thank you for your feedback. We regret that we did not meet your expectations during your stay with us. Your comments, however, are valuable to us as we strive to enhance the overall experience we offer to our guests.We regret that we were unable to accommodate your request for extra pillows. Due to limited stock availability, we are sometimes unable to fulfill such requests. And as you mentioned, we reserve our extra stock for situations such as a child vomiting on the pillow etc. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.Due to our hotel’s central location in Osaka, area is at a premium. We believe that we offer very reasonable rates for the size of our rooms and our location, and the service that we provide. The central location also means being in the heart of the nightlife district. We regret that you found the area to feel unsafe or somewhat 'seedy', however we can vouch for its safety as with most areas in Japan. Rest assured, we will carefully review your feedback and take appropriate measures to improve our services!
Anonymous User
Double Room
Stayed in Nov 2024
Couples
1 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jan 4, 2025
The room was good. But the double bed was pretty small. Single bed may be better. There is coffee and bread available for free every morning.
Alex Marcus
Double Room
Stayed in Apr 2024
Couples
8 review
8.0/10
Very Good
Posted on May 15, 2024
Good location, however the hotel’s sound insulation between rooms is severely lacking causing me and my partner to lose sleep on some of the days. Other than that, everything else was decent.
Anonymous User
Hollywood Twin Room
Stayed in Apr 2024
Couples
12 review
8.0/10
Very Good
Posted on May 12, 2024
Comfort, good pillow (only 1pc) but no lobby/dining area & no ice machine
Guest User
Semi Double Room
Stayed in Nov 2024
Couples
5 review
7.5/10
Posted on Dec 20, 2024
Clean and friendly staff.
Guest User
Hollywood Twin Room
Stayed in Jul 2024
Travel with friends
3 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Sep 19, 2024
good!
Haidou
Twin Room
Stayed in Mar 2025
Travel with friends
5 review
9.5/10
Amazing
Posted on Apr 10, 2025
The location is very convenient. The transportation is convenient. The subway station and Shinsaibashi are very close.
The location in Japan is good, but the room is very small.
I will continue to choose it next time. The price is not bad when it is not the peak season😄
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Chen
Double Room
Stayed in Feb 2025
Travel with friends
5 review
8.0/10
Very Good
Posted on Mar 7, 2025
The room is clean and quiet. There is a 711 downstairs. It takes five minutes to walk to Nihonbashi Station and ten minutes to walk to Dotonbori. Perfect.
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LI PlNG
Twin Room
Stayed in Jan 2025
Family
6 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Feb 14, 2025
If I come to Osaka next time, I will stay here again! The location is good, and there is free bread, which can be provided to friends who don't know what to eat for breakfast~
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АленаШа
Double Room
Stayed in Nov 2024
Couples
15 review
9.5/10
Amazing
Posted on Dec 15, 2024
Good location, pedestrian streets and the river nearby. The train station is within walking distance.
And coffee for breakfast.
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Double Room
Stayed in Oct 2024
Couples
6 review
8.0/10
Very Good
Posted on Jan 24, 2025
Breakfast packages and drinks are available
Only the rent is expensive
I have seen many people rent HK$3xx
However, when I booked on the website, the price was close to HK$1,200.
Very close to the subway station
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HE110
Hollywood Twin Room
Stayed in Sep 2024
Travel with friends
4 review
10.0/10
Outstanding
Posted on Oct 21, 2024
The location is really good, just a two-minute walk from the subway exit, and close to Kuromon Market, Dotonbori and other landmarks. When checking into the hotel, the room price was around 700 (including breakfast bread, coffee and drinks). The internal space was acceptable and the sanitary conditions were satisfactory👍