Smile Hotel Namba

Close to namba station exit 4 or 2. Fast check in & check out. Free coffee from 1 pm to 10 pm.

Small room. Small bathroom. Old style key, gave it back to receptionist when we went out. Staff are not familiar with english. Overpriced, maybe because of the peak season.

Clean and good facilities

Location not so easy and o find

Location is good, just a short walk from Sakuragawa subway station which is just one stop away from Namba station. To reach the hotel, you can take the Nankai line from Kansai International Airport to Namba, then switch to the pink line at Namba to reach Sakuragawa station. Very friendly and helpful staff at the front desk who gave us a map of the nearby restaurant and gave us recommendation for dinner place after our late arrival. Room is small but quite the standard in Japan. Room rate is also very wallet-friendly. Room is generally clean, but they may need to have a close check on the bed again. Besides the usual toiletries, the hotel also provide Shiseido foaming cleanser which is a plus plus point for ladies (me especially as I was travelling without checked-in baggage for my flights and I didn't manage to get a travel size facial foam before my holiday)!!

Staff were very friendly but do not really understand and speak English except for the manager on duty. TV are not free, you have to pay 100yen for each TV card. My boyfriend and I couldn't sleep well during our 1 night stay. We felt itchy and I sensed something crawling on my leg! But I didn't check what that was as I was too tired. The next day, my boyfriend and I had a few red marks on our body. I couldn't help but suspect that we were bitten by bed bugs. Our room (304) was near the elevator and we could hear people walking pass and people talking. Can be quite disturbing in the morning when other guests leave early. They have a public bath but have different allocated time for female and male use which is pretty inconvenient. And the hair dryer in the room is very very very weak!!!