大阪諾姆飯店(Hotel Noum Osaka)

The room that we had was a little cosy but overall a hostel that has what you need. The staff is friendly. There’s a nice cafe downstairs and a rooftop upstairs overlooking a good view. However just a little far out from the station (~9min walk) it’ll bother you if you have to make a few trips out.

Staff were really friendly. Helped make some restaurant recommendations for us. Would stay here again.

hospitality is amazing, great staff and amazing breakfast too. very reasonable prices.

お洒落で、清潔感がありとても過ごしやすかった。海外からのお客さんが多いい印象。駅から少し歩くが、大阪メトロ、京阪の2路線が近くにあり便利でした。ベットが硬いのが残念でしたが、滞在中、ホテルを出入りする際に、スタッフの方が「おかえりなさい、いってらっしゃい」と声を掛けてくださって、とても居心地の良い滞在になりました。朝ごはんもオシャレで美味しかったです。

Although listed as suitable for two people the room was so small only one person could be moving around the room at a time if the other was in the bathroom or in bed. There was nowhere to put luggage except on the floor, which took up precious floor space. The bed was also very small and up against a wall so that one person sleeps crammed up against the wall. There’s no room to get out of bed without climbing over the other person. The room is also very spartan and made me think of a bad dorm room with a few cheap pieces of IKEA furniture, which were a small desk made useless by two stools so small only a child could use them, a single lamp on the headboard and a plastic plant hanging from the ceiling. We pushed the stools under the desk for a little extra floor space. We arrived at noon and we were not permitted to check in until 3pm, unlike every other hotel we stayed at in Japan. We were eager to secure a dinner reservation but the woman at the front desk refused to call the restaurant until after we had checked in at 3pm, and by that time the restaurant had no more reservations. The single duvet on the bed was not sufficient for two people to stay warm so we asked for a second duvet. We were instead given two blankets. The bathroom is functional. On the plus side, there is a cute rooftop that I imagine could be nice when the weather is warm but which is useless in December, and the location is good with the river and two nearby train stations and restaurants. There is also a cute cafe/lobby with overpriced Western style food and coffee but we felt that the hotel’s whole design was intended to force you out of the terrible room and into the cafe to spend money. After the bad check in experience and given the terrible room, we weren’t inclined to spend our time or money there. Each morning we just wanted to leave as soon as possible. There are a lot of very positive reviews of this hotel. We really don’t know why. We had a very different experience and would look for a different hotel if we could do it over again.