8/10 Good
Leonard, Santa Clara
Travelled with family
17 Jun 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the 3rd time I stay at Dormy Inn. But there are actually 2! (across street) so I always get confused. I choose this place because of it's access to best walkable shopping place in Osaka. It's like staying at time square in New York.
The place is good with helpful staff. It is small (think like they shrink everything in hotel room down to 80% size), which is good consider this is premium place in Osaka. It's reasonable clean, with nice hot bath, free popsicle after, and free ramen at evening (big plus that you don't have to step out to get a night time snack).
The neighborhood is very noisy and lots of food traffic. it's top area to try out famous Osaka restaurant, walk to Kuromon market in 10 min, and Anime/Manga center (DenDen town) another 10 min. Easy access to large underground shopping street (connect to Namba station).
What I found changed are: (1) more and more adult bar/night clubs showed up in that area. Which is actually ok as they don't bother you (foreigner), especially if you are with kids. (2) the breakfast variety seems less than last year and price went up. (3) occasionally there are some noisy event in middle of night (as hotel is facing a busy street). (4) with popularity and huge food traffic, comes with garbage on the street.
But this is a very convenient place to visit Osaka center, especially if you are on short trip or just want to see the city's busy side. We are here for USJ and World Expo this year. It's about 40+ min to get to.
Leonard
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025