Folio Sakura Shinsaibashi Osaka by Banyan Group

酒店位置不錯，距離地鐵站和心齋橋都很近，步行10分鐘左右。入住時間要15點以後，早到了可以寄存行李，入住時還會收取200日元的清潔費，本次出行，住的幾個酒店唯有這一家是收取這個費用的。房間還算是乾淨的，洗漱用品需要自行帶上樓。早餐比較簡單，能吃飽！總體性價比很可以。

離心齋橋很近，定食早餐味道不錯，交通也不方便，離環球半小時的交通路程，唯一缺點就是不是每天打掃衞生，前台不能微信付款寶。

相比於名古屋的酒店，大阪的酒店房間會略顯小，但是勝在地理位置優越，離心齋橋很近，步行10分鐘就可到達，購物很方便。出酒店步行5分鐘左右就有地鐵站，去環球影城也方便，已經是第二次入住，很好👍

We booked this hotel because we expected that with a Banyan Tree management that there is some sort of quality to it though it is small in Japan. The price is not particularly cheaper in comparison to some local Japanese brands such as APA, Smile Hotel, Daiwa, and etc. The hotel doesn’t provide any bottled water and though if substaniabilty is a big thing for any Singaporean hotel chain, I think they should at least provide a glass bottle for the guests to use to fill up the water from the lobby, but no, the asked us to go buy water ourselves so we can have a bottle to fill the water from the carboy they left in the lobby. Another thing is their amenities are extremely lousy, no tea, coffee, just tooth brush and towels that you can pick up from hotel lobby. Any Japanese smaller hotel chains can do so much better than them and they claimed to be managed by Banyan Tree. Don’t expect them to clean the room daily as it’s on a rotation schedule so if you stayed for 2 nights and if it’s not on that schedule, they won’t clean your towels or sheets, just emptying your trash only. The breakfast is also terrible especially if continental breakfast is offered. The coffee and English tea is both very weak in small cups which I would suggest anyone not to pay extra for their breakfast plan. The only good thing is that they have a relatively rectangular floor plate so you can open up a luggage without blocking any walkway. My take is don’t be fooled just bc it’s by Banyan Tree. It might be a Franchised property and it is definitely not up to my standards.

This is our second time staying here. The hotel is not very far from subway and also convenient stores, restaurants and cafe nearby. You can walk to Shinsaibashi easily. The rooms are clean and staff are also very nice. Small breakfast is available for everyone which honestly i think this is already enough to start the day. Hydration station is always available downstairs. And the price is reasonable. Highly recommended!