HOTEL LiVEMAX Shin-Osaka

Not far from shin-Osaka station. Small room but comfortable. Very nice hotel staff.

I stayed with two of my friends and we all shared one room with three futons. The room and bathroom were clean so we were all satisfied. The location isn't bad. There were a lot of reviews saying you had to cross the bridge in order to get to the hotel so having big luggage isn't recommended, BUT there is another way that involves an elevator! It's very hidden but if you're willing to walk past the JR tickets and trains and cross over in the station, then you can bring your large suitcases. It's also Japan, so traveling heavy isn't really recommended in the first place. The staff didn't speak English so communicating was a little difficult. If you live in Japan and have a gaijin card, it doesn't matter, you still need your passport to check in. I tried to just use my gaijin card (because I don't like bringing out my passport a lot) as identification because it's generally accepted as an ID but the guy wouldn't accept it. So just bring your passport in case. Cheap and you get what your pay for so I would recommend this place if you just need a place to sleep when in Osaka.