Air Osaka Hostel

Frankly, everything. Air Osaka Hostel is the kind of place a solo-traveller likes to arrive. Receive a warm welcome by very nice people that hand me a bier after a long ride it's all I need. Besides it's in the coolest area of Osaka surrounded by fabulous street art. I personally had a deep sleep in a shared room that has enough privacy. Shower and toilet were perfectly clean and I had a delicious breakfast ready on the morning. I just wish for them to be bigger!

Air Osaka Hostel is located a bit south of the Center of Osaka but that is no problem more of a benefit actually. The Hostel is away from the hustle and bustle of Oksaka which makes is quite tranquil you could say. The house is a traditional Japanese home just functioning as a hostel. It isn’t kept to the most extreme and it doesn’t have to be to to feel homely. The owner is a great guy who will help you with almost everything.

The only few things I could say is that during the summer heat some rooms (shower, toilet) do get quite hot, but in the sleeping quarters there is an air conditioning. The other being the street noise which is noticeably but I haven’t had problems with.

This is one of my all-time favorite hostels. The location is perfect if you want to actually experience the local side of Osaka, with cafes and bars and restaurants full of friendly faces. There's also now a really nice free breakfast of two onigiri and miso. If you want amazing coffee, Franz is right around the corner and the owner is an icon. The hostel is also close to the metro Y line, one of the best bars for chat and beers (O'Hara- owner is a legend) and Family Mart. Beds are conformable, have outlets, and Tomo the owner is incredible. Not to out myself but I've accidentally left my passport there and separately had to have a JR pass mailed there and he helped me out. I'd skip Tokyo I wouldn't skip Air Osaka. If you want to meet people, chat, have beers, or just have a chill place to come back to at the end of the day, you can't do better.

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I adored how cozy the building felt. The art on the walls, all the notes and pictures from previous visitors were beautiful. I genuinely found myself finding something new on the walls every day during our stay. I liked the community areas, always felt nice to meet news folks and chat over meals. All in all I liked homey cozy the building was.

That being said. This was definitely a case of the property, and rooms didn't meet up to the pictures online. I've stayed in many hostels and hotels in japan this year, so yes, I know they're small. But this place brought new meaning to that. Everything in this place is tiny, from the hallways to stairs, bathrooms, showers, kitchen, and rooms. Not mention unstable! The floors on the first floor are so tore up, especially in the kitchen, that I tripped several times. Honestly, I can deal with how tiny and tore up everything is, but I draw the line at the state of our room. I want to preface this by saying I paid roughly 370 usd for 5 nights in Osaka for two people. It was very cheap and reasonable, so I understand!!! That!! Im not!!! Staying in a 5 start hotel here!!! But I'm still disappointed that the room is not what I thought I booked through the pictures.. In the photos for the room with twin floor beds it showed a clean room with a cute lampshade over the main room light. Nothing crazy, minimal but clean. We arrived to not only a spider on the wall, not only scuffs/dirt/damage to the walls BUT a bare light bulb hanging from the ceiling. I want to end this with a few nitpicks. Just kind of a beware, the road outside this place is extremely loud! But the staff let's you know in advance and even provides ear plugs at the front desk which is nice! Still even with them, the place is very loud. Lastly, I had personally had a pleasant experience with all the staff members. But my brother cant say the same. One of the staff members seemed to have something against my brother (or maybe she was really shy?) She gave him a lot of annoyed side glances and wouldn't really acknowledge or greet him. Not to say my brother was always trying to start up conversations, just friendly greetings. My brother isn't very talkative, but he had good interactions with everyone else!