Dormy Inn Premium Namba ANNEX Natural Hot Spring

Paid breakfast offered an assortment of food we weren't able to try during our short trip to Osaka, and honestly was the best option at 8am when many restaurants are not yet open. The free ice cream, free late night ramen, and free probiotic drink were huge pluses that were unexpected and honestly made the entire trip stay worth rebooking in the future. The massage chairs were amazing, the onsen wasn't too crowded and I didn't feel self conscious at all even though I come from a heavily body-conscious society. The staff were suuuper friendly and willing to engage in conversation, which was difficult to find elsewhere due to either language barriers, volume of customers, or cultural norms. Also they have free washing machines with (preloaded detergent!!) and the dryers were 100yen / 20 minutes, which definitely beat out the other Japanese hotel washing / drying machine rates we had in other parts of Japan. Also the hotel staff let me use their reception phone for over an hour when my international flight got cancelled, which was so generous of them. They also hold your luggage even after check out if you have a later flight and want to do more daytime activities without your suitcase.

This is our second Dormy Inn, and much like the first one we stayed at, we were very happy with everything. Since this is one of their "Premium" locations, the room was much bigger compared to our previous one- we could open 2 full-size luggage at a time - although of course it's still very compact by any other standard. Regardless, it was a cozy room with all hotel essentials, including the Dormy Inn pajamas that we love so much (saves you space from having to bring sleeping clothes). The facilities were as expected of a Dormy Inn - there are free washers and dryers that cost 100 yen for 20 minutes, there is a public bath which is pretty nice and well-maintained, free ramen and ice cream nightly, and free probiotic drinks daily. The location was pretty convenient, 5 minutes away from a subway station, 10 minutes away from another one in the opposite direction. It's a short-ish walk (maybe 10-15 minutes) from Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi, etc. Because the location was so great, we hardly took public transit during our whole stay. We just walked everywhere. There is a Lawson right downstairs. There is a supermarket nearby. There is a taxi stand right across. It's really wonderful and we would not hesitate to stay again!

The hot spring and sauna facilities were really nice, the free drinks, ice cream, and ramen at night were enjoyable as well. The room is spacious and clean and can open all my luggages. Staffs are friendly and helpful. The free washing machines and clothes dryers at laundry is really a plus. They serve pretty delicious breakfast as well. Location is convenient, just 10mins walk away from Namba, Dotonbori and Shinsaibashi. A Lawson convenient store is just next to the hotel. So almost every thing you hope for a hotel is there, one can't hardly find any other hotel in the district which can beat this.

The location in Dotonbori. The onsen! The evening (chef prepared) ramen! The little extras: A.M. probiotic drinks, P.M. frozen treats, massage chairs, laundry. The onsen!! Fast elevators. Helpful staff. Oh, and the onsen!!!

The hot spring and sauna were amazing! I also loved the little treats like probiotics and ice cream after the onsen. The massage chair was incredible too.