MA ZITA MAITA
4 november 2024
The Bridge Hotel Shinsaibashi was our second hotel after 4 nights at a Tokyo Disney Resort official partner hotel. It was quite an adjustment to go from a very spacious room to a business hotel-size room; between the two of us, my son and I had two medium size suitcases, two carryon roller bags, and by the end of our stay in Osaka, two rolling expandable bags with wheels. You can't open more than one medium size suitcase out, unless you place the others on the beds. Not recommended for large families with lots of luggage, but if you're a minimalist traveler that does the carry-on-only travel thing, and you're going to be out most of the day and all you really need is a place to sleep, this place is great. The free ramen and drinks (yes, they're free!) is a big draw. The bathroom is tiny; if you're a very tall person -- think 6' foot something -- you might have to stoop. Be careful stepping in and out of the shower, it can be very slippery because the floor in there is quite smooth and the edge of the tub is pretty high, so there's a chance you could lose your footing and slip.
There's no closet, but there are hooks on the walls and hangers. There are no hooks in the bathroom. Front desk staff are lovely, very helpful and courteous. Our floor had a luggage weighing scale in the hallway, which was a godsend after too much shopping at Don Quijote. It's a 350m walk to the Shinsaibashi station, and an 11-minute walk to Dotonbori. There's a Lawson conbini right next door, and a laundry room at the 12th floor, but there are only three washers and three dryers, and a lot of people waiting to use them. If you use the machines, make sure you set a timer to come back for your laundry because the people waiting to use the coin-operated machines can get very annoyed. Overall, a nice enough place to stay if you're going to be out all day anyway.
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