Guest User
January 16, 2025
The location of this hotel has no competition except the New Hankyu Osaka which sadly had ceased operation after many decades in business. The Respire has the perfect location to access the JR station, the Hankyu line, and all the subway lines at Umeda. Umeda has tons of restaurants and shops. It is so much fun and convenient. While the Respire is beautiful and new and in the best location, it is my least favorite hotel after spending 5 weeks in Japan (Osaka, Tokyo, Hakone, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama). The room is suffocatingly small. No room at all for any size luggage except a small carry on size. For two people, one person has to crawl over the other person to get in the queen size bed. (We stayed in the premium higher floor with great views of the city.) The hotel is very very busy. People are coming and going all the time. My observation noticed that it appeared to be a very popular hotel of choice for Chinese tourists.
I wish I could love this hotel but I feel suffocated already just thinking about staying here. If I really really want this location, perhaps we need two rooms for two people to make it work? Even with that thought, I still do not know how I would handle the luggage.