HOTEL LiVEMAX Esaka

Great Clean hotel at a very affordable price. The room is very clean & bigger than I've expected for a room in Osaka. There's even an almost full size Fridge with a microwave. If you want, you can buy a few gallon of ice cream and place in one of the 3 nearby grocery stores and put it in the freezer. However, the Hotel is in Esaka which is quite far north. It is ~1.5hrs from the KIX airport and ~20mins away from Namba.

This hotel provided enough facilities for traveler and it is only 2 stations away from Shin-Osaka station. If you want to travel to other city from Osaka, it is very convenient. However, if you want to go to downtown area; such as, Namba or Shinsaibashi, you have to take train for 20 minutes to get there. Anyway, I bought Osaka pass which it can be used from this station, the price for travelling was not my problem. Disadvantages are 1. distance to downtown area and 2. hotel's staffs cannot speak English(But they are nice).

Very convenience. Better than expected. Restaurants near hotel open till late night. Convenience stores nearby. Close to station. But need to catch last train, otherwise will have to take taxi from Osaka center eg Nambo