Hotel Monterey Osaka

Outside was a modern high rise building in keeping with surroundings but inside quaint European decor in lobby. Rooms also had an old world feel but all amenities in clean rooms were in great condition Walking distance from Osaka Station so excellent location & easy access transport hub train/ light rail/ metro/ bus.

Hotel covers the top 7 floors of tower block. from floor 8 to 14. part of the hotel has a small church built into a courtyard forming a feature one can visit for free. The church was locked when we visited, but didn't ask to go inside. The lifts give the appearance of being old fashioned, but are modern and function efficiently, there are 3 of them so not a lot of waiting. Room size adequate for 2, had 2 rooms. Each room is basically a bedroom with a desk area and adjoining bathroom. Shower is in the bath and bath is very tall so due to our ages we didn't use it as frightened to get in/out especially when wet and possibility of slipping/falling. Only there for 2 nights. Breakfast buffet style, very large choice but mostly Asian. Didn't try the restaurant for evening or mid day meals.

If taking the bullet train back from Osaka or Kyoto this hotel is a 12 minute walk from the stop "BEFORE" Tokyo station. So get off at Shinagawa station and just walk 12 minutes to this hotel. Which is nice if you are flying out of Haneda airport to go home. From this hotel you can walk 9 minutes up to the Tokyo Metro and go one stop to "Mita" station which has great food options and can take the train to Haneda airport (one of the trains turns into the Keikyu Line). Nice hotel, great staff, comfy rooms and bed.

The decor and cleanliness was excellent. We were particularly impressed with the recreation of the church. The single beds were large and comfortable and we liked the options of both firm and soft pillows. It's very close so the airport limousine bus stop and train stations and the lady at check in was very helpful.

The hotel is located very close to Umeda, Osaka. There are many department stores near the hotel, which is very convenient for shopping. The hotel is an old Western-style building, and you can take many beautiful photos here. The service staff are very helpful and friendly. One of our passengers lost his passport on JR. The front desk staff helped us communicate with JR and retrieve the lost passport. I will recommend this hotel to others.