Hotel Olive Sakai - Adults Only

'Love Hotel' rooms are a very good alternative way for a very comfortable stay in Japan, because they are very spacious and well equipped, e.g. good acoustic insulation, super size bed, huge private bathroom, often including a whirlpool etc. (actually over-equippied, e.g. with even a karaoke system, gaming machine and high-tech light(show) system, which is not easy to handle since the instruction for the many light and air condition switches is only in Japanese). But the staff is very friendly and helpful, even that hardly speaking English. The hotel is located at half-way between Kansai airport and central Osaka, just a few minutes to walk from local Nankai line Ishizugawa station. In and near the train station there are some 24-hour convenience stores, retaurants and shops. Direct (local) train connections to Namba Station in central Osaka every 20 minutes, and the famous Sumiyoshi taisha (grand shrine) can be reached easiest just after 5 train stops in the direction to Namba Station.

The hotel is a love hotel and we knew it beforehand. It was still special to have these extra "amenities", such as a slot machine and a money exchange machine in the room. It was clean and quite big. They also lend a cell phone in the room. We stayed there before going to airport, so the location was close to the train and the price was attractive.

Problems with the wifi, but we managed to use the cell phone that was available for free