ESLEAD HOTEL Namba Daikokucho

Room big and clean. Check in and out fuss free. Quiet neighborhood but with convenience stores nearby.

This is not a hotel. It is more like Airbnb. They do not offer any services that a hotel should. I arrived at the hotel at 14:00, an hour before the check-in time to drop off my luggage. But I had to wait outside in the rain because the main entrance was completely locked. No staff was working there. I waited for around 20 minutes and saw a cleaning lady walking pass the front desk area so I tried to ring the bell, she saw us but completely ignored. We had to sneak into the back of the hotel to find somebody and we finally found a staff member who did not know what to do. We stayed there for 6 days and the staff was changed daily. It seemed like they hired a part-timer. The room, itself was clean and they offered good facilities. However, they only offered 2 times cleaning service during my stay. Most of the time, no staff were present. I wonder if anything happened in the hotel, who would be responsible for it. If you do not expect any services or security, this place might be for you. Otherwise, I would highly recommend other hotels. There are many other affordable hotels that are able to offer good facilities with standard services.