Ibis budget Osaka Umeda

The Ibis budget in Osaka is much better than the Ibis budgets we have in the UK. The room was quite small, but spotlessly clean and generally fine. It is a "no frills" hotel so we weren't expecting much but actually we were pleasantly surprised. We generally slept quite well, but the hotel was not as sound-proofed as other Japanese hotel and the hotel does appear popular with "westerners": we had some irritating children running around the corridors in the early evening (not the hotel's fault of course). No real traffic noise, despite being on a busy road. The hotel is quite close to Osaka station but it is quite long, somewhat stressful walk with luggage from the JR station. However, overall, I would say the location was convenient, since only a few minute's walk to the metro station. Overall, this was good and I'd stay again.