Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 26th October 2008 Male 18-24 1/5 Comments: This place was absolutely horrible! It smelled like stale smoke/fish, the rooms were dirty and it was in the most unsafe area that I have ever been in Japan! Do not stay here!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 15th September 2008 - - 3/5 Comments: please provide a map from the station to the hotel. Took me an hour to find it! but after I found it, the location was quite convinient

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Estonia 25th August 2008 Male 41+ 4/5 Comments: Mikado is brilliant place to stay, staff is lovely and really caring professionals, I stayed in Mikado three times and I will do it again in Osaka. Nice building, good locations, secure, good sauna. The Best!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Germany 2nd August 2008 Male 18-24 1/5 Comments: it stinking every time, like smog. The WC very dirty and near the area many poor people

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Japan 31st July 2008 Male 25-30 1/5 Comments: A member of staff who identified himself as MASAMICHI was extremely rude to me. I have never met such a rude Japanese person before in my life and was quiet perplexed as to why he decided to attack me out of the blue like this. Nobody in this hotel speaks any language other than Japanese. DON\'T STAY HERE.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 14th June 2008 Female 41+ 2/5 Comments: My room was very stinky of stale cigarette smoke, it was disguisting.I finally ended up sleeping in my friends room on the floor as the smell was so bad. When I took off the covers to move them to my friends room, my foam matteress was all soiled,stained and looked like it was someone\'s urination pad. The room was a smoking room a smokey film was left on the interior of the room it left a yellow tinge on the walls making it look very dirty.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 24th May 2008 Male 18-24 3/5 Comments: Actually just a budget hotel, not a hostel at all. Rooms were nice and clean, but small (normal size for Japan). There are many cheaper options of similar quality in this neighborhood if you don't need a TV and aircon, just wander around, they all have their prices hanging out front.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating France 10th July 2008 Male 25-30 4/5 Comments: Staff is great, they'll do everything they to make you feel at home. Room are small but clean.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 29th June 2008 Mixed Group 18-24 3/5 Comments: Staff were lovely. Area appears dodgy but turned out to be fun. Only problem is the time limitations on bath room especially for women.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 22nd June 2008 - - 4/5 Comments: GREAT PLACE TO STAY FOR GOOD PRICE!!!! Will stay here again!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 15th April 2008 Male 25-30 3/5 Comments: Stayed here 5 nights in mid-april 2008. Only one shower for the entire hotel. We never saw a line though, most people go the the large japanese bath. A little rough area, but convenient on the JR loop line and with local trains to Nara from the same station. In total, an OK hostel, quiet, free WiFi throughout the place and computers in the lobby are nice.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Thailand 2nd April 2008 Male 18-24 4/5 Comments: just got back from JAPAN...the hotel was good but they have curfew from 24.30am - 6am and one bathroom but i think it\'s not that big problem . they provide 3 PCs connecting to Internet so that\'s useful! Hot water for instant noodle, washing machine and dryer...Vending machine inside the hostel is good idea. room is small but ok for 1 person and just sleep and go out..good location from Shinimamiya station

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Poland 8th March 2008 - - 2/5 Comments: very unplesant neybourhod , easy acces to comunication.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating South Korea 13th February 2008 Couple 18-24 4/5 Comments: what a cheap!! clean as well. not bad

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 6th February 2008 Male 18-24 2/5 Comments: This hotel stank. My first room/floor semlt really bad, the wimdow doesnt open properly, the toilets are not that clean. I had to move room, but even my second room was not that good. They have a video player in their room, how outdated is that. I did not sleep in this place for even a night. I waould rather be out all night. Please dont stay here at this place.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 5th February 2008 Male 18-24 2/5 Comments: One shower for the whole building...can prove to be a little troublesome.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating China 15th December 2007 Male 31-40 4/5 Comments: Good Value . recomended.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Costa Rica 29th November 2007 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: THe hotel is located in not a very good loking place... still have JR and subway really close so is convinient (a little far thought) staff is ok but dont speak much english, still no problem for basic stuff. room was very nice and clean... worst part ois they only have 1 shower to share for all the 8 floors hotel!! ohter option is the Japanise stile bathroom but it has specific hours for boys and girls so is not very usefull..

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 6th October 2007 Female 41+ 3/5 Comments: The property was great value for money, but there is only one shower on the whole property and a communal bath, which can be off-putting to non Japanese guests.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 6th September 2007 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: Great bath!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Italy 6th September 2007 Male 31-40 4/5 Comments: Staff very kind. Free Internet. Very close to the Zoo and Temple area. I think the hotel is located very close to the oldest part of the city..

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 29th August 2007 Male 18-24 4/5 Comments: The place offered great service behind the counter, the older man with glasses was nice and very helpful and put me at ease. For the price you get your own room albeit small with aircon and a tv and it`s proximity to the subway is very good. For the price good value.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating England 26th August 2007 Female 31-40 3/5 Comments: Close to the tube station, but you need to have things to do in Osaka as nothing nearby worth seeing / doing. Owners were very friendly though, and bathroom etc were very clean.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Malaysia 20th August 2007 Female 41+ 3/5 Comments: I like this hotel because there are single rooms and I do not need to share with anyone else and the location is convenient.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 19th August 2007 Female 25-30 2/5 Comments: This was the most disgusting accomodation I have ever stayed in - and I have stayed in over 100 different hostels/hotels. The area is seedy and dodgy - imagine the area in your hometown where the drunks and homeless people live. The whole neighbourhood smells and is filthy and broken. The hotel is a smoking hotel - in the lobby, the rooms - everywhere. I stayed in a single, Japanese style room and it reeked of smoke. It was disgusting. When I asked the clerk to change rooms, he smiled and handed me a bottle of Febreeze. It did not make a dent in the stench. Each room (there were a few of us staying there) has cockroach traps in every corner - I was fortunate enough to actually see over a dozen cockroaches on the floor of room - within the first 2 minutes of being in it. They did not provide blankets so I slept under my towel. There is a co-ed bathroom on each floor and they always seem to be filled with Japanese buisnessmen spitting and gargling. There is 1 shower in the entire hotel and thus, always a lengthy wait. Again, if there is room to sleep in the subway - do so, it's cleaner, has fewer bugs and smells much better.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Czech Republic 15th August 2007 Male 31-40 2/5 Comments: Mikado is cheap hotel in little poor part of Osaka - the poorest what I saw in Japan. For fast one night maybe ok, but noise from AC was horrible.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating England 16th August 2007 Male 18-24 3/5 Comments: The location was suprisingly convenient, the staff were very helpful and the restaurants in the area were all very bubbly! for the price it was very good!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Hong Kong 15th August 2007 Mixed Group 18-24 2/5 Comments: enough for the price ( ^ w ^ b)

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Hong Kong 12th August 2007 Male 41+ 3/5 Comments: The rooms are in Japanese style. The bathing hours for men are not so good (better for women) . The location is near to subway, and it is very easy to find.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 21st July 2007 Male - 3/5 Comments: Here is the deal. Dont stay here. Go to the metro that they say and then find a cheap business hotel in the area. The hotels are only 1600yen. Also, if you need internet, then just sneak into the hostel and use their free internet. Woops, my secret is out.