Lovely hotel with great location”

me and my wife had our last two nights stay in hotel monterey grasmere osaka before we headed back to malaysia. from jr namba station, we could locate the hotel easily. there was a big food market at the ground floor of the hotel. we went up to 22nd floor to the hotel lobby. the lobby was beautiful and the hotel staff were very helpful and pleasant. they spoke good english. we liked the view of osaka area from our hotel lobby. our room was fabulous. the pillow, mattress and bed were clean. we slept well and we had no complaints of the room. the hotel is nearby to shopping areas. we visited dontobori and shinsaibashi on the first night. we were enjoying the night activities with shopping and eating. the next morning we took shinkansen train to kobe and visited the harbourland. we visited chinatown in kobe. before we went to airport for our trip back to malaysia the next morning, we visited ten ten area and kuromon market. overall we would definately recommend hotel monterey grasmere osaka to our friends.

Nice hotel at convenient location”

vey nice stay at hotel monterey grasmere osaka during our short trip to osaka/kyoto. we stayed 2 nights, one upon arrival and one before we took the flight out next day. the best part of the hotel is it's convenient location: it is located right at the namba station, you can access the underground walkway right from the hotel basement level; a very short walk to dotonbori; and best of all, literally right next to the bus station to the airports (ocat, osaka city air terminal). the rooms were clean and comfortable, small but reasonably sized for japanese standard. decent sized bath room, with strong shower water pressure! the only disappointment is that there is only 1 english tv channel - cnn and half the time it is dubbed in japanese. concierge/front desk were very help although still little challenging to communicate in english. they were helpful in providing maps, giving directions, providing free umbrellas, and storing luggage. overall very nice stay and will stay again if travel to osaka. -to get to the hotel from ocat, just walk out the 1st level main entrance, turn right, walk ~100ft to the next building -there is escalator at the main ground level entrance of the hotel to the underground walk way to the namba subway station. very convenient in rainy weather.

Highly recommended - fantastic location”

i stayed at the monterey grasmere osaka and made day trips to nara, kyoto & himeji. we were very glad we chose this hotel. our room was huge by japanese standards; everything was clean and in good condition; the beds were full-sized; internet access was complimentary. but what we liked most was the location: right next to jr-namba station and the osaka city airport terminal (ocat), connected to namba subway station by namba walk (an underground mall); dotonbori and shinsaibashi are within easy walking distance. (namba is 1 of 3 main hubs in osaka, the other 2 being osaka-umeda and tennoji.) tip: if you choose to stay at this hotel, i suggest taking the airport limousine bus instead of the train/subway to/from either kansai or itami airport. the fare is yen (1-way), and the journey from kansai to the ocat bus terminus takes 48 minutes, and the hotel is 3 minutes walk from the bus terminus (4 minutes if you are pushing heavy luggage.) no need to change trains. the buses departs twice every hour from early morning to late evening.

Easy and convenience with transportations ”

monterey grasmere osaka hotel is the recommended and best accommodation in osaka. i walked from jr namba station and could reached in 3 minutes. it was very convenience to access many places by public transportation. in addition, if you would like to hang out or go shopping at night in dotonburi or shinsaibashi walking street, you can access there by walking in 8 minutes. i could save the money for transportation and save my time to move other places. for accommodations, room was so clean and new. my family really liked bathroom at the hotel. and we could see downtown at night from our room which located in 31st floor. if compared with price, and quality i do recommend tourists stay at monterey grasmere hotel in osaka because there are many japanese staffs who can speak very well in english and chinese, including some korean language.

GREATEST LOCATION & COMFORT”

Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka was the best western-style hotel on our fifteen-day trip in Japan. As we traveled 3 persons, normally other hotels gave us one double bed and one twin bed, but Monterey Grasmere Osaka gave us three twin beds so that our stay at the hotel was so comfortable. More importantly, the location was so perfect. A department store--where we could get everything we needed, JR Namba station and Namba bus station--where we could take the limousine bus to KIX, are located next-door. Not to mention, we can walk to Shinsaibashi just in 5 minutes.

Beautiful, spacious, convenient hotel”

We really enjoyed our first experience at Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka. When I booked this stay on line, I thought it would be closer to the main JR Station in Osaka. But we had to get to the Namba JR Station and it was a short walk to the elevator to the 21st floor check in/reception area. There were no problems checking in and we were pleasantly surprised at the spaciousness of our rooms as compared to other hotels we had stayed in. This was our last night in Japan and we wished we had planned better and had a longer stay at this hotel. Thank you for all the gracious, efficient help. You have a great staff!

Beautiful room in a fantastic loction”

We travelled around Japan from Tokyo to Nagano to Kyoto to Hiroshima and Osaka. The Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka was the best motel we stayed in. The room we stayed in had plently of room. It was in a fantastic location, directly above the JR Namba Station. We were on the 31st floor with a mind blowing view of Osaka. The shopping within a short walk of the motel was the best in Osaka. Our children 10 and 5 were at their happiest at this location. Our next trip to Osaka will incorporate a stay at this wonderful motel.

"Great location and close to the train station"”

This was my first times to OSAKA and I choose the Hotel Monterey Grasmere partly because of the positive reviews here. I was not disappointed. The locating in the heart of Osaka shopping area is excellent, and there are plenty of great restaurants close by too. The hotel is well placed close to the Namba station.Staff are friendly and the room was great too.I would happily stay at the Hotel Monterey Grasmere again.

Great, luxurious atmosphere in the heart of Osaka”

We hadn't realized when booking that the location would be so ideal. The hotel is adjacent to Namba station where you can access 3 different subway lines. Just a short walk to small streets filled with shops and restaurants that are great for exploring. The Dotonburi Arcade and Shinsaibashi shopping street are within easy walking distance. There is a large grocery store, drug store, and coffee shop just at the Namba station exit, which was very useful for breakfast and snacks. The hotel is also a short subway ride from the Osaka Dome where we saw some great baseball. We really enjoyed Osaka and the Monterey Grasmere was a great base from which to explore.

Great location, elegant and luxurious hotel”

I would recommend those who would like to stay at Namba area to consider Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka, as only 2 minutes to Namba station, and only 5 minutes walk to famous street - Dotonburi and Shinshaibashi, is very convenience. There are variety of clothes, watches, restaurant and etc at the street. I love staying at this elegant and luxurious hotel, room is very spacious, comfortable, tidy and clean. And the staff there are very friendly.

very nice hotel for very reasonable price!”

hotel monterey grasmere is a very nice hotel smack in the middle of the namba area of osaka. it's meters away from the subway line, great shopping, and restaurants. it's a five minute walk to dotonbori. upon check-in the staff was very friendly and accommadting. i stayed 2 nights with my aunt and mother, all in one room. the room was quite large by japanese hotel standards, and i was very impressed. it looked as if it had been recently remondeled, and the decor was very nice looking. the only con was that the room smelled like smoke. but this is the norm in most asian hotels, even if they claim to be non-smoking rooms. all in all, a very nice hotel!

Very Convenient Connected to the Public Transport”

Even the hotel is not right inside of the Dotonbori but it takes only 7-8 minute walking to there. Comparing with the location and the price, I would recommend this hotel to whom, preferring large room and reasonable price. The hotels which are in Dotonbori area are much more expensive especially during peak season but with a much more smaller room if you paid the same price. Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka is the best choice for the travellers who want the cozy rooms and have no problem with some walks.

Great hotel with best service”

We have the lovely stays at Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka. The hotel is clean and modern. Staffs are friendly and helpful, they are able to communicate with us in English. Each floor have the secure door before enter the rooms, which make us feel it is very safe. The room is clean but a bit small for 2 people. The beat thing would be the great nightview at our room. However, we are not able to get the non-smoking room. Location is good which is next to Namba station (The Blue line), however, it is really want to go to the shopping area of Namba, it would take you around 20 mins to walk from hotel.

Convenient location in Namba”

We arrived late at night from Kansai airport. Took the Limousine Bus direct to the OCAT at JR Namba station which was beside the hotel. Cost 1000 yen per person. Use ticket machines outside the airport building. It took 50 minutes. On arriving at OCAT, go down to the first floor north exit, turn right at the exit. The hotel is only about 30 metres on the right. When you enter the building on the ground floor, go round to the left to the lifts. The lobby to the hotel is on the 22nd floor. The Hotel Monterey Grasmere is a very stylish hotel. Very clean and nicely decorated. We had a double room on the 27th floor. Really liked the decor. Seemed quite new. Comfortable bed. No noise. Nice view over the city. Only one English station on the tv - BBC, which wasn't available while we were there. Has a faux old English style church on the same floor as the lobby, which is apparently used for weddings. We weren't allowed in to see inside. Took some nice photos of the outside though. The check in staff had limited English. Difficult to ask questions that weren't directly related to the hotel. There is an internal escalator on the ground floor that takes you to the basement shopping level. There was a great supermarket with bakery. Also a Doutor coffee shop/cafe. Handy for breakfast which wasn't included in our room rate. Other shops as well. The hotel is within relatively easy walking distance from Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi and Namba for excellent sightseeing, shopping and meals. Go for a stroll down nearby Namba Walks underground shopping. Very easy to get to all the other Namba railway stations for all the different lines. Great stay. Good price on Agoda. We paid about half the rack rate.

Excellent Location but tiny double rooms”

location is excellent for shopping, dining, subway and train. there is direct airport limousine bus to osaka city air terminal (ocat) for those with heavy luggages. ocat to hotel is just a couple of minutes walk within ocat building to hotel, but easier to navigate to hotel is exit ocat building, turn right at the road, then turn right again at the road junction, and hotel is right there. reception is at 22nd floor. breakfast and meals are readily available at the jr namba station, nankai namba station, namba walk vicinity. for late night birds, there is convenience shop opposite ocat. for early risers, breakfast cafes are not open till about 10am, so we bought breakfast the prior night from the large supermarket next to ocat. there is no hotel self-service laundry, although a laundry shop is at the basement of ocat. it was wonderful to have free wifi in the convenience of the rooms. anyway we came prepared with a portable wifi access point in case it was needed if the hotel only provided lan access point. rooms were small as we realise most japanese hotel rooms are. for a family of 4 we needed 2 double rooms, and if not for a special promo price, this hotel will be too pricey for us at its regular price of about usd 200 per night. the double beds were a squeeze for a parent and an older teenage child, and if price were not any objection, a twin room will be better. we used namba station as the launch pad for our trips to nearby kyoto, nara,and kobe. train travel is so amazingly efficient in japan and we could get to any place that a tourist would want using the subway, and trains. there are different types of train passes that can be bought at the namba nankai station or the osaka jr station for those making multiple trips within a short time. we were impressed by the honesty of the ticket customer service who advised us frankly that it was not worth buying the passes if we do not make so many trips a day.

Great location with cozy room”

hotel monterey grasmere osaka is conveniently located near namba station with a supermarket at the basement of the building. the hotel is also very clean with good hotel services. my friends and i are please to stay at the hotel and will defintely return to the hotel when we go osaka again.

Excellent location just on top of the JR /Station”

Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka is conveniently located just on top of the JR Station. Next to the hotel is a fairly large supermarket with a huge selection of food and if you want to eat in your hotel room, the supermarket sells very nice reasonabally priced bento boxes. There is complimentary internet in the room which is another plus point.

great experience”

we had a very good stay at hotel monterey grasmere osaka. The hotel is just above the oaska jr station. walking distance to namba and shinsaibashi (5-8min walk).The room and the bed were big. we booked the hotel under the promotion of agoda， i enjoyed staying in such a big room!

Beautiful Hotel with Great Service”

hotel monterey grasmere osaka is a hotel which is locate upper at the jr station, it is very good to travel out town. the hotel has gorgeous interior designed in british style which is more stylish than some other 5 stars hotels. the room is clean and tidy, but the size is a bit tiny. the only disadvantage is a bit far away from mtr station, it needs around 10 mins walk to the mtr station.

Chic City Hotel at very good location ”

We changed the hotel in Osaka and got a room on the 28th floor at the Monterey Grasmere - with fabulous city view. The room is very clean, very modern with everything you need. the best thing about the hotel is that you always can find back the way because it,s like a landmark of the Namba region. you can,t miss it.