Jiyuka INN

The room was clean and the hotel isn’t far from the train station. We asked for a first-floor room because we had so much luggage, but were given one on the second floor instead. I was able to leave my luggage on the first floor, though. There was a bathtub, but we couldn’t use it.

The house is in a good spot near the airport and Rinku Town, and finding the place and checking in were easy. One thing to know: the map on the booking site is wrong. The private rooms are large and clean, with complete amenities and kitchen equipment. There’s a bathtub, but we couldn’t use it because there was no stopper, or maybe I just couldn’t find one. Our rooms were on the second floor. There’s one toilet on each floor, but only one bathroom, downstairs. The stay was disrupted by other guests. I think they smoked in the shared area and left their belongings all over the dining table. They kept talking in the living room past 11 pm, then an alarm went off loudly for at least three minutes at 7 am and woke us up. The walls are thin, so we could hear it clearly. I also felt the neighbours didn’t seem pleased to have us there. They stared at us in an unfriendly way as we walked to the house and collected the key.

The rooms were spacious and clean, near Izumisano station. The bathrooms and toilets were clean and well looked after too.

A handy place to stay if you arrive late or have an early flight from Kansai airport. You can check in late with the fully automatic system.