About Hotel the Lutheran
As is suggested by its name, Hotel the Lutheran shares its space with a Lutheran church. It offers up-to-date facilities at reasonable prices.
There are several room varieties at Hotel the Lutheran. The accommodations have flat-screen TVs and writing desks with built-in mirrors. Furthermore, these rooms have private toilet facilities. Toiletries are provided, along with pyjamas and tea. Additionally, there are some types of rooms that have luggage racks. reclining chairs and ottomans.
Guests can borrow several items from the front desk, such as bottle openers, humidifiers and mobile phone chargers. Furthermore, each floor of the hotel has a trouser press.
The Olive Restaurant serves a buffet breakfast, plus café-style fare for lunch.
This property is a 15-minute drive from the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. Furthermore, it's a mile-and-a-half from the Osaka Science Museum and just over seven miles from Nagai Botanical Garden.
Positive Reviews
positive:
The Location is Handy
Guests appreciated that this hotel is near an underground station, as well as two train stations. Many also commented that the hotel is just around the corner from Osaka Castle, which is one of the area's notable landmarks. Furthermore, there are numerous convenience stores in the area that guests often relied upon for snacks.
positive:
Larger-Than-Expected Rooms
Numerous guests who had either stayed in Japanese hotel rooms before or done research to know what to expect knew the accommodations are characteristically small. However, they said the rooms here defied their expectations, since both the main part of the room and the bathroom were bigger than they thought they'd be.
positive:
A Decent Value
Guests were generally impressed by the value for money offered here. The reasonable rates were a frequently cited factor that made guests want to return.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Smoking Rooms Given Without Warning
Reports from guests indicated that even when those individuals had taken time to book non-smoking rooms in advance, they were often provided with smoking rooms, and told nothing else was available. This scenario tended to occur when the hotel was very busy, and guests got frustrated that their prior reservations were not honoured.
negative:
Extra Pillows Not Available
Guests were bewildered to find out that when they requested extra pillows, staff told them none were available. Guests found it hard to believe that the hotel did not have spare pillows to provide.
negative:
The Staff Do Not Speak English Well
Guests often got annoyed because they said the staff do not have a good command of the English language. This shortcoming tended to make communications tricky and slow.