Originally Posted by
joejones
I really wonder why they can't sell the place at higher rates. It is no Rihga Royal but it is certainly a couple of steps up from a typical business hotel. The direct connection to the subway at Nakatsu is great and the walk to Umeda is not that far (10-15 minutes). They make it sound dilapidated in the news, but it has been extensively remodeled and feels pretty new inside.
I thought they were talking more about the structural integrity of the building, not the look and feel of the interior.