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We have a contact at this property and I had been thinking about booking it for later this year. So headed over and given exceptional tour by another member of the reservations staff. As stated above this is nothing like a Marriott in the Americas. The rooms are of a JW quality and very much like a Conrad. I thought the common area was just ok being made of many hard surfaces which makes noise travel. The lobby level has check-in, concierge, pastry shop, bar, afternoon tea area and entry to one of the restaurants. That makes for lots of people and lots of noise. The buffet restaurant on 19 looked "fun" for lack of a better word. Also smelled good. The rotating gelato serving tubs were interesting. Operated by foot peddle.

We saw three types of rooms- superior, deluxe and corner. The superior is described above as the toilet room is in no way connected to the bathroom. The toilet room does have a small corner sink for washing your hands. Of the three we liked the corner the best. It looked very, very comfortable and spacious. The deluxe had the lav in the bathroom. The floor layout seems inefficient but the center core has all the workings/guts for Japan's tallest building.

The Club lounge was huge with hours running as late as midnight. Lack of view has to make you think how they messed that up. The spread look extensive and easily rivals the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong. They have strict rules for children under 12 after a certain time in the evening.

The rooms are equivalent to the Ritz and Conrad in Tokyo in quality. Thoughtful electrical sockets and safe with power plug. There is a frig. The Marriott should upgrade their bathroom amenities to reflect a higher standard. Even the Sheraton Miyako Osaka on Executive floors has Acca Kappa. The rooms we saw may have been on a regular floor.

We look forward to staying shortly and for what we saw will not be disappointed. As stated the location is a pretty good hub for the area. If you have a Japan rail pass ideal since you can take the Haruka to/from KIX. The rates I found were very competitive and easily something expected you would find in a major US city. They do have rates for AAA. We will be staying on property in a couple months and will update. Cheers!