Originally Posted by
Keyser
Nice review.
However, the Mercure is more than 4 times the price of the ibis for my stay dates. I would consider it if the location & hotel are both far superior to where I am currently booked. Do you have any comments on the Umeda area & how it compares to Namba?
Umeda is more of a business district, it has the Sky building which is cool for the views, the stations there connect more directly to Kobe and Kyoto
Namba is more touristy/younger because of dontonbori, shinseibashi, amemura, shinsekai and nightlife. Also a little close to Universal Studios Park.
Both will have the same major stores like Don quijote, department stores, etc and Umeda also has a nightlife area as well just not as big or tourist driven.
Also they're only 4 subway stops away from each other (8 minutes) on the subway.