Garner Hotel Osaka Honmachi Station

What is your IHG One Rewards status?
Diamond Inner Circle Royal Ambassador

Were you happy with the hotel/stay?
Could be better.

Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked Standard Room, received 1 Queen Bed Standard High Floor.

How are the rooms?
15 sqm. Japanese budget hotel standard indeed. On 16 January 2025, three Garner Hotels opened in this Osaka Honmachi district. 2 others are all 12 sqm rooms with 1 double bed or 2 single beds. Only this hotel has 15 sqm rooms and queen bed rooms. No grasses, mugs, kettles, and any in-room delights like coffee or tea. If you want, go to lobby lounge called the Social Hub.

Video of 1 Queen Bed Standard High Floor:










What was your welcome gift?
Just standard choice from IHG One Rewards welcome gifts.

What was good and what was bad?
Good
With bathtub bathroom, unit bath though.
Pop design and atmosphere of public space
Free snacks, coffee, tea, and sparkling water in the Social Hub.


Bad
Upon check-in, front clerk told me that this hotel doesn’t have a restaurant, and showed the brochure hotel sells the bento box for 1500JPY. Strange, this hotel brand should offer the free breakfast, isn’t it? I confirmed that the Diamond members have free breakfast, the front clerk told me that they can offer the bento box for free. I felt that the hotel staff didn't understand the brand standard yet.

Small and no Android TV (without any entertainment app like Netflix or Amazon Prime)

Value for $ or One Rewards Points? Would you return?
No. Not sure to return. This hotel doesn’t have the value of over JPY10000. If the nightly rate is less than JPY7000, it would be acceptable. From my point of view, this brand is for excuses of recent price increases of Holiday Inn Express.