APA Hotel Sakai-Ekimae

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Kevin

Staff was the best ive ever encountered at any hotel in Japan! Went above and beyond to help when i needed it!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

Naciketa

Convenient location near the train station, less than a 5 minute walk. Hotel has a lot of amenities and appears to be fairly clean. Rooms are fairly small as is fairly normal for Japan....so a bit tight if you need to unpack your suitcase. Staff are friendly and check in is quick and efficient.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2025

Iqbal

Double bed was smaller then US double bed so not too good for two.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2025

Beatrice

Front desk staff very efficient and courteous. Rooms are big and clean. Hotel location. Perfect!!

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

Mitch

Lovely staff and a great quality of hotel. I’ll never choose anything other than APA Hotel when I visit Japan

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

Mitchell

Great location and a great hotel to stay at.

The service is second to none

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

Matthew

This is a required field but there was nothing specifically amazing nor bad with this location. It is a fine hotel.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2024

jesus

Great surrounding , food, metro, round 1, and many other attractions

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2024

Josephine

small room for two!

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2023

Carlos

Extremely close to the train station.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2023

Vicky

It was a great place to stay but there was construction going on during the day time from about 10-4pm every day

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2023

ANDRES

The smell of cigarettes inside the rooms was very bad. Wouldn't even go away applying the spray they leave in the room.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

3-5 minute walking distance to the station, relatively close.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The hotel was really close to the train station. As soon as you exited the station you were able to see it. The room was Japanese size so it was smaller than any average room by western standards. Nonetheless it was sufficient. The bed was comfortable and the room was warm. A simple addition that was welcomed was we got towels and toothbrushes in different colours. So it was easy to distinguish which one belonged to who. That was nice.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2019

Verified traveler

Very close to Sakai station and right next to 7/11

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Room is cleaned but sometimes isn’t quiet. Bedroom it has a slope.

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

clean room and convenient location to the train station

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Decent, clean, comfortable hotel

Staff was professional and friendly. I liked the system which you receive bottled water when you don’t need your bed remade. Room service simply replaces the amenities.
The only thing I would point out is that it would be nicer if there was a bit more variety of food in the breakfast buffet menu.

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2018

Andrew

Basic but comfortable

This hotel is right next to the train station, so it is extremely convenient if you're just passing through. The overall quality of the hotel pretty good, and I don't have anything to complain about. The restaurant where they served breakfast was quaint and good, and I found the staff very friendly. The room itself was clean and fairly well maintained, so I don't have any complaints there. You probably won't be overwhelmed by anything here, either. It's functional and comfortable, and that's just what I needed. Okay, one complaint was that after about 8:00pm, I noticed huge drops in internet speed, but during the day, when I needed it for work, it was fine.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2018

Peacock

The only con is that it is a bit out of the way. Other than that, everything is just perfect. Just what you need, very clean room, nice new facility, friendly & very helpful staff.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2018

Milton

Aloha Maui

Awesome hotel with professional and efficient service. Front desk is very helpful in finding restaurants in the area. Close to train station and grocery store also other shopping stores.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Small room but we didn't need much as was just an overnight stop from airport. Clean and tidy, staff very friendly.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Aloha Maui

Awesome hotel with train station and grocery store within walking distance. Will stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2017

Milton

Maui

Awesome and professional always stay at APA HOTELS. Close to train station and grocery store. Easy to get to. Very professional and efficient.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2017

Yuk Chun

Less than 20 hours transit at Osaka

The fresh market is great with the midnight restaurants serving tempura and sasimi. But the izakaya， Shiro Kiya (居酒屋白木屋）that the front desk recommended was so so. Expensive and tasteless.

Starbuck is right situated at the station.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

I stayed for 8 nights.

Stayed at Sakai Ekimae for 8 nights. The staff are friendly, the free Wifi is great, the room size is small, the aircon works well, the service by staff is great, the beds are hard, the pillow are ridiculous (maybe not for those accustomed to them), staff secured our bags before check-in and after check-out allowing us to explore, the location is great with a lot of good eateries and a shopping centre. Would stay here again.

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2017

Kazuyoshi

Probably wouldn't stay there again

Very close to the station. I have stayed in many Japanese business hotels, and this was the smallest room I have ever stayed in. The room was in good condition but the bed was too soft and the pillows very thin. Reception staff were courteous and efficient. There was traffic noise if you kept the window open at night.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2017

Verified traveler

Very convenient from Sakai station.

Great helpful staff! Great breakfast and lots of choices of places to eat around Sakai Station.

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2017

Tundra

Right next to train station of Sakai

You can see the hotel from the train. Rooms are small, but that is normal in Japan. You can squeeze two people into the room. The food at the restaurant is not cheap, and was cheaper at other APA hotels, but maybe each APA is different. Front desk staff are very helpful and nice.

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2017

Bonbon

Tiny Rooms

Very close to Sakai Station. If you are not a smoker make sure you ask for anon smoking room.
Our room was so small we could barely walk in it.
Its a fairly quiet location, very clean. Some staff speak English.
Breakfast isn't worth it.

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2016

Allan

Nice and Clean Hotel (5mins from Electric Railway)

The staffs at front desk are friendly but they speak little English. The room is clean, quiet and well equipped. But it is a bit small for a standard room (single) as compared to hotels in other countries I have visited. There is a shopping center, family mart, Starbucks, supermarket, pastry shop and restaurants all within 5 minutes walking distance. It is located between KIX and main town Osaka. Hence, it will be a good choice of accommodation for one who is expected to arrival late at night. It is located within 5 minutes walking distance from Sakai Station (Nankai Electric Railway). From Sakai Station, one can take the train to Shin-Imamiya Station to hop on to the Osaka Loop Line that takes you to many places of interest within Osaka.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2016

Ruben Zamora

very nice experience. i will recommend this to my friends.

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2016

Nino

Just south of Osaka

Sakai is about 20 or 25 km south of Osaka and 15km south of Namba. Easy to get to from the Kansai airport on the Nankai main line or airport express.
The APA hotel is conveniently located about 300m down the road from the train station so day tripping is great. Sakai also has a nice little hub and shopping Centre with reasonably priced restaurants in close proximity and in the shopping Centre.
Also is walking distance is the Harbour and some nice little parks.

6/10

Pleasant

27 Apr 2016

Fellow Traveler

Adequate and Basic

Spent 5 nights, 21-25 April 2016, in an economy double twin room on a non-smoking floor.

Hotel is very conveniently located 2-3 minutes walk from the Sakai train station.
The room had air conditions/heating, a small closet area, hair dryer, refrigerator, hot water pot, coffee/tea mugs, TV, slippers, and bath robes, but no dresser. We stored luggage under the bed.
Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothbrush/paste, razors, cotton swabs, hair brushes, and hair ties are provided.

This room is not 1076 sq. ft. (100 sq. m) as listed in Expedia. The room is more like 160-200 sq. ft. (about 14-19 sq. m). Bed was small and extremely firm; toward uncomfortable. Pillows were hard, and one side filled with what felt like plastic pellets (go to 100 yen store and buy another pillow for your stay). Breakfast buffet was simple, but boring after a day or so. Go to near-by grocery or convenience store and get breakfast items.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Dec 2015

jose

Ever slept in a closet? This is your opportunity

Way to small but okay of you're by yourself. Very very small. You also have to pay extra to watch anything on television. The lobby looks nice and the staff is friendly.

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Room was acceptable
The same can't be said for the breakfast
Skip the breakfast. It's cold like the winter

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2015

fong wai clarence

APA Hotel Sakai-Ekimae

The hotel staffs are very friendly and helpful. Room is small but it is clean and nice.

Family

4/10

Poor

26 May 2015

Susan

very uncomfortable

Extremely small room compounded by a very uncomfortable bed-- stayed in two other hotels in Japan that were much more comfortable-- recommend that you avoid standard double-semi-double rooms in Japan- really cramped and unpleasant. On the positive side- bathroom was better appointed than the room.

Partner

4/10

Poor

28 Apr 2015

Carmen

Not good at all!!

Rooms very, very small. Staff should learn to speak English, at least enough to speed up check-in/out process. Beds extremely hard. Pillows seemed like they were just stuffed with plastic bags.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2015

Vincent

Great hotel and convenient location

Considering the price this hotel was a great find. Nice and clean in a quiet but convenient location close to airport yet still only 20 minutes for downtown Osaka. Draw back was the room was small but this was expected for Japan.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2015

Gemma

Very near to subway station and easy to find. It was a great location to head into the main city. Rooms were small but fine for a short stay.

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

Practical Value Hotel

The hotel was in a very good location on the outskirts of Osaka city center. The room we had was a bit small but that's what you expect from Japan. There are decent grocery and shopping near the hotel but for the better selections, better head off to Namba.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

Open a window

Loved our stay here. The hotel is about a 2 minute walk from the train station too! What we found rather interesting though was the fact that during our stay we would not use the aircon. The front desk had told us that during cold weather times, the aircons do not work (they blow hot air) and for us to cool the room by opening the window. By opening the window, the room cooled very quickly and was comfortable, however, being so close to the train station we could hear the trains wiz by well into the night.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

acceptable

hotel within 5 minutes walking distance to rail station and can be readily found.
Rooms facing the rail a bit too noisy when trains passes by. Staff helpful. But room is exceptionally small.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2015

madison

Businessman

Hotel is conveniently located near a train station. But our room faces
the rail line, so its somewhat noisy. Otherwise everything is Ok.

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2014

Verified traveler

Good Business Hotel

Expect room to be very small but it was ok for me as I'm quite petite. But for Caucasian maybe is a bit tough to stay in the room of that size. Clean hotel, helpful lobby staff, convenient location. Perfect for business trip.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2014

Yurie

In between suburb and the city

Enjoyed breakfast buffet!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jun 2014

Frequent traveler

An inexpensive alternative.

My wife and I wanted a lower cost hotel than the site of a convention we were attending. This satisfied that need, but the room really was small for two. In addition, a pillowcase with what looked like a large coffee stain was used to make up our room one day.

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2014

akiram

Good hotel

The location was very convenient - just take the West Exit of the Sakai Station on the Nankai Line and you are there in 2 minutes. Very friendly staff, very clean room - although simple. Good Japanese breakfast for 1000 Yen (if you pay one day in advance). The only thing that is not ideal is that the TV is too large for the size of the room and you have to sit on your bed in order to avoid getting a headache.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2013

Gabriel

Recommended.

Excellent room, excellent facilities, excellent staff. Highly recommended.

4/10

Poor

23 Feb 2026

Kokubu

空調が故障していて寒くて眠れなかった。

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

HIDEMITSU

清潔でゆっくり時間を過ごすことが出来ました。

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2026

Ken

接客の態度が気持ちよかったです。
もう一度利用したいです。

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2026

hiroji

まずまずでした

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2026

さちこ

スタッフが丁寧

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

01 Feb 2026

まなみ

ドライヤーが入ってる引き出しに髪の毛があった。
トイレにトイレットペーパーが流されてなかった。
初めてのアパホテルだったのに残念でした。

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2026

Atsushi

スタッフの対応に好感が持てた。

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

まこと

初めて利用しました。
コンパクトにまとまっていて良かったです。
個人的には湯たんぽがあれば嬉しかったです。

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

??

珈琲を必ず補充が有難かった。
お風呂の排水溝が詰まってて2回目湯船ためる時が大変だった。

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2025

yasuhiro

駅に近く、静かで良かったです。

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

akira

部屋の整理整頓が行き届いておりました、ありがとうございました。

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

NAOYOSHI

静かでよかった

Business

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2025

??

良かった

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2025

尚博

駅近くで便利

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

タカユキ

部屋はシングルで思ったより狭かったてすが、隅々まで掃除が行き渡りキレイな室内で問題ありませんでした。ただ、４０インチのテレビは大きく近距離で見るのは疲れるため、一回りか二回り小さくもテレビにして欲しいと感じました。あと、部屋着が浴衣で帯を使用しますが帯がなくても着れる部屋着にして欲しいです。

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2025

Takuya

りょう

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2025

JAIME

Todo súper cómodo, limpio y la ubicación excelente, muy cerca de la estación de tren.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

のぶこ

客室がとても清潔で掃除がいきとどいているという印象でした。
過ごしやすいと思いました

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

サトミ

朝食メニューはフルーツがなかったのが残念でした。
卵焼きが甘くなくて、ちょっと驚きましたが、食べ慣れると、美味しく感じました。
シャワーを浴びる時にフェイスタオルを２枚使いたいので、フロントに連絡すると、すぐ持ってきてくれました。
連泊で掃除もしてもらって、よかったです。
ドライヤーは風量はあまり強くないですが、マイナスイオンが出るタイプだと思います。
ポットとドライヤーは一緒に使わないように書いてあります。
テレビはYouTubeとかTVerとかを登録して観ることができます。
チェックアウトすると登録は解除されるって書いてありました。
快適すぎてチェックアウトを延長してしまいました。
その際もテレビのインフォメーションから申し込めて楽です。
また、利用したいと思いました！

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

Makoto

利用してない

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Toshikazu

駅近で良かった。

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2025

ユウコ

うなぎが食べられてちょっと感動しました

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2025

Nathasya

숙박비가 경쟁력이 있었으나, 주변의 편의시설이나 볼거리는 많지 았았습니다.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

yasuhiro

万博目的での宿泊、夕方からの入場の為チェックイン前に寄ってスーツケースなどの荷物を預かってもらいました。
22:30頃のチェックインでしたが、スムーズに対応していただきました。

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Sep 2025

mika

ツインでしたが、少々狭かったです。
乾燥もありました。

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2025

yuji

連泊でアメニティグッズのみ交換の
説明が理解出来なかった

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2025

YOKO

フロントの方々、テキパキしていてよかった
ハウスキーパーさんの始める時間が遅いような

Business

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2025

k

線路と駅が近いですが、遮音がそれなりに良いので寝る時に音はほとんど気にならないです。
朝食も美味しかったです。

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2025

リョウタ

また泊まりたい

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2025

Rie

特別ここが素晴らしいと、思うこはないのですが、ただ不快な思いをすることなく、休めて眠れたことが良かった

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2025

コウゾウ

アミューズメントや洗いタオル、その他品揃えが評価できます。また、利用したいと思います。

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2025

????

ベットの上の棚にほこりが(光にあたると見える位)
ありました

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

seiji

丁寧で親切な対応をして頂き、３日間に渡り、慣れないホテルでの滞在を、快適に過ごせました。
フロントスタッフ様、清掃のスタッフの方に御礼申し上げます。

Business

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2025

SANGMOON

출장으로 갔었는데 무난하게 지내고 왔네요.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2025

NORIE

遅くにチェックインでしたが嫌な顔せずに対応していただき、遅くまでやっているラーメン屋さんも親切に教えて下さいました。ずんどうというラーメン屋さん本当に美味しかったです。冷蔵庫の効きが少し悪い感じはありました。

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2025

ミヨコ

駅に近い割に、静かだと感じました。

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

23 May 2025

CHIEKO

なし

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2025

しんご

外出時に雨が降っていて、親切に傘を貸していただきました。ありがとうございました。

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2025

ようこ

朝食に　うなぎの蒲焼を食べれたのが　美味しくて　良かった

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2025

KOZO

堺駅近く、難波へのアクセスも良く価格がリーズナブルです。

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2025

Ren Li

服務很好，都很客氣禮貌；
美中不足的是自助洗衣機只有兩台，相較於容客數有點少；
另外我那間房No.714，
蓮蓬頭的水溫不穩定，水溫要調低一點，不然過一陣子出來的會是很熱的水；
其他的只有就在堺市車站旁邊，怕吵的人要慎選，不要住了之後再抱怨電車來去很吵

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

10 Mar 2025

Zachary

They set all the rooms to heater so no matter what you can’t cool the room down or change it. I sweated through the whole night having to open the window up just to hear the trains at the train station across the street. Please avoid. The staff couldn’t help. Just told me”there’s nothing we can do”.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2025

sadaaki

朝食会場のレストランで鰻の蒲焼きが本当に美味しかった！朝起きたらこれ目当てにまた利用したいと思います！

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2025

Kae

駅が近くて良い

Business_and_leisure Family