Recommended Hotel (Best Buy Hotel)
This 387-room city hotel offers a relaxed but sophisticated atmosphere. Located in close proximity to the Okawa River in an area famed for trees bedecked with cherry blossoms during the spring, the hotel has spacious public areas and guest rooms, a selection of 6 restaurants, two lounges and a bar.||
Location
The hotel is located in the east of the city. A complementary shuttle bus service to and from Osaka Railway Station, with train connections to nearby Kyoto and Nara, is offered. Osaka's main sights are also easily accessible from nearby Sakuranomiya Railway Station (5 minutes away on foot). Osaka Castle is just 5 minutes by train and Universal Studios Japan theme park is 15 minutes away. Shitennoji Temple is 20 minutes away by public transport and Kaiyukan Aquarium can be reached in 30 minutes. The hotel is a 20-minute drive from Shin Osaka railway station, where there are bullet train connections to Kyoto, Tokyo and Hiroshima.
Rooms
The hotel boasts 119 rooms equipped with laptop connections, air conditioning, satellite TV, radio, direct dial telephone, minibar, hair dryer and wake-up service. Facilities and services include travel agent services, indoor pool, gym, tennis, boutique, beauty salon, restaurant serving French, Chinese and Japanese cuisine, including cooking Japanese show cooking (teppanyaki) and sushi, bar and coffee and tea lounge.
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