Osaka Japanese Pensions | Places to Stay in Osaka

May 11, 2023 Jeremy Dunfee

Home to nearly nine million and powering an economy that exceeds both Hong Kong's and Thailand's, Osaka packs quite a punch. The confident, stylish city is a shopping hub, with fabulous restaurants and nightlife. It's an ideal base for exploring the Kansai region; Kyoto's World Heritage Sites, Nara's temple and Koya-san's eerie graves are within 90 minutes by train. Top city attractions include the aquarium, Osaka Castle, Universal Studios Japan and the futuristic Floating Garden Observatory.
Restaurants in Osaka

1. Nisshin Nanba Inn

3-10-18 Motomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0016 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
31%
Good
49%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
4%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 110 reviews

Nisshin Nanba Inn

Good price, free breakfast, a little old style

Reviewed By Setiawan D

Not so many places in Osaka offers a good price hotel, Nissin Namba Inn gives us a good price. The room was pretty comfortable, the hotel itself looked a little old style. The guide book was not clear enough and looked so old. The tube was pretty large, I liked it. The staff only can speak a little bit of English. There are some vending machines inside the hotels, the convenience store also very near. Free breakfast in the first floor.

2. Hotel Lucky

1-8-11 Taishi, Nishinari-Ku, Osaka 557-0002 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
25%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
5%
Terrible
5%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 20 reviews

Hotel Lucky

Don't recommend very rude foreign staff

Reviewed By philippas2013

The entire experience is petrified. I have never ever had so horrible experience in my entire life due to the foreign staff who is not Asian nor Japanese. The foreign staff is a guy with the cap on. As a tourist I forget to take off my shoes when I came to the hostel that made sense. Also it was the only and first time I made the mistake. He then shouted at me and pissed off by saying please Obey OUR Rule whilst other Japanese staff just said Oh she forgets only instead of shouting and being so rude. The Japanese understand I did not do it on purpose or have any intention of breaking their rule. The foreign staff looks so bossy as this is his hostel and he is the boss. He speaks fluent Japanese. I seriously don't understand why the hostel hire this rude person. Come on I know you want to make it international. He might brought his very rude culture from the middle east. The white people or Asian will not behave like this. I am not asking for a five star hotel service but at the very least treat your guest with respect. Obey is a strong word and I know he is not an English speaker but he is unbelievably rude. In the hospitality industry even though it is a hostel it needs service basic service and at the very least being polite. As if I owed him a lot come on I am a guest. Another staff like the Japanese girl and the owner Japanese guy are nice especially the girl called naka and she was very sweet to ask where would I go and giving suggestion. Apart from that the TV is amazing coz you turn up loud it's the same as silence Like other review said it is very noisy especially on Friday night. Staring from 4:30 in the morning someone was brushing teeth and locked and opened their door. It happened on every hour. I did not get a good night of sleep. I cannot wait to get out of this hell as I worried to make other mistake or forget something like take off the shoes and get shouted by the big boss from middle East. I will not come due to this guy. Taking to the local mere y who sold the skewer about the Japan is getting international. The old say is Japanese refused the immigration. There are not much white people only up to 2. But tons of the Middle East people who worked in restaurant hostel supermarkets or clothes shop. They are rude like the male Middle East staff in the hostel. The local said he welcome tourists not immigrant Japanese culture emphasis on politeness and repect. This rude staff ruined my trip and my good impression about Japan. Ask me to obey okay I will not be back to your hostel. And even in China have much better service then you. I will not come to Japan and spendinf money for such disgraceful treatment . Thank you Middle East staff you just ruined my trip in Japan. This is utterly unpleasant.

3. Hotel Sun Plaza 2 Annex

1-2-11 Haginochaya, Nishinari-Ku, Osaka 557-0004 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
9%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
30%
Poor
19%
Terrible
13%
Overall Ratings

3 based on 54 reviews

Hotel Sun Plaza 2 Annex

This property should be called a Hostel, not a Hotel.

Reviewed By Ryunami

My first stay during my first trip to Japan. It was Spring 2018. I was excited because my little room was a tatami floored room. The small room was a basic room for two guests. There was only one plug point to charge our many electrical gadgets, so oh boy im glad i brought along a plug socket with 4-5 outlets. The room was too small for even the two small Asians like us. we have no place to put our backpacks (there were only two bags but) once we spread the futons. This small room actually suitable for a single guest. The bathrooms and toilets are normally clean for Japanese standards. You have to pay separate charge for your towels. Our room situated on the 4 or 5th floor i cant remember but there was only one floor for lady's bathroom - the hostel got about 40 to 50 rooms but there are only 2-3 bathrooms for ladies to share. I woke up very early to take bath but was very disappointing to see the long queue of Japanese female workers who unable to go home and slept here for the night. Imagine the long hours i have to wait to get my turn. sometimes i tried to go to another level to try the unisex bathrooms but they were definitely full with guys. The pantry on the ground floor offered hot water with 3-in-1 drinks. there are vending machines for you to buy mineral water or soda or sweet drinks. The walls between the room are super thin and you can hear everything loud and clear. The door is made of steel so when someone close it with a bang it can be very annoying. Well we were kind of grateful (feeling console?) that the room got a mini fridge. And that the hostel is near to the train station. I'm coming back to Osaka soon but nope, I'm not going to coming back to this hostel just to get myself headaches for the bathrooms. The friend who booked this hostel for us thought we wanted the cheapest room in Osaka and she never asked us about the quality of the service. Well this is the negative side of coming to Japan in Spring i guess. Everything comes in expensive price.

4. City Inn Nishitanabe

1-5-16 Nishitanabe, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-0014 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
13%
Good
31%
Satisfactory
53%
Poor
3%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 32 reviews

City Inn Nishitanabe

5. Hotel Osaka

2-1-23 Haginochaya Nishinari-ku, Osaka 557-0004 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
55%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 11 reviews

Hotel Osaka

This property is for men only

6. Hotel Noum OSAKA

4-1-18 Temma, Kita-Ku, Osaka 530-0043 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
83%
Good
17%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 18 reviews

Hotel Noum OSAKA

Hotel Noum is a 50 room hotel located in Tenmabashi, Osaka. It is situated overlooking Okawa river (old Kamogawa river), and the adjacent green parklands that border the river. Begin your day at Noum with a fulfilling breakfast at the sunlit cafe lounge.

A+ Experience!

Reviewed By JuliafromVienna5

I’ve been to many hotels all around Japan but the Noum is definitely a stand-out. It is located right next to a river which makes it particularly tranquil and its outside as well as its inside are very nicely designed with light colors and wood. Cleanliness was a 10/10 also. What I loved most of all however, is that the Noum showed itself to be a hotel with a heart! First of all, unlike other Japanese hotels, the Noum only hands out or sells several amenities per request and doesn’t just stick them in the rooms only to be used maybe once and then thrown away. This impressed me, as it showed their commitment to eco-friendliness. Further, I found it refreshing to see that the hotel staff wore casual, although stylish, clothing and some even had tattoos. These are very rare things in Japanese hotels and demonstrate a forward-thinking spirit. Not to mention that the staff was particularly warm and friendly, even for Japanese standards. So, if you want to stay in a modern, clean and unique hotel, a stay in the Noum is a must!

7. Toyoko Inn Osaka Tsutenkaku Mae

2-3-4 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0002 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
22%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
32%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 68 reviews

Toyoko Inn Osaka Tsutenkaku Mae

Budget hotel in a good location

Reviewed By ivanghm

This hotel is located very near to Osaka Tsutenkaku Tower. Around the hotel is many restaurants and also near the zoo. So you don't have to worry about food and also tourist attractions. You can also walk to Nipponbashi-Shinsaibashi within 20 minutes. You will get breakfast for free (rice, bread, fried noodles, egg). Room condition is OK, clean and quite fast wi-fi. Anyway, this hotel is recommended if you stay in Osaka.

8. Hotel Green

3-1-4 Ueshio, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0002 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
0%
Good
71%
Satisfactory
29%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 7 reviews

Hotel Green

9. The Hotel North Osaka

1 5 23 Sonezaki Kita Ku, Osaka 530-0057 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
4%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
46%
Poor
12%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

3 based on 74 reviews

The Hotel North Osaka

利用は避けた方がいい、NEVER stay again

Reviewed By TakamasaS7

早くチェックアウトしたいです Wifiが繋がらない(受付に何度お願いしても対応してもらえない)、禁煙室なのに匂いが耐えられない、壁が薄くて騒音がするなどの理由より二度と利用しません NEVER stay again, because of Wifi non-available, the terrible smell in a non-smoking room and disable to sleep well due to very noisy

10. Business Inn Nanba

1-1-2 Nanbanaka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0011 Osaka Prefecture
Excellent
8%
Good
15%
Satisfactory
50%
Poor
23%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

3 based on 26 reviews

Business Inn Nanba

Very unclean

Reviewed By christy3446

We arrived there to find the sheets, mattress and shower full of hairs. It is also very noisy and have a strong cigarette smell. It is definitely not worth the price we paid. It is a love hotel for sure.

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