Hotels

Where to stay in Osaka

Choose the district first, then the hotel. They are listed from the nearest to The Lana Clinic in Umeda outwards. Umeda is best for trains and day trips, Namba and Shinsaibashi for food and nights out. Love hotels, a very Japanese way to stay and often cheaper, are marked as adults only. Every hotel here books on tiket.com or Booking.com.

Umeda

Around Osaka Station. Direct trains to Kyoto, Kobe and the airport, and the city's big department stores on the doorstep.

Honmachi

The quieter business district between Umeda and Namba. Good value, and one stop from either.

Juso

One stop north of Umeda on the Hankyu line. Small bars, small hotels and lower prices.

Shinsaibashi

Between Umeda and Namba on the Midosuji line, with the covered shopping street and Amerikamura on foot.

Kyobashi

East of the centre on the Loop Line, with lively bars by the station and Osaka Castle Park a short walk away.

Namba

Dotonbori, Kuromon market and the neon. The liveliest place to stay, with the Nankai line straight to Kansai Airport.

Shin-Osaka

The bullet train station. The easiest base if you are moving on to Tokyo, Kyoto or Hiroshima.

Tennoji

Abeno Harukas, Tennoji Park and old Shinsekai, with JR trains to Nara and the airport.

Bay area

Next to Universal Studios Japan and the aquarium. Best for a theme park trip.

Hirano

A quiet ward in the south-east, on the Tanimachi subway line. Calmer and cheaper than the centre.