Hotel Osaka Garden Palace (Osaka, Japan)

The Osaka Garden Palace is set in a modern urban tower in the low-key Yodogawa Ward in the north of the city. A grand lobby and two on-site dining options are this casual three-star’s hotel’s most impressive features. Straightforward guest rooms with light decor provide flat-screen TVs and work desks, as well as mini-fridges and tea/coffee-making facilities. Superior rooms boast massage chairs whilst suites offer seating areas. Traditional accommodations with futon beds and tatami floors are also available. Amenities include safe deposit boxes, public-use PCs and off-street parking (at a fee). Property-wide Wi-Fi and shuttle bus services to/from the train station are both offered free of charge. Western and Japanese buffet breakfasts are served each day. Communal microwaves are located on each floor. The Osaka Garden Palace is just over half-a-mile from Shin-Osaka train station and around five miles from the historic Osaka Castle.