Best hotels in Osaka, ranked by corrected score

Best hotels in Osaka, ranked by corrected scoreThe best-scored hotel in Osaka is Hotel The Leben Osaka: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms) on our corrected 0-5 score. Next are Cuvee J2 Hotel Osaka (4.1) and Four Seasons Hotel Osaka (4.0). We score 102 hotels in Osaka, Japan. Their platform ratings (normalised to 0-5) average 3.2; after correction the average is 3.3, and 75 rest on solid evidence. Best at or under the typical price here ($125 a night): Garner Hotel Honmachi Midosuji, 3.7 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $51.Best hotels in Osaka, ranked

Hotel The Leben Osaka, Osaka: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Hotel The Leben Osaka is a four-star hotel that opened in March 2022, sitting in central Osaka about an eight-minute walk from Shinsaibashi Station.

Cuvee J2 Hotel Osaka, Osaka: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $300 a night. Cuvee J2 Hotel Osaka is an adults-only boutique hotel in Shinsaibashi, a central shopping and dining district of Osaka.

Four Seasons Hotel Osaka, Osaka: 4.0 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $634 a night. The Four Seasons Hotel Osaka is a five-star property in Osaka, Japan, run by a well-known luxury chain.

Conrad Osaka, Osaka: 4.0 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $657 a night. Conrad Osaka occupies floors 33 to 40 of the Nakanoshima Festival Tower West, a skyscraper on the Nakanoshima business island in Osaka, so every room looks out over the…

Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel, Osaka: 3.9 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $395 a night. Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel occupies the top floors of Abeno Harukas, one of Japan's tallest buildings, in the Abeno district of Osaka.

Waldorf Astoria Osaka, Osaka: 3.9 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $524 a night. The Waldorf Astoria Osaka is a luxury hotel in the Umekita District, part of the Grand Green Osaka development and directly connected to JR Osaka Station.

Centara Grand Osaka, Osaka: 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $365 a night. Centara Grand Osaka is a 33-storey, 515-room hotel in the Namba district of Osaka, opened in July 2023.

Zentis Osaka, Osaka: 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $321 a night. Zentis Osaka is a 16-storey boutique hotel situated in the Dojimahama district.

Voco Osaka Central, Osaka: 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $318 a night. Voco Osaka Central is a five-star boutique hotel situated in the Kyomachibori neighbourhood.

Osaka Excel Hotel Tokyu, Osaka: 3.8 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms). Osaka Excel Hotel Tokyu is a four-star hotel that opened in November 2019, sitting in the Chuo district of central Osaka.

The Ritz-Carlton Osaka, Osaka: 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $531 a night. Located in the Nishi-Umeda district near JR Osaka Station, The Ritz-Carlton Osaka is a five-star hotel catering to business travellers and tourists.

Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka, Osaka: 3.8 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $200 a night. Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka is a 4-star serviced apartment hotel situated in the Namba district.

Hotel Vischio Osaka, Osaka: 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms). Opened in 2018, Hotel Vischio Osaka is a four-star property situated in the Umeda district.

Garner Hotel Honmachi Midosuji, Osaka: 3.7 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $51 a night. Garner Hotel Honmachi Midosuji is a three-star IHG property located in the Chuo-ku district of Osaka.

Holiday Inn Exp Midosuji, Osaka: 3.7 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $141 a night. Opened in 2019 and updated in 2022, this 4-star Holiday Inn Express is located in central Osaka near Honmachi Station.

St Regis Osaka, Osaka: 3.7 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $553 a night. The St Regis Osaka is a five-star hotel on Midosuji, Osaka's main tree-lined boulevard, in a building designed by Nikken Sekkei and opened in 2010.

Mitsui Garden Osaka Premier, Osaka: 3.7 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $166 a night. Mitsui Garden Osaka Premier is a four-star hotel situated in the Nakanoshima district.

Dormy Inn Premium Namba Annex, Osaka: 3.7 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Dormy Inn Premium Namba Annex is a four-star hotel situated in the Namba district of Osaka.

Onyado Nono Namba, Osaka: 3.6 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms). Onyado Nono Nara Natural Hot Spring is a Japanese-style hotel situated a three-minute walk from JR Nara Station in central Nara.

Bw Plus Fino Osaka Kitahama, Osaka: 3.6 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $110 a night. Bw Plus Fino Osaka Kitahama is a four-star hotel in the Chuo-ku district.

Far East Village Hotel Osaka, Osaka: 3.6 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $47 a night. Far East Village Hotel Osaka operates 77 rooms across locations in Namba South and Honmachi.

Courtyard Shin-Osaka Station Marriott, Osaka: 3.6 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $286 a night. Located a one-minute walk from Shin-Osaka Station, this four-star hotel serves as a practical base for travellers using the bullet train to reach Kyoto or Kobe.

Just Sleep Osaka Shinsaibashi, Osaka: 3.6 ± 0.5 (thin evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Just Sleep Osaka Shinsaibashi opened in March 2023 and serves as the first hotel of its brand in Japan.

New Otani Osaka, Osaka: 3.6 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $186 a night. New Otani Osaka is a large 5-star hotel built in 1986 and renovated in 2004, standing near Osaka Castle and the Osaka Business Park.