Where to stay in Osaka? Recommended service apartments: 7 apartment hotel brands and location options

Serviced apartments with living room and kitchen functions, many of which also provide washing machines, are the first choice for parent-child family accommodation for elders and children. The area around Nankai Namba Station in Minami District, Osaka, has the convenience of fast travel to and from Kansai Airport, and it is even more convenient. It meets the needs of families with families and has become the first choice for international and Japanese apartment hotel brands to enter Osaka.

What are the advantages? Benefits of choosing to live in a serviced apartment

Service Apartment (Service Apartment) can also be called Apartment Hotel (Apartment Hotel). It is a hotel type that provides the functions and space of a residential apartment. It has a complete bedroom, living room, dining room and kitchen space. The bedroom is usually a separate compartment. , if it is clearly marked as a studio, the bedroom and the living room are a connected space without partitions, and most of them are equipped with a kitchenette.

Serviced apartments provide independent living room and dining room space, which is very suitable for parent-child families with elders and children. They are usually equipped with small kitchens and washing machines, which meet the needs of cooking and laundry for long-term residence, especially when the elders and children are traveling together. It is to cook by yourself to soothe the taste differences that the elders are difficult to adapt to, or to provide more indoor space for children to move around, which greatly improves the convenience during travel.

Extended reading》️A novice visiting Osaka, how to choose a hotel? Understand room types, facilities, location and transportation in one article

How to choose? Brand selection of serviced apartments in Osaka

Osaka serviced apartments are clustered in two areas, Namba and Tennoji, in the southern part of Osaka City.Among them, Namba has the convenience of going to and from Kansai Airport, and has become the first choice for international apartment hotel brands, with the most star-rated serviced apartment options; Tennoji has the convenience of being close to Namba, and gathers many small serviced apartment options.

• Shin-Osaka: The only Shinkansen station in Osaka City. It is very convenient to go to and from the airport and neighboring cities in Osaka. The best evaluation isReese's House Shin-Osaka-North.
• Umeda Station: The shopping district around Umeda Station is dense and convenient for railway transfers. The best evaluation isUmedabang Apartment Hotel|Umeda accommodation guide
• Honmachi Station: A quiet residential area between the two business districts of Umeda and Shinsaibashi, best rated asTokyu Stay Osaka Hommachi|Honmachi accommodation guide
• Shinsaibashi: A must-visit business district for tourists who gather drugstores, clothing and duty-free shops. The best rating isHappy home, Osaka Namba North|Where to stay in Shinsaibashi?
• Namba Station: The transportation center in the south of Osaka, which is convenient to and from Kansai Airport, has the best evaluationCitadines Namba,MIMARU Osaka Namba Station,S-Presso Osaka Central,S-Presso Namba West,Fraser Suites South China SeaEtc.｜Namba accommodation guide
• Universal Studios: The Hua District and Chikang where the studios are located can quickly go to Universal Studios. The best evaluation isUniversal Bay Apartments|Where to stay in Universal Studios

▲ Accommodation in Osaka is concentrated in the north-south areas such as Shin-Osaka, Umeda, Shinsaibashi, Namba, and Tennoji. (source:Osaka Tourism Bureau)

The latest serviced apartment opening in Osaka

The latest accommodation options to open in Osaka include &Here Osaka Namba (2025), Mandy Apartment Osaka Namba West (2024), Keihan Namba Grand Hotel (2023), Shinkou House UE (2023), WELLSTAY Shinsegae Japanese Living (2022), Mercure Hotel Osaka Namba Tokyu STAY (2022), Marvelous Home Inn Osaka Shinsaibashi North (2022), Marvelous Home Inn Osaka Namba Station (2022), etc.

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Mandy Premium Apartment Osaka Namba Nishi． MONday Apart Premium OSAKA NAMBA WEST

Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com

Osaka Namba Simandi Senior Apartment will open in December 2024. It was formerly known as &AND HOSTEL NAMBA. After being completely renovated and renamed, it has become the first Mandy Apartment brand base in Osaka, providing accommodation types for 12-5 people. The hotel is a 7-meter walk from Nankai Namba Station or JR Namba Station.

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Keihan Namba Grand Hotel. Hotel Keihan Namba Grande

Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com

Keihan Namba Grand Hotel will open for business on March 2023, 3. It provides multiple room types such as triple rooms, connecting rooms, and bunk bed rooms, as well as serviced apartments equipped with kitchenettes and washing machines. It is located in Nankai Nankai On the south side of Bo Station, next to theCentara Grand Hotel Osaka.

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Serviced apartment brand: MIMARU

• MIMARU Osaka:Shinsaibashi West(2021)｜Namba North(2021)｜Namba Station(2022)｜Shinsaibashi East(2022)｜Shinsaibashi North(2022)

The MIMARU brand under the Daiwa House Group in Japan, "MI" is taken from the Japanese word "everyone", and "MARU" means "accommodation" in Japanese. The first one was opened in Ueno, Tokyo in February 2018. The base has gradually expanded to Kyoto and Osaka, with four-person family rooms as the main, spacious and well-equipped, providing a complete restaurant, kitchen, laundry space and equipment.

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Happy Home Osaka Shinsaibashi North. MIMARU Osaka Shinsaibashi North

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 49
• Opening year: 2022

MIMARU Osaka Shinsaibashi North will open for business on November 2022, 11, following the success of MIMARU HomeShinsaibashi West,Namba North,Namba Station,Shinsaibashi EastThe fifth Osaka stronghold, with Osaka Castle as the source of design inspiration, has set up four themed room types: elder brother, princess, ninja, and monarch, providing one-bedroom and two-bedroom room types. The location is located near Nagahoribashi subway station. All shops are within 5 meters walking distance.

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Happy Home Shinsaibashi East. MIMARU Osaka Shinsaibashi East

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 40
• Opening year: 2022

Shinsaibashi East MIMARU opened for business on October 2022, 10. It is located in the East Shinsaibashi area, 6 meters away from Nagahoribashi Station. It offers 150 serviced apartments, especially for 40 adults. The two-bedroom suite on the first floor is furnished in a Japanese-style izakaya-style reception hall. A variety of Japanese sake, soft drinks and snacks are provided upon reception. A 7-hour self-service laundry room is set up behind the reception hall.

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MIMARU Osaka Namba Station. MIMARU Osaka Namba Station

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 91
• Opening year: 2022

MIMARU Osaka Namba Station will open for business on June 2022, 6, and Osaka will continue toShinsaibashi West,Namba NorthThe third base is also the first entertainment service apartment with the theme of board games and games. It is a 300-meter walk to Nankai Namba Station.There are 10 types of apartment rooms, not only two-bedroom apartment designs, but also four game themed room types such as children's games and werewolf killing. More than 130 puzzle board games are provided in the museum for free.

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MIMARU Osaka Namba NORTH. MIMARU Osaka Namba North

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 40
• Opening year: 2021

MIMARU Osaka Namba NORTH will open for business on January 2021, 1. It is a newly built 14-storey building located between Osaka Namba Station and Shinsaibashi Station. It offers a variety of special room types such as theater room, loft room and Pokemon room. The reception hall is designed with the atmosphere of a Japanese temple fair, and provides retro game facilities such as pachinko, hoops, sumo tables, etc., and is surrounded by business districts such as American Village, Shinsaibashi, and Tachibana Avenue.

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Service apartment brand: Tokyu Stay Tokyu STAY Suite Apartment

• Tokyu Stay Osaka:Osaka Honmachi(2020)｜Mercure Osaka Namba(2022)

Tokyu STAY, a brand under Tokyu Resorts & Stays, is a hotel with the concept of "home plus hotel functions". Garbage collection, free bed linen replacement and room cleaning services are provided for stays of more than 7 nights, providing accommodation options suitable for medium and long-term residence, most of which are located around the station with convenient transportation.

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Mercure Tokyu Stay Osaka Namba・Mercure Tokyu Stay Osaka Namba

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 288
• Opening year: 2022

Mercure Tokyu Stay Osaka Namba will open on December 2022, 12. Tokyu Hotel Group of Japan and Accor Hotel Group of France jointly launched the dual-brand hotel of Tokyu Stay and Mercure for the first time. The newly built 1-story building provides 18 There are a total of 288 room types, some of which are equipped with Tokyu STAY’s signature kitchenette and three-in-one washing machine, and there is a CENTER M all-day Italian restaurant and gym in the hotel.

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Service apartment brand: Minn your second home Minn your second home

• Minn Osaka: Umeda Nakazaki Town (2024.11)｜Higashi-Umeda(2022)｜Shin-Osaka (2022)｜North Umeda(2019)｜thirteen(2017)

SQUEEZE Inc. was founded in September 2014 and is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. In the early days, it focused on developing operating systems for tourism-related services. In 9, it began to branch into hotel operations and welcomed the "stay tuned" Return to the concept again and launch three series of brands: Minn, Theater and KARIO, each with design concepts such as service apartments suitable for families, theater rooms equipped with projectors, and temporary residences with multiple room types.

SQUEEZE launched a new apartment hotel brand in September 2017 - Minn your second home. It established its first brand location in Osaka Jusan. It focuses on the apartment hotel type suitable for families and groups. The rooms are equipped with washing machines, kitchenettes and Kitchen utensils and other equipment are provided to provide clothing cleaning needs for long-term stays. You can also cook your own food and dine in the spacious living room and dining room space.

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Minn Higashi Umeda． Minn Umeda-East

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 3 stars
• Total number of rooms: 20
• Opening year: 2022

Minn Higashi Umeda opens on May 2022, 5, and the Minn brand continuesthirteen,North Umeda,Shin-OsakaThis is the fourth location in Osaka to provide serviced apartment accommodation equipped with kitchenettes and washing machines. It uses an unmanned front desk for online services and provides affordable serviced apartment options by omitting public facilities, room cleaning and supplies. The quality of accommodation is similar to Airbnb, but you can avoid the embarrassment of arbitrary cancellations by individual hosts.

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Service apartment brand: Citadines Citadines Service Apartment

• Citadines:Osaka Namba(2020)

Ascott Hotel Group, wholly owned by Singapore's CapitaLand Group, owns three major serviced apartment brands: Ascott (top luxury), Somerset (warm and harmonious), and Citadines (dynamic and fashionable), each focusing on business leaders. It has three customer groups: business management and families, and tourists. It will further acquire the Oakwood brand in 2022.Among them, Citadines adopts basic brand positioning and focuses on the studio accommodation type.

Citadines Namba Osaka. Citadines Namba Osaka

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 313
• Opening year: 2020

Citadines Namba Osaka opened for business on January 2020, 1. It is located in a historical building that is a National Important Cultural Property of Japan. It is a 20-meter walk to Nankai Namba Station. There are Takashimaya Group Office, Takashimaya Historical Museum, shopping The center and food court are stationed, providing 400 guest rooms, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. The facilities in the building include a gymnasium on the 313th floor, a children's playroom and self-service laundry room on the 4th floor, and a shared kitchen and social room on the 5th floor.

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Service apartment brand: Fraser Residence Fraser Residence

• Fraser Residence:Osaka Nankai(2010)

Frasers Hospitality Group was established in Singapore in 1998. It owns Fraser Suites, Fraser Place, Fraser Residence, Capri by Fraser) and Modena by Fraser are five serviced apartment brands. Fraser Court, Fraser Place, and Fraser are mainly international high-end apartments. Capri is a design-oriented mid-level service apartment. Mid-range long-term rental apartment.

Fraser Suites Nankai, Osaka. Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 114
• Opening year: 2010

Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka was officially opened in 2010, becoming the first international serviced apartment brand to enter Osaka City. It has the transportation advantage of being close to Nankai Namba Station, and it is quite convenient to go to and from Kansai International Airport.

Service apartment brand: S-Presso Espresso Series Hotel

• S-presso:Osaka Central|Namba West|Minami Namba|Namba|Ebisu|Namba North|Nihonbashi East|Namba Garden Street

SAKIMOTO Co., Ltd. was founded in 2016. The founder has stepped from the antique business to comprehensive planning and operation of real estate such as hotels, serviced apartments, leasing offices, and apartments. He focuses on the serviced apartment business in the southern area of ​​Osaka and launched the S-Presso brand series of hotels And serviced apartments, covering business hotels and serviced apartments, providing single rooms and multi-bedroom apartment types, each hotel room type selection and design style are also different.

S-Presso Hotel Osaka Central. Hotel S-Presso Central

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 29
• Opening year: 2020

S-Presso Hotel Namba West. Hotel S-Presso West

• Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
• Star rating: 3 stars
• Total number of rooms: 8
• Opening year: 2020

Service apartment brand: Eslead Hotel Eslead Hotel

• Eslead Hotel：Namba Minami III(2020)｜Osaka Tsuruhashi(2021)｜Namba Daikokucho(2022)｜Osaka Ebisu｜Osaka Nihonbashi｜Namba Minami II｜Namba Ebisu West｜Namba Minami I

Islid Hotel Management Co., Ltd. was founded in January 2019. The company is headquartered in Kita-ku, Osaka City. In 1, Islid Hotels were launched in many places in Osaka, focusing on the brand positioning of serviced apartments. The apartments are located in convenient transportation. Each apartment is equipped with a double-stove induction cooker kitchen, a washing machine, a double-door refrigerator, a microwave oven and other household appliances. It adopts a modern Japanese bathroom design with separate bathrooms and toilets.

Accommodation list of Osaka serviced apartments

Accommodation map of Osaka serviced apartments