We are a family of four, we plan to visit Osaka from the 22nd Dec 2009 for 7 nights, please kindly advise which moderate hotel or apartment to stay in the city center, and what is the rate per night ? ... more

... I agree finding "3 bedrooms apartment in central Osaka" for only one week is difficult. It is quite short. Don't compare with Tokyo, it is the capital of Japan! Tokyo and Osaka, they speak different languages and different culture. I don't say Tokyo is better, but it's ... more

This is a budget apartment-style hotel offering facilities like an in-room kitchenette. The rates are good. http://www.wmt-osaka.com/otemae/roomrates.html ... more

... earlier this year because my apartment didn't have any and I don't pack it. I went to Lawson's and bought the smallest bottle I could find which happened to be a large bottle of Shiseido Tsubaki. I had no idea what it was at the time. When ... more

... can get a 3 bedroom apartment. We booked ours via the Oakwood website, but they wouldn't confirm it until 2 weeks before our stay there. In Osaka we stayed at the Comfort Hotel Shinsaibashi in two rooms which we booked on the Choice Hotels website. The position is great ... more

... The last time we stayed in a hotel at Osaka we had to take 2 rooms at a hotel and it costed us about S$800/night. Can somebody please suggest some nice apartments near to both these places? Is Kobe-Sanda or Rinku - nearer, and better ? Thanks in advance ... more

... moving on to a hotel/apartment in Osaka or Kobe. As your main interests are shopping and Universal Studios, you'll probably enjoy HEP 5 and the department stores in Umeda, perhaps Amerika Mura and the shopping districts in Shinsaibashi and Namba, and maybe the amazing aquarium which is not ... more