Welcome to APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi, your Osaka “home away from home.” APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year.
While staying at APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi, visitors can check out America Mura (0.2 mi) and Minami (Namba) (0.2 mi), some of Osaka's top attractions.
As your “home away from home,” the hotel rooms offer a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and air conditioning, and getting online is easy, with free wifi available.
Guests have access to 24 hour front desk and baggage storage while staying at APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi. In addition, APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi offers breakfast, which will help make your Osaka trip additionally gratifying. And, as an added convenience, there is a parking garage available to guests.
While visiting Osaka, you may want to try some oyster at one of the nearby restaurants, such as Mizuno, Tempura Tarojiro, or Gumbo & Oyster Bar.
If you’re looking for something to do, Dotonbori (0.2 mi), Shinsaibashi (0.2 mi), and Nipponbashi Denden Town (0.7 mi) are a nice way to spend some time, and they are all within walking distance of APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi.
APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi puts the best of Osaka at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
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Places to stay are graded on a 0-100 scale. The higher the grade, the easier it is for travellers to find restaurants and things to do within walking distance.
Pros: staff is nice and friendly. I had a complaint about smoke in one of the nonsmoking rooms I booked and they deodorized the room that day to ensure that my asthmatic daughter and I would be ok. The elevators are fast. The small rooms make it so that the facility is able to operate sustainably and economically. The bed was ok for me but maybe not for everyone. My husband kept tilting to one side and the pillow was uncomfortable for him. The black out curtains were the best as it allowed me to sleep in total darkness. There is also a functional tv where you can watch movies in English Cons: restaurant is not operational, location is close to dotonbori. It is safe but it is close to a love hotel & some other places of “pleasure” so it was difficult to explain to my 6 year old the pictures of women in provocative poses while walking towards the metro station. Not necessarily a bad thing but it makes for great conversation. Laundry machines, some were operational but some took 2 hours to dry.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:close to dotonbori but 6-7 min from bus stop
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Response from 崇久 久野, オーナー at APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi
Responded 27 Aug 2023
Thank you again for posting your review while you are busy. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you during your stay. At APA Hotel, the rooms are made compact in consideration of the environment. Our hotel is a 4-minute walk from Osaka Metro Midosuji Line / Sennichimae Line "Namba Station" (Exit 25), and is a hotel near the station. There are many convenience stores and restaurants in the surrounding area, so you can use it conveniently. We are looking forward to seeing you again next time. Kanematsu / Receptionist
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First trip to Japan. Didn't realise room could be even this tiny! Get in through the door and just jump into bed. But saying so, can place two luggages underneath the bed ( had one med size check-in luggage and one hand luggage trolley suitcase). We felt a bit claustrophobic but thankfully there is a tiny window. Bed was super comfy and room had every amenity can possibly think of....Bathroom was tiny as well, felt like a train washroom. It even had a small tub (haha!). It is situated among the love hotels (interesting not creepy). Quick walk to the happening areas....Short walk to the metro/railway station as well. Booked through booking.com, paid on site. Staff super helpful to give directions (they give printouts of the map and mark areas) but then again, everyone in Japan goes out of their way to help you. A Family Mart just next door ..Must try their egg sandwiches and coffee, cheap and sooooo good!
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Date of stay: October 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from 崇久 久野, オーナー at APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi
Responded 7 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying at the APA Hotel. We apologize for any inconvenience caused during your stay. We have designed our rooms to be compact and environmentally friendly. There are convenience stores and restaurants in the vicinity of the hotel for your dining pleasure. We look forward to serving you again. Receptionist / Kanematsu
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The only complain for the housekeeping staffs, different with another Apa Hotel, they skiped vacum clean the carpet and somehow only clean half or half compliment shower staffs and no slippers.
Nice area, nice hotel, laundry ready, sunset view. Over all Apa hotel always nice
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Strategic location
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Response from 崇久 久野, オーナー at APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi
Responded 27 Aug 2023
Thank you for staying at the APA Hotel. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the cleaning. We will share your feedback with our staff and work to prevent recurrence. Thank you for posting your review while you are busy. We look forward to seeing you again. Kanematsu / Receptionist
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The room was small, yes tiny. But what could you expect from a budget hotel?
We booked two hotels in the area for our Osaka visit. One is APA and another, a hotel affiliated with a Tokyo hotel chain. Surprisingly, the APA hotel came out ahead of the other hotel which is far more expensive and prestigious than APA.
With our first 2 days with APA the room although small was vey clean. The service ok and the check in, smooth. The Dotondori location was a plus.
We came to this conclusion that APA hotel service is better, after transferring to other hotel for the rest of the week (for easy access to JR Namba station] It is not the price nor the star rating that matters, it is the service. APA , from my experience, has a better service. Next time we go back to Osaka, we'll be booking APA for the whole week.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from 崇久 久野, オーナー at APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi
Responded 31 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us here at APA HOTEL NAMBA SHINSAIBASHI. We are delighted to hear that you were satisfied with your stay. We will continue to strive to create a better environment for you in the future. We look forward to serving you again. Thank you for your review. Kanematsu / Receptionist
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I wish I knew there were different APAs close by. This hotel is older and Smaller than the nearby APAs. The bed is old and sagging we didn't get a good night sleep. This was my biggest disappointment. The location is very near Dotonbori. I would like to warn you that Dotonbori for me is overrated. I am not a fan of crowds so when I return to Japan I won't visit this place. The staff is very helpful and hospitable. Unfortunately I will not return to this APA. There are better one's in the area.
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Date of stay: January 2025Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Be sure you selected the correct APA that suits your travel needs. This APA is older and smaller.
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Great location in Dotonburi (within a 5-minute walk of Running Man and Namba Station), very clean rooms, and just a great experience for a very good price. I have stayed in many APA hotels, and I have never been disappointed. I stayed twice during my trip.
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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Great Location to Dotomobori! Easy walk and away from the huge crowds. We had a room for 2 of us for 3 nights. Easy to get to from the station, but a bit hard with large heavy suitcases.
Clean room with nice amenities. Small but nothing unexpected given the size of most rooms in Japan. Would happily return here for another stay.
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Date of stay: October 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from 崇久 久野, オーナー at APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi
Responded 31 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us here at APA HOTEL NAMBA SHINSAIBASHI. We are very pleased to hear that you had a pleasant stay during your stay with us. We will continue to strive to create a better environment for our guests. We sincerely look forward to serving you again. Kanematsu / Receptionist
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I stay in Hotel for 4 nights ( 3 nights in Nikko Osaka Hotel under package). This hotel fairly new build in 2012, room size Japan standard I had no complaint because I pay less . Free wifi in the room and the location is super. Subway Namba station exit 25 see the 24 hour Mc Donald walk further see a sport shop (Sporkata) turn left walk 2 min you can see the Hotel. Dotonburi area.
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Date of stay: September 2013
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:My room 916 face the lift but no problem no noise at all.
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I picked this hotel as it's pretty popular because of its location. It is indeed very close to a lot of shops, eateries and train station. Best part, it's very close to Dotonbori area.
Check in is on the dot, 3pm. I would expect some flexibility as we were accommodated earlier in other hotels when we're in Kyoto and Tokyo.
At 3pm check in, you would expect your room to be clean and detailed.
I was disappointed as I enter and look up the ceiling, it was covered with dust that comes out of the aircon vent. Looks like housekeeping hasn't done proper room detailing and forgot to look up. The aircon vent is filthy. I have to wipe it off with wet wipes as I couldn't stand looking at it.
The bathroom has mould and some yellow gooey stuff on the wall. Someone must have smoked inside the bathroom as it looks like nicotine. Our room is supposed to be non smoking.
Even so, this must be detailed and cleaned properly by housekeeping.
I am okay with the size of the room. Bed is very comfortable. The downside, there's only 1 pillow and it looks old and been used for a long time. There's is no pillow protector cover, so it's just pillow case. Which means, it's not very hygienic.
One of the mattress has dried blood stain. Again, no mattress protector. Just bed cover or sheet. Even the sheets are clean, it's still a turn off.
Bed is comfortable enough though. But if you are clean freak, you probably won't sleep well.
Bottled water is not served on the first day. Our cups were not cleaned on day 2 during room turn down. Simple detail.
On our last day, check out, it just confirmed me that the housekeeping is not trained to be clean. We saw clean towels lying on the floor. Don't you have trolleys? You just simply dump your clean linens on the floor.
No excuses on this one.
There's always time to improve and do something, otherwise, you'll just be getting these comments or loose your clients.
This is the lowest rating I had given since I started being a contributor and I always been so honest and look at the positive side as well.
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Date of stay: September 2017Trip type: Travelled with family
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Location of this hotel is absolutely perfect. Just take a few minutes' walk towards Midosuji Ave., cross the highway, and you're already at the doorstep of Shinsaibashi and at the foot of Dotonbori bridge, the heart and center of Namba, where the virtual floodgates of eating and shopping galore are at. The nearest subway station is also close by, near McDonalds and Royal Host Restaurant along Midosuji Ave. There are also several convenience stores nearby -- Family Mart was where we would load up on water, ice cream, pastries, coffee, onigiri, sandwiches and chips every night (Japan has the BEST snacks!!).
Tip for those arriving from Kansai Airport -- I found it was substantially easier to take the airport bus than the Nankai subway to the hotel since the distance from OCAT bus terminal is much shorter. Plus, you don't have to deal with lugging your suitcases all the way from Namba Nankai station, up flights of stairs, and through busy shopping streets with pedestrians. When you arrive at KIX, look for the airport limousine bus booth at the ground floor and buy your tickets there. A round trip ticket cost us JPY1850 (around US$16, cheaper than both Nankai subway and Airport Express). You'll have to pay thru credit card, otherwise you should use the vending machine outside to pay in cash. (Kids are half price, but round trip tickets are not available -- you'll have to buy their tickets at OCAT on your way back to KIX). The bus goes straight to the OCAT in Namba, then from there you can take a taxi to the hotel for only JPY660 (around US$6). There's a taxi stand just right outside the OCAT -- just remember to have a printout of the hotel's name and address in Japanese since not all drivers speak English. You could also walk for around 10-15 minutes to the hotel, it should be no problem if your luggages are on wheels. From OCAT, turn right going along Sennichimae Dori, passing by Hotel Monterey Grasmere on your right. Walk straight til you reach the intersection, then turn left. Cross the highway and walk towards Namba Hatch -- an octagon-shaped building with a pyramid structure beside it. Keep walking straight, then just after Namba Hatch turn right and cross the highway on the pedestrian lane. Keep walking, you'll see the Dotonbori sign above you. Turn left at the canal, cross the canal, turn right and walk a few steps -- the hotel will be on your left. You can look up the route on google maps and print it out beforehand.
Ok, now to the hotel. Staff were extremely polite and spoke English very well (which is rare in Japan). Check in was a breeze. The twin room we stayed in was compact but just enough for us two adults and two kids. There are no closets though, and the floor area might be limited for shopaholics. There was a water kettle (but no free coffee, just tea), big flat screen tv (but no English channels!!), and only one flat pillow per bed. Nevertheless, we slept very well on all our nights there. There are also robes and slippers provided. The housekeeping doesn't change the bed linens daily as per their environmental policy (they change only after 3 days), but if you really want to have a change of beddings you can make a request. In exchange for that, you don't get free mineral water for that day.
The bathroom was also very compact, but my kids loved it because of the toilet's bidet features (soft? hard? spray? your choice!), the tub and built-in pillow, and the excellent water pressure. I was very happy to see Shisheido toiletries! They also provided toothbrushes, razors, ponytail holders, and facial pads.
The room was very clean but the eagle eye-OC in me did spot some dusty areas under the bed and along the crevices and window sills. The glasses seemed to need to be washed again. The walls are also quite thin -- I could hear my kids' chatter from the room as I coming off the elevator.
Our floor (7th) had a vending machine, ice machine and microwave, which were very useful on those nights we were lazy to eat out and would just take out bento boxes to eat in our room. You will go crazy with all the food choices at the basement food halls of Takashimaya and Daimaru. It was absolute food galore and food paradise!!
On our way back to the KIX, we walked back to OCAT, took the central elevator to the 2nd floor (where the ticket booths and bus stands are located), and rode back to KIX Terminal 1. Take note that the buses leave OCAT every 30 minutes.
Overall our stay was really pleasant. I did find the hotel a bit pricey (around almost US$200 per night), but with the perfect location and comfy rooms, I really couldn't find anything major to complain about.
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Date of stay: June 2015Trip type: Travelled with family
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There is some church for catholic.
We will show you the map for church.
Please talk to us about that when you get our hotel.
There are more places to choose from in the Chuo area.
PRICE RANGE
HK$467 - HK$864 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
JapanKinkiOsaka PrefectureOsakaChuo
NUMBER OF ROOMS
221
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What are some restaurants close to APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi?
Conveniently located restaurants include Ninja Experience Cafe Osaka Dotonbori, Matsusaka Gyu Yakiniku M Dotombori Sennichimae, and Sukiyaki Hokuto GEMS Namba.
