Waldorf Astoria Osaka

This newly opened luxury retreat offers 252 expansive rooms—most around 50 sq m—with panoramic city, bay, or river views, personal concierge via WhatsApp, and seamless access to shopping, onsen, and shinkansen lines for Kyoto or Nara day trips. Guest rooms and suites blend shoji screens, washi paper, and Waldorf elegance, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows with automated linen drapes, Le Labo Santal 33 amenities, Frette linens, Nespresso machines, tilted 55-inch TVs, minibars, spa-inspired marble bathrooms, lacquered jewelry boxes, and folded pajamas. 

Exceptional Dining

Four venues anchor the experience: Peacock Alley on the 29th floor serves all-day light fare, afternoon tea on Ginori porcelain with Steven Smith teas/Champagne, and inventive cocktails as the hotel's "beating heart." Additional restaurants offer Japanese cuisine, breakfast/lunch/dinner buffets/à la carte, plus 24-hour in-room dining for ultimate flexibility.

Wellness and Recreation

The 30th-floor oasis includes an 82-foot indoor infinity pool with mosaic tiles and bay views, Technogym fitness center with skyline panoramas, free weights, yoga/Pilates classes, spa with saunas, and a 24-hour library for work/relaxation with in-room dining. Japanese gardens, complimentary shoe shine, and Mercedes-Maybach house car add refined touches.

Meetings and Events

Opulent ballrooms, sunlit chapels, flexible salons, and colonnaded corridors—totaling expansive function space—cater to conferences, lavish weddings, and galas with seamless AV integration, Braille signage, ramps, and dedicated event orchestration.

Location

Perfectly poised at 5-54 Ofukacho, mere steps from Grand Front Osaka's 400+ shops/dining, Umeda Sky Building observatory, Time Out Marketplace, and JR/subway hubs (5-7 min to Shinsaibashi/Dotonbori); 6 miles from Itami Airport, with Nara/Kyoto reachable in under an hour.