Osaka
Housed in an atmospheric old wooden rice-store building, Pax Hostel is hidden away from the buzzing neon in Shin-Sekai. Dorms have coloured wooden bunk…
Osaka
Housed in an atmospheric old wooden rice-store building, Pax Hostel is hidden away from the buzzing neon in Shin-Sekai. Dorms have coloured wooden bunk…
Nara
This friendly, contemporary ryokan (inn) aims to please. The 11 stylish, large Japanese- and Western-style rooms have private facilities, including a…
Kansai
In one of the thatched-roof homes within Kayabuki-no-sato, this three-room minshuku is traditional on the outside yet clean and modern on the inside, with…
Nara
In a 160-year-old machiya (shophouse) with a courtyard garden, this quiet, atmospheric spot beautifully integrates both traditional and contemporary…
Osaka
In business for nearly a century right by Dōtombori, Kaneyoshi's current (1980s) building feels a bit dated, but it's offset by eager-to-please staff,…
Kii Peninsula
This upmarket ryokan features tasteful and spacious rooms, all with river views and private facilities in addition to onsen baths. There are some chic…
Osaka
This hip design hotel ticks many boxes for those looking for a smart modern stay close to Shinsaibashi's shopping and nightlife. Rooms are stylish with a…
Nara
In Naramachi and close to the sights, Guesthouse Makura occupies a 90-year-old wooden machiya (shophouse). It's been lightly renovated but retains much of…
Mitsui Garden Hotel Osaka Premier
Osaka
On Naka-no-shima, this smart-looking hotel exudes contemporary cool. Rooms have wooden floors and there are attractive common baths. Request an east…
Kansai
This contemporary ryokan has a mix of Japanese- and Western-style rooms, all with indoor showers and rotemburo on the balconies, discreetly hidden from…
Osaka
Conveniently located a short hop from Higobashi Station, close to the river and Naka-no-shima's sights, and a 20-minute walk from the Umeda area, Cordia…
Osaka
The excellent Hotel Nikkō Kansai Airport is connected to the main terminal building by a pedestrian bridge (you can even bring your luggage trolleys right…
Osaka
Close to all the Dōtombori and Namba nightlife action, but tucked away in a quiet street, Kamon is a great choice for penny-pinchers. Some rooms are a…
Kansai
This recently opened, surprisingly stylish capsule hotel is attached to JR Ōtsu Station; it's a good base for exploring the sights in Shiga Prefecture and…
Osaka
Conveniently situated on Midō-suji, St Regis emits an atmosphere of old world elegance. Service is highly professional, rooms are comfortable and spacious…
Nara
Japan's Nikkō chain always delivers a comfortable, smooth stay and this location is no different. It's conveniently connected to JR Nara Station by a…
Osaka
The Cross Hotel rocks a black, white and dark-red urban look and you'd have to sleep under Ebisu-bashi bridge for a more central location. Rooms are of…
Osaka
About 10 minutes' walk north of the Minami District, the Arietta has good-sized rooms with wooden floors and tiled bathrooms, welcoming staff and a simple…
Kii Peninsula
This Swiss chalet–style building sits across from the riverside hot springs in Kawa-yu. There's a big communal dining area on the ground floor and…
Kii Peninsula
At the upper end of the village of Yunomine, this seven-room minshuku is exactly what a minshuku should be: simple, clean and welcoming. Only one room has…
Kansai
Set where the rice paddies meet the sea (and really in the middle of nowhere), Totoya offers Japanese-style rooms (with sink and toilet), shared onsen…
Nara
This chill backpackers' inn offers a tight warren of bunk-bed dorms and Japanese-style rooms a short walk from Naramachi. Convivial common areas are a…
Hotel Kintetsu Aquavilla Ise-Shima
Kansai
This modern resort-hotel has views over island-dotted Ago Bay, a variety of room options (including accessible rooms and family-friendly maisonettes), a…
Kii Peninsula
Though it's a 10-minute walk from the beach, you do get bang-on views of Shirahama's inner harbour from the balconies here. The Western-style rooms are…
Kansai
Chikurin-in is one of Yoshino's old Shugendō temples that now also operates as a ryokan. The simplest shukubō (temple-lodging) rooms have shared…
Kansai
This modern hostel, with four-person Western- and Japanese-style rooms, is ideally set up for hiking in the Ashiu Research Forest. There's a ¥1000…
Kii Peninsula
In the centre of town and close to the beach, this former okiya (geisha house) has been refashioned into a modern guesthouse with Western-style rooms,…
Kōbe
With direct access from Shin-Kōbe Station (via a passage on the station's 2nd floor) and spacious rooms, this 37-floor hotel is an easy choice, even if it…
Kansai
This modern ryokan, arranged around a central garden, has indoor and outdoor baths. The Western-style rooms (sink and toilet but no bath) are cheaper, but…
Kansai
This older hotel on the north side of Ise-shi Station has more updated rooms than the facade would suggest (and 'deluxe' ones that cost only a little…
Kansai
This sprawling, all-inclusive resort hotel on the waterfront in Toba has a huge variety of ocean view rooms (mostly Japanese-style, but some have beds),…
Kii Peninsula
This longstanding eight-room minshuku (inn) is only two minutes' walk from the main beach. It has several single rooms and is popular with solo travellers…
Osaka
Five minutes southeast of Shin-Osaka Station, this efficiently run hostel sits on the top floors of a contemporary, 10-storey tower with great views…
Kansai
Just east of Takeno-hama, facing the sea, this ryokan with both Japanese- and Western-style rooms and its own onsen bath is the nicest place to stay in…
Kii Peninsula
This 46-room hotel, across the street from the beach, is a reasonable choice (ask for an ocean-side room, some of which have views through the pines to…
Kii Peninsula
This modern ryokan by the river in Ryūjin Onsen has beautiful views from its expansive lobby. The main building, which has both Japanese- and Western…
Nara
In the heart of downtown Nara, about five minutes' walk from either main train station, this convenient (if rather plain) hotel offers reasonable prices,…
Nara
Clean, contemporary, bargain-priced accommodation a few minutes' walk from JR Nara Station. There are both Western-style dorms and tiny private rooms with…
Nara
This is an easy choice, with direct access to JR Nara Station (from the 2nd floor, via an elevated walkway). Rooms are contemporary, if a bit utilitarian,…
Kii Peninsula
Located right across from the Garan, with a big communal bath. The cheapest rooms have shared facilities and no air-conditioning; rooms with bathrooms…
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