9 Best Hotels in Osaka, Japan, to Rest and Recharge | Condé Nast Traveler

"The Conrad is a luxury hotel offering top-notch customer service without a hint of stuffiness, with the added benefit of gorgeous views over canal-streaked Osaka (although the property’s fantastic art collection is just as easy on the eyes). Occupying floors 33 through 40 of the Nakanoshima Festival West Tower, the Conrad Osaka is a sleek, urban retreat tucked into one of the city’s tallest buildings. Word has it that Hilton’s brief for architect Yukio Hashimoto was to create a “villa in the sky,” and there’s certainly a wonderful sense of seclusion from the moment I stepped into the cathedral-like lobby. The 164 rooms and suites are sleek, modern, and spacious. Impeccable service—no job is too big or small for hotel employees, many of whom appear to have a sixth sense to predict guests’ needs or requests—is just the tip of the iceberg. Its location, high above Osaka’s streets, lends a wonderful sense of seclusion, and the property’s spaciousness sets it well apart from your average city center hotel." - Melinda Joe