...The hotel's bars include one on the top floor, serving light meals and drinks accompanied by live music and views across Osaka. The Fitness Centre is located on the seventh floor and includes a gymnasium equipped with hi-tech exercise apparatus; experienced instructors on hand to help develop training programmes. Guests can also take a dip in the 15-metre indoor pool with hot tub, sweat it out in the sauna, or enjoy a massage on the 22nd floor. Treatments include traditional Swedish massage, full-body massage, and sports massage, a concentrated programme to stretch and restore balance to damaged muscles. Also available are a wide variety of other services including facial aesthetics, body care, foot care and hand reflexology. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can provide information on local attractions, and wireless Internet is available for guests who wish to plan a sightseeing itinerary. Attractions include the Bunraku Theatre four kilometres away, and Shitennoji Temple, five kilometres from the hotel. Kansai International Airport is 60 kilometres away, around 60 minutes by car.

Room Types:

Queen Room Plus:   One queen bed. Air conditioning, satellite television with pay movies, Internet connection, tea and coffee making facilities. Bathroom with telephone and hair dryer.

Twin Room:   Two single beds. Air conditioning, satellite television with pay movies, Internet connection, tea and coffee making facilities. Bathroom with telephone and hair dryer.

King Room Plus:   One king bed. Air conditioning, satellite television with pay movies, Internet connection, tea and coffee making facilities. Bathroom with telephone and hair dryer.

Queen Deluxe Room:   One queen bed. Contemporary design. Air conditioning, LCD satellite television with pay movies, split sofa, desk, fax machine, high-speed Internet connection. Bathroom with telephone and hair dryer.

Twin Room Plus:   Two single beds. Air conditioning, satellite television with pay movies, Internet connection, tea and coffee making facilities. Bathroom with telephone and hair dryer.

Queen Room:   One queen bed. Air conditioning, satellite television with pay movies, Internet connection, tea and coffee making facilities. Bathroom with telephone and hair dryer.

Twin Executive Room:   Two single beds. Air conditioning, satellite television with pay movies, minibar, Internet connection, desk, fax machine, tea and coffee making facilities. Bathroom with telephone and hair dryer. Access to Executive Lounge with private check-in/check-out and secretarial services. Complimentary use of fitness centre.

King Executive Room:   One king bed. Air conditioning, satellite television with pay movies, minibar, Internet connection, desk, fax machine, tea and coffee making facilities. Bathroom with telephone and hair dryer. Access to Executive Lounge with private check-in/check-out and secretarial services. Complimentary use of fitness centre.

Junior Suite:   One king bed. Air conditioning. Cable/satellite flat-screen TV with pay movies. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Coffee/tea maker. Bathroom with hairdryer and Japanese cotton kimono.

King Hilton Room:   One king bed. Large windows with city view. 30 square metres (323 square feet). Air conditioning. Cable/satellite flat-screen TV with pay movies. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Coffee/tea maker. Bathroom with hairdryer, slippers, and Japanese cotton kimono.

King Deluxe Room:   One king bed. Large windows with city view. 30 square metres (323 square feet). Separate seating area with sofa. Air conditioning. Cable/satellite flat-screen TV with pay movies. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Coffee/tea maker. Bathroom with hairdryer and Japanese cotton kimono.

Tower Suite:   One king bed. City view. 90 square metres (969 square feet). Separate living room and working area. Air conditioning. Cable/satellite flat-screen TV with pay movies. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Coffee/tea maker. Marble bathroom with hairdryer and Japanese cotton kimono.

Twin Deluxe Room:   Two single beds. 30 square metres (323 square feet). Air conditioning. Cable/satellite flat-screen TV with pay movies. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Coffee/tea maker. Bathroom with hairdryer and Japanese cotton kimono.

King Executive Suite:   One king bed. City view. 90 square metres (969 square feet). Separate living room, working area, and second bedroom. Air conditioning. Cable/satellite flat-screen TV with pay movies. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Coffee/tea maker. Marble bathroom with hairdryer, Japanese cotton kimono, and bathrobe. <P>Rates include Executive Lounge access with complimentary breakfast and refreshments.

Driving Directions: A bus service operates from the airport to central Osaka, and costs around JPY 1,300 one way. A taxi from the airport to the hotel will cost approximately JPY 15,000. Other transport options include limousine bus, ferry, shuttle bus and passenger train, but the most convenient is the Nankai Railways Rapito, a bullet-train that takes only 29 minutes. The subway system is colour coded and easy to use. A prepaid day card is available for unlimited subway and city bus travel. Private and JR train lines also run through town. There is also a sightseeing bus, with a range of different tours available, which leaves from Umeda train station. Osaka also operates a range of ferries and sightseeing cruises around its bay. Driving directions: From the airport take Hanshin Expressway Wangan Route (no.4) NE to Osaka. At Tempozan junction, take Hanshin Expressway - no.16, towards centre, and the Loop (no.1), clockwise, South, and then North. Exit at Umeda and turn right to Osaka Station, facing Osaka Hilton.

Room Amenities:

• Cable/satellite TV • Smoking rooms • Direct-dial phone • Premium TV channel(s) • Iron/ironing board (on request • Internet access - high speed • Pay movies 

- Osaka Station - opposite | - Museum of Oriental Ceramics - 2 kilometres (1 mile)| - Science Museum - 2 kilometres (1 mile)| - Osaka Castle - 3 kilometres (2 miles) | - Bunraku Theatre - 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) | - Shitennoji Temple - 5 kilometres (3 miles) | - Osaka Aquarium - 10 kilometres (6 miles)|