Osaka’s amazing budget-luxury hotel has free takoyaki, craft beer, and comedy shows

To truly experience the city, OMO7 Osaka is a dream stay for any traveler.

When you go traveling in Japan, there are a variety of options from which to choose from, be it hot spring inns or oversized Poké Balls .

For our Japanese-language reporter Natsuno Futon , just having a bed and a roof over her head is enough to keep her happy, but several of her friends continued to sing the praises of the OMO brand of hotels run by Hoshino Resorts (operator of unique Japanese hotels like Nara Prison and Tomamu Ice Village ), with one friend in particular passionately recommending OMO7 Osaka , and since Natsuno had some plans to visit Osaka, she took this opportunity to try it out.

OMO is based on the concept of an “exciting city center hotel” that is more than simply a place to spend time, but is packed with information and activities to enjoy the city.

In fact, Natsuno’s friend has even been on a trip where its entire purpose was to stay at the hotel.

The brand has a current total of 18 properties nationwide that are sub-divided into five different categories: OMO1, OMO3, OMO5, OMO7, and Airport, with each type offering different services.

The former OMO1 hotels were capsule hotels for minimalistic travelers and provided local guide activities, a neighborhood map, and a comfortable common space for relaxation, but as of September 2026, there are no OMO1 hotels in operation.

The OMO3 basic hotels build on OMO1, although transitioning into individual guest rooms rather than capsules, by also including a grab-and-go breakfast, being good for casual and solo travel, and OMO5 boutique hotels feature a cafe with breakfast options, great for couples: OMO3 Asakusa OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka OMO3 Kyoto Toji OMO5 Otaru OMO5 Hakodate OMO5 Tokyo Otsuka OMO5 Tokyo Gotanda OMO5 Yokohama Bashamichi OMO5 Kanazawa Katamachi OMO5 Kyoto Gion OMO5 Kyoto Sanjo OMO5 Kumamoto OMO5 Okinawa Naha ▼ The sign in front of OMO5 Gotanda in Tokyo OMO7 is the brand’s full-service hotels, offering extensive in-house facilities, such as breakfast buffets, and a cafe, restaurant, or banquet hall: OMO7 Asahikawa OMO7 Yokohama OMO7 Osaka OMO7 Kochi Finally, there’s the sole OMO Airport, located right next to Kansai International Airport, with an express buffet, and spa and fitness options.

As Natsuno was looking at the options available to her, she was initially planning on a room-only plan without meals, but there were also family plans with half-price for elementary school students and below, and early bird prices, so it came to about 25,000 yen (US$158.41) for a family of two adults and two children for a single night.