Hello! (@chiropiyo0331) here.
This time I actually stayed at “Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi,” a Dormy Inn–affiliated hotel.
Are you wondering, “I want to stay at a hotel in Osaka with a public bath and sauna—which one is good?” or “How satisfying are the breakfast and sauna at Oyado Nono Yodoyabashi?”
Since it’s your precious Osaka stay, you don’t want to make a mistake choosing a hotel.
It’s in a great location, just a 1-minute walk from Yodoyabashi Station, and the whole building is tatami-floored, making it a relaxing space like a high-class hot spring inn.
In this article, I give an honest guest’s-eye review covering the sauna temperature and how the cold plunge feels, the lavish breakfast buffet, and the convenience of the Lawson directly connected on the 1st floor.
After reading this, you’ll know clearly whether you should stay at Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi.
- Who should stay at Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi?
- [Access] 1 minute on foot from the station! The convenience of the Lawson directly connected on the 1st floor is unbeatable
- All 156 rooms! Room types at Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi
- [Stay Report] Reviewing the hotel from check-in onward
- [Hot spring & sauna] Reach sauna bliss in Hananami no Yu on the top floor!
- [Sauna guide] The scent of cypress and how the cold plunge feels
- Free services at the post-bath lounge (ice cream and lactic acid drinks)
- Dormy Inn’s famous free “yonaki soba” — tasting report
- [Breakfast] Includes a luxurious seafood bowl! Buffet tasting report
Who should stay at Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi?
There are about 15 hotels around Yodoyabashi Station, where Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi is located.
The Yodoyabashi area is Osaka’s leading business district, home to many companies in finance, law, and consulting, but it is also close to major sightseeing spots like Osaka Castle, so it’s known as a convenient place for both business and sightseeing.
I chose this hotel for sightseeing in Osaka, and based on my actual stay, the people best suited to stay at Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi are as follows.
・You want to relax at a hotel close to Yodoyabashi Station
・You want to reach sauna bliss (“totonou”) at a hot spring with an open-air bath and sauna
・You want a few little luxuries like yonaki soba (late-night ramen), ice cream, and lactic acid drinks
The first group is people who want to relax at a hotel close to Yodoyabashi Station.
It’s a 1-minute walk from Yodoyabashi Station, so access to public transportation is superb. It’s close enough that you can walk while pulling a suitcase with no problem.
In addition, the whole building is entirely tatami-floored, so you can relax barefoot.
The second group is people who want to reach sauna bliss at a hot spring with an open-air bath and sauna.
Besides the indoor bath and pot bath using 100% radon-spring natural hot spring water, the cypress-scented sauna will soothe the fatigue of daily life.
The third group is people who want a few little luxuries like yonaki soba (late-night ramen), ice cream, and lactic acid drinks.
When it comes to the Dormy Inn hotel chain, it’s all about the little touches of hospitality.
With yonaki soba where you can enjoy half-size ramen, all-you-can-eat ice pops, and all-you-can-drink Yakult after a morning bath, your stomach is always satisfied and you’re treated royally.
[Access] 1 minute on foot from the station! The convenience of the Lawson directly connected on the 1st floor is unbeatable
Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi is a Japanese-style business hotel of the Dormy Inn hotel chain, located in Chuo-ku, Osaka.
By train, access is excellent: about 1 minute on foot from Yodoyabashi Station and Kitahama Station on the Osaka Metro.
By car, it’s about 5 minutes from the Hanshin Expressway Route 1 Loop “Kitahama Exit” and about 4 minutes from the “Tosabori Exit.”
There’s a Lawson next to the entrance on the ground floor, which is very handy for little purchases!
| Hotel name | Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi |
| Address | 2-5-19 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka 541-0041 |
| Phone | 06-6208-5489 |
| Check-in | 15:00 (last check-in: 29:00) |
| Check-out | 11:00 |
| Number of rooms | 156 rooms |
| Access | About 5 minutes from Exit 1 of Yodoyabashi Station on the Midosuji Line About 3 minutes from Exit 2 of Kitahama Station on the Sakaisuji Line (1-minute walk from Exits 20/21 toward the Keihan Main Line) |
| Shuttle | None |
| Parking | None (use nearby coin parking) |
| Wi-Fi | Free |
| Smoking | Allowed (smoking room only) |
| Vending machines | Available |
| Coin laundry | Available Washing machine free, dryer ¥100 per 20 minutes |
| Credit cards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Diner’s Club , UC, DC, NICOS, Master Card, Rakuten Card |
| Luggage storage | Available both before check-in and after check-out |
| Other | Hot spring public bath, open-air bath, sauna, free massage chairs |
All 156 rooms! Room types at Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi
Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi has 156 rooms in total, with 6 room types.
Room sizes range from a minimum of 15㎡ to a maximum of 29㎡. All rooms are tatami-floored, so you can relax at leisure.
| Room type | Number of rooms | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Room | 15 rooms | 19-20㎡ |
| Double Room | 86 rooms | 15-18㎡ |
| Corner Double Room | 10 rooms | 19.6㎡ |
| Twin Room | 40 rooms | 19-20㎡ |
| King Room | 4 rooms | 20.2㎡ |
| Accessible Room | 1 room | 29㎡ |
[Stay Report] Reviewing the hotel from check-in onward
Now let me introduce the details of Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi, where I stayed this time.
This time I walked from Yodoyabashi Station. It’s a short walk from Exits 20 and 21.
The building is 13 stories, and the entrance is on the ground floor. On the 1st floor are the shoe lockers and the front desk, styled as a traditional inn counter (“choba”).
The 2nd floor has the dining area and the relaxation lounge, floors 3 to 12 are guest room floors, and the natural hot spring Hananami no Yu is on the top 13th floor.
Having a hot spring on the top floor somehow gets me pumped ♪
Tatami-floored throughout, so you can go barefoot inside
Walk across the carpet printed with “Oyado Nono” to enter the building. Gorgeous flowers decorate the entrance.
Japanese style: take off your shoes at the entrance and leave them in the shoe locker.
You can go barefoot all through the hotel, so it’s super easy! Once you check in, you won’t want to go out anywhere.
The shoe locker key is kept by each guest, so be careful not to lose it.
The interior is a space with the calm that only a Japanese-style inn has.
There is no waiting table, just three chairs. You can leave your luggage, but it gets placed in an open space, which is a little worrying, though it’s within sight of the front desk.
The front desk is right to the right of the main entrance, so check in!
Double room and amenities
Check-in done, we took the elevator right behind us up to the guest room floor.
It was Christmas season, so a Christmas tree was displayed to the side.
The guest room corridor is brightly lit and finished in a Japanese style, which is very calming.
The room we stayed in was Room 1007, a double room.
A green-toned guest room in harmony with the tatami, with a unified look.
Photographed from the back of the room: next to the bed are a chair made with tatami and a table. It all matches wonderfully.
A Serta double bed is placed in the corner, with a red Japanese-pattern cushion and two pillows on the bed.
Beside the bed are switches for the main light, desk, and reading light, so the room’s lighting is gathered in one place, which is easy to use.
Besides the outlets there are two USB ports, so two guests can stay with no problem.
At the foot of the bed are a tatami chair and a knee-height table.
The tatami chair is very relaxing!! It’s a good chair for watching TV, but for working on a computer you have to lean forward, which is tiring.
For working, I recommend the desk space next to the TV.
Spreading out documents and working on a computer would be tough, but for light computer use this spot is fine.
There’s a light switch on the left too.
The TV is large for the size of the room and very easy to see.
Under the TV is a basket for the hot spring containing a bath towel set and tabi socks.
An air purifier is placed beside the TV, but there was no smell typical of a ryokan, so I didn’t use it.
Near the room door is an open closet.
There are plenty of hangers, so if you’re alone you’ll definitely have extras! Febreze is also provided.
The closet holds hangers, a clothes brush, a shoehorn, a safe, room slippers, and an iron. The closet is spacious too.
Dormy Inn’s in-house loungewear can be worn as is to the hot spring and dining area, which is very convenient.
Unfortunately it has no pockets at all, so a phone pouch for carrying your phone and room key would be handy.
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How clean are the washbasin, bathroom, and toilet?
The washbasin, bathroom, and toilet are all separate, so you can use them comfortably without worrying about the plumbing area.
The amenities are stored in a drawer, so the washbasin looks tidy.
The left drawer contains two cups, a razor, a comb, a shower cap, a toothbrush set, and cotton swabs.
The lower right door holds an electric kettle and two teacups. To reduce plastic use, razors, hair brushes, shower caps, hair ties, and bandages are available on request.
UCC drip coffee and stick-type powdered tea “Cha no Gi” (sencha, hojicha).
The fridge holds Dormy Inn mineral water and “omotenashi jelly.”
A well-chilled fridge.
Open the door right behind the washbasin to find the toilet, with the shower room on its left.
To take a shower you cross through the toilet area, but since there’s a hot spring public bath, you’ll hardly ever use it.
The amenities are POLA Aroma Essay Gold, and the same products are in the hot spring public bath.
[Hot spring & sauna] Reach sauna bliss in Hananami no Yu on the top floor!
On the 13th floor, the top floor of Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi, is the natural hot spring Hananami no Yu.
Let’s go right away.
There are no towels in the changing room, so don’t forget to take the hot spring basket from your room.
The hot spring entrance is right on the right as you leave the elevator, so it’s easy to find.
Walking barefoot on tatami to get there is exciting.
To enter the hot spring, men need their room key, and women need a PIN code.
The changing room is spacious, with lockable lockers. A circulator runs at your feet, which feels great after the bath. The air circulates too.
There’s also a cold water dispenser, which sauna fans will appreciate.
The hot spring water quality and the open-air bath atmosphere
The hot spring has one spacious indoor bath, a water-massage tub (utase-yu), and a strong cold plunge.
A hot spring inn with a utase-yu is rare, isn’t it? The strong flow loosens shoulder fatigue nicely~.
The open-air bath is a semi-open-air one and quite compact, but it has two pot baths and two relaxation chairs.
The Japanese-style background music, the flowing water, and the occasional sound of cars blend nicely and purify the mind.
Be sure to visit the open-air bath!
[Sauna guide] The scent of cypress and how the cold plunge feels
Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi has a cypress-scented dry sauna shared by men and women. There is a sauna mat board and sauna hat hooks at the entrance.
The Dormy Inn sauna has a distinctive cypress scent the moment you step in. The temperature is also high at 96℃. If you’re not used to saunas it feels hot, so in that case use the lower tier.
The TV has sound, and generally the first person in sits on the middle upper tier and sweats while watching TV.
The sauna is closed from 1:00 to 5:00, so watch the time.
Free services at the post-bath lounge (ice cream and lactic acid drinks)
The post-bath space is small but properly provided, which is great.
There are also outlets, so you can use it as a workspace too.
Post-bath ice pops are also free. There are plenty of three kinds—chocolate, crunch chocolate monaka, and Calpis ice—so you can take as many as you like and enjoy them slowly in your room.
In the morning there are no ice pops, but a lactic acid drink service instead. It’s chilled and exceptionally good after a morning sauna!!
There is also a small corner with shonen and shoujo manga.
You can use the ice machine for free, so you can always have cold drinks.
There’s also the classic post-bath fruit au lait~.
A microwave, disposable chopsticks, spoons, and forks are provided, so you can heat snacks bought at the neighboring Lawson.
Dormy Inn’s famous free “yonaki soba” — tasting report
Late-night ramen after the hot spring is one of the joys of Dormy Inn, right?
From 21:30 to 23:00 only, you can enjoy soy-sauce-based half ramen at Hatago on the 2nd floor.
By the way, if you order a large portion, it’s practically a full bowl of ramen!!
It’s ready about a minute after ordering. They even add menma (bamboo shoots).
I sit at a table and savor the yonaki soba.
A soft drink bar is also provided, and the service is incredibly generous.
Yonaki soba ends at 23:00, but those who couldn’t eat it get an original cup ramen called “Gomen-nasai”.
What a novel name! It’s not bad, is it?!
Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi
1-2-70 Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Osaka [Map]
[Breakfast] Includes a luxurious seafood bowl! Buffet tasting report
Breakfast at Natural Hot Spring Hananami no Yu Oyado Nono Osaka Yodoyabashi is at Hatago on the 2nd floor.
A Japanese-Western buffet including Dormy Inn’s signature seafood bowl is served.
Breakfast costs ¥2,300 for adults, ¥1,100 for ages 3 to elementary school, and is free for ages 2 and under.
There are two-person tables, four-person tables including sofa seating, and counter seats, and you can use any open seat.
The buffet corner is compact, so there’s no getting lost and it’s close to your seat, making it easy to grab food.
There are five kinds of salad: broccoli, daikon salad, sweet potato salad, lettuce salad, and macaroni salad.
Several vegetables come premixed, so you can take them efficiently.
Easy-to-grab small dishes. 8 kinds in all, including onsen egg, thick rolled omelet, chilled tofu, unohana, simmered taro and chicken, and natto.
You end up taking small dishes one after another.
Tempura in the morning is a bit heavy, but freshly fried tempura is popular at Dormy Inn.
You can choose from four: conger eel, maitake mushroom, shrimp, and eggplant.
Breakfast staples like fried eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, salt-grilled mackerel, pumpkin croquettes, fried shrimp, fried chicken, and french fries—plenty of kid-pleasing items are lined up too.
The seafood bowl that everyone who has breakfast makes sure to take. Whelk, marinated tuna, salmon, and ikura are all all-you-can-eat.
Way too luxurious for the morning!! Have two bowls and you’ll have gotten your money’s worth for breakfast ♪
The fruit and desserts are plentiful too. Just looking at them fills you up.
Since the seafood bowl is so popular, the bread isn’t very popular, but there are also mini baguettes, Danish pastries, and croissants. Enjoy them with the jams next to them.
Drinks are plentiful too. It’s all a drink bar, with Coke, Calpis, Calpis Soda, Minute Maid, ginger ale, oolong tea, Real Gold, Aquarius, and more.
Coffee, café au lait, cocoa, and matcha latte are available in many varieties too!
A spread of breakfast items.
This is what you get when you grab everything that catches your eye!
Two bowls of seafood bowl, what a luxury! I’m completely full. Thank you for the meal.
*Prices show the lowest weekday rate for 2 guests with breakfast, before coupons or discounts. Please check the linked page for the latest information.
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