Adjacent to Osaka Business Park (the headquarters for a number of corporate giants), this property is 300 m northwest of Osakajo-koen Station. It is similar in orientation to the nearby Imperial, and although this hotel lacks the Imperial's polish in both its facilities and its staff, it does offer the bonus of nearby greenery at Osaka Castle Park. This streamlined tower on the northern bank of the Hiranogawa stands out on the riverfront, a refreshing change from the humdrum norm in the hotels around the castle. The bi-level motor entrance opens to a marble four-story atrium, the hotel's glittering focal point.
The 10 restaurants and bars include Japanese restaurants serving everything from teppanyaki to Kobe steaks, a Chinese restaurant, a rooftop French restaurant known for its night views, and a casual eatery serving international cuisine, as well as a tea lounge, a rooftop lounge and a sunken lobby bar. Room service runs from 6 am to 1 am.
Recreational facilities are a draw, with two outdoor tennis courts, an exercise room, a big indoor pool under a glass vault, and a terrace pool overlooking the river and castle. Conference capacity is 3,000 in the biggest ballroom, and a business 
center serves those in attendance. A daycare center charges the usual high fees.
Accommodations are a letdown, a tired and bland array of pastel colors and blond furnishings with black trim picked from a generic hotel catalog. Still, the big windows in rooms facing south frame wonderful views of Osaka Castle, and these rooms, of course, cost more. The standard layouts take in small cocktail tables, two armchairs, desks, high-speed Internet connections, TVs with pay movies available on demand, double or twin beds with bedside controls, and small combination baths with ample counter space, hair dryers and bidet toilets. One soft and one hard pillow on each bed is a thoughtful touch. Two rooms are barrier-free for the disabled, and three floors are smoke-free.
This well-conceived hotel ranks near the top here for facilities but comes up short—especially in its guest rooms and in the efficiency of its concierge staff—when measured against the Imperial Hotel and The Ritz-Carlton.