Osaka's most stylish hostel is inside a 1960s office building suitably kitted out with vintage furniture. There are Japanese- and Western-style private rooms (all with shared bathrooms), a small dorm with beds separated by screens (that feel more like semi-private rooms) and a lounge and cafe-bar. Staff are friendly and knowledgable. It's understandably popular so book at least four months in advance.
There is no elevator. It's in a quiet neighbourhood a 20-minute walk northwest of Shinsaibashi. From the station, exit right, turn right at the third stoplight and make the first left. The hostel produces a handy bilingual Japanese–English map covering Osaka's hippest 'hoods.
