Hotel Granvia Osaka

Hotel Granvia Osaka is a deluxe hotel located in the South Gate Building of Osaka Station City. Situated in the heart of the lively Umeda district, the hotel is surrounded with shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities.

The hotel also has immediate access to a comprehensive railway network that provides convenient links to key locations like Osaka Castle, Universal Studios Japan, and Kansai International Airport, as well as neighboring cities like Kobe and Kyoto.

Guest Rooms

This is an elegant luxury hotel with spacious, comfortably furnished rooms and stunning city views. Both smoking and non-smoking options are available.

All rooms are provided with excellent amenities: a large screen TV with English language channels, an electric kettle, mini-bar, trouser press, a complimentary newspaper and a full set of toiletries. They also all come with free wireless internet access. In room massages and a dry cleaning or regular laundry service are all available on request.

Dining

Hotel Granvia has a great range of fine dining and casual dining options with eight venues on the 19th floor and two on the ground floor. All the restaurants and cafes have English menus and accept major credit cards for payment.

Ground Floor Venues:

The Lobby Lounge is a café and meeting spot with an outside terrace that serves a range of drinks and light meals such as hot dogs, pizzas, and cream puffs. Food and drink can be ordered to take out.

Monday – Thursday: 9.30 -21.30 (Last orders: 21.00)
Friday & Saturday: 9.30 – 22.30 (Last orders: 22.00)
Sunday & Holidays: 9.30 – 20.30 (Last orders: 20.00)

Café Ripple is a casual eatery serving cakes, pastries, light meals, lunch and dinner. The menu selection includes, pasta, pizza, rice dishes, roast meats, and healthy salads.

Breakfast: 8.00 – 10.00
Lunch / Dinner: 11.00 – 23:00 (Last orders: 22:30)
Friday & Saturday: 11.00 – 23:30 (Last orders: 23:00)

19th Floor Venues:

Fleuve is an award-winning restaurant serving French and Italian fusion cuisine. Grilled beef and roast lobster are matched with the freshest local vegetables, and complimented with Chef Kenichi Kashiwagi’s poignant sauces. A Muslim-friendly halal menu is also available. The restaurant is known for its superb views and private rooms are available.

Breakfast: 7.00 – 9.00 (till 9.30 on weekends and holidays)
Lunch: 11.30 – 16.00 (Last orders: 14.30)
Dinner: 17.00 – 22.30 (Last orders: 21.00)

Teppanyaki Kiryu serves iron plate griddle style teppanyaki cuisine. Diners can whet their appetites watching the cooks prepare sizzling beefsteak, seafood, and seasonal vegetables on the iron hot plate and marvel at the elegant presentation of each dish.

Lunch: 11.30 – 16.00 (Last orders: 14.30)
Dinner: 17.30 – 22.30 (Last orders: 21.00)
Dinner starts at 17.00 on weekends and holidays

Ukihashi is a formal Japanese Restaurant with private dining rooms and panoramic city views and so suitable for special occasions and dining parties. This restaurant is known for its colorful arrangements of sushi and sashimi. A Muslim-friendly halal menu is also available. Reservations are required two days before your meal.

Breakfast: 7.00 – 10.00 (Last orders: 9.30)
Lunch: 11.00 – 15.00 (Last orders: 14.00)
Lunch continues till 15.30 on weekends and holidays with last orders at 15.00
Dinner: 17.00 – 22.00 (Last orders: 20.30)

Peking is a casual dining restaurant serving healthy portions of classic Chinese fare all washed down with a vintage range of Chinese rice wine.

Lunch on weekdays: 11.30 – 15.00 (Last orders: 14.30)
Lunch on weekends and holidays: 11.00 – 15.30 (Last orders: 14.30)
Dinner: 17.00 – 22.00 (Last orders: 21.00)

Shizuku is a bright and cheerful casual restaurant serving typical Japanese cuisine such as yakiniku style grilled beef, sashimi, and tempura.

Lunch: 11.00 – 15.00 (Last orders: 14.00)
Lunch on weekends and holidays continues till 15.30 with last orders at 14.30
Dinner: 17.00 – 22.00 (Last orders: 21.30)

Sky Dining Ab is a casual dining venue with buffet style lunches and an a la carte dinner menu. The menu has both Japanese and Western style options including roast beef, pizza, and pilaf.

Lunch: 11.00 – 15.30 (Last orders: 15.00)
Dinner (Sunday – Thursday & holidays): 17.30 – 23.00 (Last orders: 22.30)
Dinner (Friday & Saturday): 17.30 – 23.30 (Last orders: 23.00)

Bar Sandbank is an elegant drinking spot serving light meals, cocktails, spirits and a range of international beers.

Tea time (weekdays): 14.00 – 16.30
Tea time (weekends & holidays) 11.30 – 16.30
Bar time: 16.30 – 24.00 (Last orders: 23.20)

River Head Lounge is a large open seating area in the center of the 19th floor with an enormous glass vaulted ceiling and chandeliers. Here you can enjoy tea, coffee, smoothies, or stronger beverages with a fine selection of sandwiches, cakes, pastries and other desserts.

Sunday – Thursday: 9.30 – 18.30 (Last orders: 18.00)
Friday & Saturday: 9.30 – 21.30 (Last orders: 21.00)

Breakfast Options

There are three options available for breakfast.

Restaurant Fleuve serves a western style buffet breakfast with ham, eggs, sausages, and plenty of fresh bread from 7.00 am until 9.00 on weekdays and until 9.30 on weekends. Unless breakfast is included in your stay plan, the prices are as follows: 2,495 yen for adults, 1,250 yen for children aged 7 – 12, and 830 yen for children aged 3 – 6.

Japanese Restaurant Ukihashi serves a traditional Japanese set breakfast with rice, soup, fish, and pickles from 7.00 till 10.00am with last orders at 9.30. The price is 2,495 yen.

Café Ripple serves a variety of breakfast options from 8.00 – 10.00am with last orders at 9.30. A “morning plate” with toast, salad, scrambled eggs, sausage and bacon will cost you 1,230 yen. A healthy bowl of fruit and granola with a glass of acai juice will cost you the same.

Other Services

The Hotel Granvia Osaka has friendly multilingual staff at the 24 hour reception who will be happy to help you with enquiries about hotel facilities and environs, advise you on sightseeing locations, or even help with booking tours.

The hotel also has a range of large, medium and small sized banquet rooms that can be used for business meetings, seminars, weddings and other parties.

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Article and original photos by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.