Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport — Hotel in Izumisano

Stayed first half of October 2025 in a Business Class Triple.||Being right at the airport, it was exceptionally easy to get from the airport! That being said, it's also not in town, so it's a bit of work getting into Osaka. ||We arrived from the US in the early evening and it was so easy to get our bags and roll over to the hotel. Check-in was fast and smooth. ||The room was clean and comfortable. It's a bit small for a "business class" room, but I think it's the amount of amenities provided that brings it to that level, not square footage from the hotel's point of view (IMHO).||Being "business class", we received daily breakfast and newspaper and access to the minibar. There was also a selection of teas and coffee as well. ||The bathroom was well stocked with all of the bath amenities as is so typical for a Japanese hotel. ||The bed was comfortable and the A/C worked well. It being an older building, they installed additional outlets on the bedside tables for charging all of our devices. With my USB plug with 4 USB ports, that was ample for all of my charging needs. ||Room came with a blue-ray player (didn't use), but the TV had more channels that I'm used to when visiting Japan. ||Daily housekeeping was provided and was impeccable. It was a very pleasant stay! ||The daily breakfast buffet was nice. Lots of selection both Japanese and Western options. It doesn't change from day to day so after a long stay like mine, towards the end, I was starting to get bored. Nonetheless, it was an excellent way to start the day!||As stated before, access from the airport is simply walking across the bridge. The airport has lots of shops and restaurants open late so finding a place to eat isn't an issue. There are several convenience stores close by as well.||Access to the city is a bit of work. Both the Nankai and JR rails have stations in the airport and provide direct access to the center of Osaka. Just beware that if you take a limited express or rapid trains you need to buy a special ticket and it takes about 45 minutes to an hour to transit from the airport to the city.||All in all, it was a very nice stay at the Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport. Would definitely recommend and would stay again. Next time I would buy a train pass instead of just using my Pasmo card considering the train fare if you need to go...

An airport hotel is generally where you stay for pure convenience and for us this was the case with an early flight out of Kansai. Of all the hotels we stayed in during our two weeks in Japan, this by far was the largest - positively huge by local standards - but also by far the most expensive (as you would expect given the airport proximity). Despite booking more than 6 weeks in advance, we could only secure a room with two king singles which seemed to be the norm for the floor we were on (they were deep cleaning the carpets on our floor so could peek in). A friend who has stayed previously said they had experienced the same with their bookings so perhaps those rooms are the norm (our floor was mostly empty so it couldn't have been that the hotel was at capacity). The decor feels quite dated (80s cruise ship vibe; probably quite luxurious in its heyday) but very clean, well-maintained and comfortable overall. The hotel is very large - our room was #59 on the floor and was about two thirds of the way down a very long corridor. Staying overnight meant we could visit the airport to be sure of where we needed to go in the morning for our flight, which was tremendously helpful. The hotel's Brasserie was closed, - which we thought very odd on a Friday night - so we had to find food elsewhere in the complex. There was a Japanese restaurant on the third floor but they booked out quickly and we couldn't get a seat so has to settle for a diner-style casual Japanese restaurant around the corner (food was cheap and fine). There's a convenience story on the second floor (Lawson I think) or you could go across to the airport food court if you preferred however. No complaints, would stay there again in similar...

Had to stay for a night due to the Japanese government’s Covid-19 quarantine instructions at the point of May 2021. (Those who come from foreign countries are strongly recommended not to use public transportations.) If you neither don’t drive and don’t have a connection in Japan to drive you home, you probably have no choice but to stay here, like me!

So as a forced stay, I was not sure I would love this place but I did! The room was really spacious compared to those tiny single beds you see in the Japanese city centers, and all the beverages in the mini bar are free, including two Asahi beers. Staffs are all nice, even carrying my luggages to my room. Toilets could seem a little old but I had no problem using that, and comes with a full package of amenities. The view outside is a plain sea with a dash of KIX’s runway so you could just spend time watching outside. Other than the hotel’s own restaurant, there are many convenient stores and restaurants in the terminal so I see no problem spending the whole 14 days self quarantine here.

But one thing to keep in mind is that this is the closest hotel to the airport; that means, you hear those airplane noises. Although the hotel seemed to work on soundproof windows, you just hear them day and night. Under Covid regime, there are not so many flights so it didn’t bother me (and I like planes too) but at high season, sensitive people might not want to stay here considering KIX’s massive flight volumes. As a long time flight fan, I loved my stay here and really hoped I could...