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When is the best time to book a hotel in Osaka?

Across the 76 Osaka hotels we track, the cheapest booking window on average over the past year has been three months, at about $153 per night. That is roughly 25% less than the average same-day price of $204. Individual hotels vary, so check the hotel pages below.

Average nightly price by booking window

Booking windowAvg. price, past yearHotels
Same day $20475
One week $20876
One month $19576
Three months $15376
Six months $20575

Osaka hotels: when each one is cheapest

  • APA Hotel & Resort Midosuji Hommachi Ekimae Tower
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $77 vs $106 (28% less) when it did.
  • APA Hotel & Resort Osaka Umeda Eki Tower
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $82 vs $125 (34% less) when it did.
  • APA Hotel Namba Ekihigashi
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $95 vs $118 (19% less) when it did.
  • APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 50% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $87 vs $97 (10% less) when it did.
  • APA Hotel Osaka Higobashi Ekimae
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $67 vs $103 (35% less) when it did.
  • APA Hotel Yodoyabashi Ekimae
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $69 vs $104 (34% less) when it did.
  • Ark Hotel Osaka Shinsaibashi
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $76 vs $115 (34% less) when it did.
  • ART HOTEL Osaka Bay Tower
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $138 vs $177 (22% less) when it did.
  • Candeo Hotels Osaka Namba
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $178 vs $206 (13% less) when it did.
  • Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $279 vs $385 (28% less) when it did.
  • Caption by Hyatt Namba Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $247 vs $272 (9% less) when it did.
  • Centara Grand Hotel Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $400 vs $425 (6% less) when it did.
  • Citadines Namba Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking same day ahead beat booking one week ahead on 67% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $211 vs $233 (9% less) when it did.
  • Courtyard by Marriott Shin-Osaka Station
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 50% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $279 vs $285 (2% less) when it did.
  • Cross Hotel Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking same day ahead beat booking one week ahead on 67% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $227 vs $288 (21% less) when it did.
  • Dormy Inn Premium Namba
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $113 vs $161 (30% less) when it did.
  • Dotonbori Hotel
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $138 vs $150 (8% less) when it did.
  • Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $262 vs $283 (7% less) when it did.
  • Grand Prince Hotel Osaka Bay
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $132 vs $191 (31% less) when it did.
  • Hearton Hotel Nishi Umeda
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $91 vs $147 (38% less) when it did.
  • Hearton Hotel Shinsaibashi
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $66 vs $101 (35% less) when it did.
  • Hiyori Hotel Osaka Namba
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking same day ahead beat booking one week ahead on 83% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $180 vs $213 (15% less) when it did.
  • Holiday Inn Osaka Namba by IHG
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking same day ahead beat booking one week ahead on 83% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $165 vs $239 (31% less) when it did.
  • Hot Spring from Deep Water Osaka Hinode Hotel Nipponbashi
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $123 vs $273 (55% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Brighton City Osaka Kitahama
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $109 vs $131 (17% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Fukuracia Osaka Bay
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 50% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $75 vs $84 (10% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Granvia Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $162 vs $234 (31% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Hankyu Respire Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 83% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $212 vs $236 (10% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Intergate Osaka Umeda
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $174 vs $216 (19% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Keihan Kyobashi Grande
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $93 vs $114 (18% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Kintetsu Universal City
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 67% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $206 vs $254 (19% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking same day ahead beat booking one week ahead on 67% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $154 vs $170 (9% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Monterey Lasoeur Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking one month ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $138 vs $161 (14% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Monterey Le Frere Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $137 vs $185 (26% less) when it did.
  • Hotel New Hankyu Osaka Annex
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $106 vs $130 (18% less) when it did.
  • Hotel New Otani Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 83% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $169 vs $228 (26% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Nikko Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $212 vs $274 (23% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Royal Classic Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $374 vs $604 (38% less) when it did.
  • HOTEL THE FLAG Shinsaibashi
    Over the last year, booking three months ahead has averaged $140 for this hotel — about $52 (27%) less than booking one month ahead, which has averaged $192.
  • Hotel Universal Port
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $217 vs $241 (10% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Universal Port Vita
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 83% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $212 vs $238 (11% less) when it did.
  • Hotel Vischio Osaka by Granvia
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $173 vs $216 (20% less) when it did.
  • Imperial Hotel Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $202 vs $315 (36% less) when it did.
  • InterContinental Osaka by IHG
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 83% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $723 vs $764 (5% less) when it did.
  • karaksa hotel grande Shin-Osaka Tower
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $108 vs $196 (45% less) when it did.
  • karaksa hotel Osaka Namba
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking same day ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $133 vs $210 (37% less) when it did.
  • Liber Hotel Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 67% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $147 vs $168 (13% less) when it did.
  • Mitsui Garden Hotel Osaka Premier
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 83% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $159 vs $187 (15% less) when it did.
  • Miyako City Osaka Hommachi
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking one month ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $160 vs $198 (19% less) when it did.
  • Namba Oriental Hotel
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking same day ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $166 vs $205 (19% less) when it did.
  • Natural Hot Spring Midosuji Hotel
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $75 vs $139 (46% less) when it did.
  • Osaka Excel Hotel Tokyu
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 50% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $154 vs $157 (2% less) when it did.
  • Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $427 vs $477 (10% less) when it did.
  • Premier Hotel Cabin President Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 67% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $120 vs $139 (13% less) when it did.
  • Quintessa Hotel Osaka Bay
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $98 vs $120 (18% less) when it did.
  • Remm Shin Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 100% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $119 vs $145 (18% less) when it did.
  • Richmond Hotel Namba Daikokucho
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $83 vs $99 (16% less) when it did.
  • RIHGA Place Higobashi
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $56 vs $101 (45% less) when it did.
  • RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka, Vignette Collection
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $237 vs $289 (18% less) when it did.
  • Sarasa Hotel Shin-Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $57 vs $100 (43% less) when it did.
  • Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $192 vs $229 (16% less) when it did.
  • Sotetsu Fresa Inn Osaka Namba Ekimae
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 67% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $120 vs $134 (11% less) when it did.
  • Sotetsu Grand Fresa Osaka-Namba
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $84 vs $108 (22% less) when it did.
  • Swissotel Nankai Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $412 vs $452 (9% less) when it did.
  • The Bridge Hotel Shinsaibashi
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $179 vs $232 (23% less) when it did.
  • The Lively Osaka Honmachi
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 83% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $152 vs $176 (13% less) when it did.
  • The OneFive Osaka Namba-Kuromon
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 50% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $101 vs $104 (3% less) when it did.
  • The Osaka Station Hotel, Autograph Collection
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $532 vs $619 (14% less) when it did.
  • The Park Front Hotel at Universal Studios Japan
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $267 vs $290 (8% less) when it did.
  • The Royal Park Canvas Osaka Kitahama
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one week ahead beat booking same day ahead on 50% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $114 vs $118 (3% less) when it did.
  • The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Osaka Midosuji
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $194 vs $226 (14% less) when it did.
  • The Singulari Hotel & Skyspa at Universal Studios Japan
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking same day ahead beat booking one week ahead on 83% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $177 vs $190 (7% less) when it did.
  • The Westin Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 50% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $312 vs $325 (4% less) when it did.
  • voco Osaka Central by IHG
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking same day ahead beat booking one week ahead on 67% of the 6 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $248 vs $274 (10% less) when it did.
  • W Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 100% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $551 vs $709 (22% less) when it did.
  • Zentis Osaka
    Comparing the same stay dates directly: booking one month ahead beat booking one week ahead on 75% of the 4 weeks we can compare for this hotel — averaging $240 vs $288 (16% less) when it did.

Common questions

When is the best time to book a hotel in Osaka?

Across the 76 Osaka hotels we track, the cheapest booking window on average over the past year has been three months, at about $153 per night. That is roughly 25% less than the average same-day price of $204. Individual hotels vary, so check the hotel pages below.

Is it cheaper to book a hotel in Osaka early or last minute?

Compare the booking windows in the table: it shows the average nightly price across tracked Osaka hotels when booked same day, one week, one month, three months and six months ahead.

How does RateWatchers know?

We record each hotel's price every day, as it would appear to someone booking that day and for each of several lead times ahead of the stay. Prices come from booking providers and are a guide, not a guarantee.

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