Published date: June 27, 2025
OMO Kansai Airport: Stay at Hoshino Universe Next to the Airport for a Comfortable Start or End to Your Journey
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Experience of the stay
Staying at OMO Kansai Airport by Hoshino Resorts is a place to find a space to "reset" your mind and body before and after a red-eye flight.
This OMO is the first hotel by Hoshino Group located next to an airport, just a pedestrian bridge away from Rinku Town Station and Rinku Premium Outlets, about a 5-minute walk to Kansai Airport. For those catching early flights or just arriving on late-night flights, this location serves as a port tailored for tired bodies.
The rooms continue the signature design style of OMO, which is simple yet interesting, full of functionality but not cold. Especially the soft mattress provides a bit of "breathing room" for the rushed pace of catching a flight.
The first-floor lobby has a variety of OMO-branded products for sale, and the nearby shop offers late-night snacks and instant meals, very friendly for solo travelers. You can even have dinner in the lounge, slowly organize your luggage, and the next day, just walk across the bridge with your suitcase to check in and board your flight.
This is Hoshino, but it's not just a resort; it's the start and finish that a good trip should have.
Experiences during the trip
When not rushing the itinerary, you can get closer to the scenery. I didn't particularly go anywhere on this trip.
I just walked out of the hotel, strolled to Rinku Town Station, took the train back to downtown Osaka, and went around the mall and convenience stores next to the station.
But this stretch of road was unexpectedly pleasant.
There were few people, a strong breeze, the sound of planes in the background, and the distant sea was visible.
Walking there felt like having a monologue moment that only side characters in a Japanese drama experience: nothing happened, yet everything was just right.
Rinku Town is not a tourist spot, but for travelers catching early flights or those just arriving, it provides a rhythm to catch a breath.