Swissôtel Nankai Osaka

Swissôtel Nankai Osaka (スイスホテル南海大阪) is a hotel situated directly above Namba Station on the Nankai Railway lines in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The hotel is owned by Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd., and managed by the Switzerland-based hotel chain Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.

Swissôtel Nankai Osaka
Exterior of Swissôtel Nankai Osaka
Hotel chain	Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
General information
Location	Osaka, Japan
Address	5-1-60 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Opening	March 1990
Owner	Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Management	AccorHotels
Height	147 metres (482 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	36
Other information
Number of rooms	546
Number of suites	28
Number of restaurants	8
Parking	357
Website
www.swissotel.com/hotels/nankai-osaka

History

The hotel originally opened in March 1990, as Nankai South Tower Hotel Osaka (南海サウスタワーホテル大阪). The building stands 36 floors (with three more floors below ground), and 147 metres (482 ft) high.[1]

In 2003, Raffles Hotels and Resorts signed a deal with Nankai Electric Railway to operate the Nankai South Tower Hotel. As a result of this deal, the property's name was changed to Swissôtel Nankai Osaka, and it became the first Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts property in Japan.[2]

In 2016, AccorHotels acquired FRHI Hotels & Resorts, Swissôtel Nankai Osaka become the upper and luxury tier property of AccorHotels in Japan.

References

1. "Swissôtel Nankai". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
2. "Raffles International Signs Deal With Nankai Electric Railway Co. To Operate Hotel In Osaka". Hsyndicate. Hospitality Net. 8 April 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2015.