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Hotels Near Universal Studios Japan

Universal Studios Japan lists its own partner hotels. 7 stand at the park's doorstep; 4 more, in the city and on the bay, run a shuttle or bus. Compare the trip to the park, room size and guest score.

11 partner hotels · Hotel websites read September 24, 2026 · List from Universal Studios Japan

Walk from the park, or ride in from the city

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Walk from the park, or ride in from the city

Official Hotels · 7

On foot. Where they state a walk to the park it is 1 to 4 minutes; the rest give their walk from JR Universal City Station.

Shuttle or bus · 4

A ride of 15 to 30 minutes as each states it — free and for guests only on the hotel shuttles, paid on the one public bus. Each card says how to book.

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Hotel Keihan Universal Tower4-starOfficial Hotel
To the park: 2 min walk
Smallest room: 21 m²
9.4/10 · 2,684 reviews
HOTEL UNIVERSAL PORT4-starOfficial Hotel
To the park: 4 min walk
Universal City Station: 3 min walk
Smallest room: 28 m²
9.4/10 · 1,405 reviews
HOTEL UNIVERSAL PORT VITA4-starOfficial Hotel
To the park: 4 min walk
Universal City Station: 2 min walk
Smallest room: 26 m²beds king 180 cm
9.4/10 · 893 reviews
To the park: Walk; no time published
Universal City Station: directly connected
Smallest room: 20 m²beds king 220 cm, twin 110 cm
9.3/10 · 947 reviews
To the park: Walk; no time published
Universal City Station: 1 min walk
9.2/10 · 2,135 reviews
Oriental Hotel Universal City4-starOfficial Hotel
To the park: 1 min walk
Universal City Station: 1 min walk
Smallest room: 18 m²beds double 140 cm
9.2/10 · 1,533 reviews
To the park: Free shuttle, about 25 min
9.2/10 · 1,506 reviews
Hotel Kintetsu Universal City4-starOfficial Hotel
To the park: 1 min walk
Universal City Station: 2 min walk
Smallest room: 21 m²
9.2/10 · 748 reviews
OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino Resorts5-starAlliance Hotel
To the park: Free shuttle, about 30 min
9.1/10 · 445 reviews
To the park: Free shuttle, about 15 min or 30 min
Smallest room: 42 m² or more
8.8/10 · 308 reviews
To the park: Paid bus, about 30 min
Smallest room: 28 m²beds twin 110 cm
8.7/10 · 242 reviews
Hotel Keihan Universal TowerOfficial Hotel

Hotel Keihan Universal Tower

Konohana Ward · 4-star · 9.4/10 · 2,684 reviews

Smallest room 21 m²

WALK

Park 2 min walk

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HOTEL UNIVERSAL PORTOfficial Hotel

HOTEL UNIVERSAL PORT

Konohana Ward · 4-star · 9.4/10 · 1,405 reviews

Smallest room 28 m²

WALK

Park 4 min walk

Universal City Station 3 min walk

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HOTEL UNIVERSAL PORT VITAOfficial Hotel

HOTEL UNIVERSAL PORT VITA

Konohana Ward · 4-star · 9.4/10 · 893 reviews

Smallest room 26 m² · beds king 180 cm

WALK

Park 4 min walk

Universal City Station 2 min walk

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THE SINGULARI HOTEL & SKYSPA at UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPANOfficial Hotel

THE SINGULARI HOTEL & SKYSPA at UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN

Konohana Ward · 4-star · 9.3/10 · 947 reviews

Smallest room 20 m² · beds king 220 cm, twin 110 cm

WALK

Park walk: no time published

Universal City Station directly connected

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Oriental Hotel Universal CityOfficial Hotel

Oriental Hotel Universal City

Konohana Ward · 4-star · 9.2/10 · 1,533 reviews

Smallest room 18 m² · beds double 140 cm

WALK

Park 1 min walk

Universal City Station 1 min walk

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RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka, Vignette CollectionAlliance Hotel

RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka, Vignette Collection

Kita Ward · 5-star · 9.2/10 · 1,506 reviews

FREE SHUTTLE

Free shuttle to the park about 25 min

Hotel guests only · Book by the day before

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Hotel Kintetsu Universal CityOfficial Hotel

Hotel Kintetsu Universal City

Konohana Ward · 4-star · 9.2/10 · 748 reviews

Smallest room 21 m²

WALK

Park 1 min walk

Universal City Station 2 min walk

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OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino ResortsAlliance Hotel

OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino Resorts

Naniwa Ward · 5-star · 9.1/10 · 445 reviews

FREE SHUTTLE

Free shuttle to the park about 30 min

Hotel guests only · Book before each departure

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Quintessa Hotel The Collection Osaka Bay(Old:Quintessa Hotel Osaka Bay)Associate Hotel

Quintessa Hotel The Collection Osaka Bay(Old:Quintessa Hotel Osaka Bay)

Suminoe Ward · 4-star · 8.8/10 · 308 reviews

Smallest room 42 m² or more

FREE SHUTTLE

Free shuttle to the park about 15 min or 30 min

Hotel guests only · Book online; next month's seats open on the 1st at 9:00

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Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & TowersAssociate Hotel

Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers

Higashinada Ward · 4-star · 8.7/10 · 242 reviews

Smallest room 28 m² · beds twin 110 cm

PAID BUS

Paid bus to the park about 30 min

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Frequently asked questions

Which hotels are these?

Universal Studios Japan publishes its own list of partner hotels and sorts them into Official, Alliance and Associate hotels. This page takes all 7 Official Hotels, which stand by the park, and the 4 Alliance and Associate hotels USJ itself names a shuttle or direct bus for: OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino Resorts, RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka, Vignette Collection, Quintessa Hotel The Collection Osaka Bay(Old:Quintessa Hotel Osaka Bay) and Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers. The rest of USJ's list are city and bay hotels it names no park transfer for, so they are not compared here. It is a selection from USJ's list, not a ranking.

How close are the Official Hotels to the park?

5 of the 7 state a walk to the park, from 1 to 4 minutes. The others state their walk from JR Universal City Station instead, and each card shows whichever the hotel gives. Every figure is the hotel's own; none is measured or estimated here.

Do the shuttles need a booking?

As each hotel states it — OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino Resorts: book before each departure; RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka, Vignette Collection: book by the day before; Quintessa Hotel The Collection Osaka Bay(Old:Quintessa Hotel Osaka Bay): book online; next month's seats open on the 1st at 9:00. Rides run 15 to 30 minutes as stated. Quintessa Hotel The Collection Osaka Bay(Old:Quintessa Hotel Osaka Bay) gives two figures on the same page, and both are shown. Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers is served by a public bus rather than a hotel shuttle — labelled as paid, with the operator's booking rule on the card.

How big are the rooms?

8 of the 11 hotels publish their room sizes, and each card shows the smallest type listed — from 18 m² at Oriental Hotel Universal City. A bed width is shown only where the hotel states it. The Park Front Hotel at Universal Studios Japan, RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka, Vignette Collection and OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino Resorts publish no size where it could be read, so their cards show none.

Are room prices shown?

No. Rates move daily and by date, so a figure written into this page would be wrong within a day. Current prices are on the booking partner's page, which is where each hotel's link goes.

Does this page rank the hotels?

No. They are ordered by Trip.com guest score, with no ranking of our own and no verdict on which suits whom — nobody here has stayed in them. What the page does is set the walk against the shuttle, with the figures each hotel publishes.

Information note

Which hotels are here, and whether each is an Official, Alliance or Associate hotel, comes from Universal Studios Japan's partner-hotel page, read on September 24, 2026.

Walks, shuttles, bookings and room sizes come from each hotel's own website, and the public bus's booking rule from its operator — every page is linked on the hotel's card with the date it was read. Where one page gives two figures for the same ride, both are shown. Timetables stay with their sources: they change without notice, and a copied time would be wrong the day it did.

The hotel name, photograph, star class, guest score, review count and address come from each hotel's own Trip.com page, read on September 24, 2026. Shuttles, timetables and park hours change; confirm current details before your stay.

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