Ritz-Carlton, Osaka. Walk-thru at Xmas | Best hotels in Osaka

Ritz-Carlton, Osaka. Walk-thru at Xmas | Best hotels in Osaka

WE’RE IN OSAKA FOR FIVE NIGHTS AND WE TREATED 
OURSELVES TO A SUITE AT THE RITZ-CARLTON! BY USING OUR CITI PRESTIGE CARD (AND 
BOOKING THROUGH THE CITI TRAVEL SITE), WE GOT A FIFTH NIGHT FREE IN THIS HUGE 
JUNIOR SUITE! WE PAID JUST $470 PER NIGHT AND THAT’S MORE THAN THREE-HUNDRED 
DOLLARS CHEAPER THAN THE TYPICAL RATE! SEE A COMPLETE TOUR OF THE 
SUITE LATER IN THIS VIDEO. BY THE WAY, WHEN WE VISITED JAPAN, THE CONVERSION 
RATE FROM JAPANESE YEN TO U.S. DOLLARS WAS THE BEST SINCE 1990! IN FACT, IT WAS HALF AS 
EXPENSIVE THAN A VISIT JUST THIRTEEN YEARS AGO. WE USED OSAKA AS A BASE FOR DAY 
TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. WE WENT WEST TO KOBE FOR A DAY AND 
SAW THE INCREDIBLE NUNOBIKI HERB GARDENS. A LINK TO THAT VIDEO IS ABOVE AND BELOW. WE WENT NORTH TO KYOTO ONE DAY AND SAW —-AMONG 
OTHER THINGS—- THE GREAT BAMBOO FOREST THERE. WE WENT EAST TO THE SMALL TEA FARMING COMMUNITY OF 
WAZUKA. A LINK TO THAT VIDEO IS ABOVE AND BELOW. BUT, THE REST OF THE TIME WE SIMPLY ENJOYED 
THE LUXURIOUS SURROUNDINGS OF THE RITZ-CARLTON. The hotel’s interior – decorated throughout 
with many artworks – was designed around the concept of an 18th-century, English 
Georgian-style aristocratic residence. Approximately 450 pieces are 
displayed in public areas, and the painting collection focuses on 
18th- and 19th-century European artists. SUITE 3201 IS (AS THE NUMBER 
SUGGESTS) LOCATED ON THE 32ND FLOOR. IN ADDITION TO THE TYPICAL PLUSH BATHROBES, THERE 
ARE ALSO TWO SETS OF PAJAMAS. NUMBER ONE ENJOYED THE MENU OF BATH SALTS. ALTHOUGH SHE SCREAMED WHEN THE TOILET SENSED 
SHE WAS COMING AND SUDDENLY JUMPED TO LIFE! THE MINI BAR IS WELL-STOCKED WITH RIDICULOUSLY  PRICED ITEMS. THIS SPLIT OF CHAMPAGNE 
WAS 68 DOLLARS. THIS SODA WAS $5.50. THIS SUITE IS LISTED AT MORE THAN 
65 SQUARE METERS OR 700 SQUARE FEET, AND YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW IT COMPARES 
TO OTHER ROOMS ON THIS FLOOR. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT 
THAT THE SWITCH FOR THE DESK LAMP WAS ACTUALLY LOCATED BY THE BED —-AS 
ARE CONTROLS FOR THE DRAPERIES. AS MARRIOTT BONVOY MEMBERS, WE RECEIVED 
A TWO-THOUSAND YEN HOTEL CREDIT DURING OUR STAY. WHAT CAN TWO-THOUSAND YEN GET 
YOU AT THE RITZ? WELL, FROM THE MIN BAR, YOU COULD GET THE GUMMY BEARS AND THE CHOCOLATE. 
OR YOU COULD GET A BEER AND A BAG OF CHIPS. AS IT WAS OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, THE HOTEL 
PRESENTED US WITH A NICE CARD AND GIFT. CHECK OUT THIS INTERESTING GLASSWARE… EACH NIGHT, A HARD-WORKING maid spent 
fifteen minutes ON THE TURNDOWN SERVICE. THE RITZ-CARLTON OSAKA HAS 
SIX BARS AND RESTAURANTS. LA BAIE IS A ONE MICHELIN STAR FRENCH 
RESTAURANT LOCATED ON THE FIFTH FLOOR. SPLENDIDO SERVES STANDARD BREAKFAST 
IN THE MORNINGS, AND THEN GOES ITALIAN FOR LUNCH AND DINNER. SEE THE COMPLETE 
BREAKFAST BUFFET LATER IN THIS VIDEO. XIANG TAO features Cantonese cuisine 
and other regional Chinese DISHES. AT HANAGATAMI, YOU HAVE YOUR 
CHOICE OF KAISEKI, SUSHI, TEPPAN-YAKI,
OR SUMIBI-YAKI AND THE TEMPURA HAS ALSO BEEN 
AWARDED ONE MICHELIN STAR. As always, thanks for watching. Please post anyo
comments or questions below and —- bon voyage!

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Watch this video to see what it’s like to stay in a HUGE suite at the Ritz-Carlton for less than $500/night! We’ll show you where it is, how to book it for less, why it’s so fun to stay here and why you should put it on your bucket list. Come along with us!

ABOUT US: We are two 60-somethings who are fortunate enough to be able to smell the roses—and we do—while we still can! We don’t like videos in which the content creator is the star of the show. We prefer to show you what you want to see: the surroundings, the physical space and the atmosphere. We want to impart good, useful information to help you plan your travels!

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See our visit to Wazuka: https://youtu.be/Sc6QOnjFkpo

See our visit to the Kobe Herb Gardens: https://youtu.be/NrIsObH8q50

00:00 intro
00:33 fifth night free!
00:58 Japan is cheap!
01:10 Osaka was our base
01:46 The Lobby Lounge
01:52 The Bar
02:17 the Christmas tree
03:03 the model train
03:15 The Junior Suite
07:33 Fun Fact!
09:02 the restaurants
15:19 the spa & fitness center
16:46 the breakfast buffet

WE’RE IN OSAKA FOR FIVE NIGHTS AND WE TREATED OURSELVES TO A SUITE AT THE RITZ-CARLTON!

BY USING OUR CITI PRESTIGE CARD (AND BOOKING THROUGH THE CITI TRAVEL SITE), WE GOT A FIFTH NIGHT FREE IN THIS HUGE JUNIOR SUITE! WE PAID JUST $470 PER NIGHT AND THAT’S MORE THAN THREE-HUNDRED DOLLARS CHEAPER THAN THE TYPICAL RATE!

SEE A COMPLETE TOUR OF THE SUITE LATER IN THIS VIDEO.

BY THE WAY, WHEN WE VISITED JAPAN, THE CONVERSION RATE FROM JAPANESE YEN TO U.S. DOLLARS WAS THE BEST SINCE 1990! IN FACT, IT WAS HALF AS EXPENSIVE THAN A VISIT JUST THIRTEEN YEARS AGO.

WE USED OSAKA AS A BASE FOR DAY TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

WE WENT WEST TO KOBE FOR A DAY AND SAW THE INCREDIBLE NUNOBIKI HERB GARDENS. A LINK TO THAT VIDEO IS ABOVE AND BELOW.

WE WENT NORTH TO KYOTO ONE DAY AND SAW —-AMONG OTHER THINGS—- THE GREAT BAMBOO FOREST THERE.

WE WENT EAST TO THE SMALL TEA FARMING COMMUNITY OF WAZUKA. A LINK TO THAT VIDEO IS ABOVE AND BELOW.

BUT, THE REST OF THE TIME WE SIMPLY ENJOYED THE LUXURIOUS SURROUNDINGS OF THE RITZ-CARLTON.

The hotel’s interior – decorated throughout with many artworks – was designed around the concept of an 18th-century, English Georgian-style aristocratic residence.

Approximately 450 pieces are displayed in public areas, and the painting collection focuses on 18th- and 19th-century European artists.

SUITE 3201 IS (AS THE NUMBER SUGGESTS) LOCATED ON THE 32ND FLOOR.

IN ADDITION TO THE TYPICAL PLUSH BATHROBES, THERE ARE ALSO TWO SETS OF PAJAMAS. NOT A BAD FIT….

NUMBER ONE ENJOYED THE MENU OF BATH SALTS.

ALTHOUGH SHE SCREAMED WHEN THE TOILET SENSED SHE WAS COMING AND SUDDENLY JUMPED TO LIFE!

THE MINI BAR IS WELL-STOCKED WITH RIDICULOUSLY PRICED ITEMS. THIS SPLIT OF CHAMPAGNE WAS 68 DOLLARS. THIS SODA WAS $5.50.

THIS SUITE IS LISTED AT MORE THAN 65 SQUARE METERS OR 700 SQUARE FEET, AND YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW IT COMPARES TO OTHER ROOMS ON THIS FLOOR.

IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT THAT THE SWITCH FOR THE DESK LAMP IS ACTUALLY LOCATED BY THE BED —-AS ARE CONTROLS FOR THE DRAPERIES.

AS MARRIOTT BONVOY MEMBERS, WE RECEIVED A TWO-THOUSAND YEN HOTEL CREDIT DURING OUR STAY. WHAT CAN TWO-THOUSAND YEN GET YOU AT THE RITZ? WELL, FROM THE MIN BAR, YOU COULD GET THE GUMMY BEARS AND THE CHOCOLATE. OR YOU COULD GET A BEER AND A BAG OF CHIPS.

AS IT WAS OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, THE HOTEL PRESENTED US WITH A NICE CARD AND GIFT.

CHECK OUT THIS INTERESTING GLASSWARE…

EACH NIGHT, A HARD-WORKING maid spent fifteen minutes ON THE TURNDOWN SERVICE.

THE RITZ-CARLTON OSAKA HAS SIX BARS AND RESTAURANTS.

LA BAIE IS A ONE MICHELIN STAR FRENCH RESTAURANT LOCATED ON THE FIFTH FLOOR.

SPLENDIDO SERVES STANDARD BREAKFAST IN THE MORNINGS, AND THEN GOES ITALIAN FOR LUNCH AND DINNER. SEE THE COMPLETE BREAKFAST BUFFET LATER IN THIS VIDEO.

XIANG TAO features Cantonese cuisine and other regional Chinese DISHES.

AT HANAGATAMI, YOU HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF KAISEKI, SUSHI,
TEPPAN-YAKI,
OR SUMIBI-YAKI
AND THE TEMPURA HAS ALSO BEEN AWARDED ONE MICHELIN STAR.

As always, thanks for watching. Please leave and comments or questions below and —- bon voyage!