Osaka Izumisano City
An airy open-air bath and saunas to unwind the fatigue of travel
REF Kansai Airport by VESSEL HOTELS is a hotel with its own baths in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. Its concept is “THE TRAVEL,” and its spaces are made to enrich both the start and the end of a journey. The main bathhouse, finished in calm, muted tones, includes an airy open-air bath where you can feel the outside air. The men’s bath has a dry sauna and a cold plunge, and the women’s bath has a mist sauna, easing the fatigue of travel to the core. Together with a breakfast of fresh fish from Izumisano Fishing Port, it makes for a refined stay that resets body and mind.

The main bathhouse catches the eye with soft lighting and a chic design. Its highlight is the airy open-air bath, where you feel the outdoor air on your skin. Sink into the water, glance up, and the fatigue of travel seems to drift away into the sky. Warm up well in the indoor bath, then cool down in the open-air breeze. That luxurious contrast of hot and cool promises a moment of pure bliss.

Open the door and a quiet dry sauna, thoroughly charged with heat, opens up before you. Give yourself to the strong heat, slowly let go of the weight built up from travel and daily life, and turn your attention to your own breathing. Once you have worked up a pleasant sweat, the refreshing cold plunge right beside it pulls your body taut, and when the flush has settled you head outside to cool off in the open air. Resting with the outside breeze on your skin leads to a deep sense of reset.

The mist sauna in the women’s bath. Fine, soft mist rises from your feet and gently wraps the whole body. Without the stifling air of a dry sauna, it warms you gently to the core while leaving skin and hair deeply moisturized. Breathe deeply in the warm mist and tense muscles soften, drawing you into a truly luxurious moment of relaxation.
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