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Soo Song Guest House

Soo Song Guest House

4/535 Reviews
City Hall/Myeong-Dong
The transport guesthouse in the middle of Seoul is quiet and cozy, and the staff are friendly and my family visited their homeland stayed comfortably. It was a great luck to find a place where you can stay comfortably without any cost while looking for a suitable place to do Seoul City Tour. There were many restaurants around, so I could have a food dinner. It was great to have a friendly staff guide the restaurants around.
Swiss Motel

Swiss Motel

3/54 Reviews
Dongdaemun Market
The young lady at the front desk of the hotel is super good, and the booking on Ctrip is also very fast. We searched for several hotels, but they were all booked and refunded, and the online and offline were inconsistent. This one was booked online, and an email was sent immediately, very much. There is a convenience store around, and you can store your luggage in advance. It's very good. There is a big cockroach in the room, and the trembling slippers are killed. I still hope that the cleaning can be done. thanks
Sophia Hanok Guesthouse

Sophia Hanok Guesthouse

3.2/514 Reviews
Jongro / Insadong
Major security and food hygiene issues. Beware! Food hygiene issue: They provide bibimbap + other side dishes for breakfast. The alarming thing is their re-use of the side-dishes. When the breakfast was over and all other guests have left the dining area, the host casually put the unconsumed side dishes back into the larger pots where they are stored. The reason this is alarming is because the side dishes are shared among all the guests, and the sharing nature of the side dishes inevitably means that their saliva will also be shared. Not only is this gross to think about, but this will also potentially promote infectious diseases. Security issue: We stayed in a private guest room as a couple with our private bathroom. The locks were the old Korean style, with 2 sets of 4 sliding doors - one set on the outside, one set on the inside. The outer set of sliding doors have 2 screw-in locks which can be padlocked. The inner set of sliding doors only have screw-in locks. When leaving the room, I had the inner set of sliding doors shut, with one side of the door remaining locked. We were shocked to find that upon returning, both sides of the inner doors were unlocked and opened, indicating that someone had entered our room. No tampering of the padlock was evident, suggesting that this person had the proper keys to the padlock. What was more disturbing was that there was no good reason for anyone to have been there! No cleaning and no rearranging of amenities! We tried several times to contact the owner to no avail. We immediately packed and left after the first night. Value for Money: Quite expensive for what it is. But, if you want the experience of staying in an old-style traditional korean housing, there are several other such guesthouses. Location: Good location. Close to Anguk subway station, palaces and insadong, but far enough from the main road to not be affected by road noise. Cleanliness: Clean enough. Staff: Questionable business practice & work ethics. There is one elderly woman who appears to be helping to keep the guesthouse clean and to prepare meals. She only speaks Korean, and does so very loudly and abruptly. I am a Korean, and this does not bother me as I do have some idea about how some people speak, but my wife found this very confronting. Facilities: Minimal. Very small rooms with no furniture. But this is, after all, a part of the traditional Korean Hanok experience.
Hostel Vanilla 2 Dongdaemun

Hostel Vanilla 2 Dongdaemun

5/51 Reviews
Dongdaemun Market
very impressive! The staff members are OK in Japanese. Cleaning is also clean and clean. The location is excellent and you can walk to the night shopping of Dongdaemun. I could go back and forth without going through narrow or dark roads. The room where I stayed had no TV and refrigerator. It was quiet so I could sleep I still want to use it!
Hotel DM

Hotel DM

4.1/599 Reviews
Dongdaemun Market
The hotel is located at Exit 3 of Dongmiao Subway Station. Walk straight back along the temple stone wall of Main Road for 100 meters. After passing the second barbecue restaurant, turn right at the fruit stall and enter the inner street for 20 meters to the hotel. The hotel's exterior and lobby are decorated in an old style, but the customer service at the front desk is polite and can speak Mandarin. There is a luggage storage service, and there is a small restaurant next to the lobby that provides breakfast and lunch services. The breakfast is simple but filling, and it costs Rm10,000. Although the room is not large in size, it is of a reasonable size and the bathroom space is sufficient. There is also a USB port. The most commendable thing is that the room, bedding and towels are very clean. There are many second-hand shops and street stalls around the hotel, as well as many local restaurants, which are worth trying. When eating barbecue, you must try the one with the orange sign diagonally opposite the hotel door. It is a husband-and-wife team, warm and polite, and it is a traditional charcoal barbecue. At Exit 3 of the subway station, go straight and turn left into the inner street. There is also a very good noodle restaurant.
Five Hotel Jongno

Five Hotel Jongno

3.9/5225 Reviews
Dongdaemun Market
The location of the hotel was good, 5 minutes walk to subway and 5 minutes to the Gwangjang Market. Room was clean, facilities were rather old. You can wash and dry your clothes in the basement for a total of 600 South Korea won. The staff at the front desk was super helpful and nice. Would stay here again.

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Seoul offers a wide range of accommodations to suit different needs. The Signiel Seoul in the Lotte World Tower is a luxurious choice with magnificent city views. For a mid-range option in the shopping district, consider the Lotte City Hotel Myeongdong.

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