Stays & neighbourhoods
Which neighbourhood to stay in — Seoul, Busan, Jeju — and hotels, guesthouses, hanok stays.
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Views over the last 3 weeks, recent ones counting more.- 1Early flight home from Incheon: move hotels the last night, or not?NEW
- 2Light sleeper in Myeongdong: can you find a quiet room and a good breakfast?NEW
- 3Staying in Jongno: Jongno 3-ga or 5-ga, and would you book a Korean motel?NEW
- 4Sleeping in a hanok guesthouse: charming experience or one night is enough?NEW
- 5Hotel, guesthouse, serviced flat or hanok: how do you stay in Seoul?NEW
Light sleeper in Myeongdong: can you find a quiet room and a good breakfast?
A first-time visitor on the Tripadvisor Seoul forum had picked the Myeongdong and Namdaemun area for six nights. Their must-haves were hard to combine: good soundproofing because of insomnia, a subway station close by, a
0 0Staying in Jongno: Jongno 3-ga or 5-ga, and would you book a Korean motel?
A first-timer on the Tripadvisor Seoul forum had settled on Jongno and was choosing between two private-room stays, one near Jongno 3-ga station and one near Jongno 5-ga. The second had the nicer room, but they had read
0 0Sleeping in a hanok guesthouse: charming experience or one night is enough?
Staying in a traditional hanok comes up in almost every “unique stays in Seoul” thread. Opinions split in a pretty consistent way. What people love Waking up in a wooden house with a courtyard, often in walkable areas li
0 0Hotel, guesthouse, serviced flat or hanok: how do you stay in Seoul?
Accommodation choices in Seoul have widened a lot, and travel threads show people splitting their trips in very different ways. What each type is known for, according to travellers Hotels: predictable, front desk help wi
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0 0Where to stay in Seoul on a first trip: five neighbourhoods, honest trade-offs
“Where should I stay?” is probably the most asked question on Seoul travel forums. There is no single right answer, but the same five areas keep coming up. Myeongdong / Jung-gu Central, easy airport bus links, shopping o
0 0Early flight home from Incheon: move hotels the last night, or not?
A question that pops up again and again: your flight leaves early in the morning, and your hotel is in the middle of Seoul. Do you switch hotels for the final night? The options people usually weigh Stay put and leave ve
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