“My son (16) and I stayed in this traditionally styled hotel. We were seeking a ‘real Korean experience’ and that is what we received during our stay and didn’t want to be stuck in a western hotel.
We chose traditional style bedding but could have selected western style and they would have switched beds.
We chose western style breakfasts and they were first class (complimentary). My son looked forward to breakfast everyday.
Our washing was done everyday (complimentary), fridge in room with 4xdrinks (complimentary each day), wifi (complimentary).
Aircon was fine as was the bathroom, perhaps a bit tricky for elderly to get into the bath/shower if not so nimble – we had no issues!
The hotel owner Mr Kim and his staff met all our needs and requests in an instant. Only 4 or 5 groups of guests at anytime and they all received the same level of service.
The hotel is just a few hundred metres from the subway, airport bus and very close to all the main tourist areas (although study map before to be sure of directions – we used iPhone maps rather than google maps as it was superior). Tourist information centres were in each tourist district and near our the subway.
We ate vegetarian (and fish) and preferred to eat in Japanese styled restaurants when Korean food got a little complicated or just meat/spicy. The hotel is not far from a few ‘local styled’ supermarkets that are in the main tourist strip in the adjacent street/lane nearby with all the restaurants and lots of tourists. Just one of many tourist options in the vicinity.
We stayed 5 nights but I think we could have achieved a great insight into Seoul in 3 or at most 4 nights max.”

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