Located at the edge of the vibrant Myeong Dong shopping district, this hotel is perfect for travellers who are looking to shop and eat to your heart’s content.

Credits: Google Maps

LOCATION

This hotel is facing 2 big LOTTE mall buildings, and the distance from the nearest subway station (Euljiro-1-ga) is a mere 2-3 minutes walk as depicted below.

There are also plenty of shops, street food, cosmetics, masks – everything is right behind the hotel so you don’t need to worry about catching a quick toilet break in between shopping.

Besides that, there is a huge plus in having a direct airport bus (Bus 6015) from the hotel to Incheon. The bus runs every 15 minutes – so you don’t have to lug your huge luggage everywhere in the subway. A ticket costs 15,000 krw (around 13 USD) and this hotel is on the 8th stop. Do consider taking the airport bus instead of a taxi/train. It’s so convenient and easy!

ROOM

The rooms are reasonably sized, comfortable for 2 pax, but a bit squeezy for a 3 pax room. The room lights are a bit dim and dark though, which makes the room feel a bit older and worn out. Water is provided daily – I love when a hotel does this. The bathroom is small but bearable. They have plenty of TV cable channels to choose from.

SERVICE

Late checkout is easy, just go to Level 1 and drop your keys at 2pm.

Reception was also friendly and helpful, very accommodating with our requests and questions.

Check-in took a bit longer than usual, but it wasn’t long enough for us to complain. We’ve experienced worse.

If you arrive early (before check-in time), the hotel will offer to let you store your luggage in the luggage room.

BREAKFAST

Breakfast was not good, I repeat, NOT GOOD. I’d highly recommend skipping on the breakfast packages, and just try a cafe outside.

Overall, if the sole purpose of your next Korea trip is to shop and not worry about being far away from shopping, I think this hotel would be your best bet.

Google Maps location: https://goo.gl/maps/7SfqaqaU8Ck3mZn29

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