Seoul — Places to stay
Palace walls by day, open kitchens at 2am.
- Park Hyatt Seoul — An upper-floor Gangnam hotel with floor-to-ceiling city views.
- The Shilla Seoul — A Namsan-side luxury hotel with extensive dining and wellness facilities.
- Mondrian Seoul Itaewon — A design-led Itaewon hotel with pools and nightlife close by.
- RYSE, Autograph Collection — A creative hotel beside Hongdae’s busiest street.
- GLAD Mapo — A transit-first hotel at Gongdeok’s rail interchange.
- Hotel Gracery Seoul — A 336-room base between City Hall and Namdaemun.
- Toyoko Inn Seoul Yeongdeungpo — A practical hotel with free breakfast near Singil Station.
- ibis Ambassador Seoul Insadong — A practical base for Insadong and Ikseon-dong lanes.
- Shilla Stay Seodaemun — A no-fuss business hotel by Seodaemun Station.
- Seoul Youth Hostel — A public youth-hostel base below Namsan.
- Signiel Seoul — From the 76th floor of Lotte World Tower, all of Seoul in view
- Four Seasons Hotel Seoul — Five-star by Gwanghwamun Square, rooms facing the palace
- Josun Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Gangnam — The Josun group's top-end hotel, in the middle of Gangnam's Teheran-ro
- L7 Hongdae by LOTTE — Four-star near Hongik Univ. AREX station, with a rooftop pool
- L7 Myeongdong by LOTTE — Four-star right by Myeongdong Station, with a rooftop foot bath
- Nine Tree by Parnas Seoul Insadong — Four-star on Insadong-gil, walk to Gyeongbokgung and Bukchon
- Nine Tree Premier ROKAUS Hotel Seoul Yongsan — A 2023 hotel by Yongsan Station, with Han River and Namsan views
- ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong — No-frills hotel 200 m from Myeongdong, by Lotte's flagship store
- Toyoko Inn Seoul Gangnam — Japanese business-hotel chain in Gangnam, around ₩100k a night
- Bukchonmaru Hanok Guesthouse — Four-room hanok behind Changdeokgung's wall, host-cooked breakfast
- L'Escape Hotel — Belle Epoque rooms, one minute from Hoehyeon Station
- Fairmont Ambassador Seoul — 5-star inside Parc1, right beside The Hyundai Seoul
- Grand Hyatt Seoul — Hillside 5-star with Seoul's night lights below
- ibis Styles Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong — Central Myeongdong, rooms from the 80,000s
- Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun — Walk to Gyeongbokgung and Insadong from the door
- The Grand Lotte Seoul — Lotte Hotel Seoul, renamed and reopened Aug 2026
- Conrad Seoul — A 9.2-rated 5-star by IFC Mall, with Han River views
- Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas — A 550-room, 9.1-rated 5-star right beside Coex
- Lotte City Hotel Myeongdong — A 4-star with 9,000+ reviews, 400 m from the cathedral
- Nine Tree Premier Hotel Insadong — A newly built 9.0-rated 4-star on Insadong-gil
- Koreana Hotel — A budget-friendly downtown 4-star by the Yi Sun-sin statue
- GLAD Yeouido — An 8.8-rated 4-star business hotel in central Yeouido
- Shilla Stay Seocho — A Shilla-chain business 4-star, 1 km from Gangnam Station
- Hotel Riviera Seoul — A Cheongdam 4-star over the Han River, with an indoor pool
- Stanford Hotel Myeongdong — A 9.0-rated 3-star, 200 m from central Myeongdong
- Hotel28 Myeongdong — An 83-room Myeongdong hotel scoring 9.3
- Holiday Inn Express Seoul Hongdae — A 3-star inside the Hongik Univ. Station mall, some rates with breakfast
- Dormy Inn Express Seoul Insadong — A Japanese-chain 3-star at the Insadong-gil entrance, with a bath and free late-night ramen
- Dormy Inn Seoul Gangnam — A 9.1-rated Gangnam 3-star with a public bath
- Comfort Inn Yeouido — A Yeouido 3-star, 800 m from IFC Seoul, free parking
- Hotel POCO Seongsu — A newer 3-star at the mouth of Seongsu's cafe lanes
- Hanok Hotel Daam — A hanok hotel with a bamboo courtyard, 400 m from Changdeokgung
- Rakkojae Seoul — A luxury hanok hotel in Bukchon, billed as Korea's first
- Bunk Guesthouse Hongdae — A 9.1-rated guesthouse 190 m from Hongdae street
- The Blossom Yeonnam Guesthouse — A 9.5-rated Yeonnam-dong guesthouse with a garden, tucked in a quiet lane
- The Westin Josun Seoul — Classic 5-star by City Hall, 462 rooms
- Four Points by Sheraton Josun Seoul Myeongdong — Mid-range hotel, 375 rooms, between Myeongdong and Euljiro
- Shilla Stay Yeoksam — Business hotel with 306 rooms in the Gangnam office district
- Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun — 523-room hotel and residence near DDP
- Imperial Palace Boutique Hotel Itaewon — 128-room boutique hotel on Itaewon-ro
- Seoul Dragon City — 1,700-room hotel complex by Yongsan Station
- Hotel Skypark Central Myeongdong — A 3-star base on a Myeongdong side street, shops at the door