GLAD Hotel Yeouido Seoul — Hotel in Seoul

We had stayed in their suite room for three nights as a couple. We found the hotel to be very neat and well maintained. Housekeeping staffs were too swift and always ready to help. As per them, the room offered to us was their biggest room but we found it too small to be called a suite room. The room is equipped with latest fixtures, controls and systems that provides it a premium feel. Bed and linen were clean. |Things that we did not like were the noise throughout. Maybe the materials used to separate the rooms donot absorb acoustics. Hence if someone is walking on upper floors or if someone is talking by the aisle outside our room, we could hear those noise loud & clear. This led us to have sleepless nights all three nights of our stay. Another reason for sleepless nights were the housekeeping staff using the same set of hand gloves to set our duvet, bed & pillows with which they had cleaned our toilets. We were in for a shock to see this and hence had tried to manage with our sleep without the duvet and the pillows amidst the noise and loud foot steps noise emerging from everywhere. |Water bottles are limited to two small bottles per room per day. Extra charge for ordering extra water bottles is what they had told to us when we asked for more bottles but during checkout they did not charge us for those despite we reminding them to charge us. So, if they indeed donot charge then why to sound so inflexible the first place. |Also, extra charges for even an hour early checkin. Extra charge for an hour late checkout. They donot provide sugar or milk pouches in room despite providing a coffee machine. When asked for sugar and milk pouches they declined saying they can provide facility in room for black coffee alone. For any other type of coffee, pay extra by ordering from restaurant. |Restaurant is fine to manage with the breakfast.|Overall, a decent looking clean hotel near the National Assembly area. Except for sounding too inflexible and for the noise, it’s a decent...

Boutique Hotel with No frills

Being a part of the DESIGN HOTELS group of hotels, the property comes with a lot of chic and style. But at the same time it is reserved on luxury elements and keeps it simple and spartan. But at the price we paid , it was a value for money and a great place to sleep if you are based out of the Yeouido neighborhood

LOCATION: Location is the downside , as it is quite away from most key points of interest, But it is quite close to the metro station.

DINE + DRINK: Have a bar and restaurant on site, but didnt try it.

ROOM: We stayed in 1229, so this review is based on that; VIEW:Sweet view of the cityscape and skyscrapers outside ; SIZE: Very spacious room; AIR-CON: Centrally controlled air-con that didnt cool teh room well enough which was bit of a downer!; BED: Comfortable bed that played the expected part to put me to sleep; BATHROOM: Lovely Stand in shower and the highlight of the bathroom was the super high tech Toilet!! Mindblowing controls and super automated. You will certainly enjoy your time your time abode the commode!; TOILETRIES: Very good spa quality cosmetics!

FACILITIES: Compact Gym with a basic range of weights and Cardio machines by PRECOR that i s good enough for a decent workout. No Swimming pool

SERVICE: Friendly staff that took care of all my needs with a smile and made us feel pampered and well taken care of. Special Shout out to the Bellhops who helped us with all transportation needs

HOW WIRED YOU WILL BE: Free high speed Wi-Fi that works well all over the property. Big Plasma TV screen dishing out dozens of channels BUT ONLY IN REGIONAL LANGUAGES mostly! So you have very options for entertainment if you are...

The Hyundai Seoul is 15 minutes walk through the Yeouido Park (which is a nice park and no tourists spotted). |I tried to check in at 12pm, but when I arrived there was a demonstration in front of the hotel (due to its' location near the National Assembly). So, it was noisy but the receptionist told me that the demo will finish at 4pm. |No demo happened during weekend stay, but on Monday morning, the demo started again in front of the National Assembly, so a lot of yelling noises can be heard from my room (on 8th floor)|And I believe their floors are quite thin as well, as I heard stomping feet on top of my floor. So, definitely this hotel is not for those who are seeking for peace and quiet room. |However, thanks to the male receptionist (I forgot to check his name), he helped me to bring my luggages up to my room, because they do not have concierge if you check in late at night. |Fortunately, I ordered a corner deluxe room so it's spacious and the bathroom is bright and clean (fyi, due to their government policy-they do not provide toothbrush and toothpaste). Weird regulation, but yeah, be prepared to...