Sotetsu Fresa Inn Seoul Myeong-dong — Hotel in Seoul

I rarely write reviews for past hotel stays as they were either average or above average. Most importantly, they have met a basic requirement – for a comfortable rest/sleep. NOT for Sotetsu Fresa Inn Myeongdong. This could easily be the WORST hotel I’ve ever stayed in.||1. Requested for no corner room & higher floor. Perhaps due to the room type & my late check-in timing, these were not fulfilled. But that’s fine as I do understand that it is based on availability. ||2. The room’s noise insulation is terrible. Could hear noises outside the room (e.g. closing of doors, talking and dragging of luggage). On my 1st night, I was woken up at 5am due to the noises.||3. As my room ended up at Level 5, everyday from 8.30am onwards, music will start blasting from the stores at street level. Due to the pushcarts on the streets, noise will only subside after they close for ops at around 11.30pm. Meaning at this hotel, you can’t sleep early and will be woken up early.||4. Received a notice from the hotel that there was construction work outside the hotel from 12am – 4am on 9 Nov. On the previous day 8 Nov, could hear throwing of wooden planks at 7.40am.||5. The toilet got clogged with merely toilet paper.||6. The last straw was on my 6th day of stay, the room’s warmer was discovered to be faulty. My room was freezing cold and I got sick from that eventually. The staff offered a room change but the initial plan was ridiculous. They almost made me change rooms every other day. Meaning I had to keep unpacking and packing when it wasn’t my fault? ||Anyway, though the location is good. There is definitely far better hotels around the vicinity. The first and last time that I will stay in...

I rarely write reviews for past hotel stays as they were either average or above average. Most importantly, they have met a basic requirement – for a comfortable rest/sleep. NOT for Sotetsu Fresa Inn Myeongdong. This could easily be the WORST hotel I’ve ever stayed in.||1. Requested for no corner room & higher floor. Perhaps due to the room type & my late check-in timing, these were not fulfilled. But that’s fine as I do understand that it is based on availability. ||2. The room’s noise insulation is terrible. Could hear noises outside the room (e.g. closing of doors, talking and dragging of luggage). On my 1st night, I was woken up at 5am due to the noises.||3. As my room ended up at Level 5, everyday from 8.30am onwards, music will start blasting from the stores at street level. Due to the pushcarts on the streets, noise will only subside after they close for ops at around 11.30pm. Meaning at this hotel, you can’t sleep early and will be woken up early.||4. Received a notice from the hotel that there was construction work outside the hotel from 12am – 4am on 9 Nov. On the previous day 8 Nov, could hear throwing of wooden planks at 7.40am.||5. The toilet got clogged with merely toilet paper.||6. The last straw was on my 6th day of stay, the room’s warmer was discovered to be faulty. My room was freezing cold and I got sick from that eventually. The staff offered a room change but the initial plan was ridiculous. They almost made me change rooms every other day. Meaning I had to keep unpacking and packing when it wasn’t my fault? ||Anyway, though the location is good. There is definitely far better hotels around the vicinity. The first and last time that I will stay in...

My friend and I stayed 2 nights. The room was typical of a modern Japanese city hotel (the chain is Japanese), with well thought out amenities and comfort though, of course, not very big. As we were using the hotel as a base to explore and were really only there to sleep this wasn't an issue for us. The bed was comfortable, charging ports were next to the bed as were room light controls.||||The bathroom had a standard Japanese bath/shower combination (a deep, albeit small bath), but the water often struggled to get or stay hot. There were thoughtful amenities provided including pyjamas and slippers as well as towels of small and large size (some other chains in Korea/Japan only provide small towels). A small fridge in the room provided complimentary bottled water, though there was no room to store additional items. ||||The hotel spans a number of floors but only had 2 lifts which does mean there can be a wait in busy times. You can check out from your room, without the need to go up to the Lobby, which is helpful.||||Service at the hotel was very good. The first staff member to greet us was likely new, and therefore there was some communication difficulties however these were quickly solved with the assistance of his colleagues. All interactions with the staff were pleasant- they happily resolved issues including our key cards not working and allowed us to store our luggage throughout the day after we checked out as we had a late flight. ||||The hotel is in a great location for those looking to enjoy the shopping and night market of Myeong-dong, while also being close to the subway for easy access to other parts of Seoul including...