The Grand Hotel Myeongdong — Hotel in Seoul

My wife found this hotel using TripAdviser and Google maps. It's a medium sized hotel, in a good location; only a block and a half from the Myeongdong stop of the subway. There are many shops and street vendors close by as well as several restaurants and eateries (you'll never go hungry in Seoul).

The staff was helpful, friendly, and spoke English as well as Korean. The rooms are on the smaller side so with two teenage daughters, I got a second room. It was affordable and well-worth the space because you cannot get three or more people in the standard room.

The room was nicely appointed with a shower. There were toiletries already in the bathroom; a nice touch (shampoo, very small bar of soap, two toothbrushes with small tubes on toothpaste, a combo comb/brush) as well as two robes and two pairs of slippers.

The room had a small closet, which had a wall safe for your valuables, an electronic kettle, instant coffee, tea, spoons, and creamer. One of the things I liked about the room was that the air conditioning unit was ceiling mounted so you didn't have cold air along only one wall, which is typical of most American hotels.

The twin beds were comfortable although there wasn't a sheet separating me from the heavy blanket. Hopefully the cover of the blanket is changed daily.

We were very happy with the hotel and I would stay there again and would definitely recommend it. Only two issues; we stubbed our toes going into the bathroom as the bathroom floor is a little higher that the room floor and the wifi was terrible (almost unusable).

Again, the staff was polite and spoke English, the hotel itself and our two rooms were very clean, complimentary two bottles of water, great location to be a tourist, didn't get a chance to have their buffet breakfast; they have a buffet reception of Fridays apparently, and the rooms were affordable.

I would definitely stay here again and would recommend this hotel and location to...

I am utterly disappointed. I stayed 5 nights in this hotel and these are the pros and cons:

Pros: Good location. Hotel staffs were reasonably friendly & helpful but there seemed to be a lack of manpower and they lacked proper training except one, Mr KH Lee. To be precise, most of them would just apologise when you present a problem to them, except Mr Lee who could offer solutions instead. The hotel was clean and the apparatus was working fine in the room Cons; NOISY! NOISY! NOISY! Even though l have asked for a quiet room on the high floor during my reservation 2 months ago, the rooms are facing the Myeongdong Night Market with almost 24h of activities. Be prepared to stay awake late into the night and be awaken very early in the morning because of the noise. We experienced not enough hot water for shower on the second night due to boiler problems ( hotel later offered a free breakfast as an apology). Rooms are small. No air conditioning in the month of Nov till early the following year, only heaters and opening the windows will only make the noise problem bigger. PS: Half way into my stay, Mr Lee offered a solution to my last problem which helped a lot. Mr Lee appeared to be better trained in hotel customer service. Thank...

Staying at The Grand Hotel Myeongdong was all about location, location, location. Seriously, you walk out the door and you're smack dab in the middle of Myeongdong. It was wild! All those shops, the street food, the energy – it was like being in the heart of everything. And getting around Seoul was a piece of cake, the subway station was practically on the doorstep. The room itself was perfectly fine, clean and comfortable, nothing fancy, but it had everything I needed. The staff were friendly, always ready to help with directions or recommendations. I spent a little time on the rooftop terrace, which was a nice little escape from the city buzz. Honestly, if you're looking for a place that puts you right in the middle of the Myeongdong action, this is it. It's not the most luxurious hotel, but it's clean, comfortable, and the location is unbeatable. It was a great base for exploring Seoul, and I'd definitely consider staying...