Kensington Resort Seorak Beach — Hotel in Toseong-myeon

I had a nice time here due to the location (right next to the beach) but the hotel room leaves much to be desired and I would never stay here again. ||There is no cleaning service meaning you have to take out your own trash to a garbage can in the hall, which would be fine if only we didn’t have to throw our toilet paper in the trash can after using it. Gross! Yes that means you throw your poopy toilet paper in the trash or go to the bathroom in the lobby. If you flush your toilet paper there’s a good chance you’ll clog the toilet due to the weak plumbing. ||Also they do not provide body towels, just a small hand towel. So when you take a shower be prepared to dry yourself off with a tiny towel. ||The lobby looks like it was renovated but the rest of the hotel is painfully old and feels like you’re living in a dorm room or glamping. Overall not that clean and a little bit gross.||Not sure how this place gets off calling itself a resort of any kind. ||The location however can’t be beat and if you are prepared for the sparse accommodation it...

From my perspective as a foreign tourist, the hotel was fine, but very little English was spoken and my family all felt that the hotel seemed a bit "industrial." The room was comfortable and we liked the kitchenette, heated floors and balcony overlooking the ocean. We were a couple plus 2 kids, and we assumed there would be beds for us all. The kids had to sleep on thick pads which we pulled from the closet, which was fine but I don't know if that was clear during the booking process. The restaurant onsite and most of those nearby close at 9 pm, so either plan accordingly or head into Sokcho city for more options. We enjoyed the beach and the electric tricycles for rent. We didn't have the breakfast buffet because it seemed too expensive and we weren't sure what all was offered, but there is a cafe downstairs which has sandwiches and pastries. Great, quiet location from which to explore nearby attractions such as Seorak National Park...

Very disappointing. It is NOTHING like the pictures. The hotel is not kept up. There are no decent chairs, no sofa, no couch. There is a single plastic bench and seven plastic bar stools. No bath towels, only hand towels. No eatery outside. No beach towels available even for purchase. No beach lounges or chairs. “Restaurant” is nasty with little to no hygiene practiced and is only a very expensive/disappointing buffet. This is NOT a 4 star resort, but is a 2 star motel on the beach. They want to fine guests who don’t bring recycling down the hall to a recycling bin. There is no daily room service. The beds are hard. The bath in one room didn’t work. The room refrigerator didn’t work. This place is over promised and...