Hotel Gaon Insa-dong

2.0 star property
Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, near Myeongdong Street
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Premium bedding, free WiFi
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Property amenity
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Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
401-8, Samil-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03164
  • Insa-dong
    1 min walk
  • Lotte Department Store
    12 min walk
  • Myeongdong Cathedral
    12 min walk
  • Seoul (GMP-Gimpo Intl.)
    50 min drive

Room options

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Standard Single Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Standard Triple Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Standard Quadruple Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Seoul

At Hotel Gaon Insa-dong you'll be within just a 15-minute stroll of popular places like Myeongdong Street and Lotte Department Store. Highlights at this hotel include free in-room WiFi. .This smoke-free hotel offers free WiFi in public areas, concierge services and a 24-hour front desk. Additionally, you'll find a terrace, express check-in and multilingual staff. .Attractions within a 15-minute walk of this Jongno-gu hotel include Myeongdong Cathedral and Gwangjang Market.

What's nearby

  • Myeongdong Cathedral - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Myeongdong Street - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Gwanghwamun - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Seoul City Hall - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace - 20 min walk - 1.7 km

Getting around

  • Jonggak Station - 5 min walk
  • Seoul Station - 7 min drive
  • Seoul (GMP-Gimpo Intl.) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪커피스미스 종로점 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Milk Hall 1937 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪삼통치킨 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪cafe bula - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪김밥천국 인사점 - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Gaon Insa-dong

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, near Myeongdong Street
As a guest of Hotel Gaon Insa-dong, you'll find a terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance. Public spaces have free WiFi. Hotel Gaon Insa-dong also features concierge services, express check-in, and a front desk safe.

This Seoul hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 36 guestrooms or units
  • 4 levels
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Staff members are multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
Hotel Gaon Insa-dong offers 36 air-conditioned accommodations, with free toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a shower. This Seoul hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese, Korean

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 19

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. No on-site parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Union Pay.

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our ratings system.

Property is also known as

Hotel Gaon
Gaon Jongno
Hotel Gaon Insa-dong Seoul
Gaon Insa-dong Seoul
Gaon Insa-dong
Hotel Gaon Jongno
Hotel Gaon Insa-dong Hotel
Hotel Gaon Insa-dong Seoul
Hotel Gaon Insa-dong Hotel Seoul

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Hotel Gaon Insa-dong?

Hotel Gaon Insa-dong offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Hotel Gaon Insa-dong?

No, Hotel Gaon Insa-dong does not offer an airport shuttle service.

What time are check-in & check-out at Hotel Gaon Insa-dong?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at Hotel Gaon Insa-dong?

No, pets are not allowed.

Hotel Gaon Insa-dong Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 96 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 96 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 96 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 96 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 96 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Depending what you need could be ok
They have a suitcase scale which can help you when packing back up to go home so that’s nice. The mattresses are hard with springs stabbing up, possibly just box springs not mattresses? The pillows are hard! They give you bath mats for towels. Sometimes they give a bigger one, you have to ask to have that changed so I just bought my own from Daiso. There is a lot of mold in the bathroom because it’s meant to be Korean style where the whole room is a shower room but it hasn’t been waterproofed so black mold grows everywhere. The walls and floor are damaged and dirty. The sink in the first room just drained onto the floor so don’t wear socks while using, the sink in the second room clogged and would be almost over flowing before I could wash my face. The room smells musty, probably because of the mold so you wanna keep the window open but staff and guests smoke and talk down there so pick your thing you can be patient with. Although it says they clean the room you actually have to ask them to do that if you “need” it. If you need a hotel for a quick trip, like one night, it is in a very good area that’s easy to get to anywhere. They are nice but I just think it needs a renovation so it could match up a bit more with photos. I would call it more of a business hotel than anything else. Good for short not long stays.
Stayed 11 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Cheap. Terrible room, subpar cleanliness. Bed is spring mattress that is hard as F. Air conditioner does not appear to have been cleaned for many years. Bookers beware. Photos on site appear to be from when the hotel initially opened as in reality, it kinda looks like that but with a dirty tinge. Mould and dirt in bathroom. Bathroom is tiny (shower and toilet are the same thing).
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy and comfortable to stay^^,
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
An OK place that is hidden away.
It is a bit hidden down an alley. By current landmarks, look at the 7/11 and go left until you see and opening and walk down. On discount, it is a great place given location to Insadong, embassies, museums, and palace. The information here says 24 hour front desk, but it's my understanding that there is no one there between 1-8 AM. I've stayed in better places, but I've also stayed in far worse.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Decent clean room
Hotel was decent. More a guesthouse than hotel. Double room is tight for 2 people. Hot water is good. Needed a room which had 24-hour check-in as we would only arrive in the city around 2am. Taxi drivers can’t read English - so he could call the hotel to ask for directions. It is a bright yellow hotel in an alley, refer to another review’s direction.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Other hotel in the chain good, but this one bad
The main problem was with the temperature, it was already freezing but the room floor was heated but there was no circulation. Woke up 2-3 times as I couldn’t breathe! They should have turned down the heater...
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Michelle, Colorado

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Affordable stay, charming district
This was an incredibly affordable stay just outside one of Seoul's most charming districts. Clean, efficient, and no-fuss.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

rungkun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Mary-Jane

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Well the only good thing about this hotel is it's location. It's super close to insadong and tapgol park which is about a minute or 2 of walking. It's also close to 2 train stations name jonggak and jongno-3-ga stations. It's also close to the airport bus stop and local city bus stop so getting around seoul is easy and there's also the nami island tour bus beside tapgol park. There are many shops around the hotel. 7-11 is just around the corner, cat cafe, the 24 hour noodle shop, kfc, starbucks just to name a few. It's also close to the youth avenue which is a street lined with bars, restos, and shops which closes relatively late. The room was ok since it's still relatively newly renovated but it's not that clean. There were hairs on the bed and i think they threw hairs on the toilet bowl which they forgot to flush when they cleaned the room before we arrived. The room was small but manageable. The bed has spring mattress so it's hard to sleep coz the spring will poke your back and the mattress was hard. Our room wasn't cleaned the entire time we stayed (5days) eventhough i asked for room cleaning. Having big suitcases and going up 4 flights of stairs was also a hassle since they will not help you carry your baggage to your room. The staff speak little english so another problem. Walls were thin so you can hear people from outside or from the other room. But overall you get what you pay for.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location, not too expensive
Great Location, many sightseeing or shopping area in walking distance. Many food stalls and restaurant are near by. The room is small, warm interior design. Spring bed is old and uncomfortable. It was hard to goto sleep for me. Generally it was quite quiet during the stats, just one night there are few crazy drunk Korean screamed and talk loudly around 2am at night.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
It is okay for 1 or 2 day stay. The room and the bathroom are not big, but if you are going to just sleep and be out all day it is okay

6/10 Okay

janghoon

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
周圍晚上較危險 獨自旅行要注意 廁所可能有菸味 床墊凸彈簧
原本預定四晚,但住了兩晚就提前搬走,因為晚上周圍比較危險,有喝完酒的男人會在小巷聚集,附近也睡不少流浪漢,雖然可能不會真的接近路人,但因為整棟旅館坐落在小暗巷內,我自己一個人旅行,所以危險感加倍...。 另外,旅館雖然規定禁菸,但廁所通風口是各房間連通的,應該是有某間房在偷抽菸,所以早上打開我的廁所門裡面竟然滿滿的菸味(算是我的底線啦所以覺得不行)。 我被分到的三樓房間的床長得跟照片不一樣,原本以為會是架高的床(床看起來舒服是我訂這間的原因),結果只有一個放地上的床墊,而且輕輕摸就可以摸到凸凸的彈簧,一壓就會有嘎吱聲,睡起來好不舒服,我住的其他旅館雖然只是傳統的地上厚墊,都還比較舒服...。 但優點是櫃台隨時都有人,晚上check-in沒問題,態度也不錯,洗澡水壓水溫很穩定~ 如果平常在鍾路一帶活動,希望找便宜又有獨立衛浴的,這間cp值應該還可以,但如果想要玩得舒服一點的人建議再考慮一下喔~
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
場所はソウル駅から地下鉄1号線で2駅と絶好の位置。多分ミョンドンなどの観光客が行く有名繁華街にも少し無理すれば徒歩でもいけるくらい。地下鉄でも乗り換え入れて5駅くらい。何より周辺が地元の人たちばっかりの大繁華街です。歩いて回るだけで楽しい。 ホテルは駅から大通りを通って、少しだけ路地に入る感じ。立地は最高です。ホテル自体もリニューアルされているのか、外装、内装はそれなりにきれいです。部屋も十分広い。ただ、4Fなのに階段だったり、シャワーとトイレが一緒、そして虫が何匹かいました。だいたいどんな部屋でも大丈夫な私でもちょっとギョっとしました。そして、チェックアウトが朝5時頃だったのですが、フロントに誰もいない。 「寝るだけ」と割り切れる人には値段も含めて最高。私も夜10時に入り、朝5時に出たので割り切りました。立地と値段と値段の割のきれいさは最高なんですがねー 次回は少し考えます。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
特に不便なことはありませんでしたが コンセントボックスが壁から外れていたり壁に穴が開いていたりと少し「ん?」と思うことはありました。
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
청결하지 않아요
직원은 친절 했는데 오래된 건물이고 침대가 아주 불편했어요.세면대는 막혀서 물도 안내려 갔고 전반적으로 좀 낙후된 숙박시설 입니다.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

H, JAPAN

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
シングル2部屋、同じフロアを希望したら叶えて゜くれました。雨の日ビニール傘を無料で貸してくれました。バスタオルがなく1日目我慢しましたが、申し出たら次の日は置いてありました。1部屋洗面台の足元排水が水漏れしていて水びだしになりました。シャワーはせまかったです。壁がうすいのか1部屋はとなりの話し声が気になり、もう1部屋は隣家が居酒屋でにぎやかでした。フロントにデジタル秤とスティックコーヒーと紅茶有。1人用湯沸しポットとカップか゜部屋にあり、水を買ってくれば自由に飲めました。シャンプーリンスボディソープドライヤーテレビ冷蔵庫完備。
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jeong

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
이런호텔?????
청소상태가 빵점이었어요 곰팡이 냄새도 심했구요
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
床に髪の毛が多数落ちていた
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
口コミにもありましたが、お部屋全体に臭いが充満していました。 立地は良かった為、臭いの改善があればまた泊まりたいです。
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

SOOYEON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019