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3 out of 5
New Korea Hotel
25, Toegye-ro 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Reviews

7.2

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 357 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Sopranomusings, Mokpo-si

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The overall interior and fixtures could use a little upgrade, but they work well all the same. You receive an actual key, not a keycard, so be mindful of that. Staff was friendly in person, but I would have to suggest not sending any messages through the site, as mine went unanswered. Just call and speak to someone directly is beat. Really appreciated the 24 hour front desk service! Would book a room here again for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was very dirty, old and you can hear everything in your room .
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is great, close to subway station and plenty of restaurants nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Erwin

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent stay at fair rate
Good value and good location. The room is what you get for this price, but decent and clean and very friendly staff. A shower curtain might have helped!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Hsi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

JL, Singapore

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was near to Hoehyeon subway exit 1 and Namdaemum Market. The room we stayed in needed some repainting as it was a bit gloomy. The bed and pillow are comfy .Overall, it was a pleasant stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff is the best. Especially Mr. J.M. HAN is friend
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent for a place to lay your head
It was good. the bathroom looked old and somethings were cracked, and the tv's channels did not work at all. But aside from that it wasn't bad. It is close to the subway.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value
We had a great time. The front desk staff, particularly Mr Han were very helpful. The area is very authentic. The room was comfortable. The only problem: the nearby subway closes fairly early. We arrived late, and b the time we got to Seoul Station, our subway stop was closed. We had to figure out how to get to the New Korea hotel with all our luggage. Otherwise, buses and subways were frequent and easy to use.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Yen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old and not well serviced
Old and completely basic service (like hostel). Staffs have serious difficulties in understanding English. Although the location is good, there are several options near the area having better room conditions and service. Not recommend this hotel at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Surroundings: Great, alley-way, very short walking distance to restaurants, close to city attractions Car Parking: very limited, tight spaces (larger vehicles not recommended) Check-in: smooth, card no key (have to leave both card and car key with front desk when not in hotel) Room: quiet, clean, modern, but a little small for 3 adults; AC nice and cold, no tissues in the room, free water bottles in fridge; window was right next to adjacent building so useless Bathroom: clean, adequate sized, but low ceiling, water hot and pressure good, generous toiletries provided, bath-sized towels Breakfast: was supposed to be free but none was provided! (they discontinued service) Miscellaneous: hotel staff was very knowledgeable and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

J Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A decent hotel for the price
Pretty standard hotel in Korea. nothing fancy, but serves the purpose. Just off Hoehyeon Subway Station about 300 meters which is only one stop away from Seoul Station. Keep in mind taxis are tough to get here because they dont like the short drive to Seoul Station so expect to take subway, luggage and all. Service was great, friendly and helpful. Hotel is showing its years but the effort was made to keep it clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Columbus, Ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near Namsan & Skywalk
In the Shadow of the giant "T Mark Grand Hotel" and just a couple hundred yards from the Hoeyeon (Hay-yawn) Metro station, sits the New Korea Hotel. It's nice and clean with a helpful staff and free breakfast if you like. The Namdaemun Market is a short walk away - nothing like this back in Ohio! The giant Seoul Station is the next Metro stop to the east - a primary transfer point and also where you catch all the trains. I stayed here an extra day because it was so convenient and priced right. Good luck!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old hotel and not clean
The room was old and smoking is permitted so the smell is terrible since you arrive. The ONLY thing I truly recommend id the location, the rest I personally did not like it. They didn’t chance the sheets and the bathroom is a mess as it does not have curtains to cover when you are taking a shower.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
First visit to seoul
Being my first visit and not really knowing Seoul..only from reading blogs and looking at maps, the location of this hotel can't be any better. you are a minute walk to the subway and a stop away from Seoul Central station and myeongdong. this in itself gives you excellent connectivity to shopping, airport lines etc etc. My only gripe was with the hotel staff. they could be friendlier and could be more helpful. otherwise, it is small rooms but clean. The shower lacks a curtain so be prepared to shower sitting in the bath or have wet floors. for the price I paid, fantastic.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Solid , clean, central to the subway - great break
Solid , clean, central to the subway - great breakfast included

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice close to many places of interests&train statn
So delighted to have the train station within walking distance, great with the Life (for my elderly mum in travel pushchair). - It was great to have a good comfort bed even the room (indeed) smaller than expected. - Staffs are friendly; very patient especially when we travel with my elderly mum in travel pushchair. - The near by restaurants & eateries are serving local food with great choices. Overall experiences are great.

4/10 Poor

Elaine, Singapore

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Affordable hotel & walking distance to Myeondong
The hotel just located nearby the Hoehyeon mrt station, exit 1 & 2. It takes about 5 minutes walking distance to Myeongdong. However, the room is quite small compare to what i have been thought about and never provide toothbrush so you have to prepare by your own.

8/10 Good

Hazel, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel for its price
Very happy with my stay here. Room is small but cosy, looks a little old but very clean. Location is great, less than 5 minutes walk to Hoehyeon station, which is 1 station away from Seoul station, and 1 station away from myuengdong (you can actually walk over). Staff are very friendly, and checking in and out was very fast. Check in time should be 3pm, but as the room was already available, we were able to check in at 2pm. Room service is everyday, with new towels and complimentary water provided. Only lesser point is that check out time is quite early, so do take note. And breakfast range is limited, but still sufficient (bread, buns, eggs, bananas and cereals). Will definitely stay here if I come to Seoul again.

8/10 Good

Malee, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Booked hotel through Expedia and check-in and check-out process is quick. Room is cleaned and toiletries replaced every day. They also provide complimentary bottled water. Overall, our stay was a very comfortable one. Staff are nice. Not to mention free breakfast served every morning.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good location & clean
Good location nearly hoehyeon station can use way out 1 to go to hotel, Staff clean room all day.

8/10 Good

Fanny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel is a bit old. Its located in a small uphill lane and is dark at night, but it is close to subway and easy to go around. Breakfast provided is simple but it's good to start a day without paying extra. Reception service is excellent and willing to help. Overall it's good as a budget hotel.

6/10 Okay

Alex

the aircon was noisy, a small hotel but in a good location, Nandaemun and Seoul Station are all within 10mins walking distance.

10/10 Excellent

Kitty, M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was nice but more compact then expected.
The room had no closet or drawers but it was comfortable. The compact space tends to grow on you when you compare to the local areas. It makes you realize the space you have is actually pretty big in comparison. Staff was pleasant and location was very close to a shopping strip. Great place when on a budget.

8/10 Good

James, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Tourist friendly comfortable budget hotel
Good location five minutes walk to subway station, very friendly staff especially the front desk, separate router for each room, strong signal if you happen to need internet, complimentary breakfast served was simple but good quality and the breakfast room has a laptop for guest convenience also a TV as well, facility clean so was our room, clean linens and comfortable bed, split AC unit in each room so temperature control as wished, 40 inch flat screen TV, although majority of the channels are in Korean, there are some English channels like CNN, BBC, MSNBC & CCTV news, our stay was comfortable and we are happy that we chose this hotel.
comfortable bed
TV with mini fridge
breakfast room

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I got single room but it came w/ 2beds and size was enough for person. And also everyone was greeting and smiling politely which made me feel good. Thank u everyone! And thank u Sharry for taking care of me!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location
The location is great (very close to the metro station and walking distance to shopping center). The staff was very nice and pleasant. Beware though, the room is tiny and there were molds in the bathroom.

6/10 Okay

Kelvin , HONG KONG

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
HOTEL WITH VERY GOOD LOCATION
All the staffs are friendly and helpful except one man at reception is very cool when I check-in.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is the only good thing about this hotel
Bedsheets and towels had yellow stains on them. Bathroom fittings are old and rusty. The corridor carpet Was dirty. Booked a double room but while checking in I was told all the double rooms have been given away and had to take a twin room instead. They didn't offer any upgrade or anything extra for the inconvenience. A basic continental breakfast was included in the price And the location is great.

10/10 Excellent

Adrian, Cairns Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice small hotel
Nice quiet family run small hotel close to all facilities in a side street with local eating places nearby. I had a big room on the top floor with a view of Namsan Park.

2/10 Terrible

xueying

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It wasn't a great stay. Condition of the place is too old. On the 1st night, the aircon was buzzing like a bulldozer to the point we can't have a good night rest! We were forced to demand for a change in room. But all rooms were too small to even fit 2 lugguages! We had to move the furnitures to fit it somewhere so tt we cld walk properly. Name of the hotel was so difficult to spot tt we were walking ard the hotel on circles before we realised tt it's new korea hotel. Hard to find and it is up slope!!!!!!!!! Can you imagine, we were pushing our lugguages up hill n down.. Not recommended at all.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to all the popular touristy spots
Awesome staff. Went out of their way to accommodate us.

8/10 Good

Jessica, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in a convenient location
Convenient & centrally located, very close to Hoehyeon station and walking distance to Myeongdong/Namdaemun Market; the room I ended up in was quite nice*; most of the staff were friendly** and helpful; the bed was extremely comfortable; the breakfast was good (it didn't have a huge variety, but it had the basics and the foods were all fresh - breads, fruit, cereal, hard boiled eggs, milk/juice/caffeinated beverages); and the check in/out times were more reasonable than many other places I looked at. This hotel was good value for the price, I think. * The first room I got, #402, was bigger than the room I originally reserved (it had 2 single beds, not the 1 double bed I reserved) but it was not good. The furniture & fixtures (especially in the bathroom) were old and worn out, it was missing the chair or loveseat all rooms were supposed to have, and the room was very dark (only one small window, which faced a wall). But when I went back to the front desk to ask for a different room, the staff immediately gave me another one, which was much nicer, no questions asked. ** One of the male staff members, who seemed to be the manager or the senior member of the desk staff (he was there the most often of all of the staff members I encountered during my stay), wasn't particularly warm, friendly, or welcoming - to be fair he may have just been tired or having a bad day or something. He wasn't actively mean or hostile or anything, though, just... a bit grumpy, I guess you'd say.

6/10 Okay

Rudy, Indonesia

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
More Than Good Hotel in Seoul
this is a basic hotel for those need to rest at night. and like to travel by subway.

6/10 Okay

YURIE, Kanagawa Japan

New Korea Hotel
It is in a very convenient location to everything. Myeongdong, Nandaemun Market, Shinsegae Shopping Mall and the cable car access to N Seoul Tower are all in the vicinity. Hyoyeon Sta. of Subway Line 4 and bus stops for local and airport buses are also near. The staff are helpful and approachable. We arrived a little early before check-in time but we were allowed to check-in. The room is neat and tidy and have the basic amenities. Breakfast was provided but I wish there were more variety to choose from. The A/C was working well and WiFi signal was strong even inside the room.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Good location.
Good location. Near subway station. Comes with complimentary breakfast. Overall, good value for the price paid.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room is too small, its condition requires major improvement.

10/10 Excellent

Saengduan, Thailand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location .....friendly stuff
The location was great near subway and shopping place but cannot find hotel's map on google...It 's make me lost in first time that i arrived

8/10 Good

Young

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Young

Liked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
No Frill hotel with excellent location
It's near Meyongdong and Seoul station. For the price we paid, we didn't came with much expectation. Overall, it's still a comfortable stay, with great sound proof room, and comfy bed, great water pressure for a shower. Basically, you will get what you see in the picture :) The daily house keeping may need improvement as I can see hair on the pillow and quilt, and also slight stains on pillow. The breakfast is fairly simple, good for a quick bite before heading out for your day's activities.

2/10 Terrible

Chu

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
i was stay here for 2 night, the room is very small, after back to hotel for second day at 5pm the room still not yet clean, ask for the room services they say too many room have to clean that day, ok fine i inform them after 6pm please come to clean coz we want to rest and take a bath. after 10min the room services is coming and saying want to clean the room. i say want to taking bath and please come after 6pm. but they say the the room services only works until 5.30pm. please consider before u book this Hotel!!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It was a great time staying at this hotel overall. Hotel staff were excellent and one of them helped me to call a local person using Korean. The room is smaller than I thought but it was clean and neat.

8/10 Good

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

rs, Toronto, Canada.

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible Hotel
This is the worst hotel we have stayed in all of our years of travel. The room needs a total make over, filthy furnitures and smell of smoke. No shower curtain and the sink is cracked and stained. Extremely dirty and stained carpet in the hallways. Staff was very friendly and helpful. We give this hotel a rating of 1 and that is being genorous.