Hotels we recommend
Where to stay in Seoul
Three hotels in Seoul we would book for a client, in Gangnam, Sogong-dong and Jangchung-dong. Two hold MICHELIN Keys. Two of them book through a partner programme, which adds an upgrade where one is free, daily breakfast for two, a hotel credit and late checkout, at the hotel's own rate.
- Hotels
- 3
- With MICHELIN Keys
- 2
- With partner perks
- 2
- Newest
- 2021
The hotels
Gangnam
Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Gangnam
2021 · 254 rooms
The top tier of Josun Hotels & Resorts, opened in 2021 in the Center Field West tower at 231 Teheran-ro, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam, carrying on the Josun Hotel name that began at Sogong-dong in 1914. Rooms sit on floors 27 to 35, with restaurants on the 24th and 36th floors and art deco interiors by Humbert & Poyet.
1 MICHELIN Key · Marriott STARS
Sogong-dong
The Westin Josun Seoul
1914 · 462 rooms
Korea's oldest hotel, opened as the Chosun Hotel on 10 October 1914 and rebuilt as a 20-storey tower in 1970, at 106 Sogong-ro in Jung-gu near City Hall, Myeongdong and Gwanghwamun. The palaces of Deoksugung and Gyeongbokgung are within easy reach.
Marriott Luminous
Jangchung-dong
THE SHILLA Seoul
1979 · 500 rooms · Renovated 2013
The flagship of Hotel Shilla, opened on 8 March 1979 at 249 Dongho-ro in Jung-gu, on the slope of Namsan, with the Yeong Bin Gwan banquet house in its grounds. It has 464 rooms, five fine-dining restaurants, indoor and outdoor pools facing Namsan, and is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
1 MICHELIN Key
On our list
Hotels in Seoul we rate but have not yet stayed in, drawn hollow on the map. The hotels above are first-hand; these are where we are going next. We book them as we book the rest.
Jamsil
Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Four-Star; on our list for the 76th floor and up of Lotte World Tower.
The 76th floor and up of Lotte World Tower. One of Korea's only two Two-Key hotels.
Jongno
One MICHELIN Key and Forbes Five-Star; on our list for Yu Yuan downstairs, beside Gwanghwamun.
Beside Gwanghwamun, with Yu Yuan downstairs holding a MICHELIN star.
What to know
Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Gangnam; The Westin Josun Seoul and THE SHILLA Seoul. Each has its own page with the rooms, the restaurants and what booking through us adds.
Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Gangnam (one MICHELIN Key) and THE SHILLA Seoul (one MICHELIN Key).
Of the hotels we recommend, Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Gangnam, which opened in 2021. THE SHILLA Seoul followed in 1979.
Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Gangnam: its rooms start at 44 square metres. The Westin Josun Seoul from 36 and THE SHILLA Seoul from 36.
Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Gangnam (Marriott STARS) and The Westin Josun Seoul (Marriott Luminous). Booked through us, each adds a room upgrade where one is free, breakfast for two each day, a hotel credit and early check-in or late checkout when the hotel can give it, at no extra cost to you.
Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Gangnam: Incheon (ICN) is about 90 minutes by taxi and Gimpo (GMP) about 60; by rail, the Airport Railroad to Hongik University and Line 2 to Yeoksam, then a 10-minute walk. The Westin Josun Seoul: Gimpo is 25 km away and Incheon 56 km; the 6701 airport bus to Incheon stops outside the lobby, and the hotel runs paid limousines to both. THE SHILLA Seoul: Incheon is about 1 hour 30 minutes by taxi or about 2 hours by the 6702 airport bus or rail; Gimpo is about 1 hour by taxi.
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