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Horangi1
Queensland

Was just OK - Better out there at cheaper rates.

3.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 17 Apr 2011
This was my sixth trip to Seoul. Other places I have stayed at in the past - Casaville (Shinchon), Hamilton Hotel (Itaewon) and Best Western (Mapo).

Available accommodation in Seoul for this trip was limited due to the Exodus of persons from Japan escaping possible radiation after the 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami. On this occasion I had to travel to Seoul at short notice due to a family event. I had a list of hotels I was planning on staying at however no rooms were available. After 5 hours of phone calls and searching the internet this was the only hotel that I could find with an available room for my 2 week stay.

Location - At first it seemed in the middle of nowhere - compared to the other hotels I have stayed at. There was not much nearby, but I am happy to walk. The nearest subway station (Green line) was a 10 minute walk away. 15 minute walk to Dongdaemun and a 20 minute walk to Myeongdong. 25 minutes to Namdaemun markets. So we did a bit of walking. Seoul tower was visible from our room.

Staff were welcoming and English was good - nil problems with communication. The cleaning staff were friendly and made up our room daily. Fresh towels each day. Sheets were changed once during our 11 night say, this was not a problem, just advising. Whilst the room was clean of dirt etc there was some mould in the bathroom and marks on the walls. The room is in need of refurbishment. I know that Seoul has its share of pollution that can dirty the windows over time. Our windows were dirty, very dirty. I cleaned a small 40cm x 40cm patch on our window so that we could get a clear view of the city.

First Impression was - Substandard. I was disappointment at the condition of the room - somewhat run down. The room was a reasonable size, what I expected anyway. The bathroom was a good size, but run down. My wife's parents were staying in another room, after checking in their response was, "should we look for another hotel", however, I knew that that would be futile due to the high occupancy rate in seoul at the time.

So we stayed for the 11 nights. The room was comfy enough for 2 Adults and 2 children. I have stayed in smaller rooms. The biggest and only positive aspect of the unit was the washing machine which is essential when traveling with children. Our clothes dried overnight or through out the day on the medium size drying rack provided.

Whilst there is a kitchenette we did not use the cooktop, only the sink and fridge. Bench space was minimal, about 30cm in length. Fridge was large. On arrival we received complimentry meal tickets to eat breakfast for two days. Breakfast was good but we only ate there using the complimentary meal vouchers as the cost was far too much. 2 adults and 2 children would equate to over $35,000won. Far cheaper to eat elsewhere.

Comparison with Casaville serviced apartments. I would prefer to stay at Casaville as it includes breakfast each day at a room rate of $40,000won less then Hyundai Residence. Shinchon subway station is next door to Casaville as also may eating places. The atmosphere in Shinchon is great due to its surroundings however Hyundai Residence is surrounded by printing businesses.
The rooms at Casaville are a little smaller as also is the bathroom (the bathrooms at Casaville are very very small). Whilst there is no washing machine in the rooms at Casaville they do have a small laundry room (containing 2 washing machines and 2 dryers) available for use.

Now this review is not about Casaville, just thought I would compare Hyundai residence with another place I have stayed at that is similar.

If I had a choice would I stay at Hyundai residence again?.......No.

I've given the hotel a rating of 3, would have been 2 if it was not for the washing machine.

2 x computers in the lobby to use internet

Water dispenser in the lobby
Date of stay: March 2011
Trip type: Travelled with family
2.0 of 5 bubblesValue
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2.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
2.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
4.0 of 5 bubblesService
3.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
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Reviewed 24 March 2011

This is a very nice place with simple but spacious rooms. More like home than a hotel. Even having a washing machine in the room. It is located in a nice and lively area of Seoul. You can walk up to the tower from here, or explore thousands of little shops and factories (mainly printing and paper) around. I will come back here, when ever I visit Seoul.

Date of stay: March 2011
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5  Thank marcus_schuetz
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Reviewed 3 February 2011

Hyundai Residence is a great hotel. The rooms were nice and clean. The hotel doesn't have much but thats okay because we were always out. The staff knows simple English (which is good enough). I cant really say anything bad about the hotel since the hotel itself is very good. The reason why I said the location is good and bad is because the hotel is near many good places but it is hard to find by taxis. The hotel however is near the subway so we take the subway if we need to go to far places. Overall the hotel is very good and comfortable.

Date of stay: July 2010
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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2  Thank jelly_man16
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Reviewed 14 January 2011

We stayed in a family room for 4 nite.We didn't find it hard at all to locate this hotel. Thanks to other reviewers. The room was very clean and enough storage space for our stuffs and the internet is free. As we are muslims and there is not many halal restaurant in seoul , the small kitchenette is an added advantage because we can cook our own food. Luckily there was snowing when we were there and my children had a chance to enjoy the snow for the first time at the park/playground in front of the hotel.
Although there is no tourist/shopping area nearby, taxi and subway ride is never to far. If you take a taxi to go back to the hotel, just tell the taxi driver to drop you at the Chungbu
Market.
Overall we really had a great time staying at this hotel.

Date of stay: December 2010
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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6  Thank zarani h
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Reviewed 5 December 2010

Funny when some say this residence is conveniently located, some say not. I was there a couple of weeks ago and I say no to the location because I'm a single traveler & I don't speak Korean. The first day was totally frustrating because the residence instructed me to get off the airport bus @the Kudo Hotel stop -- in reality, the bus announcement didn't say Kudo Hotel, it say "Best Western" and I only saw the Best Western sign and NOT a the Kudo Hotel sign from the bus!! I missed it and had to transfer using a taxi. The taxi driver was a very nice old man but he could not find Hyundai Residence even given the address. By the time I got there, it was already 7:00pm (I left the airport by 3:30pm). It was dark outside, there was no decent restaurants around, I could not find the subway station. It was a very old community with some printing houses and a wet market in the neighborhood. Not many people on the street at night, I found two and asked for directions but in vain due to the language barrier. I finally had dinner in a small local shop which was okay but my whole day was gone just to travel from Hong Kong to Seoul and to find the residence. Three days later, I went out to a not too far location (about 20 minutes taxi) and by the time I wanted to return to the Residence, the taxi driver refused to go after I shown him the address (in Korean). I could not understand why he refused to drive me back to the Residence, I could only guess that it's not an easy place to find. Then, I had a local friend from the South (the financial/commercial area) of Seoul come visiting me, she had trouble finding the Residence too. All in all, if you travel alone and if you like to go out at night (many shops and bars open until 4:00am), don't stay in this place. The rate I've got was not cheap, around US$110/night.

Date of stay: November 2010
  • Trip type: Travelled solo
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Reviewed 15 November 2010

Once we found this apartment, it was a very convenient place to stay as we were about a 10 min walk from 3 different subway lines: blue, green and purple. As well as within walking distance of Cheonggyecheon Stream (if you like walking). Staff were helpful and there was a restaurant open for breakfast. Free internet and drinking water in the lobby area.
Rooms were large and had a kitchen and washing machine. Kitchen items can be rented. In the area, there were a few reasonable restaurants and a couple of corner shops (7/11 etc).

Date of stay: September 2010
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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8  Thank NettyA
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