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Salgy25
New Delhi

Hotel in middle of nowhere!

1.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 13 Jun 2011
You'll not be able to find a taxi from the hotel! No place to eat nearby. You have to walk couple of KMs to reach a starbucks. The staff is absolutely disingenuous!
Date of stay: May 2011
Trip type: Travelled on business
2.0 of 5 bubblesValue
2.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
1.0 of 5 bubblesService
2.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
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Reviewed 10 June 2011

This is a relatively large place with comfortable, clean rooms. It has the real benefit of a small kitchenette and washing machine in the room. The rooms are relatively large and modern. Maintenance is average and the desk staff speaks enough English to do the basics. Internet is free but it is available only in the lobby area. The hotel is located in an unusual neighborhood that is completely dead at night as it is composed of a large indoor/outdoor market (worth a visit) and kitchen supply stores. The main challenge, mentioned by others, is that, while it is a ten minute walk to two subway stops, it can be hard to find on foot or in a taxi. If you stay here, get the hotel to not only write the address for you but detailed directions to give to the taxi. We had one very frustrating taxi ride where the driver eventually had to call the hotel for directions.

Date of stay: May 2011
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 16 May 2011

Very comfortable room. As I booked triple room, the room is bigger than I thought.
There are three beds in the room. Bathroom is clean but they gave the bathroom aminities for only first night.
Staffs can speak English well. They are all helpful and polite.
I love the washing machine and big fridge.
This hotel is about 10 minutes walk from subway station.
Walking distance to Dongdaemun and Myeongdong. (15 or 20 minutes)

Date of stay: February 2011
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 18 April 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
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3  Thank Horangi1
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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
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2  Thank jelly_man16
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