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Days 1-7 · 6 nightsRight in Myeongdong, on Myeongdong 9-gil, 700 m from the centre. The Cheonggyecheon stream and the palaces are on foot, and the shops stay open late in the evening.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →A hotel in Myeongdong on Samil-daero, 900 m from the centre. The neighbourhood's shopping lanes and the Cheonggyecheon stream are reachable on foot.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →A hotel in Gwanghwamun, on Sambong-ro, 700 m from the centre. Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village are within walking distance.
The palaces close one day a week: Gyeongbokgung on Tuesdays, Changdeokgung on Mondays.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →In an Insadong lane, on Insadong 5-gil, 1.1 km from the centre. The large rooms suit families, with Bukchon and Changdeokgung on foot.
Book the guided tour of Changdeokgung's Secret Garden early, as places are limited.
€140 a nightSee on Booking →A hotel in Myeongdong, on Myeongdong 10-gil, in the heart of the shopping district and its evening stalls. The Cheonggyecheon stream is on foot, and the metro serves the rest of the city.
€115 a nightSee on Booking →A hostel in an Insadong lane, 1.1 km from the centre. Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village are a fifteen-minute walk away.
€20 a nightSee on Booking →A hotel in Euljiro, on Supyo-ro, 1 km from the centre. The Cheonggyecheon stream is very close and Gwangjang Market is reachable on foot.
The T-money card works on the metro, buses and in many convenience stores.
€80 a nightSee on Booking →In Hapjeong, on the edge of Hongdae, six kilometres from the historic centre. A guesthouse for evenings in the student district, with the metro to reach the palaces.
€35 a nightSee on Booking →A hostel in Yeonnam-dong, on Yeonnam-ro 3-gil, in the student district of Hongdae, far from the palaces. You stay among the cafés and bars, with the metro to reach the historic centre.
€25 a nightSee on Booking →In Jangchung-dong, on Dongho-ro, at the foot of Namsan and 2.7 km from the centre. For those who want greenery and some distance from the crowds of the centre.
€350 a nightSee on Booking →A large luxury hotel in Myeongdong, right in the shopping district. The palaces, the Cheonggyecheon stream and N Seoul Tower remain within reach by metro or taxi.
€300 a nightSee on Booking →On the slopes of Namsan, on the Itaewon side, 3.5 km from the centre. You move away from the palaces but gain the calm of the hill, beneath N Seoul Tower.
For the palaces and Insadong, plan on a taxi or the metro from Itaewon.
€330 a nightSee on Booking →On Cheonggyecheon-ro in Dongdaemun, facing the stream, 2.8 km from the centre. Gwangjang Market and the Dongdaemun Design Plaza are reachable on foot.
The Dongdaemun shopping centres stay open late into the night.
€260 a nightSee on Booking →On Myeongdong 8na-gil, on the Chungmuro side, in the shopping streets of Myeongdong. A luxury hotel for those who want the shops at the foot of the building and Dongdaemun Design Plaza a few stops away.
€240 a nightSee on Booking →