Gangneung — Places to stay
Coffee in hand, facing the East Sea
- The Gangneung Ocean Stay — High-rise by Sacheon port with a sunrise terrace
- Gyeongpo Ocean Hill Pension — Duplex rooms with spas and a rooftop deck
- Algobuni Hotel & Pool Villa Gangneung — Opened 2025, with private pools and barbecue
- Yeongjin Stay — One room per floor, ocean spa, rooftop barbecue
- Brown Dot Gangneung Gyodong — 5 minutes from the station, with a breakfast lounge
- Brown Dot Gangneung Gyeongpo — Budget 2-star near Gyeongpo from about 60,000 won
- Haslla Museum Hotel — Museum hotel inside Haslla Art World, facing the sea
- Seamarq Hotel — Richard Meier-designed beachfront 5-star
- Lakai Sandpine Resort — 330-room resort, pine trees then straight to the sand
- St. John's Hotel — 1,091-room mega hotel in front of Gangmun Beach
- Skybay Hotel Gyeongpo — Tower hotel on Gyeongpo Beach with a rooftop infinity pool
- Hi Ocean Gyeongpo — Three-star five minutes from Gyeongpo Beach, from 60,000 won
- Sanho Pension — Small cottages with a pine yard, walk to the beach
- Seongyojang Hanok Stay — A night inside the historic Seongyojang house
- Hanok Stay Ieum — Private hanok with courtyard, jacuzzi and kitchen
- Shilla Monogram Gangneung — 315-room 5-star between Songjeong pines and sea
- Jeongdongjin Sun Cruise Resort — Hotel shaped like a cruise ship on a cliff
- Tops 10 Hotel & Resort — Cliff-top 4-star with an indoor pool over Geumjin Beach
- Gangneung ING Guesthouse — 7 minutes from the station, dorm beds from 20,000 won
- Confines Ocean Suites Hotel — Harbor-front suites with kitchens and tubs
- SL Hotel Gangneung — 340 rooms, 500 m on foot to Jumunjin Fish Market