Seoul — Places to stay
A palace wall, and a glass tower right behind it
- L'Escape Hotel — Belle Epoque boutique at Hoehyeon Station
- Josun Palace Seoul Gangnam — Suite-heavy hotel inside Centerfield West
- Fairmont Ambassador Seoul — 5-star in Parc1, next to The Hyundai Seoul
- Grand Hyatt Seoul — Hillside 5-star with a Namsan night view
- ibis Styles Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong — Central Myeongdong value hotel from the 80,000s
- Mondrian Seoul Itaewon — Rooftop-pool hotel in the middle of Itaewon nights
- Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun — Business hotel within walking range of Gyeongbokgung and Insadong
- The Westin Josun Seoul — Classic 5-star by City Hall, 462 rooms
- Four Points by Sheraton Josun Seoul Myeongdong — Mid-range hotel, 375 rooms, between Myeongdong and Euljiro
- Shilla Stay Yeoksam — Business hotel with 306 rooms in the Gangnam office district
- Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun — 523-room hotel and residence near DDP
- Imperial Palace Boutique Hotel Itaewon — 128-room boutique hotel on Itaewon-ro
- Seoul Dragon City — 1,700-room hotel complex by Yongsan Station
- Hotel Skypark Central Myeongdong — Budget 3-star hotel in the heart of Myeongdong
- The Grand Lotte Seoul — The old Lotte Hotel Seoul, renamed and reopened in August 2026
- The Shilla Seoul — A 9.3-rated Seoul classic below Namsan
- Four Seasons Hotel Seoul — A 9.2-rated 5-star in central Gwanghwamun
- Conrad Seoul — A 9.2-rated 5-star by IFC Mall and the Han
- Park Hyatt Seoul — A small 184-room 5-star in Gangnam
- Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas — A 550-room, 9.1-rated 5-star beside Coex
- Lotte City Hotel Myeongdong — A 4-star with 9,000+ reviews, 400 m from the cathedral
- Nine Tree Premier Hotel Insadong — A new 9.0-rated 4-star in the heart of Insadong
- Koreana Hotel — A downtown 4-star near the Yi Sun-sin statue, easy on the budget
- L7 Hongdae by Lotte Hotels — A 4-star with a rooftop pool, 4 minutes from the station
- GLAD Yeouido — A 8.8-rated 4-star in central Yeouido
- Shilla Stay Seocho — A Shilla Stay business 4-star about 1 km from Gangnam Station
- Hotel Riviera Seoul — A Cheongdam 4-star with river views and an indoor pool
- Stanford Hotel Myeongdong — A 9.0-rated 3-star 200 m from the heart of Myeongdong
- Hotel28 Myeongdong — A small 83-room hotel scoring 9.3
- Holiday Inn Express Seoul Hongdae — A Hongdae 3-star linked to a mall, many rates with breakfast
- Dormy Inn Express Seoul Insadong — A Japanese-chain 3-star with a bath and a free late-night ramen
- Dormy Inn Seoul Gangnam — A 9.1-rated Gangnam 3-star with a communal bath
- Comfort Inn Yeouido — A Yeouido 3-star with free parking, 800 m from IFC Seoul
- Hotel POCO Seongsu — A newer 3-star at the gateway to the Seongsu cafe streets
- Hanok Hotel Daam — A hanok hotel with a bamboo courtyard, 400 m from Changdeokgung
- Rakkojae Seoul — A luxury hanok hotel inside Bukchon, a Korean first
- Bunk Guesthouse Hongdae — A 9.1-rated guesthouse 190 m from Hongdae street
- The Blossom Yeonnam Guesthouse — A 9.5-rated Yeonnam-dong house with a garden and balcony
- RYSE, Autograph Collection — Right on Yanghwa-ro, minutes from Hongdae Station.
- GLAD Mapo — A hotel at Gongdeok, where four rail lines meet.
- Hotel Gracery Seoul — 336 rooms between City Hall and Namdaemun.
- Toyoko Inn Seoul Yeongdeungpo — A no-frills hotel near Singil Station with free breakfast.
- ibis Ambassador Seoul Insadong — A hotel facing Ikseon-dong lanes, close to Insadong.
- Shilla Stay Seodaemun — A city hotel linking Seodaemun to Jeong-dong and Gwanghwamun.
- Seoul Youth Hostel — Below Namsan in Chungmuro: dorms to floor rooms
- Signiel Seoul — 76th floor of Lotte World Tower, all Seoul outside
- L7 Myeongdong by LOTTE — Four-star by Myeongdong Station, rooftop foot bath
- Nine Tree by Parnas Seoul Insadong — Four-star on Insadong-gil, walk to the palace
- Nine Tree Premier ROKAUS Hotel Seoul Yongsan — 2023 build across from Yongsan Station, river and Namsan views
- ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong — No-frills hotel 190 m from Myeong-dong, by Lotte flagship
- Toyoko Inn Seoul Gangnam — Japanese chain hotel in Gangnam, about ₩100k a night for a bed and not much else
- Bukchonmaru Hanok Guesthouse — Four-room hanok behind the Changdeokgung wall, with a home-cooked breakfast