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Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun is located in the Gwanghwamun area of Jongno-gu, the "roots" of Seoul's history, economy and culture. This area is not only close to many public agencies and foreign embassies, including Seoul City Hall, Central Government Complex and Ministry of Foreign Affairs but it is also packed with Korea's representative traditional and cultural elements, including the four royal palaces (Gyeongbokgung Palace, Gyeonghuigung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace), Jongmyo Shrine, Namdaemun Gate, Insadong, Samcheongdong and Bukchon Hanok Village. Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun is only a five-minute walk away from Cheonggyecheon, a venue for various seasonal festivals representing Seoul and you can also walk from nearby subway stations such as Jonggak Station (line 1), Gwanghwamun Station (line 5) or Anguk Station (line 3) to many famous tourist attractions. Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun operates a total of 339 guest rooms and facilities, including the Lobby, Lobby Bar, Meeting Room, Business Corner, Buffet Restaurant and Fitness Center. The hotel boasts a panoramic view of Jogyesa Temple in downtown Seoul and Samcheong-dong. The Cafe, a buffet restaurant, features a seating capacity of 108 and serves breakfast and lunch buffets.
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HOTEL STYLE
Modern
Business
Languages Spoken
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Location
71, Sambong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03150 South Korea
Name/address in local language
Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
1,247 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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I really enjoyed my stay at this hotel! The rooms were meticulous, clean, and very modern. I was impressed that there was an iron, a electric kettle, and a bidet in the room. The bathtub was also large and spacious and I, a 6ft (183cm) tall man was able to stretch out and relax. Two free water bottles were supplied daily as well as tea and coffee bags. The service was great and the front desk was eager to help me find my way around by giving me maps and detailed directions. This was great because the hotel is situated right by Insadong (the tourist district) a temple, the palace, the main city square, a subway station (jonggak), and relatively close to Bukchon Hanok (the traditional style village). Perfect location for seeing the best of Seoul!
My only complaint was that the breakfast buffet was a little pricey at 23000 won. I ate for an hour and a half so I got my money's worth, but it was just a tad steep.
When I checked out the staff (Helen) was so cordial and got me an ice coffee to go! It's the little things like that that make me a happy customer. Highly recommended
DIRECTIONS: go to JONGGAK station take exit 2 and walk straight out until you see an intersection (when I was there it had a Paris baguette on the corner across the street from me) cross that street and make a left (left at the Paris baguette)and walk about 3/4 of a block. There should be a large back building on your left just after a few restaurants and an underground parking garage entrance. That's Shilla stay!
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Traveled solo
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Responded Feb 4, 2020
ear Valued Guest, First of all, we would like to express our sincere thanks for your warm comments about Shilla Stay. As always, your compliments and words of encouragement inspire us to serve you better by making Shilla Stay a more attractive hotel you would like to revisit, as a business hotel bearing the values of Hotel Shilla. We deeply appreciate your valuable comments again and sincerely wish you and your family good health and peace. Brian Kang Assistant Front Office Manager Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
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Good restaurants, coffee shops are near and comfortable train locations.
It is good to have a sofa near the window and the bathroom has all necessary items including lotion,shampoo and soap.
The front agents are kind and the hotel has a high quality.
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Date of stay: December 2020Trip type: Traveled on business
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Response from Park Kangho, 제너럴 매니저 at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
Responded Dec 21, 2020
Dear Valued Customer First of all, we would like to express our sincere thanks for your warm comments about Shilla Stay. We are all really happy to hear that you had a memorably good time during your stay with us.The kind comments you left about your experience during your stay will be of great help to those who are planning to use Shilla Stay. As always, your compliments and words of encouragement inspire us to serve you better by making Shilla Stay a more attractive hotel you would like to revisit, as a business hotel bearing the values of Hotel Shilla. We deeply appreciate your valuable comments again and sincerely wish you and your family good health and peace. Giselle Lim Assistant Manager Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
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The hotel has a modern atmosphere with clean accommodation. I stayed for 4 days and the staff was kind and it seems like the hotel owner has a sense of what travels need for a foreign country stay. The wall outlets have their own converter from 110v to 220v. I stayed the first two days in a room with the basic option. It had a tiny tea table which was difficult to work with so I upgraded the room for extra 5 dollars. That worked for me as the room has a desk and a desk lamp. Overall I enjoyed the hotel at a great price.
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Date of stay: April 2021
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Trip type: Traveled on business
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Response from Park Kangho, 제너럴 매니저 at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
Responded Apr 30, 2021
Dear Valued Customer First of all, we would like to express our sincere thanks for your warm comments about Shilla Stay. We are all really happy to hear that you had a memorably good time during your stay with us.The kind comments you left about your experience during your stay will be of great help to those who are planning to use Shilla Stay. As always, your compliments and words of encouragement inspire us to serve you better by making Shilla Stay a more attractive hotel you would like to revisit, as a business hotel bearing the values of Hotel Shilla. We deeply appreciate your valuable comments again and sincerely wish you and your family good health and peace. Taehyun Lee Assistant Manager Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
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Although there was an unpleasant experience in the room cleaniness, a staff member dealt with it efficiently and took care of the issue right away. The room temperature is centurally set so it might be uncomfortable for those who are temperature sensitive. I appreciate hard working Shilla Stay staff for their hard work and friendliness. Thank you for your hard work. You keep this hotel keep going.
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Traveled on business
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Response from Park Kangho, 제너럴 매니저 at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
Responded Oct 1, 2020
Dear Valued Customer First of all, we would like to express our sincere thanks for your warm comments about Shilla Stay. We are all really happy to hear that you had a memorably good time during your stay with us.The kind comments you left about your experience during your stay will be of great help to those who are planning to use Shilla Stay. As always, your compliments and words of encouragement inspire us to serve you better by making Shilla Stay a more attractive hotel you would like to revisit, as a business hotel bearing the values of Hotel Shilla. We deeply appreciate your valuable comments again and sincerely wish you and your family good health and peace. Giselle Lim Assistant Manager Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
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The staff are professional and help you out quickly at the reception. Rooms are on the smaller side and bed was a queen bed. For my young daughter and me it was just about enough however we wouldnt mind more space. View was beautiful as we were on the 19th floor. The cleaning staff did a very good job each day of our stay. The bone of contention and the one which costed me my sleep was the confusing air conditioning. The room had an AC console however it was clearly not something I could control. The room would heat up to the point of 27 degree C and my calls to the reception was usually responded by statements like ‘the hotel has central heating and they have no control’ and also sometime in the middle of the night the AC gets switched off. Two nights in a row had the issue and finally an engineer was sent to clean the filter however same thing happened each night. I picked one more interesting statement that this does not happens in the 12th floor. They would offer me to change the room however by the time we wud wake up groggy it was time for us to leave and see seoul and we used to be back only late evening. We managed rest of our stay with a room fan. Its a nice professional, perfectly located hotel however this problem ought to be solved.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip:Double check on AC
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Response from Park Kangho, 제너럴 매니저 at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
Responded Oct 31, 2022
Dear Valued Customer First of all, we would like to express our sincere thanks for your warm comments about Shilla Stay. We are all really happy to hear that you had a memorably good time during your stay with us.The kind comments you left about your experience during your stay will be of great help to those who are planning to use Shilla Stay. As always, your compliments and words of encouragement inspire us to serve you better by making Shilla Stay a more attractive hotel you would like to revisit, as a business hotel bearing the values of Hotel Shilla. We deeply appreciate your valuable comments again and sincerely wish you and your family good health and peace. Taehyun Lee Assistant Manager Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
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I have stayed here for a day with my son. The location is convenien, BURGERKING is just a minute away and convenient store and starbucks are in the same building. The room is bit small because its a business hotel but we felt comfortable. 가족과 하루 묵었는데 위치가 상당히 좋고 방은 조금 작았지만 아늑했습니다. 스타벅스 편의점 및 버거킹이 인근에 있어 좋았습니다.
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Date of stay: October 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Park Kangho, 제너럴 매니저 at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
Responded Nov 17, 2020
고객님 안녕하십니까? 저희 신라스테이에 항상 따뜻한 관심과 애정을 가져주셔서 감사드립니다. 고객님께서 저희 신라스테이에서 머무르셨던 시간이 좋은 기억으로 남으셨다니 저희 임직원 모두 진심으로 기쁘게 생각하고 있습니다. 고객님께서 남겨주신 이용경험은 저희 신라스테이를 이용하실 계획인 다른 분들께도 큰 도움이 되리라 생각됩니다. 소중한 말씀에 다시 한번 감사를 드리오며 가족 여러분의 건강과 평안을 진심으로 기원합니다. Giselle Lim Assistant Manager Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
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Stayed four nights at this hotel. Room was comfortable and well designed with sufficient space to place two large suitcases. There was a round table in the room too. The window from our room gave the view of a beautiful temple nearby.
The location was perfect, with three metro stations (Jong Gag, Gwanghwamun and Anguk) within walking distances. Insadong, Bukchon and two of the palaces were just a short walk away.
The only faults I could find were: - they provided only paper cups in the room - one part of the bathtub was a bit wobbly when one stepped onto it - the lighting at the coffee area was too dark.
Overall speaking, it was a convenient hotel in the centre of many tourist attractions. Would definitely stay there again.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Park Kangho, 제너럴 매니저 at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
Responded May 30, 2024
Dear Valued Customer First of all, we would like to express our sincere thanks for your warm comments about Shilla Stay. We are all really happy to hear that you had a memorably good time during your stay with us.The kind comments you left about your experience during your stay will be of great help to those who are planning to use Shilla Stay. As always, your compliments and words of encouragement inspire us to serve you better by making Shilla Stay a more attractive hotel you would like to revisit, as a business hotel bearing the values of Hotel Shilla. We deeply appreciate your valuable comments again and sincerely wish you and your family good health and peace. Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun Frontdesk
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I really like the clean bedding and quiet facilities.
Mobile is very convenient because the subway line 5 has been rejoining.
The street is nice and it has lots of government office.
It's safe.
I recommend it.
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Date of stay: March 2021Trip type: Traveled on business
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Response from Park Kangho, 제너럴 매니저 at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
Responded Apr 30, 2021
Dear Valued Customer First of all, we would like to express our sincere thanks for your warm comments about Shilla Stay. We are all really happy to hear that you had a memorably good time during your stay with us.The kind comments you left about your experience during your stay will be of great help to those who are planning to use Shilla Stay. As always, your compliments and words of encouragement inspire us to serve you better by making Shilla Stay a more attractive hotel you would like to revisit, as a business hotel bearing the values of Hotel Shilla. We deeply appreciate your valuable comments again and sincerely wish you and your family good health and peace. Taehyun Lee Assistant Manager Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
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Pros: location, easy access for major tourist attractions, abundant food options near by
Cons: room is too small and lack of amenities for family. No complimentary not even toothbrush in the room. I would think you would get better for the price you pay
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Traveled with family
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Just five mins away from metro. Clean and quite place to stay. Nice and professional staffs. You can enjoy both old palaces and miseums in Seoul and contemporary atmosphere in Seoul together here. I would like to recommend Tap republic, which is just around the corner of this hotel. 대중교통으로부터도 가깝고, 서울 시내의 어디든 접근성이 좋습니다 깨끗하고 조용한 시설입니다. 직원들도 친절합니다. 추천해요
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Date of stay: November 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Park Kangho, 제너럴 매니저 at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
Responded Nov 17, 2020
고객님 안녕하십니까? 저희 신라스테이에 항상 따뜻한 관심과 애정을 가져주셔서 감사드립니다. 고객님께서 저희 신라스테이에서 머무르셨던 시간이 좋은 기억으로 남으셨다니 저희 임직원 모두 진심으로 기쁘게 생각하고 있습니다. 고객님께서 남겨주신 이용경험은 저희 신라스테이를 이용하실 계획인 다른 분들께도 큰 도움이 되리라 생각됩니다. 소중한 말씀에 다시 한번 감사를 드리오며 가족 여러분의 건강과 평안을 진심으로 기원합니다. Giselle Lim Assistant Manager Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun
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There are more places to choose from in the Seoul area.
PRICE RANGE
₱7,080 - ₱11,894 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
South KoreaSeoulGwanghwamun / Jongno / Jongno 1.2.3.4 ga-dong / Jongno-gu
NUMBER OF ROOMS
339
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