Aventree Hotel Busan

“Central, Quiet, Friendly Hotel with Laundry Facilities”

Three star hotel with excellent location within walking distance to Lotte Dept. Store observation Deck; Jagalchi Fish Market; trendy BIFF Square and Gwangbokdong Food street in Nampo. Despite the bustle of shops and people around, it’s very quiet. In fact, it’s hard to find as it’s tucked insid… more

Three star hotel with excellent location within walking distance to Lotte Dept. Store observation Deck; Jagalchi Fish Market; trendy BIFF Square and Gwangbokdong Food street in Nampo. Despite the bustle of shops and people around, it’s very quiet. In fact, it’s hard to find as it’s tucked inside a building and the signage isn’t great. Our taxi driver gave up after circling the block and deposited us in the hotel’s basement parking lot. We then made our way up to the hotel. Confusingly, “Lobby”, means first floor entrance/exit, whereas the hotel Lobby is in fact on the 6th floor. Even after knowing where the hotel is, we had trouble locating it. Basically, opposite the Baskin Robbin on Gwangbokdong-ro (pick up/drop off point for Ubers coming/going from the hotel), go up the small side street where there is a post office on your left. Towards the top of that street on your right, you should see signs for the Aventree Hotel. But they have no arrows showing the way. So instead follow the signs for the Cosmetic Shop, “Glow Shop”. They are in the same building. The elevator will be on your left. I’ve attached a photo of the sign and the street map from the Korean Naver Map App (which you will need to navigate as Google Maps doesn’t work in Korea). Rooms are small and basic but modern. The WIFI isn’t the best but it’s acceptable. There is only one bedside light and like in many hotels it’s not designed for reading but to add to the decor. There is also only one bedside table. Queen bed is comfortable. The rooms are of acceptable cleanliness, but they could do with removing bits of mold and calcium build up at the top edges of the bathroom sinks, and wiping away toothpaste splatters on the glass sliding door. Every day the housekeeper dutifully replaced our complimentary bottles of water in the fridge. A real treat are the laundry facilities on the 8th floor. You buy liquid detergent soap in the vending machine at reception for Won 500. No coins are necessary to operate the two washing machines and one dryer. But note that the “standard” wash lasts 2 hours and 8 minutes plus an extra 5 minutes for the machine to unlock. It’s therefore kinder to fellow guests to use the speedy wash which only takes 15 minutes. Laundry closes at 10 PM to reduce noise for nearby rooms. I wish more hotels provided laundry facilities. Staff are helpful and most speak decent English and Japanese.

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“Great Location!”

We booked 2 rooms for our family of 4. The location is great, within walking distance to the subway, shopping and eateries! There is a laundry room which is great but you have to bring your own laundry powder/detergent or you can just buy from the reception! Overall, it is a good stay. The only… more

We booked 2 rooms for our family of 4. The location is great, within walking distance to the subway, shopping and eateries! There is a laundry room which is great but you have to bring your own laundry powder/detergent or you can just buy from the reception! Overall, it is a good stay. The only grouse i have is that there is no body lotion provided in the toilet.

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“Well located hotel in Busan”

We stayed at this hotel for three nights on our family holiday to South Korea. The hotel is well located in Busan nearby the Jagalchi fish market. The rooms are well appointed and comfortable. The reception staff were helpful and the breakfast was reasonable.

“Aventree - Its Pros & Cons”

Pros 1. Excellent walking distance to main “BIFF” district, full of funky outlets, food stalls and generally a fun place to explore. Tower & park also very close and accessible via an set of escalators. 2. Staff were super helpful, although not all spoke much English. We were helped with direction… more

Pros 1. Excellent walking distance to main “BIFF” district, full of funky outlets, food stalls and generally a fun place to explore. Tower & park also very close and accessible via an set of escalators. 2. Staff were super helpful, although not all spoke much English. We were helped with directions, making restaurant reservations & getting a socket adapter. 3. Metro station short walk away. 4. Sleep for five (of six) nights was refreshing. Cons 1. We only managed breakfast 2 of 6 mornings as ridiculous 7 - 9am time. Last orders was 8:40. 2. Breakfast lacked variety - a few Korean dishes, no fruit, white bread (for toasting), jam and butter. 3. Coffee was weak & no English breakfast tea. 4. Sewerage smell from bathroom. I informed front desk, then covered gap where smell was from - (pipe from sink going into ground). 5. Air-con trouble: Constantly noisy and “clicky”. On last night, it stopped working. With help from front desk, it resumed but in early hours of the morning started dripping incessantly onto the floor. 😬

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