Hotel 8 Hours

“Great Location & Value”

For less than $100 AUD a night (for my stay), Hotel 8 Hours is an excellent value-for-money hotel in the centre of Seoul. While the rooms are quite compact, the service is great, and the staff were the highlight of my stay. I stayed at the hotel for the last few days of February 2023.

“Nice little hotel”

It's located in an alleyway in downtown Seoul near City Hall area. It's a small nice small hotel on the 1st floor of the building. There's another hotel in the same building on higher floor. It's walkable to Myeondong area. Subway and bus access are available conveniently.

“Good budget stay at Myeondong - bare bones, no luxuries.”

This hotel was very aptly named. If you are looking for a place to place your head nightly, this place will more than fit the bill, but if you are looking for that getaway experience, this hotel lacks amenities to fit the bill. The staff was very friendly and did their best speaking English while I… more

This hotel was very aptly named. If you are looking for a place to place your head nightly, this place will more than fit the bill, but if you are looking for that getaway experience, this hotel lacks amenities to fit the bill. The staff was very friendly and did their best speaking English while I was there. I thought it was very interesting that the only room cleaning activities that were performed were a daily exchange of towels and an emptying of the trash can, but that, again, was all I needed - it was just different. My biggest issue with the room was that I was always welcomed by a musty smell because everything is controlled by the key and I only had one meaning the fan was stagnant for all 14-16 hours that I was out and about. Luckily, it clears up quickly. Parts of the room also looked roughed up, but it looks like its repaired as best as possible given the budget point of this stay. I did appreciate the hot water, coffee, and access to a microwave at the shared common area. It was helpful to pick up convenience or grocery store meals to warm up on the coldest nights (below freezing) when you just didn't want to be outside.

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“Budget option in central Seoul with helpful staff”

We chose the hotel mainly because of it's location: it's very central and walking distance to City Hall, Namdaemun market, Lotte/Shinsaegae department stores and Myeongdong. Seoul Station is only 1 stop by subway, which is convenient for travel. Another big plus: the area is full of good restaurant… more

We chose the hotel mainly because of it's location: it's very central and walking distance to City Hall, Namdaemun market, Lotte/Shinsaegae department stores and Myeongdong. Seoul Station is only 1 stop by subway, which is convenient for travel. Another big plus: the area is full of good restaurants, a few cafés, convenience stores and there is a post office around the corner. As we were looking for a budget option, we knew not to expect a 5 star hotel. The rooms were small, but conveniently arranged to make the most out the space. The ones with duplex beds were genius, because they didn't have that hostel feel of bunk beds and also allowed suitcase storage underneath. Another plus: shower and sink/toilet are separate, so it's good for friends traveling together. Also convenient: laundry facilities for just 5.000Won for washing&drying incl. detergent. The beds were comfortable and towels were replaced daily. The rooms were a bit worn, but OK clean. What makes up for this is the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff! They spoke very good English and were lovely. Would come back here because of them!

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