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Cheap (but clean) hotels in the greater Itaewon area?
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Smithington



Joined: 14 Dec 2011
PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 3:55 pm    Post subject: Cheap (but clean) hotels in the greater Itaewon area? Reply with quote
Can anyone recommend a hotel / motel in the greater Itaewon area that is both relatively cheap and clean? A friend in Busan wants to meet up in Seoul and stay the weekend. I have no ideas about Seoul hotels / motels, so if anyone is in the know I'd appreciate your recommendation.

Cheers.
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007
PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't waste your money on hotels in Itaeweon. Do a quick search on my user name here and you'll see a recent post in which I recommended a yeogwan near Seoul Station. That's close enough to Itaeweon for most purposes. The yeogwan is cheap, it's clean, and it's convenient.
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hogwonguy1979



Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kaya and Rainbow hotels by Namyeong station are great. Itaewon is so overpriced. Also a ton of love hotels in the Namyeong, Samgakji stations area you just have to look around on the back streets. Finally if you insist on staying close to Itaewon, there is a motel on the main drag in Haebongchon
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Smithington



Joined: 14 Dec 2011
PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks to both of you for your suggestions. Centralcali, those were excellent directions to the yeogwan. Good of you to take the time to post that information for others. Hogwanguy, how much is the hotel in HBC, and what's it's state of cleanliness? Do you know its name?.

Cheers to both.
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hogwonguy1979



Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Smithington wrote:
Thanks to both of you for your suggestions. Centralcali, those were excellent directions to the yeogwan. Good of you to take the time to post that information for others. Hogwanguy, how much is the hotel in HBC, and what's it's state of cleanliness? Do you know its name?.

Cheers to both.


Don't know the name of the hotel here in HBC but its right above El Mato restaurant. have had friends stay there they say its clean and around 30k but don't come here this weekend with the HBC fest going on, it will be right in the middle of the insanity and I bet they triple the price
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BackRow



Joined: 28 Jul 2010
PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, the Banyan Tree Club isn't far, why not go there and enjoy their reasonable rates
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Smithington



Joined: 14 Dec 2011
PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
BackRow wrote:
Well, the Banyan Tree Club isn't far, why not go there and enjoy their reasonable rates


What is that, exactly?
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Smithington



Joined: 14 Dec 2011
PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Smithington wrote:
BackRow wrote:
Well, the Banyan Tree Club isn't far, why not go there and enjoy their reasonable rates


What is that, exactly?


Christ, I checked it. They want 6,600,000 won? Surely that must be a membership fee. Even a millionaire would be a fool to pay that much for a room for a single night (in friggin' Seoul).
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wishfullthinkng



Joined: 05 Mar 2010
PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Smithington wrote:
BackRow wrote:
Well, the Banyan Tree Club isn't far, why not go there and enjoy their reasonable rates


What is that, exactly?


lol. he's just jerking your chain. the banyan tree is a chain of 5-star hotels found in the most desirable locations in the world and cost more per nite than many teachers make in a week.

that said, the ip boutique hotel is a real answer to your question. it's one of the cheaper "nice" and clean hotels in itaewon.
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Smithington



Joined: 14 Dec 2011
PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
wishfullthinkng wrote:
The ip boutique hotel is a real answer to your question. it's one of the cheaper "nice" and clean hotels in itaewon.


Too expensive. Their cheapest rooms are still over $200. He's likely looking to pay less than half of that.
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wishfullthinkng



Joined: 05 Mar 2010