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Hotel near Gyeongbokgung Palace, connected to a shopping center in Seoul

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Dining
Exterior
Lobby sitting area
Triple Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
Terrace/patio

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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20, Samil-daero 32ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Seoul, 110-340
  • Place, Bukchon Hanok Village
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Gyeongbokgung Palace
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Myeongdong Street
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Seoul (GMP-Gimpo Intl.)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room

  • 205 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Twin Room

  • 205 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Triple Room

  • 355 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Family Twin Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Family Twin Room

  • 226 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Seoul

Jongno-gu stay.Your stay at this Jongno-gu hotel places you within 2 miles (3 km) of Gyeongbokgung Palace and Myeongdong Street. Namdaemun Market and Bukchon Hanok Village are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Gwanghwamun - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Bukchon Hanok Village - 14 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Myeongdong Street - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Namdaemun Market - 2 min drive - 1.3 miles

Getting around

  • Anguk Station - 5 min walk
  • Seoul Station - 12 min drive
  • Gimpo Intl. Airport (GMP) - 51 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lucyd - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Vegan Insa - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪7.8막걸리 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪죽이잘맞아 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪송죽헌 - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Icon

Hotel near Gyeongbokgung Palace, connected to a shopping center in Seoul
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. You'll find a 24-hour business center on site. A rooftop terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly Hotel Icon. Free self parking is available.

This Seoul hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 40 guestrooms or units
  • 8 levels
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
Hotel Icon offers 40 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: KRW 5,000 per person
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately KRW 5000 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB International, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector in each accommodation.

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Frequently asked questions

How close is Hotel Icon to the airport?

Hotel Icon is 15.2 mi (51-min drive) away from the Gimpo Intl. Airport (GMP) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does Hotel Icon have an airport shuttle?

Hotel Icon offers an airport shuttle.

Does Hotel Icon offer free breakfast?

Free breakfast isn’t provided at Hotel Icon, but continental breakfast is offered for a fee of KRW 5000 per person. It's available every day from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

Is there a casino at Hotel Icon?

No, there is no casino at this hotel, but Seven Luck Casino Millennium Seoul Hilton Branch (4-min drive) and Seven Luck Casino Seoul Gangnam Branch (11-min drive) are nearby.

What time is check-in at Hotel Icon?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight.

Is there free parking at Hotel Icon?

This hotel offers free self parking.

Does Hotel Icon have a pool?

Hotel Icon does not have a pool.

Does Hotel Icon have a restaurant?

Yes, there is a restaurant on site.

Does Hotel Icon have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is Hotel Icon to downtown Seoul?

Hotel Icon is 0.9 mi away from Seoul.

Hotel Icon Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 124 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 124 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 124 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 124 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 124 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Aira Bianca

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad First Day, but overall OK

We had a lovely stay, however, we've been sent to a different hotel on the first night due to booking the hotel via hotels.com. The receptionist insisted that we are not booked in their system, and therefore, was sent over to a much uglier and uncomfortable hotel nearby. This disrupted our first sightseeing day as we had to pack our luggage again to transfer back to Hotel Icon. They also provided the same breakfast every single morning (toasted bread, jam, coffee, cereals, muffin, orange juice)
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Jos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good Hotel

Location is prefect, easy to find food and subway station is very near , room is very clean and they provide room service every day. Overall very satisfied with Hotel Icon
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Maddie, Manila, PH

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Walking distance from the train station
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Just a bit hard to find at first arrival. The staff is friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Aileen, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two of us stayed in a room with 1 double bed and 1 single bed for 4 nights at end of October 2018. I would highly recommend this hotel for the elevator facility and the locality within 10 minutes walk to food and subway station at budget hotel price. The one thing it can improve on is the hot water shower. It is not consistent and you get surprises as it can become too hot or too cold intermittently.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Mary, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff went out of his way to help me get a last min ticket for a musical.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This hotel was basic, but very clean and friendly. It was in a wonderful area - close to the shopping and arts area, and also within walking distance of palaces.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Four days in Seoul

The hotel is in a much more traditional area which is a good location but can be hard to navigate walking around sometimes. Very small rooms with fairly uncomfortable beds, but good value for the price. Nice it included a free breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Jun Hyung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Dawn, Singapore

Walking distance to Metro stations and Palace. Lady at the cafe/ dining area was helpful and nice - she will check and replenish the food and drink regularly. Squeaky bed frame & mattress was not comfortable. Room size was decent but toilet was small. Guy at check-in doesn't seem friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good budget hotel in a great location

The location is fantastic, easy walking distance to Insadong and the subway. Rooms are decent, following the philosophy of just what you need and nothing more to run up the price, which is perfect if it's what you're looking for. Breakfast is also pretty basic. The photos of the lobby and common areas taken by the professional photographer make it look way better than it does in person. They do have a nice little roof deck to hang out on.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very good for the money

8/10 Good

Joachim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice place to stay in Seoul. Near to tourism destinations and public transportation
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bella, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent location

Definitely will be back to icon hotel, good price, excellent location and the most important is very friendly front desk staffs. It’s close to everywhere, 10 minutes walking to Jongno 3(sam) ga station and 7 minutes to Anguk station, bus stops are close too, if you like walking it’s really easy to go to all historical area where bukchon village is in between the 2 big palaces Changdeokgung and gyeongbokgung, you even can walk to myeongdong. Many street food around and GS25 is just next door. Our big thanks to night shift front desk, he is a very kind and helpful person during our stay. 5 stars for him, but We forgot to ask his name.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

It is ok for a budget hotel

The room is small, it is quite difficult to find the hotels if you cannot read Korean. But hotels is near central area of Seoul

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Moises

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Budget Hotel in a Good Location

Liked: Cleanliness

Average Budget Hotel Option

This hotel is a bit difficult to find. Tucked away in some of the narrow alleyways of Seoul. However, the location is good next to a neighborhood full of local flavor and the subway stations within walking distance nearby. The room itself was small, mostly consumed by the two beds that were put together, and the mattresses were hard. We asked for another soft cushion at the front desk and that helped a bit with the comfort. The bathroom is tiny, but was very clean when we arrived. I liked that they had windows that you could open in the room and bathroom with screens on the outside. The staff were kind and friendly. The breakfast in the morning doesn't have much variety, but it has enough to get you going (eggs, bread, muffins, cereal, coffee). The hotel provides two bottles of drinking water each day. There's a rooftop terrace that has a cool view of the mountain. Good enough to explore Seoul by day and come back to fall asleep before the next day of sightseeing.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

Linh, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient hotel

The hotel is near a subway and bus station. It's a bit difficult to find. When you take a shower the whole bathroom gets wet. The room and bathroom is a bit small but the price is reasonable. Walking distance to lots of restaurants and insadong shopping.

10/10 Excellent

Brian, Hawaii

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient hotel

Very comfortable and close to all the main sites, shopping and metro line. The owners are very friendly and helpful.