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The exterior features traditional hanok architecture, showcasing wooden beams and intricate latticework. A central courtyard is surrounded by warm lighting that highlights the wooden doors and windows. Lush greenery provides a natural frame, enhancing the tranquil atmosphere of this unique space.
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Winner of 2024 Seoul Best Stay & Seoul Best Hanok

1. Unbeatable Location โ€” Step Into Seoulโ€™s History - Just 5 minutes from Anguk Station and 6 minutes from the Airport Bus stop. - Stroll to Koreaโ€™s iconic landmarks: Gyeongbokgung & Deoksugung Palaces, Jongmyo Shrine, Ikseon-dong, Insadong, Bukchon Hanok Village, Myeongdong, plus world-class museums and art galleries. - Within 10 minutes, discover hundreds of top-rated restaurants, cozy hanok cafรฉs, and convenience stores at your doorstep. 2. Award-Winning Hospitality You Can Trust - 2022: Named one of Seoulโ€™s Outstanding Hanok Stays for its perfect harmony of tradition and modern comfort. - 2024: Honored as an Excellent Seoul Stay for exceptional cleanliness, safety, and guest convenience. 3. Your Private Premium Hanok - Entire home reserved exclusively for one group โ€” enjoy unmatched privacy, comfort, and authentic Korean charm.

4.97 out of 5 average rating, 326 reviews
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A bright and open dining area features a wooden table surrounded by chairs, illuminated by a pendant light above. A small coffee station is visible with cups on a shelf, while a window allows natural light to enhance the warm, inviting space.
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[Seolโ€™s House] Gyeongbokgung St. 2min/1st floor

Welcome! Gyeongbokgung St. and the airport bus stop in 2 minutes on foot, and Gwanghwamun St. in 10 minutes on foot. You can easily use nearby Anguk/Seoul Station/Myeongdong with the city bus stop in 2 minutes on foot. It is located on the first floor of a single-story building. On the same street there are a quiet bar and cafe which have been renovated from hanoks. โœ”๏ธA commercial parking lot is a 2minute walk away. โœ”๏ธPlease be sure to close the mosquito net when opening and closing the door.

4.93 out of 5 average rating, 131 reviews
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The spacious living area features wooden beams and a warm wooden floor. Large glass doors open to the outdoor patio, allowing natural light to fill the room. Comfortable seating arrangements are visible, creating an inviting space for relaxation and conversation.
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Heritage Classic/ Entire Hanok / ํด๋ž˜์‹๊ณ ํƒ ๋ถ์ดŒ ํ—ค๋ฆฌํ‹ฐ์ง€

๐Ÿ†Master piece of Hanok/ Entire hanok, perfect privacy ! ๐Ÿ†Seoul Best Stay Award / 2024๋…„ ์šฐ์ˆ˜ ์„œ์šธ์Šคํ…Œ์ด ๐Ÿ“Œํด๋ž˜์‹๊ณ ํƒ ๋ถ์ดŒ์€ ํ—ค๋ฆฌํ‹ฐ์ง€์™€ ๋ฆฌํŠธ๋ฆฟ ๋‘ ์ฑ„์˜ ํ•œ์˜ฅ์œผ๋กœ ๊ตฌ์„ฑ๋˜์–ด ์žˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋‘ ํ•œ์˜ฅ์€ ์„œ๋กœ ๋‹ค๋ฅธ ๋Œ€๋ฌธ๊ณผ ๋‹ด์žฅ์œผ๋กœ ๋ถ„๋ฆฌ๋˜์–ด ์™„๋ฒฝํ•˜๊ฒŒ ํ”„๋ผ์ด๋ฒ„์‹œ๊ฐ€ ๋ณด์žฅ๋ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๐Ÿกํด๋ž˜์‹๊ณ ํƒ ํ—ค๋ฆฌํ‹ฐ์ง€ ๋ฐฉ3, ํ™”์žฅ์‹ค 3, ๋„“์€ ๊ฑฐ์‹ค (๋Œ€์ฒญ๋งˆ๋ฃจ) , ์•„๋ฆ„๋‹ค์šด ์ฃผ๋ฐฉ, ๊ทธ๋ฆฌ๊ณ  ์•„๋ฆ„๋‹ค์šด ์†Œ๋‚˜๋ฌด๊ฐ€ ์žˆ๋Š” ๋„“์€ ๋งˆ๋‹น์„ ์ง€๋‚˜๊ฐ€๋ฉด ์ดˆ๋Œ€ํ˜• ์กฐ์  ์ž์ฟ ์ง€์™€ ์—ฐ๊ฒฐ๋œ ๋‹ค๋„์‹ค๋กœ ๊ตฌ์„ฑ๋˜์–ด ์žˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์กฐ์•ฝ๋Œ์„ ๋ฐŸ์œผ๋ฉฐ ๋ช…์ƒ์„ ํ•  ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋Š” โ€œ์น˜์œ ์˜ ๋ฐฉโ€, ํ•œ๊ตญ์˜ ์ƒ‰๋™์„ ํŒŒ์Šคํ…”๋กœ ๊ตฌํ˜„ํ•œ โ€œ์ƒ‰์ฑ„์˜ ๋ฐฉโ€ , ์˜๋ฅ˜๊ด€๋ฆฌ๊ธฐ์™€ ์—…๋ฌด ์ฑ…์ƒ์„ ๋ณด์œ ํ•œ โ€œ์‚ฌ์œ ์˜ ๋ฐฉโ€ ์œผ๋กœ , ๋ชจ๋“  ๋ฐฉ๋งˆ๋‹ค ๋‹ค์ด์Šจ ํ—ค์–ด ์—์–ด๋žฉ์„ ๊ฐ–์ถ˜ ์•„๋ฆ„๋‹ค์šด ํ™”์žฅ์‹ค์ด ๋”ธ๋ฆฐ ํ”์น˜ ์•Š์€ ๏ฟผ๊ตฌ์กฐ์˜ ํ•œ์˜ฅ์œผ๋กœ,๏ฟผ ์ด์ค‘์ฐฝ ์œผ๋กœ ๊ฒจ์šธ์—๋Š” ๋”ฐ๋œปํ•˜๊ณ  ์—ฌ๋ฆ„์—๋Š” ์‹œ์›ํ•˜๋ฉฐ, ๋Œ€๊ฐ€์กฑ์ด๋‚˜ ๊ทธ๋ฃน ์—ฌํ–‰์— ์ ํ•ฉํ•œ ์ˆ™์†Œ ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 158 reviews
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A spacious dining area is highlighted by a long wooden table surrounded by black chairs. A world map is displayed on the wall, complemented by clocks showing different time zones. A television and a chalkboard are also present in the room.
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[Perfect Location]#just 1m metro st#2Bath#Whole

<Chebu House> is only 1 minute from Gyeongbokgung station of line No.3 by walking. Our house provides a huge kitchen and living room and you can enjoy talk and meal with your family or friends at one place! and has 2 separated room for maximum 6 guests. There are 2 toilets(With shower booth) for your comfortable journey. *5G Wifi *Front door CCTV for security *Based on the number of guests, we should provide different type of beds. Available for maximum 8 guests(Required inquiry in advance)

4.85 out of 5 average rating, 251 reviews
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An outdoor area is highlighted by a serene jacuzzi, surrounded by carefully arranged stones and greenery. The traditional wooden structure features ornate detailing, while soft ambient lighting enhances the tranquil atmosphere. A seating bench invites relaxation in this private space.
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[New] Signature_Classic / ๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ์—ญ / Entire Hanok

Gotaek (๊ณ ํƒ) means an old hanok, typically over 100 years old, The Classic-Goteak Seochon chosen by world-renowned artist Nicolas Party for a 6-week, and Filming locationn for famous Korean movie [Architecture 101]. A private luxury Hanok hotel with an outdoor jacuzzi, exclusively for one group, in the heart of Seoul. A stunning architectural gem preserving the charm of traditional Hanok while blending modern sophistication. Its rare loft-style design features state-of-the-art amenities

4.98 out of 5 average rating, 169 reviews
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A serene bedroom is framed by wooden beams and traditional sliding doors. A spacious bed with crisp white linens is positioned centrally, complemented by a wooden work desk and two chairs. Natural light enters through a large window, enhancing the calming atmosphere.
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[NuileStay]Seoul Premium Hanok, 7min Gyeongbokgung

NuileStay is a cozy hanok blending tradition and comfort, in a prime spot with easy access across Seoul. A peaceful courtyard and โ€œใ„ทโ€-shaped hanok greet you. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame rain or snow, and inside combines timeless charm with modern convenience. - 7 min walk to Gyeongbokgung - 5 min to airport bus - Free premium YouTube / Netflix - Washer & dryer - Easy access to Myeongdong, Insadong, Namsan, markets - 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms - Individual heating/cooling in each room

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 114 reviews
Superhost
A bright bedroom is showcased, featuring a spacious bed with neatly arranged linens. Large windows offer views of the city, while minimalist decor adds a modern touch. A cozy blanket drapes over an additional sleeping area, enhancing the room's functionality.
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Myeongdong Residence with 2 windows 2 subway 3 min

Central view suite Residence within 3 minutes of 2 subway stations *Front Desk & Luggage Storage & Guest Lounge: B1F (English & Chinese-speaking staff available, breakfast service (paid)) *non-smoking property. fine: 150,000 won. *A Coffee machine & welcome coffee capsule, bidet ,drinking water purifier *Everything you need like home. *2 guests will use one bed. If you prefer separate beds, please request in advance.(paid) *For 3 or more people, a sofa bed will be set up as a bed.

4.9 out of 5 average rating, 216 reviews
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[์†Œ์›”๋‹ด] ๋ถ์ดŒํ•œ์˜ฅ๋งˆ์„ - ํžˆ๋…ธ๋ผํƒ•์ด ์žˆ๋Š” ๋…์ฑ„ ์ˆ™์†Œ์—์„œ ํ”„๋ผ์ด๋น—ํ•œ ์‰ผ์„ ๋ˆ„๋ ค๋ณด์„ธ์š”!

'์†Œ์›”๋‹ด'์€ ์„œ์šธ์‹œ-ํ•œ์˜ฅ์ฒดํ—˜์—…์ด ๊ณต์‹ ์ง€์ •๋œ ํ•œ์˜ฅ ์ˆ™๋ฐ• ์‹œ์„ค๋กœ ๋‚ด๊ตญ์ธ๊ณผ ์™ธ๊ตญ์ธ ๋ชจ๋‘ ์ด์šฉ ๊ฐ€๋Šฅํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹คโ˜บ๏ธ ํžˆ๋…ธํ‚ค(ํŽธ๋ฐฑ ์š•์กฐ)์—์„œ ํƒ ํŠธ์ธ ๋งˆ๋‹น์„ ๋ฐ”๋ผ๋ณด๋ฉฐ ํž๋ง ํ•  ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ์–ด์š”. ๋‚ฎ์˜ ํ–‡์‚ด๊ณผ, ์ €๋… ํ•˜๋Š˜์˜ ๋ณ„์„ ๋ณด๋ฉฐ ๋ฐ˜์‹ ์š•๊ณผ ํ”„๋ผ์ด๋น—ํ•œ ์‰ผ์„ ์ฆ๊ฒจ๋ณด์„ธ์š”! ๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ, ๊ด‘ํ™”๋ฌธ, ์ต์„ ๋™, ์„์ง€๋กœ ๋“ฑ์˜ ๊ด€๊ด‘์ง€๋ฅผ ๋„๋ณด๋กœ ์ด์šฉํ•˜์‹ค ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค โ˜บ๏ธ [๊ธˆ์•ก ์•ˆ๋‚ด] โœ… 2์ธ ๊ธฐ์ค€ ์š”๊ธˆ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. โœ… 1์ธ ์ถ”๊ฐ€ ์‹œ : 50,000 KRW (์ตœ๋Œ€ 6์ธ ๊ฐ€๋Šฅ) [๐Ÿ›๏ธ ์นจ์‹ค 1 - ๊ธฐ๋ณธ ์ œ๊ณต ๋ฃธ] โœ… ๊ธฐ๋ณธ 2์ธ์œผ๋กœ ์˜ˆ์•ฝ ์‹œ, ๋ฃธ 1๊ฐœ๊ฐ€ ์ œ๊ณต๋ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. [๐Ÿ›๏ธ ์นจ์‹ค 2 - ์ถ”๊ฐ€ ๋ฃธ] โœ… 3์ธ ์ด์ƒ ์˜ˆ์•ฝ ์‹œ ์ œ๊ณต๋ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. โœ… 2์ธ ์˜ˆ์•ฝ์ด์ง€๋งŒ ์นจ์‹ค 2๊ฐœ ์‚ฌ์šฉ์„ ์›ํ•˜์‹œ๋Š” ๊ฒฝ์šฐ ์‚ฌ์ „์— ์š”์ฒญํ•ด์ฃผ์„ธ์š”.(50,000 KRW) โœ… ์˜ˆ์•ฝ ์ธ์›๋ณด๋‹ค ๋ฐฉ๋ฌธ ์ธ์›์ด ๋งŽ์€ ๊ฒฝ์šฐ, ํ™˜๋ถˆ ์—†์ด ํ‡ด์‹ค ์ฒ˜๋ฆฌ๋ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค๐Ÿ™ [ ์–ผ๋ฆฌ ์ฒดํฌ์ธ / ๋ ˆ์ดํŠธ ์ฒดํฌ์•„์›ƒ] โœ… 1์‹œ๊ฐ„ ๋‹น 20,000 KRW (์ตœ๋Œ€ 2์‹œ๊ฐ„ ๊ฐ€๋Šฅ)

4.97 out of 5 average rating, 173 reviews
Superhost
An outdoor area of a traditional Hanok features stone stepping stones leading through a landscaped garden with subtle lighting. Wooden doors and a slatted screen provide a blend of privacy and openness, creating a serene transition between spaces as night descends.
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A hanok with a panoramic view, Moonlight Hill

Moonlight Hill is a hanok retreat nestled in Bukchon, offering stunning views of Bukak and Inwang Mountains. Perched on a hillside, it provides a peaceful escape with a panoramic view of the village below. The annex hot tub is available year-round, offering guests a serene and relaxing soak. Here, tradition and nature exist in perfect harmonyโ€”experience a calm, beautiful day in the heart of the city. **There are steep stairs on the entrance of the entrance of the gate**

4.9 out of 5 average rating, 103 reviews
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Light filters through wooden lattice doors, illuminating a wooden floor in a spacious room. A cozy bed is positioned out of sight, and a serene courtyard is visible through the glass-paneled doors, adding a touch of tranquility.
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Central Seoul/HanokStay/Traditiona Village/Palaces

A Special Day in a Traditional Hanok Experience a peaceful retreat in a traditional Korean hanok, surrounded by its timeless charm and tranquil atmosphere. The original character and traditional structure of the hanok have been carefully preserved, while essential modern amenities are provided for a comfortable stay. Slow down, step away from the pace of everyday life, and enjoy the quiet beauty and timeless tranquility of a traditional Korean hanok.

4.95 out of 5 average rating, 774 reviews
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A serene living space features a soft, wooden sofa adorned with neutral-toned cushions. A small circular table sits in front of the sofa, complemented by natural light streaming through large windows. A wooden sliding door leads to a cozy area with a chair and plants.
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Hyoja Stay: Modern Han-ok next to Gyeongbokgung

Welcome to Hyoja Stay! Hyoja Stay is a han-ok located quietly in a residential area near Gyeongbokgung (the main palace), which has lots of historical background! It is a good place to enjoy the sun shines in the yard in the morning, listen to the rain on a rainy day, and spend a peaceful weekend. If you cannot make a reservation for the date you want, check out our other hanok accommodations through the host profile :)

4.79 out of 5 average rating, 471 reviews
Superhost
A well-lit room features a spacious bed with neutral-toned bedding. A smart TV displaying Netflix is mounted on the wall opposite the bed. A small circular table and two wooden chairs are positioned near a window, allowing natural light to fill the space.
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Cityview Escape โ€“ Self Check-in, Great Location

Urbanstay, your own free stay Urbanstay provides a comfortable stay l space that you can trust whenever and wherever you want to go on your own free trip. - Direct check-in (email or cell phone notification at 1pm on the day of check-in) - Managed pest control solution for all rooms

4.81 out of 5 average rating, 350 reviews

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[SOSOHouse] A Hanok Home Shaped by Life in Seochon

4.98 out of 5 average rating, 110 reviews
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์„œ์ดŒํœดํœด

4.86 out of 5 average rating, 227 reviews
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[๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ๋„๋ณด] ๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ์˜† ๊ณ ์ฆˆ๋„‰ํ•œ ํ•œ๊ตญ ๊ฐ์„ฑ, ๋ง›์ง‘ ๊ฐ€๋“ ์„œ์ดŒ ๊ณจ๋ชฉ ์•ˆ ์•„๋Š‘ํ•˜๊ณ  ๊นจ๋—ํ•œ ์‰ผํ„ฐ

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 106 reviews
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The tranquil courtyard features traditional Korean architecture with wooden structures and an earthen path. Stone pots and small plants are positioned around the space, providing a serene ambiance. Sunlight illuminates the courtyard, highlighting the natural beauty of the surrounding elements.
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์ „ํ†ตํ•œ์˜ฅ ๋™์ดŒ์žฌ (1ํŒ€ ์ „์šฉ/๋ฌด๋ฃŒ์กฐ์‹/๋ฌด๋ฃŒ์ฃผ์ฐจ)

5.0 out of 5 average rating, 266 reviews
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A bright living space is filled with natural light from large windows, offering views of the surrounding mountains. A round wooden dining table is paired with four wooden chairs, while a comfortable sofa is positioned nearby. A television and potted plant enhance the room.
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Buam Dong Stunning mountain viewโ˜†Easy access

4.96 out of 5 average rating, 124 reviews
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A serene living space is presented, featuring traditional wooden frames and sliding doors that connect to an indoor courtyard. Natural light filters through the screens, illuminating a simple dining table and two lounge chairs, creating an airy and inviting environment.
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์„ฑ๋ถ๋™ ํ˜ธ์šฐ์žฌ ํ•œ์˜ฅ(๋ฌด๋ฃŒ์ฃผ์ฐจ)

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 228 reviews
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A minimalist interior features light wooden furniture, including a round table with two matching stools. A potted plant adds a touch of greenery. Natural light filters through a small window, illuminating the space, which includes a kitchenette with a microwave and storage.
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Stay Cocooner / Seochon

4.92 out of 5 average rating, 135 reviews
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The courtyard of the traditional hanok features wooden beams and intricately designed eaves. Sunlight filters through the green leaves of surrounding trees, creating dappled light on the ground. Sliding doors lead into the interior, enhancing the connection between indoor and outdoor spaces.
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4.96 out of 5 average rating, 224 reviews

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๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ ์ธ๊ทผ | ๋”ฐ๋œปํ•œ ๊ฐ์„ฑ์˜ ํ”„๋ผ์ด๋น— ์Šคํ…Œ์ด

4.98 out of 5 average rating, 110 reviews
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Soundproof music room, Attractions near, Free WiFi

4.97 out of 5 average rating, 125 reviews
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A comfortable living space is presented with a sectional sofa positioned to create a cozy atmosphere. A floor lamp provides soft illumination. A coffee table is set with decorative items, and a flat-screen TV is mounted on the wall, enhancing the functional layout.
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[Spacious]3Bedroom/Good Location/5mins metro/Anguk

4.98 out of 5 average rating, 102 reviews
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A modern studio room is depicted with two spacious beds covered in white bedding. A small dining table with two chairs is positioned near a window adorned with blinds. Soft, warm lighting enhances the inviting feel, while a wall-mounted television is visible.
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WECO STAY Insadong (Standard Triple A)

4.84 out of 5 average rating, 905 reviews
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A modern studio apartment features a spacious bed covered in clean bedding, with soft lighting provided by a lamp on a side table. A kitchenette with wooden cabinetry, a microwave, and a washing machine is visible in the background, alongside a glass wall separating different areas.
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WECO STAY Namsan (Standard Double_1)

4.81 out of 5 average rating, 705 reviews
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WECO STAY Dongdaemun (Deluxe Triple B)

4.94 out of 5 average rating, 114 reviews
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A well-lit studio features two twin beds with white bedding, positioned beside a window dressed with sheer curtains. A small round table with two chairs is located near the window. Decorative elements include a plant and a lamp, enhancing the tranquil ambiance.
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WECO STAY Chungmuro (Standard Twin A_2)

4.89 out of 5 average rating, 795 reviews
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A bright sleeping area features a spacious bed covered with a light blanket, complemented by large windows that offer a view of the city skyline. A small sofa is positioned near the glass door, leading to a private balcony, with natural light enhancing the overall ambiance.
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&220 | ๋ช…๋™ยท์„์ง€๋กœยท๋‚จ์‚ฐ | ์—ญ 3๋ถ„ | ๊ณตํ•ญ๋ฒ„์Šค | ํ’€์˜ต์…˜ | ์ตœ๋Œ€3๋ช… | ์ตœ๊ณ ์ „๋ง

4.93 out of 5 average rating, 166 reviews

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Modern Luxury Hanok/๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ์—ญ/์„œ์ดŒ/๊ด‘ํ™”๋ฌธ/๋ช…๋™/Spa/Sauna/3BTH

4.94 out of 5 average rating, 111 reviews
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An outdoor space is presented, featuring a stone pathway surrounded by lush greenery and outdoor seating. The traditional wooden architecture is illuminated by soft lighting, enhancing the tranquil atmosphere. A small water feature is also visible, contributing to the serene environment.
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ํ™”์šด๏ฝœ์‚ผ์ฒญ๋™ ํ”„๋ฆฌ๋ฏธ์—„ ๋…์ฑ„ ํ•œ์˜ฅ๏ฝœ์ž์ฟ ์ง€ยท๋ทฐยท์ „์‹œ๊ณต๊ฐ„ยท๊ธฐ๋…์ผยทํ”„๋กœํฌ์ฆˆ

4.93 out of 5 average rating, 387 reviews
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[AI Living Stay] Seoul Hanok near Gyeongbokgung

5.0 out of 5 average rating, 241 reviews
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Quiet house near Gyeongbokgung

5.0 out of 5 average rating, 33 reviews
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A serene courtyard is presented, featuring a stone pathway leading to a wooden door framed by elegant glass. A decorative branch hangs above, adorned with a lantern, while a stone basin and pebbles are arranged meticulously around the space, complementing the traditional architecture.
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์šฐํ›„ Woohoo

4.98 out of 5 average rating, 86 reviews
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where is Gwanghwamun Gate located?

    Gwanghwamun Gate stands at the main entrance to Gyeongbokgung Palace, within the central district of Seoul. It is surrounded by government buildings, cultural sites, and bustling city life.

  • When is the best time to visit Gwanghwamun Gate?

    Late spring and autumn are frequently suggested for visiting Gwanghwamun Gate, as temperatures are milder and skies tend to be clearer. Winter has brisk air but fewer crowds and distinctive snowy scenery.

  • How old is Gwanghwamun Gate?

    Gwanghwamun Gate dates to the fourteenth century, though it has seen multiple reconstructions due to historical events. The current structure represents traditional Joseon-era architecture as restored over recent decades.

  • Why was Gwanghwamun Gate built?

    Gwanghwamun Gate was constructed as the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, symbolizing authority and dignity in Seoul. It served as a royal gateway and an important point for official ceremonies.

  • What are some things to do near Gwanghwamun Gate?

    Around Gwanghwamun Gate, you can explore Gyeongbokgung Palace, discover art at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, or stroll along the Cheonggyecheon stream. Traditional tea houses and government squares invite deeper cultural experiences.

  • How is the weather near Gwanghwamun Gate?

    Gwanghwamun Gate experiences cold winters around 22โ€“41ยฐF (-6โ€“5ยฐC) with light snow, and warm, humid summers reaching 86ยฐF (30ยฐC) and frequent rain. Spring and fall are often suggested for comfortable weather and gentler breezes.

  • How was Gwanghwamun Gate built?

    Artisans constructed Gwanghwamun Gate using traditional wooden framing and stone foundations, reflecting Joseon Dynasty methods. Major reconstructions incorporated both historic craftsmanship and modern restoration techniques.

  • What is the history of Gwanghwamun Gate?

    Gwanghwamun Gate has a layered history as the principal entryway to Gyeongbokgung Palace, enduring significant damage during wars and colonial periods. Extensive restorations have preserved its symbolic presence at the heart of Seoul.