Namsan Guesthouse

We took AREX to go to the Seoul Station and transfered to Line 4 subway to Myeondong. In order to reach to the guest house took exit 3. It is not recommended to stay at this guest house if you carry heavy baggage as the road to the guesthouse is quite hilly and quite hard to walk and carry the luggage. More suitable for solo traveller. The receptionist was at B1 level.They allowed us to check in early as we arrived at the guesthouse at 12.30pm. We stayed for 3 nights there. The aircond was not functioning well as it turned off every 20 minutes. We reserved a quadruple room. there are 2 bathrooms and 4 single beds.The breakfast was simple with coffee, toast, jam, peanut butter and instant noodles. It was enough to kickstart our day.They provide free refill hot and cold water. There are many convenient stores nearby. Easy access to subway station. We kept our luggage for free at the guesthouse after check out while waiting for the flight time. You took picture by wearing hanbok for free. The male staff helped us with the taxi reservation to gimpo airport with KRW40,000. Overall stay was pleasant.

The hotel is close to the subway station, many shops and restaurants and the cable car which gives access to the Seoul Tower. The capsules have curtains for your privacy. The bathroom where we shower needs small maintenances. There are shampoo, bath soap and hair dryer in it. The hotel offers coffee, water, as well as leave available breads, margarine, jam, nutella and lamen in the communal kitchen, I find this super friendly. The hotel staff are also very friendly and help us with sightseeing itinerary.

It is affordable, warm and cozy. I really like the warm temperature inside as I came from a tropical country and not used to winter. This is just enough for travelers that spend most of the time outside to experience South Korea. I just realized that you do not need expensive hotels if you will spend most of your time outside of it, be practical.

Checking in was seamless, the front desk clerk was helpful and very friendly upon my arrival. He gave me a quick tour of the common areas and showed me the room. He showed me how the combination and lockers worked in the room as well. He gave me a few pamphlets but mentioned most guided tours are private and would need a minimum of 2 persons. I browsed through the pamphlets and decided against registering for any guided tours as I found them to be quite expensive and secondly they required at least a minimum of 2 people. The bed was good, you have your own lights and curtain to block out the light and privacy. There's a little desk you can prop up as well. The lockers were very big and I was able to fit my luggage inside, which was perfect! The facility has coded lockers so you do not need to bring your own lock. The showers were individualized which was good, however I found the shower head was partially broken, which really should be replaced. I found the shower area in general not that clean. I would recommend bringing flip flops to shower. The sink in the toilet area didn't have proper drain pipes so the water would pool behind the sink to the floor where there's a drain for the water to run into. The location of the guesthouse is great. There are no social events hosted nor do many people hang out in the common area. My overall stay here was okay. I am not sure if I would return to this guesthouse in Seoul though.