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Hotels in Seoul currently start at about € 50 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 128 and € 186 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 339 properties we can book here, 79% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 39% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.4/10.
Seoul is huge but the metro makes it manageable, and the river splits it into two moods: the historic north around the palaces, and the modern south in Gangnam. For a first visit the north wins, because the palaces, the markets and the old neighbourhoods are all within a few metro stops of each other.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 339 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 23 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 50 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 88 |
| Typical (median) price | € 128 |
| Upper quarter | € 193 |
| Typical 3-star | € 113 |
| Typical 4-star | € 186 |
| Typical 5-star | € 377 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
Gyeonghui Palace (in Korean: Gyeonghuigung, literally Palace of Serene Harmony) was a palace located in Seoul, South Kor
1.0 km from the centremosque in Seoul, South Korea
4.1 km from the centrenational museum
1.3 km from the centreSeoul sits in South Korea at 37.5665° N, 126.9780° E. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Central, shopping, best transport, the default first-visit choice.
University district, live music and late food, younger and cheaper.
Palaces, tea houses and hanok streets, the most traditional.
South of the river, business and luxury, further from the sights.
Each of these has its own page with live prices for that part of town.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Many restaurants require a minimum of two people for certain dishes. Download a Korean map app — Google Maps navigation is limited here.
Moderate at 1.38 times between ordinary weeks. Spring and autumn are short, beautiful and busy; summer is hot with a rainy season in July; winter is very cold and the cheapest. 79% of rates can still be cancelled free.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Seoul stayed within a factor of 1.38, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
Myeongdong for a first visit: central, on the main metro lines and walkable to Gyeongbokgung and the markets. Hongdae is cheaper and livelier; Gangnam is smarter but further from the historic sights.
Mid-range by Asian standards — the typical room sits well above Bangkok or Taipei but below Tokyo. Busan, three hours south by train, is less than half the price.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 50 per night for two people, the typical price is € 128, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 193. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 79% of the rooms available in Seoul can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
Moderate at 1.38 times between ordinary weeks. Spring and autumn are short, beautiful and busy; summer is hot with a rainy season in July; winter is very cold and the cheapest. 79% of rates can still be cancelled free.
The KRW (₩). Almost entirely card-based; a T-money card covers transport and convenience stores.
No tipping.
The best-known places are Changdeokgung, Gyeongbokgung, Seoul World Cup Stadium, Deoksugung, Lotte World. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Seoul stayed within a factor of 1.38, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.