The 8 Best Family Hotels in Seoul
The swimming pool and hot tub at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul. (We loved our stay here – great central location.)
1. Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
Hotel Phone: +82 2 6388 5000
Great location, wonderful hotel, and kid-friendly swimming pool. High-tech rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows, spa-like bathrooms with bathtubs & mirrors with built-in tvs, Espresso makers, mini-bars, PlayStations/Xboxs (on request), and fantastic views. Suites add living areas, walk-in closets and upgraded suites boast spectacular views (Gyeongbok Palace/N Seoul Tower) or dining areas, powder rooms and more, depending on the category. Within easy walking distance of a metro station, many attractions, shopping, dining, and cultural areas.
2. Grand Hyatt Seoul
Hotel Phone: +82 2 797 1234
Cosmopolitan hotel having comfortably-sized rooms and suites (family of 3) with Mp3 docking stations, floor-to-ceiling windows, mini-bars and panoramic views. Lots of restaurants and bars in the immediate vicinity. Has an outdoor pool that becomes an ice skating rink during winter. Within walking distance of the Namsan Park with its walking trails.
3. Lotte Hotel Seoul
Hotel Phone: +82 2 771 1000
Big, modern, centrally located hotel featuring sleek connected rooms (sleeps family of 6) with Oriental, influences, mini-bars and great skyline views of downtown Seoul. Hotel is very conveniently connected to the Lotte department store and to a metro station. The Myeongdong shopping area/evening market, museums and other attractions are a short walk away.
4. Acube Hotel Dongdaemun
Hotel Phone: +82 2 2264 2888
Quiet, small, minimalistic design boutique hotel offering clean, good value, compact family rooms (family of 5) with small seating areas and coffee makers. Within walking distance of a metro station. Also close to two local markets (Dongdaemun and Gwangjang markets).
5. The Ambassador Seoul
Hotel Phone: +82 2 2275 1101
Stylish, large hotel featuring spacious, good value, slightly dated, adjoining rooms (sleeps family of 5) with refrigerators, mini-bars and coffee machines. Operates free shuttle buses to shopping areas and the Dongguk University subway station is within walking distance.
6. Classic 500 Pentaz Executive Residence
Hotel Phone: +82 2 2218 5000
Fantastic residential style hotel featuring exquisitely designed, luxurious, chic, spacious Superior suites (up to 5 people) with hardwood floors, sofabeds and kitchens (cooktops, fridges, microwave ovens, washing machines/dryers). No bathtubs, but has a wine celllar. Close to a Lotte department store and the Konkuk university subway station. Lots of bars, shops and eateries in the surrounding area.
7. Twin Rabbit Guesthouse
Hotel Phone: +82 10 7619 5858
Simple guesthouse, within walking distance of a subway station, having extremely basic, small, clean family rooms (up to 4 people) with bunk beds, refrigerators and private bathrooms. Has an on-site shared kitchen. Quiet location, with many restaurants, cafes and stores nearby.
8. Seoul Garden Hotel
Hotel Phone: +82 2 710 7111
Modern good-value hotel featuring pleasant, adequately sized, carpeted family rooms (up to 4 people) with bunk beds, tea/coffee makers, mini-bars and city views. Short stroll away from a metro station and there are plenty of coffee shops, restaurants, stores in the area.
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