Icheon Termeden Spa

First of all I choose this hotel because of its convenience, it is surrounded by the different exits for the metro station Seodaemun, right opposite the hotel is the bus-stop where you can take the airport bus so I think it saves time and money. Hotel wise it is pretty clean and pleasantly bigger than expected. The only downside was I wasn't able to check-out anytime after 12pm (no grace period of 30mins-1hr) but I was able to put my luggage at the lobby so that was okay. I'll definitely book again when I am coming back to Seoul.

My family stayed at Nine Tree Hotel Insadong during our stay at Insadong. This hotel is ideally located as you can walk to many of the attractions such as Gwanghwamun, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Insadong-gil (main shopping area) and Myeongdong Street. I didn't realize how convenient the location was until we started shopping around Insadong. There is an entrance to the Insadong-gil from the 1st floor of the building so that was nice. There are also restaurants and shops conveniently located in the same building so when the summer heat was unbearable, we ate and shopped around in the building. My only complaint was the room interior. When we checked into our triple bed room, we noticed on both sides of the room that the wall paper in certain areas had water damage and the wall paper was sticking out. Certain areas of the wall were also unpainted as if they forgot to do this. It just looked weird. Although, we were out and about most of the day, it was disappointing to see the room in mediocre condition for the price we paid. The room and bathroom were also small, but it was clean and manageable. The cleaning staff were nice and did a great job of house keeping during our stay. If location is important to your stay at Insadong, I would highly recommend Nine Tree at Insadong.

the opposite building was under renovation made some noise but overall it's good place to stay. especially the night market is just minutes away.