Where to stay in Seoul

Neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guidance for Seoul, South Korea: which areas suit which travellers, what they cost, and the stays we list in each.

• Gangnam (4) — Wide avenues, glass and clinics COEX mall, corporate hotels, and excellent subway links.
• Hongdae (2) — Student energy, live music Buskers, clubs and cheap food until the subway reopens.
• Seongsu (3) — Old factories, concept cafés Warehouse cafés and flagship stores, ten minutes from Gangnam.
• Myeongdong (3) — Cosmetics streets, street food Central, packed, and two subway lines under your feet.
• Bukchon & Insadong (3) — Hanok roofs, tea houses Hanok lanes between two palaces, quiet before nine.
• Itaewon (3) — International strip, hillside villas The widest food choice in Korea, with Namsan tower above.

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