Holiday Inn Express Seoul Hongdae By IHG

188, Yanghwa-ro, Mapo-gu, Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea

Hongdae, Seoul - 4,3 km to center

Seoul

Updated on 28/06/2025

Check-in / Check-out

  • Check-in Time 15:00
  • Check-out Time 12:00

Reviews

8.9

Review Score

Has 16546 reviews on Agoda

Cleanliness - 9.7

Facilities - 9.2

Location - 9.1

Service - 8.7

Room Quality - 8.8

10.0 Extremely Convenient Location - Justina 24-06-2025

Review: The Holiday Inn Express Seoul Hongdae by IHG is located in an extremely convenient location in Hongdae, just right next to the exit 5 of Hongik University station! It was also a great deal with breakfast included! Overall, we enjoyed the stay here!

10.0 Exceptional - ruttanawalee 12-06-2025

Positive points: Location is super easy yo go to hotel via train from airport

Negative points: N/A

9.6 Best Location - Azlina 23-06-2025

Review: Love the location. So easy to get using the Arex all stop train. N there’s also the bag check in service at the hotel. A bit pricey, but worth the price. The lift can be improved. A bit slow and crowded. Great service and can store luggage even when I needed to go for day trip to Busan

9.0 The location was excellent for us as it was close to the places we wanted to see. - David 11-06-2025

Positive points: The breakfast and lunch were excellent. We wish it would have been opened for an evening meal.

Negative points: Room could have been bigger, but it served our needs.

9.2 Helpful staff & very good brekky - Ellanie 23-06-2025

Review: As I got an online meeting at noon, staff were helpful and assisted me for a late check out until I have ciompleted the online meeting in my room.nnThere were various choice for breakfast. Salad, yoghurt, hot rice and soup. As many ppl wanted coffee, if there could be more coffee machines, it would be great not to have queue ( some guests pressed twice for a double expressi) during breakfast hours. Love to stay again if there would be early bird discounts.

8.0 Great location, friendly staff, and nice rooms! - Anne 09-06-2025

Positive points: Nice rooms, and great breakfast space.

Negative points: The elevators were pretty slow due to high traffic. They open the staircase for breakfast traffics, but I think it would be great if they could have the stairs open all day!

10.0 Nice location clean and trendy - Michelle 21-06-2025

Review: Rooms are small but location is greatnNo tooth brush are provided - think it’s common in Korea now

9.0 Will come back again ! - Siew 03-06-2025

Positive points: Great location and very friendly and helpful staff.

10.0 Great location, nice place - Michelle 21-06-2025

Review: Clean and good location. Rooms are a bit small but the staff was very nice to upgrade us to a room with windows nClose to all the shopping food and amenities

8.0 Very good - Wimonpan 30-05-2025

Positive points: Excellent location and just next to MRT exit 5. Convenient store is around the corner and near shopping street with lots of restaurants around.

Negative points: No

9.2 Very good location - Adelyn 20-06-2025

Review: This is a very good location especially for 1st timer to travel to Korea. The air port train is just downstair.

9.0 Pleasant stay again - Ang 17-05-2025

Positive points: Have stayed here before last year and returned because of the good experience from the previous trip! The hotel is conveniently located near to Hongik University station (Exit 5) and the AREX station, some of the other subway exits are not that far off too (Exits 4 and 7). Exit 4 is useful on rainy days as it connects to the hotel directly with shelter. There is also a lift near AK Plaza which you can use if you are travelling with luggages and prefer not to use the escalator. For breakfast, you can sample delicious food (fried rice, fried udon, noodles, bread, cereal, etc.). International plug sockets were readily available so there was no need to use any travel adaptor. CU is located right below in case you feel peckish and need a late night snack.

Negative points: Perhaps consider more varieties of food for breakfast, for the benefit of guests who stay for a number of days xD

8.8 Convenient location though some maintenance needed - Katherine 16-06-2025

Review: 2nd stay here, great location and much convenience with breakfast buffet included. Value for money compared to other stays in Seoul.nnPossible improvement for bathroom facilities. Encountered some problems with the bidet system that was not completely resolved. During my first stay, a fellow traveller in another room had similar issues as well. nnOtherwise, good stay at a convenient location with decent amenities.

10.0 I loved it here. My family will definitely come again - David 04-05-2025

Positive points: The breakfast was perfect. The location was perfect too!!

10.0 Good choice for shoppers - Man 08-06-2025

Review: Nice room with convenient location!nJust next to Hongki university station exit no.5

10.0 I'd definitely stay here again - Joshua 04-05-2025

Positive points: This hotel will exceed your expectations. For starters, it is close to everything. There's even a designated subway exit that is next to the building. rnrnThe staff was super friendly and helpful. The cleaning ladies were genuinely kind. They always greeted me with a warm welcome, bringing a cheerful start to my day. rnrnThe breakfast buffet alone was great. The foods were high quality. There was a wide array of cuisines from western (eggs and bacon) to eastern (ex. mapao tofu to seaweed soup).rnrnThe room was modern and the bed was comfortable. The view from my window was great.

Negative points: The lighting in the bathroom is angled strangely, which makes it difficult to do hair and makeup. rnThe lighting should be directly over the mirror allowing one to clearly see their image in the mirror. Instead, the lighting is a bit further back, causing one to see extreme shadows over the face instead.rnI also did get locked in the gym once due to a door malfunction. But the staff was super helpful and reassured me that the issue had been resolved.rnThe elevators can be slow at times.

9.6 Location of the hotel is da best - ST 06-06-2025

Review: I love the location of the hotel which is so near to the train station. The breakfast was just average but it is right smack in the middle of Hongdae.

8.0 Very good - Phillip 01-05-2025

Positive points: Comfy

Negative points: I did not have the ability to change the temperature or fan usage in the room. It affected my sleep.

9.6 Great Location Near Airport Train with Free Breakfast - Jutamas 06-06-2025

Review: Conveniently located near Exit 5 of Hongik University Station, with easy access to the all stops airport train. Offers a free breakfast featuring a wide variety of both local and Western dishes. Slightly farther when traveling via Subway Line 2.

4.0 Acceptable - Chavabhon 28-04-2025

Negative points: Subject: Request for Investigation Regarding Missing Money After Checkout (Room 1201 & 1202)nnDear [Hotel Name] Management,nnMy name is Chawaphon Sinpoonapak, and I was a guest at your hotel from April 15th to 20th, staying in rooms 1201 and 1202.nnAfter checking out, my group and I left our luggage with the hotel while we went out for a meal. One of my bags contained Thai currency amounting to approximately 15,000 THB. Upon returning home, I discovered that this amount of money was missing from the bag.nnI kindly request your assistance in investigating this matter, especially by checking any CCTV footage and speaking with relevant staff who may have handled the luggage.nnPlease let me know if you require any further information from me.nnThank you for your time and support.nnBest regards,nChawaphon Sinpoonapak

Location

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Airports

  • Gimpo Airport (GMP) : 11.1 km
  • Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) : 43.7 km

Public transportation

  • Hongik University Station : 310 m 3 min walk
  • Sinchon Subway Station : 890 m

Hospital or clinic

  • Shinchon Yonsei Hospital : 820 m

Shopping

  • Myeong-Dong Walking Street : 5.0 km

Convenience store

  • On-site :

Cash withdrawal

  • ATM on-site :

Popular landmarks

  • Namdaemun Market : 4.5 km
  • Myeong-Dong Walking Street : 5.0 km
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace : 5.0 km
  • The War Memorial of Korea : 5.1 km
  • Insadong : 5.4 km
  • N Seoul Tower : 5.5 km
  • Bukchon Hanok Village : 5.8 km
  • National Museum of Korea : 6.0 km
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex : 6.2 km
  • Lotte World : 16.0 km

Nearby landmarks

  • AK& : 40 m
  • monomart : 80 m
  • Macondo : 140 m
  • Uniqlo : 170 m
  • Gyeongui line forest : 170 m
  • Y'Z PARK : 190 m
  • Merry J Flower : 220 m
  • Craft Hans (Hongik University) : 250 m
  • come in : 290 m
  • Bahia : 310 m