EHWA in Myeongdong
A budget hostel steps from Myeongdong's shopping streets in central Seoul
Ehwa in Myeongdong is a budget hostel set into one of Seoul's busiest shopping districts, in the city's Jung District. The building sits a minute's walk from Myeongdong Shopping Street, where department stores and brand outlets line the alleys alongside restaurants serving Korean, Japanese and Western food. Rooms are simply furnished, each with air conditioning, a private bathroom and free Wi-Fi. Guests share a kitchen and a community room, and breakfast is included. A lobby computer covers anyone without a laptop. Reception can help arrange onward travel, including taxi bookings for the airport run.
Seoul's centre is ten to twenty minutes away by public transport, and a bus stop sits next to the hostel. From here, Namdaemun Market is fifteen minutes by subway and Cheonggye Stream a ten-minute walk. Gyeongbokgung Palace, one of five royal palaces built under the Chosun Dynasty, is about half an hour by subway; Seoul N Tower, set on a peak in Namsan Park, is roughly the same by bus. At night the neighbourhood keeps its own rhythm, with shops and restaurants running well past dark. It is a compact, practical base. Business travellers and sightseers alike use it as a place to sleep between long days spent moving through the city.
Seoul's centre is ten to twenty minutes away by public transport, and a bus stop sits next to the hostel. From here, Namdaemun Market is fifteen minutes by subway and Cheonggye Stream a ten-minute walk. Gyeongbokgung Palace, one of five royal palaces built under the Chosun Dynasty, is about half an hour by subway; Seoul N Tower, set on a peak in Namsan Park, is roughly the same by bus. At night the neighbourhood keeps its own rhythm, with shops and restaurants running well past dark. It is a compact, practical base. Business travellers and sightseers alike use it as a place to sleep between long days spent moving through the city.