Hotel Atrium Jongno

Very nice hotel.

The hotel is located not far from metro and is easy to find. The staff at the reception are friendly. The room was spacious for three people with plenty of room for everyone. There were three of us and we all had our own bed and blanket. There was also enough room to place the luggage. The rooms were cleaned everyday (regardless of the fact whether you press the special button or not - it was very nice!) and we had new bottles of water every day. There was a kettle with tea as well.

The hotel is a tiny bit shabby compared to other ones, but completely acceptable for a 3-star hotel and the currently perfect location. It was never an issue to complain about.

The room is comfortable, has a nice bed a Japanese style toilet and a bath too. The staff are friendly, speak perfect English and helped me with any question I had. The hotel is in a quiet, peaceful area of the city with not much traffic or pedestrians. It is very convenient for the famous street food market Kwangjang Market which is about 2 minutes walk from the hotel. Also nearby is the Jongmyo Shrine which is a 5 minute walk away too. It is also not far away from the Gyeongbokgung Palace, but I'd recommend a taxi or subway train as it's quite far to walk. There is a Starbucks right next to the hotel too, in fact Seoul has hundreds of coffee shops, so you'll never be looking for a coffee shop! There is also a GS25 convenience store about 2 minutes walk from the hotelans a 7/11 a little further up if you need any supplies too. It also has the Jongno 5-ga subway station very close to it too so you can easily reach any part of the city. I'd recommend you use a T-Money transport card to save you buying a single journey ticket every time. You can get a taxi to or from Seoul Station which is about 10 minutes away if you want to travel outside of Seoul or to/from both Incheon and Gimpo Airport.

The room only has two plug sockets in the entire room. I was lucky to stay by myself but even then if I wanted to charge my powerbank, phone, headphones and camera battery I wasn't able to do so at the same time. Even the kettle doesn't have a plug so you have to put the kettle on the dresser to make a hot drink. If I had someone else staying with me, I could only charge one device. Definitely needs updating I think. The hotel restaurant is only open at breakfast. There are very few Western restaurants in Seoul, so you'll have to try Korean food as food delivery has limited options.

convenient location.

facilities are quite old. The carpet in the hallways is dirty with water damage and other discrepencies. The rooms feel quite dated.