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Seoul.

Old palaces, glass towers, and the best late-night food in Asia, split by one river.

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Seoul spreads across a valley split by the Han River, a fast, wide band of water that separates the old capital in the north from the newer money in the south.

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PriceAll$$1$$$24$$$$$1AreasAllGangnam, Apgujeong & Cheongdam7Bukchon & Samcheong5Jung-gu & Myeongdong4Itaewon & Hannam-dong2Seochon2Ikseon-dong & Jongno2Hongdae & Mapo2Gwangjin & Achasan2
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Rakkojae Seoul
01 / 26
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Rakkojae Seoul

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Bukchon & Samcheong
5 ROOMS · $$$
Mondrian Seoul Itaewon
02 / 26
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Mondrian Seoul Itaewon

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Itaewon & Hannam-dong
295 ROOMS · $$$
arr.dep.
03 / 26
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arr.dep.

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Jung-gu & Myeongdong
8 ROOMS · $$
L'Escape Hotel
04 / 26
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L'Escape Hotel

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Jung-gu & Myeongdong
204 ROOMS · $$$$$
Walkerhill Douglas
05 / 26
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Walkerhill Douglas

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Gwangjin & Achasan
52 ROOMS · $$$
Gongsimga Hanok Guesthouse
06 / 26
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Gongsimga Hanok Guesthouse

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Ikseon-dong & Jongno
4 ROOMS · $$$
THE CHAE
07 / 26
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THE CHAE

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Seochon
8 ROOMS · $$$
Ananti at Gangnam
08 / 26
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Ananti at Gangnam

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Gangnam, Apgujeong & Cheongdam
118 ROOMS · $$$
Bukchon Binkwan by Rakkojae
09 / 26
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Bukchon Binkwan by Rakkojae

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Bukchon & Samcheong
3 ROOMS · $$$
RYSE, Autograph Collection
10 / 26
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RYSE, Autograph Collection

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Hongdae & Mapo
272 ROOMS · $$$
Andaz Seoul Gangnam
11 / 26
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Andaz Seoul Gangnam

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Gangnam, Apgujeong & Cheongdam
241 ROOMS · $$$
Makers Hotel
12 / 26
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Makers Hotel

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Ikseon-dong & Jongno
7 ROOMS · $$$
Gowoon
13 / 26
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Gowoon

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Bukchon & Samcheong
2 ROOMS · $$$
Small House Big Door
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Small House Big Door

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Jung-gu & Myeongdong
25 ROOMS · $$$
Hotel April
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Hotel April

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Gangnam, Apgujeong & Cheongdam
39 ROOMS · $$$
Rising · Instagram

What's rising
in Seoul.

The hotels in Seoul gaining Instagram followers fastest over the past 7 days. The ▲ figure on each row is its 7-day follower move; the number below is the current total.

  1. Small House Big Door
    Small House Big Door
    0.7% · 7D+26MODERATE32
    3,525 followers@smallhousebigdoor
  2. Hotel Anteroom Seoul
    Hotel Anteroom Seoul
    0.3% · 7D+10HIGH45
    3,529 followers@anteroom_seoul
  3. Hotel28 Myeongdong
    Hotel28 Myeongdong
    0.1% · 7D+3HIGH49
    3,887 followers@hotel28_myeongdong
  4. Andaz Seoul Gangnam
    Andaz Seoul Gangnam
    0.1% · 7D+19MODERATE34
    41,132 followers@andazseoulgangnam
  5. RYSE, Autograph Collection
    RYSE, Autograph Collection
    0.0% · 7D+8MODERATE36
    18,341 followers@ryse_hotel
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Areas in seoul.

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Gangnam, Apgujeong & Cheongdam

Our joint-largest Seoul roster at seven hotels, almost all easy to book; you stay for the district, not the scramble.

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Bukchon & Samcheong

Seven small hanok stays, the city's biggest tracked courtyard cluster, several sold out by the time you look.

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Jung-gu & Myeongdong

Home to Hotel28, the only High-tier, book-direct stay in our Seoul set, amid central Myeongdong's easy options.

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Itaewon & Hannam-dong

Seoul's most design-led valley, anchored by the Leeum museum; two full-size hotels, both easy to book.

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Seochon

Three small hanok stays in Seoul's quiet artists' quarter west of the palace, our most low-key tracked corner.

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Ikseon-dong & Jongno

Two small, fast-selling stays inside Seoul's oldest hanok cafe warren; book the instant one opens.

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Hongdae & Mapo

Seoul's young, music-driven west side; two design hotels above the busking and clubs, both easy to book.

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Gwangjin & Achasan

Seoul's riverside east edge below Achasan; two stays trading central buzz for Han River calm.

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