HOTEL THE BOTANIK SEWOON MYEONGDONG

very accessible to lots of food and 3 subway stations.will book again. 40 meters to the stream and river with nice walk

The staff was so lovely and we want thank house keeping team too keep the place clean always and the front office was helping and so kind

We are a well-traveled, Korean-American couple with adult child who stayed in the Botanik for one week in October 2026. Hotel is large, consisting of two buildings A and B-dong. Full of foreigners, a lot of Japanese, a few Australian, SE Asians, Americans/Canadians, a tour group of Israelis, a few Indians, Middle Easterners. English-speaking lobby staff. New and nicely appointed rooms with a modern/contemporary design. Not everyone may appreciate the industrial nature of the area, but we loved it. Hotel is adjacent to a covered car park that houses a 70-80’s-era block of small businesses dealing in specialized electrical parts and small appliances. Behind the hotel is a tented market stand selling grains, seaweed, squid, handmade wooden kitchen tools (highly recommend), other small items like back scrubbers and such. This area is undeveloped, a bit old and a bit dilapidated. I hope they keep it. Incredible character. There is some kind of high rise in construction adjacent to the hotel on the other side. Also next to the hotel is a wonderful coffee shop “Burnt Seoul” that is like something out of post-War Europe. Ubers are easy to call from the hotel. $6-10 to pretty much anywhere north of the river, about $10-$12 to Gangnam. Ubers were so affordable we didn’t bother with public transportation. In our 3-person suite, we had a washer and portable drying rack (standard for Korea), steam closet, electric cooktop, electric water kettle, microwave (it may have had an oven option, but too difficult to figure out and not worth the fire risk), kitchen sink/sponge/dish detergent, 3 spoons/forks and 1(?) butter knife, 3 wine glasses and mugs. A slim, full-sized fridge/freezer, plates, no bowls. No kitchen knife or cutting board, no pots or pans or cooking utensils (though I believe they are provided upon request). So, minimally stocked to actually cook inside the room. The other amenities, such as gym, we did not use. The pool was closed by October. The hotel does not store your luggage but there is a locker storage room on site for 2000 won. There is also a small grocery in the complex and another one downstairs outside. There is a laundromat next to that store, which I imagine has dryers. All in all, we would stay here again. We had reason once to call for help in our room. I believe it was the manager on duty who came, and he was so kindly and respectful (removed his shoes at the door), it left a very good, last impression of the place. I would love it if there had been just a few more square feet open floor space, and translated appliance instructions in English for ultimate convenience. But excellent value for everything provided here.

Considered very spacious for travellers to open big size luggages. It has everything from styler to freshen up clothes to kitchen ware rental and microwave oven. You can cook simple meals in the room as they have kitchen hob. I like the styler as its easy to use and convenient to have. They only gave 2 bottles of water in fridge everyday. But you can call to request for additional if required if not can boil water to drink. Overall good experience as its in a quiet neighbourhood.

PROs: The lovely view of Namsan Tower from our balcony. The small but efficient bathroom with good bath products, the room is overall new. The very large and well equipped gym is excellent. The 21 floor roof top is a lovely oasis with a view to Namsan Tower good for guests who do not have this view from their own room. CONs: There is no food around this location except for convenience shops and a few coffee shops, you need to walk a couple of blocks before you find decent food. The hotel is new and located next to Sewoon Plaza the old industrial complex where they filmed Vincenzo the K drama. It is a good 25 mins walk to Myeongdong. The entire area is up for teardown redevelopment so that’s why the balconies are so dusty as per previous review. In a few years, this location should be very nice but this large hotel apartments will also lose it’s view of the Namsan Tower. The aircon in the room is also placed blowing right onto the sleeping guest, the aircon system is hard to adjust correctly. The room cleaning is also a little haphazard as some days they forget to replenish coffee packs or a bottle of water, they also do not wash the plates or cups when they make up your room. Bedding is only changed every 2 days which is ok. The room is long and narrow and there is nowhere to sit but on the floor when one puts on their shoes at the room entrance. The hotel reception is forever packed with guests checking in or out so well done to their sales and marketing team who sell their rooms so well.

Second time staying here. Spacious room, sufficient space for me to open my luggage and pack 😆 cleanliness is okay except the balcony and the make up room service don’t really clean up the room thoroughly on daily basis 😅 Location is great, near few train stations and the hotel have 2 marts. Super convenience for late night supper.