Stays
Where to stay in Korea
Pick a city, then pick a room — from five-star landmarks to design-forward hostels, all bookable through Klook.
Choose your city
Korean hotels book out fast — book as far ahead as you can. The cities are busy year-round, and the best-value rooms in the areas you actually want to stay in go first: weekends everywhere, cherry-blossom season in spring, the autumn leaves in October, Jeju through the summer, and the Chuseok and Seollal holidays. Leave it late and you are not choosing between good rooms, you are taking what is left at a higher price.
Where you stay can completely change your trip. Whether you’re after five-star luxury, a stylish design hotel, a comfortable city base or an affordable guesthouse, start by choosing the city you’re heading to — then book it while it is still there.
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Seoul 서울
Seoul travel guide →The obvious first base: palaces, food, nightlife and the whole country within a few hours by train.
Luxury · Seoul
The Grand Lotte Seoul (formerly Lotte Hotel Seoul)
★★★★★
From ₩517,824 / night
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Hotel · Seoul
Novotel Ambassador Seoul Yongsan - Seoul Dragon City
★★★★★
From ₩188,676 / night
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Hotel · Seoul
Novotel Suites Ambassador Seoul Yongsan - Seoul Dragon City
★★★★★
From ₩296,994 / night
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Busan 부산
Busan travel guide →Beaches, seafood markets and mountains meeting the sea — the second city, and the friendliest.
We haven’t picked our Busan places to stay yet — we only list rooms we’d actually put someone in, so this section stays empty until we have. In the meantime the Busan guide covers which neighbourhood to base yourself in.
Jeju 제주
Jeju travel guide →The volcanic island: Hallasan in the middle, coastline all the way round, and a car essential.
We haven’t picked our Jeju places to stay yet — we only list rooms we’d actually put someone in, so this section stays empty until we have. In the meantime the Jeju guide covers which neighbourhood to base yourself in.
Gyeongju 경주
Gyeongju travel guide →A thousand years of Silla capital, spread over burial mounds, temples and low-rise streets.
We haven’t picked our Gyeongju places to stay yet — we only list rooms we’d actually put someone in, so this section stays empty until we have. In the meantime the Gyeongju guide covers which neighbourhood to base yourself in.
Daegu 대구
Daegu travel guide →Medicine markets, hot summers and Palgongsan on the doorstep — an easy stop between Seoul and Busan.
We haven’t picked our Daegu places to stay yet — we only list rooms we’d actually put someone in, so this section stays empty until we have. In the meantime the Daegu guide covers which neighbourhood to base yourself in.
Gwangju 광주
Gwangju travel guide →The south-west's cultural capital: art, democracy history and some of the best food in Korea.
We haven’t picked our Gwangju places to stay yet — we only list rooms we’d actually put someone in, so this section stays empty until we have. In the meantime the Gwangju guide covers which neighbourhood to base yourself in.