Acube Hotel Dongdaemun

A small room. But everything in the room is working fine. Room still looks new. Very near Euljiro 4 station. Nothing much around hotel. Most eating and shopping were done near around hongik Uni station. This Acube hotel is near Baiton Hotel. There is a bus stop next to Baiton hotel. We took bus 6001 dropped off at that bus stop. On our last day, we went to the same bus stop, waited for bus 6001, boarded it and went to Incheon Airport. (Oh, it is a loop service). Each way costs 17,000won. Very convenient!

Avoid. This is a "motel" type accommodation (but not with a car). It's round the back of a fish market and in what appears to be a bathroom hardware district full of shops selling toilets and lighting fixtures. It's not at all vibrant or meant for a foreign tourist. The surrounding area is dead, I got there in the evening and there aren't any restaurants or shops or anything so I went to bed hungry. It's not really a dodgy area or anything, just not one for nightlife and it's not where a tourist should stay, so if you are one, then I wouldn't recommend. Room was a good size though. I had issues with security as multiple times there were signs people had been in my room despite me putting "Do Not Disturb" on the door, which is concerning - such as the attached photo where I found a hairtie on the floor my room when I returned to it, despite being a male with short hair and not using such things.

Acube Hotel was perfect for our short stay. Located close to subway line 2 Eulji-ro 4 (see picture for reference of neighborhood), connected to all places of interest and Airport Railway. Room was clean, with all amenities. Check in was fast and easy, check out even easier. It was one of the few places that would accommodate our family of 5 for a fair price. I’d consider it again if ever going again to Seoul.

My experience staying at this hotel was not very good. Since I was arriving late, the hotel informed me that I should use the self-check-in machine at the entrance. However, when I arrived, they didn’t tell me that they had already pre-arranged my check-in. They had placed an envelope with my room code at the entrance. If someone else had taken that envelope, wouldn’t they have been able to enter my room freely? The most disturbing part was the housekeeping staff in the morning. They kept knocking on my door repeatedly, asking if I needed cleaning, and even opened my door without permission. On the third day, when I was supposed to check out, I had requested a late checkout in advance and received approval from the front desk, with an additional fee. However, the housekeeping staff were not informed about this. They kept knocking on my door and even entered my room again. I explained to them that I had permission for a late checkout, but they repeatedly told me in English, very firmly and forcefully, that it was not possible and that I had to check out immediately. Overall, this was a terrible experience! The hotel did not even offer a single apology and just ignored the whole situation.

Very good location, close to the subway station and by walking distance to Dongdaemun Design Plaza. The staff were polite and helpful. The room is small but cozy. You need to use code to enter your room (no key).

Good location and just few minute walk to subway station. Spacious room for a family of four highly recommended!!