Jongno-gu, Seoul hotel rooms at the Independent

"Really nice hotel that’s convenient and great for foreigners coming to Seoul for the first time as there is a metro exit right in-front of the hotel. It is super clean and decent size, especially if you spend most of your time out of the hotel. Our room was facing the main road which gets super busy and lively during the evenings with loads of pocha stands and you can’t hear anything from the room which is super great! Recommended to stay!"

"The hotel had easy access to public transportation on a quiet street and close to local restaurants and major attractions. The staff were very helpful and courteous."

"Great hotel, affordable price, prompt service. And clean. Great location and walking distance to many tourist spots. Excellent."

"No sufficient supply of toiletries. "

"Amazing stay. Incredible value. We had a 2 BR which was fully equipped. So spacious we felt we could stay there-wished we could stay there for months. Breakfast was included in our package and was great. There is a small but very nice playroom for kids! And the fitness center looked clean and bright and had all kinda of machines though we didn’t use it. Our room happened to have an absolutely incredible view. The location was perfect to see the places, walk two blocks (if that) to Insadong. We will definitely stay here if we visit Seoul again! "

"Lovely staff who provided exceptional service at the counter and also with room maintenance. They helped us organise an uber taxi to Gimpo airport when it was pouring and we didn’t have any luck with our own uber app. Hotel is located in a very convenient location within walking distance (max 30min) to Gyeongbokgung, NTV Tower Seoul, Seoul City Hall and many other spots. Amenities were great and our room was very spacious. "

"Very foreigner friendly and super nice staff! Also in an area that was a quick walk from many restaurants and cute shopping places, or a short walk to the subway for exponentially more options! "

"Great staff. Clean room. I love the most of this hotel: there is no pungent scent( perfumy smell) in the lobby and other areas. I am glad that the Shilla is not doing what other five stars hotels are doing. I hope that they keep their own classic style and maintain. Looking forward to visit again. "

"We love , love our stay at this Hotel in Korea. It was our first time in this country and we enjoyed each day of our stay especially with our stay in this MJ Hotel. It was a plain basic room but it was very clean, minimalists kind of room. Basic complete room, nothing fancy but very CLEAN. Nice new functioning a/c, smart TV, small fridge, very clean bathroom with very good water pressure with abundance of hot water , clean tiled flooring, automatic door lock, has free laundry room with free detergents. The hotel is close to everything, tourist spots, dining, shopping, night and food markets. But MOST of all, it has the most friendliest and very helpful staff. Amy speaks very fluent in English whom we asked all the time to help us whether directions, help in calling taxi and other things that we don’t understand in Korean . Same true with the other staff. They provide breakfast and it has a common kitchen where you can hang out if you want to eat. We plan to stay here again when we come back to Seoul again in the future. "