Hotel The Designers Hongdae

3.5 star property

Choose dates to view prices

your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for Hotel The Designers Hongdae

Front of property - evening/night
Deluxe Double Room | Memory foam beds, individually decorated, desk, blackout drapes
View from property
Suite (TwinBed,Max 3 guests-Contact property) | Memory foam beds, individually decorated, desk, blackout drapes
Royal Suite (TwinBed,Max 3 guests-Contact property) | Memory foam beds, individually decorated, desk, blackout drapes

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
373-9 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Seoul
  • Hongdae Music Show Theatre
    5 min walk
  • Hongdae Street
    6 min walk
  • KT&G Sangsangmadang Hongdae
    6 min walk
  • Seoul (GMP-Gimpo Intl.)
    31 min drive

Room options

Suite Family

  • 388 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room

  • 183 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Semi Suite (Twin Bed, Max 3 guests-Contact property)

  • 366 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Suite (TwinBed,Max 3 guests-Contact property)

  • 387 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Semi Suite Family

  • 366 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Royal Suite (TwinBed,Max 3 guests-Contact property)

  • 420 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Similar properties

About the neighborhood

Seoul

With a stay at Hotel The Designers Hongdae in Seoul (Hongdae), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Hongik University and 6 minutes from Namdaemun Market. .This hotel is 4.1 mi (6.6 km) from Myeongdong Street and 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from Lotte Outlets Seoul Station.

What's nearby

  • Hongdae Street - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • KT&G Sangsangmadang Hongdae - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Hongik University - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • YG Entertainment Building - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Yeonsei University - 2 min drive - 1.3 miles

Getting around

  • Hapjeong Station - 5 min walk
  • Haengsin Station - 13 min drive
  • Gimpo Intl. Airport (GMP) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪프리즘홀 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪자성당 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪멘야하나비 합정점 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ouvert Seoul - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Plate Plate - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel The Designers Hongdae

Adults-only Seoul hotel in Hongdae with free valet parking
Hotel The Designers Hongdae offers 80 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Beds feature memory foam mattresses. LED televisions come with premium satellite channels, pay movies, and Netflix. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, bidets, and hair dryers.

This Seoul hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 80 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Your room comes with a memory foam bed. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bidets and hair dryers.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Grab brunch at Humming Bella, a restaurant that specializes in Modern European cuisine. You can also grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Free valet parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Humming Bella - This café specializes in Modern European cuisine and serves breakfast and brunch.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese, Korean

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking (max 1 space per unit)

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: KRW 13,000 per person
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Humming Bella

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 16 floors
  • Built in 2013
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Memory foam mattress

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bidet
  • Hair dryer
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LED TV with premium digital channels
  • Netflix
  • Pay movies
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 20

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children younger than 21 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 21 and older are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately KRW 13000 per person
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Guests under 21 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Designers Hongdae
Designers Hongdae Seoul
Designers Hotel Hongdae
Hongdae Designers Hotel
Hongdae Hotel
Hotel Designers Hongdae
Hotel Designers Hongdae Seoul
Hotel Hongdae
The Designers Hongdae Seoul
Hotel The Designers Hongdae Hotel
Hotel The Designers Hongdae Seoul
Hotel The Designers Hongdae Hotel Seoul

Hotel The Designers Hongdae Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 168 out of 946 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 315 out of 946 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 254 out of 946 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 129 out of 946 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 80 out of 946 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jairo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lobby was not a fancy thing but rooms and everything else was beyond expected
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Aislinn

Business traveler
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location - Average hotel
Good location. Not a great hotel. The room given had no door handle, just a hole in the door where the handle used to be, so the door couldn't be closed. We were able to change rooms. They also charge a fee to leave your luggage for a couple of hours after checking out. I have never heard of a hotel charging a fee to hold luggage.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Room very hot. Followed instructions for cooling using remote control, but couldn’t get it to work. Instructions not clear enough, or air conditioner broken. Don’t know which.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Sooyen, Mount Pleasant

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The room was clean and maintained well. Extra charges for basic items, such as shampoo and body wash, makes me feel uneasy. They should do better job in keeping the hall way more presentable. Not only the room, the front desk and hall way are the first impressions to the guests.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Abdul Majid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I absolutely the location of this property! Very central to Hongdae Red Street and Subway stations. The staff was also quite accommodating, courteous and friendly. I would def book here again on my next trip to Seoul!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was great for night life
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sharon

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walls are thin and past midnight lots of loud people in the hallway. Lighting in the hallway is dark as we walk towards our room. There is no shower curtain in the bathroom so water everywhere after use. One elevator is old and just patched with brown paper around it. Lobby is very small. If you want to stay in cheap and convenience around Hongdae then this might be it but I didnt feel safe. The rooms looked like a dorm.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mackay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kerline

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Bub Hyun

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Warning sign fur anyone considering to stay in this hotel. The hotel has been the worst hotel that I have stayed. It is very dirty and not well maintained facility.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Ana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 12 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

KAY MENG, SINGAPORE

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Staffs are helpful and efficient. Location is convenient with many dining options, nearest Hongik Univ subway station is 7 min. walk away. Drawbacks are... room is small for 4 adults, not enough space for 4 mid size luggages. Room lightings are insufficient, a bit dim even with all lights turned on. Toilet glass door is only partially glossed, hence can see through inside.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Renita

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Gregory, Lakewood

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Photos did not match actual room. Hotel is extremely overpriced.

10/10 Excellent

Chayanit

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jesse

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maxwell

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So easy to get to via the airport railroad. 711 right outside. Friendly staff that are there too help. Check in is at 3pm local time but they will store your bags up front.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

emma

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Mikyla

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in the family suite. Towels and bed linens were stained. We had to request new pillows because the two on the bed had huge stains. The same goes for towels. We requested new towels only to realized that our replacement was much more stained than the ones originally in the room. You could also tell the room cleaning was very subpar. The tub, which was huge, was disgusting. There was an old, left behind toothbrush by it that was obviously missed during cleaning. There were clumps of dust in corners of the room and by the nightstand. The toilet could've been cleaned better. There were brown stains in the area where everything gets flushed into like there wasn't much effort to clean in there. The walls were oddly dirty too. They had brown scuff marks all over and the room lacked any type of wall decor. It was a very very plain room. All night we heard a sound from above us that sounded like what I imagined was a water heater kicking on or an A/C unit.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sutsakorn

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Eun Jin

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022