Gangnam Artnouveau City

South Korea , Seoul
Seoul, 1330-4, Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu
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100 reviews shown

2/10

Poor

21 Feb 2026

Sheng

I guess you get what you pay for. The staff here are dismissive and don’t care about you or your needs. The neighborhood around is filled with rude people as well. I don’t recommend this hotel to anyone. I understand people come here for long term plastic surgery needs, but it’s shocking how the staff is here.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

Janice

bit old but clean and well organized room. Staffs were very friendly and helpful. Nice location to explore Kangnam area.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

Tim

This is a nice hotel close to Gangnam Station. There are many restaurants nearby. The staff were always available and I liked the decor. The room was spacious and the amenities were excellent - not just a fridge, but a microwave, stovetop, and even a combo washer/dryer for laundry, all in your room.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Dec 2025

Emily

It was fine, but felt like service and attitude could be improved

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2025

DAL RAE

Clean and spacious

4/10

Poor

25 Nov 2025

Ellie

The riom was duaty with old dust
Staffs were not friendly

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2025

charles

Clean and friendly

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Huong

The room was clean and had many conveniences: a washer/dryer, large fridge stocked daily with free bottles of water, bowls, plates, glasses, microwave and small stove top. Front desk gave us a free upgrade to a larger room with a sofa seating area.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

Hyunsik

Quiet and great access.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2025

Myunghae

Very convenient reasonably priced Hotel with front office.
Clean with everything one needs especially if staying more than several days. A little difficult to find this Hotel being located couple roads behind the main street. The front desk help was nice also I would stay here again if price is still reasonable.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Esther

Excellent hotel

4/10

Poor

27 Oct 2025

joo n

Staff are not nice at all

Business

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2025

yunju Angela

The housekeeping staff were very friendly and accommodating, but I wish a few of the front desk personnel were a little kinder:)

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Keith

Very large room. I did a diamond room - it had a fridge and cooking facilities. One side of the hotel faces a tree lined street which is much prettier and quieter. I got the other side - facing old run down buildings with noisy aircon fans. Room was great if I didn't open the window. Front desk was mostly accommodating. Its near a main route for busses so very convenient that way.

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2025

Leighann

Staff were kind and helpful but can improve on room service where it concerns linen change etc. Otherwise a great place

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

15 Sep 2025

Pankaj

The front desk people mostly were unhelpful. Seemed like they had a grudge. They should know English with so much foreign clientele. The gym sucked. On Expedia it says they have a gym. But, it’s in the car park , underground, no windows. There are 8 machines in all- half of them broken. The AC didn’t work.
The front desk wouldn’t even apoplogize and didn’t have the courtesy of issuing me a coupon to a good gym one floor above. I paid for that gym daily and on complaining to Expedia, finally got two breakfasts out of them.

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2025

Omario

Dated property but close to everything in Gangnam. A bit pricey given the condition.

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2025

Alain

I like it quiet and safe ,near many restaurants and shopping

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Chulwon

Clean

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2025

tanya

Nice hotel

Interesting decor but immaculate

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

MARK

I’m always well taken care of here when I come to Gangnam. It feels like home away from home. One of the best values for money.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2025

Ainura

Front desk staff wasn’t helpful at all when we asked questions. Some of them not fully understanding English. Bathroom was smelled really bad smoking!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2025

MARK

Always a good stay here

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Keith

Excellent for a long stay, my room had everything.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2025

Wonho

The lobby was crowded and uncomfortable, but overall it was good

Business

4/10

Poor

23 May 2025

Jhinhee

젊은 다민족 장기투숙객이 새벽에도 노크하고 여러명이 모여서 고성방가하는데도 프런트에서 아무런 제재를 안하고 방관해서 매우 불쾌했습니다

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 May 2025

Peter

I liked how the hotel was in a quiet area despite being near the busy streets of gangnam. The cleaning staff, female receptionists were very nice and professional. The male receptionists on other hand were not.
It has been around 30 years since the last time my father and I have been to Korea. We were not familiar with many things. I was very disappointed when I expected great customer service and respect from Korean establishments.
At the end of our stay, they did not give us a tax refund receipt with the tax barcode. They said if we showed the receipt to the tax refund desk, they would refund us. The airport did not allow us to get a refund with the receipt given by the hotel. This is unacceptable. They have already received the payment tax from the government. We are furious. Why would they give us a receipt that does not allow us to get a tax refund at the airport when so many other foreigners have come and gone through this hotel?
Beware.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Christian

They upgraded my room for free which was really nice of them. The stay was very comfortable and the staff was very kind.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2025

Christian

Building and common areas was nice, however rooms and bathrooms were dark and dirty. Worn sofa and bed needs to be replaced as the springs dig into your skin. Air conditioning and heater are centrally controlled, set at about 78-79 degrees Fahrenheit, quite uncomfortable for a paid vacation, and analogous to having your mom trying to save electricity at home.

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2025

Sherry

Gangnam Artnouveau is a older property and while it has a retro feel probably needs a bit of a face lift. But it was clean and convenient. The kitchen needed a new more dishes and utensils but we ate out mostly so not a great issue. The area was so convenient to the station and shops. Just a word of warning there are 2 hotels with the same name with a kilometre or so of each other so really easy to get the wrong one.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

10 Dec 2024

JUNGMIN

cigarette smell, really hot room, not comfy bed

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Dec 2024

Kyung Duk

Stayed for 9 nights, and then another 7 nights at different room in Nov. 24. Each room has a cooking facility (furnished) and a washer/dryer. My 1st room (and 2nd too, to a lesser extent) had an overwhelming curry smell; it took housekeeping 3 attempts to \"de-smell\" the room before it became bearable. The rice cooker was splattered with curry and so was the general cooking area: had it removed. But the smell never went away: the 2nd room had a lesser but still present smell.
The staff was professional and very courteous, and so was the housekeeping. The hotel, at a convenient location was good; just make sure your room does not smell.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2024

alisa

I would recommend the hotel to my friend, the service is great

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

10 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Need to clean better.

An old hotel. The room/bed sheets weren’t very clean in general.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2024

Chrisline

This is my 4th time staying there. My go to hotel!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2024

Youna

The location was very good. I've seen a couple of reviews of staff being rude, but that wasn't the case at all for me. They sotred my luggage on the check in&check out day (even at late night) and gave me a room uphrade as well. It was beyond my expectation, I'd higly come here again next time I visit Korea!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2024

david

This charming 1980's once luxury boutique apartment hotel is nestled among other smaller hotels and all the conveniences you would ever need away from home. It is in walking distance from the main roads of Gangnam, the restaurants, coffee shops, subway stations, pharmacies, 24-hour convenience stores, and shoe repair shacks even.
My room was dirty, but when I complained, they moved me to a different room. Although I still had to dust the room the maid service came every morning with free bottles of water. I packed very light, so the washing machine in the kitchen came in very handy.
I loved the old luxury - marble counters, framed mirror wall, chandeliers with colored cut glass, wood paneling... It felt like home.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2024

Mary

The room was amazing. Felt very pampered. Staff were very kind and helpful.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2024

Lee

No complaints

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jul 2024

Jacqueline

Bathroom is too small

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2024

chris

Reasonable rate. Good location for dining, etc.

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jul 2024

Yoon

Old property, not as good as shown in pictures.
Most furnitures & fixtures are old not renovated.
Reminds me of old New York City hotel style in 90s
A bit disappointed for the price we paid for stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2024

Nilly

The room was very big and it was very convenient to have a washing machine (with drying option) in our room. We also had a big fridge and freezer and a electric hob with extractor fan, and plates and pans available too and a kettle. This was very useful as we could have breakfast or food in the room whenever we liked. The room had plenty of clothes storage and big bed and very powerful shower, and a Korean bidet toilet. It was all cleaned every day and new towels provided daily as well. The hotel has great sound proofing, we had a lovely view of a park/gardens. It is located by exit 5 of Gangnam (2 to 3 minute walk), and 2 minutes walk to Paris Baguette, and 10 seconds to the convenient store - CU. It is very good location and very very safe area. All thr staff spoke english and were very helpful always. There are 3 resturants within the hotel, a spa and a gym as well. We had a brilliant time and have recommended the hotel to many people already and look forward to staying at thier sister branches in different cities when we next go to Korea. Fully recommend, perfect.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

14 May 2024

Bhumsoo

Good and bad

Bad:
COCKROACH!: There was a cockroach in the bathroom on the third day of my stay When I alerted them they came quickly and treated chemicals. I did not see any for the rest of 7 days of my stay
DINGY GYM: The gym is small and cramped. The equipments seem to be at least 20 years old. The circulation is limited, no air no towel no water. It is better not have any gym at all than this one for the reputation of the hotel.
GOOD
Other than cockroach the room was clean and spacious. There were kitchenette, and washer/dryer in the unit so it was great for long term stay (10 nights). Close to the subway and bus stations and in the middle of Gangnam so lots of activities were close by.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2024

John

Great

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2024

John

Very upscale rooms

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2024

JONG SUNG

Good place with good price!

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2024

John

Rooms are elegant clean and very nice. Ask for AC remote. Ours squealed after a while, so turned it on and off. Great restaurant and gym in building.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2024

Chrisline

The hotel and the staff were fantastic!! The people smoking outside being loud and all the trash around wasn't a great sight.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

06 Feb 2024

Younsung

The room was so hot, so I opened the window, but there was a loud machine noise and a constant smell of food mixed with smoke. It was like that the whole time I was there, and the room was covered in old dust in every corner. The kitchen appliances were sticky because the switches hadn't been cleaned in a long time. The thermostat didn't work at all, and it was like a sauna. My throat got dry and I even started coughing.I'm never going back there again though I like the location.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Dec 2023

Jennifer

Need to dust

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2023

jung

It's very spacy and quiet, nice staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2023

JUNGMIN

Really good service, washer/dryer in the room, excellent location, good price

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Sep 2023

Sung Jun

Turn off the fridge before you sleep. It woke us up with beeping noises in the morning.

The hotel has many issues and it’s outdated. The hotel feels more like a 2 star than a 3.5 star.

Cheap mattress and bedding. Pillow cases are slightly discolored.

Slightly weird smell in the room and in the hallways.

Sound proofing is so so.

Weak hot water pressure in the bathroom sink.

Fitness center is poorly equipped and it’s an unpleasant room in the parking garage on floor B3.

Make sure to return the key card or they say they will charge 11,000 won.

Overall it’s worse than in the pictures. Maybe ok for this neighborhood if the price is low but I recommend you consider other hotels or neighborhoods.

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2023

chulwan

Friendly staff, Easy parking, Everything is good.
I recommend here.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2023

TAE HYUNG

Great for extended stay!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2023

Rodney

During our stay in Korea, this hotel was my family’s favorite

2/10

Poor

09 Jul 2023

wanho

There was a strong smell of cigarette. Old and tattered towel

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2023

Kyle

It’s a nice place in a great neighborhood

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2023

meng eng

Overall stay okay except the staff serving the breakfast was rude.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2023

yunju

The room was spacious, and the housekeeping staff were very friendly which was a big plus. The location was great as well

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2023

Adan

The facilities look a little bit olb but in good conditions. Check in was easy and fast.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2023

Jisun

Hope they do better cleaning,
It is the mix property where some are hotel guests, some are residents or long term tenants. Doesnt feel like hotel anymore
Bit stinky too

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2023

chris

Reasonable rate. Sizeable space for the room.
Kindly staff.

Business Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2023

phanphiroj

The hotel claims to be 4 star but it doesn’t provide conditioner, body lotion and other amenities ie iron and iron board and the safe was not operable. Staff needs to speak English better because only can communicate basic conversation properly. The rest cannot at all.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2022

Jisun

Its affordable place considering its location. If you are looking into spacious place in downtown seoul then this is the place to go

Business Self

2/10

Poor

30 Aug 2022

David

Staff's unhelpful,room we got has terrible smell after 5 hour's wait

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2022

Inn Sook

My go-to hotel in Seoul

There’s a reason this is my hotel of choice for Seoul trips, for over ten years and counting. The facilities and rooms are definitely a bit worn, I admit. But the staff, service, and convenience are so stellar that I continue to stay here.

There is a fully equipped kitchen with cookware, dishes and cutleries. An in-room washer means I can do laundry frequently and the closet has a built in clothes drying rack (or you can request a larger drying rack to be sent to your room).

A large grocery store is two blocks away and they will deliver your purchases to your room - you shop at the store and let them know it is the Artnouveau + your room number. No lugging groceries back, it’s free delivery, and you pick out your own supplies.

Fantastic restaurants all around you, super close to subway and bus stops, a 24 hour convenience store next to the hotel.

A separate living room and bedroom area in even the smallest rooms is nice. This hotel has huge rooms - larger than most other hotels I’ve stayed at for a fraction of the price.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2022

Joshua

Absolutely amazing place and location with great customer service!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2022

Qin

It is wonderful experience for a long stay at this hotel! It is so convenience and especially the kitchen and the wash/dryer is super plus!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2022

Sarah

I had to switch my first room because it was dirty, but the staff was accommodating and gave me a very clean room the second time around. The staff was helpful when i needed transportation until i figured it out but they were always nice and helpful. The restaurants surrounding the hotel were delicious, and its very close to the subway, bus station and it was easy to get taxis. I liked that they always left water after a room cleaning and would air the room out for me. Overall the 3 weeks i stayed was great

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2022

HEE

GOOD

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Apr 2022

Verified traveler

spacious but leave some room for improvement

The room was spacious and nice, and the decoration was classy. When I entered the room, the smell was a bit odd, but opening the windows made it better. The shower area could be bigger, but the washlet was filthy so I didn't use it. The dark flooring makes it difficult to see dirt, so it was not nice to find stains and sticky spots on surfaces.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2021

Choonja

It was inconvenient because there was no room for the handicapped.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2021

christine

The rooms were clean, very comfortable, and the staff was amazing

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Close to everything

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

05 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Very dirty.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Hotel is in the middle of lots of business activity, especially restaurant business.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

I loved the mini kitchen in our room. The room itself was clean and big, and there were enough towels for all of us, which was a first.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

one of the best hotel in the heart of Gangnam
good foods around hotel subway bus taxi anything u want I will stay again

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2020

Donna

Front desk was very helpful. Enjoyed reception staff.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2020

good location for bus, subway and enough storage space.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2019

Brandon

I especially loved my Suite and I simply cannot say enough with regards to the level of service! It was absolutely spectacular. I am returning to Seoul and I will be staying here again!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

13 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel location is decently located near the subway so that is nice. But that’s pretty much all this place has going for it. Check in was fine until we realized we weren’t given the toiletries kit. Then we noticed what looked like someone sprayed red wine all over the ceiling. The room was not even fully cleaned for check in and you could tell it wasn’t preped for the new customer. The kitchen area is a decent size but the accessories are old and dirty. Multiple outlets and the phone to call down to the front desk were not working. Even with all this, we didn’t complain to the front desk. The last straw was when house keeping barged in our room at 8am on a Saturday morning. Check out isn’t for another 4 hours or so, so that is never ok. When we called to the front desk to see what’s going on they were hardly apologetic probably do to the fact that we are foreigners. Unfortunately for them my wife is mixed Korean and has lived here for many years so they couldn’t bs us. For this price point this hotel is the worst I’ve ever been to and I won’t be coming back when there are many other options in Seoul.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

You can’t believe it! Its internet speed is a couple of Mbps!!!!! But it’s in Korea, in Seoul, in Gagnam district!!!!

There was a washing machine in the room but if you wash your T-shirt it won’t be clean but dirty because the machine is so dirty!

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Nov 2019

NYgal

Cleaning could be done better. Nice location and lots of food options around the area.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Locations at the center of many activities and good transportation hub to move around the city

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Great location and excellent place and service! The lifts take forever though lol

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

08 Nov 2019

Hoai

First Korea experience

Friendly staff, convenient location, a lot of restaurants, coffee shop and bus stations around. The only thing we don’t like as a lot of people mentioned is the room is nice and big enough with small kitchen but it’s dark and smell the urinate, the hallways smells foods from people cooking.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2019

Pei Gek

The stuff and furniture are getting old.
I usually stay about 1 week. The breakfast served is the same and I feel so bored with it. I feel that I wasted my money for the breakfast for the last few days stay.

They should change 30% of breakfast selection every 1-3 days.

Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2019

Eduardo

Good Stay

The hotel was really nice my wife loved it. She said it reminded her of the movie the titanic. I liked the hotel but the gym was lacking a variety of equipment and the breakfast should be more westernized. But overall good stay, and the staff at the front desk were amazing with the level of service.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2019

Kimberly

Just right for the price I paid....

The location of the hotel is convenient as it is near to Gangnam station, transfer to other lines is very easy anyway. The hotel is old, but all things are working such as air conditioner, washing machine and the lighting system, which you can control at your bedside. You can hear the room next door, but not too bad, as we are tired anyway from doing stuff outside, so we passed out as soon as we hit the bed. Staff are very accomodating, thru phone call and in person. You can top up your transpo card and they have currency exchange on-site. We have a shortened stay instead of a week, but overall, its a nice place to stay, especially for those who aren't picky.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The room size is very good. Clean. The only thing I don’t like is the building is very close to the adjacent buildings. The room is a little dark.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2019

Patricia

Great location 5 minute walk to subway and buses. Lots of restaurants to choose from. The hotel room was large and the bed was very comfortable.

Self

2/10

Poor

05 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Next door to my room was some kind of Arab spice shop so our room stunk, they would have parties every night and even though the hotel was meant to be spoke free they were smoking next door so much we could smell it in our room.

Asked for late check out, they completely forgot and the cleaning lady walked into my room while I was getting changed.

Will never stay here again!

Friends_and_family Partner

2/10

Poor

25 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

I booked a sapphire (larger) room and got a normal room. This is unacceptable!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Too old,dark, small bathroom, not working vide
Service was excellent.
Elevator was too slow.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Absolutely beautiful and convenient especially for families as there is a washing machine/dryer and kitchen in the room plus breakfast on the first floor.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Good location, good facility, find a delicious food easily

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2019

GI RYEONG

강남역 인근이라 교통이 편리함. 레지던스라 간단한 취사시설이 있고 침실과 거실 사이 문이 있어서 분리할 수 있어서 좋음. 일반 호텔 더불룸보다 넓음