Name: Myeongdong Merlin Hotel
Address: 245 Toegye Ro Jung Gu, Seoul, 04559, KR

6/10

Pleasant

02 May 2026

Chi

Staff was excellent; lobby area was nice with complimentary coffee, tea, water bottles, and cookies. Disposable utensils and plates were also available.

The room and washroom was dated. The room was also not sound proof from rooms above and below. There is AC, kettle, and dryer available in the room. The room could accommodate 5-6 guests (Family)

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2026

Duncan

Don’t expect something fancy but it was a comfortable stay. The staff was friendly and hard working.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Danica

This hotel was such a good find! The price was perfect and the rooms were always clean. Everything we wanted to do in town was in walking distance and the subway was super close as well!! The managers were really friendly and made us feel at home!! Definitely recommend 10 out of 10 !! Will definitely be coming back here from my next trip!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2025

Renee

Love the view from my room and everything else was amazing

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2024

kristen

Great location. Good value for the money.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Judilyn

This was our first stay at South Korea. The staff was helpful and friendly. The hotel was close to the subways and bus. There was also a emart next door. The location was perfect .

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Judilyn

This was our second time staying at this hotel. Everyone liked it the first time and so we stayed there again. We were happy to come back to a familiar place. The hotel also has a scale to weigh our luggage. This helped us sort through things before we took the nearby airport bus.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2024

Mei Lan Carol

Location was good. The hotel was a little old and slightly run down, however it was clean and tidy , and the hosts were very friendly .

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2024

Lela

Provided free water

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2024

Rose

Merlin has magic in its staff

While the Merlin is not 5 star, the service is awesome, it’s an older building but what it lacks in appearance is more than compensated by the helpfulness of the manager and other staff. People who complain that it’s old should spend more of their money and go to some fancy hotel where the service can be very impersonal. The Merlin is small but the personnel have big hearts. I definitely would check in here should I visit again.

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2024

GERVACIO

1st time in Seoul for our group.
The photos on the website were not what we expected.
Room was rather small and could have used some refurbishment.
There was a loft, but you could not stand there… I had to crawl from the ladder to my bed.
What made up for the room was the staff.
Very helpful!
They provided free bottled water and had a laundry service across the street for us.
The hotel was close to one of the subway stations and rather convenient.
Would we stay there again?…. Probably not as it was too small for us.
What made it okay was the staff’s friendliness and we were only there to shower/sleep since we were out the whole 7 days we stayed there.
Also, get a room on the opposite side of the street as the sun makes the room very warm (even with the A/C) on.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2024

Deanna Fae

Hotel room was nice and spacious if not a little weird, staff were helpful and friendly and location was good! Bed was big but verrry solid! Over all we enjoyed our stay!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2024

Xiao Lin

The place looks like a student residence, in my room the sink in the kitchen area is not working. The location is good, close to subway.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jan 2024

Amarjargal

For me

I wanted to repair the place where I stayed for 4 nights. size, cleaning, and service are no problem. The color of the wallpaper and the place seemed very old. The toothbrush was bad, I thought I needed a big towel. the location was beautiful

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

15 Oct 2023

John

The sink and washer were both broken they were way to relaxed about security. The code to my room, and many rooms was 1234. When I asked for a new key I didn’t show ID. Just gave them my room number and they printed one out. The worst part was that the pillows and mattress were incredibly uncomfortable. Can’t get past that.

4/10

Poor

13 Oct 2023

Mei Leng

The hotel needs serious renovation. The hotel interior is very old.

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2023

Jared

The staff was immensely helpful. I had an issue not related to the hotel at all and they went above and beyond and helped me resolve it.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2023

Justin

Decent location, 5 min walk from Chungmuro subway, clean, helpful staff, good facilities. Laundry machine was broken.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2023

Forrest

Love the view and location. The man at the front desk was super nice and accomidating.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Nov 2022

Yae sup

So frustrated! They need to be remodeling all.
So, so, poor and dirty.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2022

Y.H.

Im like this hotel

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

02 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

객실 상태는 양호하였지만 객실 사진과 다른 곳

객실 사진과 저렴한 가격을 보고 숙박을 결정하였습니다. 그런데 객실 사진과 실제 객실이 상당히 큰 차이가 있었습니다. 그리고 커튼을 열고 싶은데 옆 주거 건물이 보여 커튼 열기가 곤란하였습니다. 그리고 혹시 몰라 치약과 치솔을 사서 가지고 갔는데 샴푸와 바디워시가 통만 있고 채워지지 않은 상태였습니다. 아무래도 오피스텔을 개조해서 운영하시는 것 같았는데 화장실 헬로우 키티 스티커는 없애는게 좋을 것 같습니다. 그래도 에어컨을 잘 나오고 객실 청소상태는 양호하였습니다.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2020

Kenneth

The room needs a bit repair works.. Some part are broken and some parts are very old.. But with the price I paid, I do think it is good

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

13 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel name is no longer Chungmuro Residences but Merlin Hotel. This is already a BIG misleading for people to book the hotel. So many amenities were not available as well like washing machine, iron and a shower curtain. Bath towels will actually run out of stock.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2019

Verified traveler

大陸客太多太吵，住高樓層沒隔音，外面馬路車子很吵。

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

01 Jun 2018

Kang

WORST HOTEL EVER

I have stayed at more than 100 hotels in my life. This hotel is the worst hotel.
Room is terribly small, the bed and pillow were terribly uncomfortable.
The light at the bathroom didn’t work. There is nothing at the bathroom except for a soup.
It is the first time for me to write review.
Just not stay this hotel.
정말 여러 호텔을 다녀봤지만, 이런게 호텔이라는 놀라움을 감출 수 없는 호텔이다.
모든 것이 엉망인 호텔이다, 베게는 너무 불편하고, 이불도 엉망이고, 침대 또한 엉망이였다.
다시는 이용 하지 않을 호텔이다.

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

The room is tidy, but was a bit old. There was a hole in the eall where covered by a piece of paper im different color.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2017

Maria Johanna

Great Stay

I stayed in Chungmuro Residence & Hotel for almost a month. The location is very accessible to all the major tourist spots in Seoul. The subway and bus stop is near the hotel. You can just walk going to Myeongdong and Dongdaemun wherein most of the major shopping malls are located. The room is also bigger than most of the hotels in Seoul.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

Bad smell

location was good and room itself was okay but had really bad burn smell and it gave me bad headache. Hard to sleep with that smell.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2017

shannon

Cute, great location, great rooms & facilities.

Loved this hotel, it was in a great central location close to a main metro line. The hotel really stands out because of its cute suitcase style & the rooms inside are like mini apartments rather than hotel rooms with a kitchen, table+ chairs, bathroom and beds. We also had a great view of Namsan tower. The hotel staff were always very polite, helpful and nice too.

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

good hotel

satisfied

6/10

Pleasant

15 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Good enough

It's was ok, near to some local restaurants, quite place

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2026

Yumiko

テレビが映らなくて、初日に直してもらいましたが次の日また点かなくなりました。メンテナンスした方が良さそうです。
スタッフの方はとっても親切でよかったです

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2026

MIE

バス停からも近いし対応も満足してます。
また泊まりたいです

Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2026

MAYUMI

スタッフのかたも感じ良く
ドリンクコーナーがあり
良かったです。
シャワーカーテンがなかった事が気になりました。

4/10

Poor

21 May 2026

Jérôme

Chambres spacieuse et propre. Personnel serviable. Café et eaux en bouteilles disponibles à volonté dans le hall.
Mais…
Hôtel vieillot, lit dur car pas de sommier (c’est un planche), alèse 100% plastique désagréable sur le matelas et les oreillers. Nous avons eu des draps déchirés, changés seulement au bout de la 5eme nuits.
Chambre familiale pour 5 personnes mais une seule penderie de 60cm avec 5 (!) cintres et c’est tout ! Pas de chaise, juste un petit guéridon. Pas d’éclairage en tête de lit, juste deux spots faibles côté fenêtre ou un plafonnier blafard.
Salle d’eau datée, lavabo minuscule et douche biscornue.
Climatisation efficace sur le bas mais qui ne couvre pas la partie mezzanine. Elle ne fonctionne que lorsqu’on est présent.

Family

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2026

Atsuko

フロントのスタッフの方は日本語対応可能で、すごく丁寧に接客してくれました。
水のペットボトルが自由にもらえるのがすごく助かりました。

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

ShihYun

Convenient location and excellent service. The only downside was that there was no air conditioning in mid-April, so it felt a bit stuffy.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2026

MAEDA

飲み物やおやつが無料でした！

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

03 Jan 2026

Akito

床暖だけで、暖房は操作できませんでした、さぶかったです。
スタッフは過ごす優しい人たちでした！

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2025

nori

初の韓国一人旅で利用させてもらいました。
口コミにも書いてある通り、シャワーカーテンがないので気をつけて浴びないといけないのがマイナス。浴室ドアに隙間が空いているので廊下の方までびしょびしょ。あとは床暖房が効いているけどエアコンで調整できないので布団の中に入っていないと寒い。風呂入ってすぐ寝るならいいけど、少しお酒飲んで寝ようとしたら寒かった。

チェックインは日本語ペラペラな女性が対応してくれて韓国語話せなくても安心です。親切に対応していただきました。
バス停も近いので、部屋にこだわりなく寝るための部屋として利用するには良いです。

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2025

MAKOTO

フロントスタッフの方が大変フレンドリーで感じかよかったです。地下鉄の駅にも近く、移動も便利でした。

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2025

Shinji

コスパが良くない。スタッフは日本語、英語が堪能！

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2025

TOMOTAKE

韓国ソウル旅行のベースとしてエクスペディアで予約しました。
エクスペディアからは明確な予約確定通知が来なかったので直電で予約確認をした上で訪れました。
ロケーションは最寄りの駅が「忠武路」で明洞からは一駅、ソウルからも三駅の好立地でした。
バス停もすぐ近くにあり大変便利でした。
ご人家族なのでどんな部屋かと心配していましたが、いざチェックインしてみると最上階のロフト付きの部屋で、下層にはシングルベッドが3つ、ロフトにマットの寝床が2つと言う設定でした。
アメニティーは歯ブラシと髭剃り以外は揃っていたかと思います。
何よりフロントのオバサマとオジサマがとても愛想が良く親切で、その上ロビーには無料のミネラルウォーターと朝はコーヒーとバナナケーキが振る舞われとても助かりました。
ベッドは硬めですが総評価としてはかなり好印象でした、お勧めです。

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

05 Jun 2025

y

少しカタコトだけど日本語対応してくれる男性の方と普通に流暢にお話できる女性の方がいました。
でも、常にフロントに常駐しているわけではなく、呼び出しボタンもないので、何かあった時はすぐ呼べないかもしれません。
外出する際は、常にカードキーを持参し、帰るときにフロントに置いてある返却皿に戻しました。
今回、泊まったシャワー管理はシャンプー、ボディーソープが全く補充されてなかったので、持参必須した方がいいです。

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2025

Rachel

Great location

The hotel is in a great location, 5 minute walk from the airport bus and nearest metro, and a few seconds to the bus stop that will take you into Myeongdong or Dongdaemun. The view from my room on the 9th floor was beautiful and one of the best things about my stay. The room itself is not the prettiest or most welcoming-looking, and the bed was very hard compared to what I'm used to, but I got used to it quickly and I had a really nice time there. The staff are also super friendly, and I was even allowed to check in 2 hours before the official time as my room was already ready. This was great after having travelled for 17 hours and not something I've experienced at any other hotel I've stayed at in Korea.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2024

Ayaka

受付の方は日本語喋れて、スムーズにチェックインできたのでよかったです。
部屋の匂いが独特で気になりました。

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2024

sylvie

parfait

nous avons passé un excellent sejour gentilesse, renseignements sur les visites à faire, eau café thé gratuit
confort de la chambre et belle vue

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2024

LI CHING

從忠武路8號出口出來，一直直走，看到橘色建築就到了，這次是住樓中樓，可以攤開行李箱，整體還不錯，下次會在入住

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

12 Aug 2024

Nagano

みなさんがおっしゃる通りスタッフの方々はみんな優しく親切です！
どの時間もスタッフがいるので、安心。
日本語が話せる方もいます。
挨拶すると優しく返してくれます！

衛生面などですが、確かに高級ホテルに比べたら、清潔さなどにはかけますが、南山タワーが見える窓が大きなお部屋に私は大満足です！！虫もいませんでした！あと、スーツケースも広げられる広さでこのお値段は安いと思う。

あと、大きな冷蔵庫＆冷凍庫はありがたい。
ロビーでもらえる水もありがたすぎる。

事前にたくさん口コミチェックして
行きましたが、私は快適でした！

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2024

MOMO

スタッフさんが親切でした！

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jun 2024

yukie

シャワーとトイレが一緒で床が濡れます。
ちょっとカビ臭い感じがするのと
エアコンが直当たりするので寒いです。
夜行便利用の際の、数時間寝るだけだったので利用しました。

店員さんは優しく水は飲み放題、レンジも使っていいので、めっちゃ安かったし金額的にはよかったかなと思います。

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2024

Noémie

Le personnel étaient très accueillant et gentil et, la chambre était parfaite grande, propre et il ne manquait de rien.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

14 May 2024

MIWA

eマートが隣あり、駅まで５分ほどで近く、駅からホテルまでもセブンイレブンがあり、立地条件はとても良いです

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2024

Saki

建物が古く独特のにおいがする。シャワーとトイレの間にカーテンが無いのが困った。
しかし、交通の便が良いところに位置し、スタッフも親切。周辺にコンビニも飲食店もあり、立地がとても良い。水もフロントから好きなだけもらえるので、快適に過ごすことができた。

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

02 May 2024

Miki

安いのでしょうがないとは思うのですが、壁紙がはがれ、シャワーカーテンがなく、バスタオルの用意がないです。便利な立地ではあります。

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Good value of money

酒店距離忠武路大約十分鐘，附近地鐵站出口無有電梯，拉着行李的建議使用對面的出口，有扶手電梯。
酒店比較舊，廁所浴室沒有乾濕分離。房間設有閣樓，即使不使用閣樓，空間亦夠大，方便收拾行李。lobby有樽裝水免費供應，很貼心，房間看到N tower.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2024

Atsunori

スタッフが親切対応でした！！

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2023

Mai

安い割には普通にいいホテル。ゲストハウスではない。ドライヤーもアメニティもあったのでよかった。受付のおばさまが凄く親切。気温が−6度の日があり、部屋が少し寒かったが、暖房は入らなかった。暖かい格好で眠れば12月は問題ない。ダブルベットに、ロフトもありベットもあったのでゆったりしていていい。流行っているトコジラミの検査も済みのホテルなので安心して泊まれた。

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2023

Yu

ありがとうございました

Business_and_leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

18 Jun 2023

YOUNGDOU

그냥~그런호텔

극히 평범한 호텔이나 세밀한 룸 청결에 좀 더 신경을 썼으면 좋겠다는 평을 합니다.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2022

Hyun--Il

조금 좁았지만 서울 시내여서 좋았어요

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

02 Dec 2021

Won Bong

예약한것과 다르고 추가요금도 요구함... 주차장없음! 인도에 로드파킹...!

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2021

lee

괜찮았습니다.

Self

2/10

Poor

31 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

별로예요. 방은 처음에 좋아보였는데 자세히 살펴보니까 식탁에 밥풀 묻은게 안 닦인채로 굳어 있었고, 창문으로 바람이 많이 들어왔어요. 난방을 따뜻하게 해달라고 부탁했는데도 추웠어요. 그리고 많이 수압이 약해서 수압 중요시하시면 더더욱 비추예요

Self

2/10

Poor

26 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

서울에서 경험한 최악중 1개

너무 추워서 감기걸림, 주차불가능, 머리카락 7개가 침대에서 나옴
바닥걸레냄새 매우 심함, 에머니티 비누2개, 칫솔 치약 머리끈 면봉.
물2병, 종이컵 몇개

티비 화질 최악, 티비 벽면에 걸려있는데 각도가 침대에서 안보임

높은 천장 제외하고 마음에 드는점을 찾을 수 없음

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

일반적인 숙소

대체적으로 괜찮은거 같습니다.

서울 도심 풍경이 한눈에 보이며 분위기가 좋았습니다.

다만 창이 매우 커서 그런지 바닥은 따뜻한데 침대는 좀 추운 느낌을 받았습니다.

기본적인 생필품은 주지만 면도기나 샤워타올 같은 것은 추가로 구매해야 했습니다.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2020

JungWoo