Four Points Myeongdong vs Novotel Dongdaemun Hotels 2026

Four Points by Sheraton Josun Seoul Myeongdong stands ten seconds from Exit 12 of Euljiro 3-ga Station, its Deluxe Room (1 king bed, 28 m², sleeping two) listed from $182 a night by Planet of Hotels for 2026, and it sits about 2.2 km from Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), farther than every property clustered around Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station. Long Weekend Haus (longweekendhaus.com) DDP, an apartment-style stay in Ssangnim-dong, Jung-gu, prices its suites from ₩306,000 a night on the flexible plan (official site, checked 2026-09-19) and puts two couples in separate bedrooms instead of one hotel room. The deciding axis is straightforward: whether Euljiro and Myeongdong's dining streets and direct subway access matter more than standing inside the DDP and Dongdaemun History & Culture Park cluster, and whether the trip needs a hotel room or a multi-bedroom suite. The sections below answer both, property by property, with the room facts, the checked price and a booking link for each.

Four Points by Sheraton Josun Seoul Myeongdong

Four Points by Sheraton Josun Seoul Myeongdong occupies 36 Samil-daero 10-gil, Jung-gu, ten seconds' walk from Exit 12 of Euljiro 3-ga Station, with Deluxe Rooms (1 king bed, city view, 28 m², sleeps 2) from $182 a night (Planet of Hotels, checked 2026).

The hotel is 4 minutes from Myeongdong Cathedral and 6 minutes from Myeongdong Street on foot, and Marriott's own site sets check-in at 15:00 and check-out at 12:00. Breakfast runs 7:00 to 10:00 for a fee (₩40,000 adults, ₩22,000 children); a cot is free for children up to age two, and an extra bed adds ₩54,450 per person per night. Self parking costs ₩15,000 per day.

There is no pool at this property, and total room-count figures conflict between sources (375 on one aggregator, 362 on another). It sits 2.2 km from Dongdaemun Design Plaza, so travellers whose priority is Dongdaemun History & Culture Park itself are looking at a taxi or subway transfer, not a walk.

• Fitness center, restaurant, bar
• Work desk, TV, free Wi-Fi in every room
• Bidet, separate toilet, hair dryer, bathrobe

Book through Booking.com.

Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun

Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun Hotels & Residences, at 238 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, is a 4-minute walk from Exit 12 of Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, with Executive Rooms (1 queen, 312 sq ft, sleeps 3) and Residence Studios (280 sq ft, about 26 m²) from $119 a night on a seasonal aggregator rate.

The property combines 331 hotel rooms with 192 residences that include kitchenette facilities, and it runs both an indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool alongside a gym, a dry sauna and a kids' room. One reviewer's Residence Studio placed the bedroom next to the kitchenette's full fridge, with the bathroom set behind a separating wall and a walk-in shower.

Children aged 12 and under are not permitted into some pool and lounge areas during the day, and at least one room type has no capacity for an extra bed. Check-in time is listed as 2:00 pm by one aggregator against 3:00 pm in an earlier record, an unresolved discrepancy.

Reserve through Expedia.

Long Weekend Haus DDP

Long Weekend Haus DDP, the Dongdaemun property of Long Weekend Haus, occupies 15-3 Ssangnim-dong, Jung-gu, across 12 units in 7 suite types from 32 to 69 m², priced from ₩306,000 a night on the flexible cancellation plan or ₩341,000 on the non-refundable rate for the Garden, Dining and Skyline Suites (official site, checked 2026-09-19).

Every unit checks in through a self check-in kiosk rather than a staffed front desk, so arriving after midnight from Incheon or Gimpo does not require coordinating with a receptionist. The Dining Suite and Maru Suite each split two bedrooms across one unit (35 m² and 44 m², sleeping 2 base and up to 4 or 6), and the 702 Penthouse holds 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms across 69 m², sleeping 4 with a maximum of 8. Extra guests beyond a room's base occupancy add ₩10,000 per person per night, and stays of 3 nights or more get a 10% discount. All rooms are non-smoking, pets are not permitted, and Wi-Fi is free throughout.

Long Weekend Haus DDP suits two couples who want separate bedrooms instead of one shared hotel room, since the Dining and Maru Suites both give each couple its own door, and it suits larger groups booking the Penthouse's three bedrooms for a single reservation instead of two hotel rooms.

Book through the official booking channel.

Sotetsu Hotels The Splaisir Seoul Dongdaemun

Sotetsu Hotels The Splaisir Seoul Dongdaemun, at 226 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, is a 1-minute walk from Exit 4 or Exit 9 of Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, with a Standard Double (25 m², sleeps 2) from $107 a night on Momondo or $148 on Trip.com for single nights checked 2026-09-10.

Room types run from the 25 m² Standard Double up to a 56 m² Splaisir Suite that sleeps 4, and a Deluxe Family Twin and Deluxe Corner Family Twin are both listed at 25 to 29 m². None of the seven room types on the official site is described with a kitchen.

The official Sotetsu Hotels site advertises a lowest-price guarantee for direct bookings without publishing a fixed rate, and the two aggregator prices above sit for different single nights, not the same date.

Reserve through the official Sotetsu Hotels site.

Mangrove Dongdaemun

On Toegye-ro in Jung-gu, Mangrove Dongdaemun puts guests roughly 5 minutes on foot from both Dongdaemun History & Culture Park and Dongdaemun Design Plaza, with twin and double rooms (1 bed each) from about $59 a night across aggregator listings checked in 2026.

The 15-story, 177-unit building runs dormitory beds alongside private twin and double rooms, each with a desk, air conditioning, wardrobe and private bathroom; cooking happens only in one of three shared kitchens, not in the rooms, and a first-hand listing confirms guests must use the fourth-floor shared kitchen. Check-in is self-service by kiosk and QR code, useful for late arrivals, and airport bus 6001 stops across the road.

Cribs and extra beds cannot be added to any room type, and child-age policy differs between booking channels (all ages on one platform, 8 and older on another). No official nightly KRW figure is published on the property's own page, only dynamic third-party quotes.

Book through the official Mangrove site.

Toyoko Inn Seoul Dongdaemun II and Hotel Skypark Kingstown Dongdaemun

Toyoko Inn Seoul Dongdaemun II sits at 325 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, directly at Exit 4 of Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, with rooms from 13.9 to 18 m² (single, twin and double) and Trip.com rates from about $69 a night for a 2026 stay, rising to an average near $89; a Rakuten listing separately quotes single occupancy from around 11,161 yen. Book it through the official Toyoko Inn site.

Hotel Skypark Kingstown Dongdaemun, at 20 Jangchungdan-ro 13-gil, Jung-gu, is a 6-minute walk from Exit 14 of the same station and connects directly to Hyundai City Outlet Dongdaemun. Rooms run from a 20.6 m² Standard Twin to a 34.8 m² Triple, with a Deluxe Twin (30.9 m², sleeps 3) among them, and Trip.com listed rates from $161 a night for a stay checked 2026-09-10. Total room count is disputed between sources (406 versus 576), and the property notes shared cooking facilities on each floor, not in-room kitchens. Book it through the official Skypark Hotels site.