Hotels Near DDP: Long Weekend Haus, Novotel Ambassador and More

The right hotel near Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) depends on what you are optimizing first: walking distance to the plaza itself, price per night, or whether you need a private bedroom and kitchen instead of a standard hotel room. Toyoko Inn Seoul Dongdaemun starts from roughly $61 a night (S$82, Trip.com, checked 2026-09-14) as the cheapest option in this group, while Sotetsu Hotels The Splaisir Seoul Dongdaemun posts a 9.3-9.4 out of 10 location score for guests who rank proximity above everything else. Long Weekend Haus DDP, an independent 12-suite property in Ssangnim-dong, Jung-gu, sits at the other end of the spectrum for travelers who want a multi-bedroom apartment layout instead of a single hotel room. The six properties below cover that full range, each with its published distance, price and room facts as checked in September 2026.

Toyoko Inn Seoul Dongdaemun

Toyoko Inn Seoul Dongdaemun (No.1), a 170-room business hotel run by Toyoko Inn Co. Ltd. at 337 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, prices its rooms from S$82 per night for a 2026-09-14 stay date, 2 guests (Trip.com, checked 2026-09-14). The property is a one-minute walk from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (Line 2 Exit 3, Lines 4 and 5 Exit 4), and Expedia's property page puts it about 0.2 miles, a three-minute walk, from both DDP and Dongdaemun History and Culture Park.

Room types run from a 12 sqm Non-Smoking Single up to a 24 sqm Family Triple sleeping four on one queen bed and two singles. Check-in is 15:00 and check-out 10:00 for all guests, on-site parking costs ₩10,000 per night for eight spaces, and payment accepted in person includes cash, major cards, Apple Pay and Kakao Pay. Bookings run through the official Toyoko Inn site or through Trip.com, Booking.com, Expedia and Agoda.

A second Toyoko Inn property, Toyoko Inn Seoul Dongdaemun II at 325 Toegye-ro, sits directly across from Exit 4 of the same station with 207 rooms and rates from about $69 a night on Trip.com for a 2026-09-21 stay, giving budget travelers a same-brand backup a short walk away.

Long Weekend Haus DDP

Long Weekend Haus DDP, the Dongdaemun property of Seoul stay brand Long Weekend Haus, occupies 12 numbered suites across 7 floors at 15-3 Ssangnim-dong, Jung-gu, a short walk from DDP, with nightly rates starting from ₩306,000 on the non-refundable plan or ₩341,000 on the free-cancellation plan for the Garden, Dining and Skyline Suites (official site, checked 2026-09-19). Because most of its 7 suite types put two bedrooms in one unit, from the 35 sqm Dining Suite up to the 44 sqm Maru Suite, two couples traveling together can book one suite instead of splitting across two hotel rooms.

The self-check-in kiosk means guests arriving on a late flight or an after-midnight KTX do not need to time their arrival around a front desk shift. All 12 units are non-smoking, Wi-Fi is free, and the free-cancellation rate plan allows cancellation up to 14 days before check-in, which suits a trip booked months ahead but confirmed closer to the date. Stays of three nights or more get a 10% long-stay discount, and the top-floor 702 Penthouse, at 69 sqm with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, sleeps 4 as standard and up to 8 with the ₩10,000-per-person nightly surcharge for extra guests, from ₩588,000 on the non-refundable plan.

A family of six splitting into two bedrooms with one shared living space fits the 44 sqm Maru Suite, and a group of eight who want two full bathrooms instead of one fits only the 702 Penthouse, since the Maru Suite's maximum is 6. Booking runs through stay.longweekendhaus.com or through Trip.com's listing for the same property.

Sotetsu Hotels The Splaisir Seoul Dongdaemun

Sotetsu Hotels The Splaisir Seoul Dongdaemun, at 226 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, prices rooms from $148 per night for 2 adults, 1 room, 1 night on Trip.com for a 2026-09-17 to 2026-09-18 stay (checked 2026-09-10). The official site states the hotel sits a one-minute walk from Exit 4 or Exit 9 of Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, and Trip.com separately lists it as a three-minute walk from DDP; guest reviews give it a location score of 9.3 to 9.4 out of 10.

Rooms range from a 25 sqm Standard Double sleeping 2 up to a 56 sqm Splaisir Suite sleeping 4, with Standard and Deluxe Triple rooms at 28 sqm holding 3 guests on a base occupancy of 2. None of the room types list an in-room kitchen. Booking channels include the official Sotetsu Hotels site, Booking.com, Agoda and Trip.com.

Hotel Skypark Kingstown Dongdaemun

Hotel Skypark Kingstown Dongdaemun, at 20 Jangchungdan-ro 13-gil, Jung-gu, lists rates from $161 per night for 2 adults, 1 night on Trip.com (checked 2026-09-10). The hotel's own site describes a six-minute walk from Exit 14 of Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, while Trip.com's listing estimates roughly 0.39 km, about a five-minute walk, to the same station; it opened in 2016 and connects directly to Hyundai City Outlet Dongdaemun.

Room sizes run from a 20.6 sqm Standard Twin up to a 34.8 sqm Triple sleeping 3, and the property notes shared cooking facilities on each floor instead of in-room kitchens. Reservations are available through the hotel's own site, Booking.com, Trip.com and Agoda.

Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun Hotels & Residences

Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun Hotels & Residences, an Accor-operated property at 238 Euljiro, Jung-gu, prices its Run Of House room from $193 per night for 2 adults on Trip.com for a 2026-09-17 to 2026-09-18 stay (checked 2026-09-10). The official Ambatel site describes the hotel as a three-minute walk from Exit 12 of Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station and about five minutes on foot from DDP.

The property splits its inventory between hotel rooms and residence-style units: a 22.6 sqm Standard Room has no kitchen, while a 109.3 sqm Residence Dongdaemun Suite has two bedrooms and a kitchenette, and a Residence Premier Family unit at 80.9 sqm pairs a double bed with a bunk bed. Booking runs through the Ambatel official site, the Accor ALL brand page, Booking.com, Trip.com and Agoda.

Hotel Migliore Seoul Dongdaemun

Hotel Migliore Seoul Dongdaemun, on Toegye-ro in Jung-gu near the Dongdaemun shopping streets, prices rooms from $50 per night on Kayak for a 2026-09-19 stay date, checked 2026-09-14; a Trip.com quote for 2026-09-21 averaged $221 for a different room category the same day. Room types span a 17 sqm Business Double with no window up to a 40 sqm Suite Room with a separate living area, and a 30 sqm Deluxe Family Room sleeps 4 on a double bed plus two singles. Breakfast is a continental buffet served 07:00 to 09:00, priced separately at ₩11,000 per person. Bookings are available through the property's official site, Trip.com and Kayak.