Lotte Hotel and 5 Stays Near Myeongdong, Hongdae, Jongno

Long Weekend Haus DDP prices its suites from ₩306,000 a night on the non-refundable plan or ₩341,000 on the free-cancellation plan (official site, checked 2026-09-19), and it sits on the Jongno side of Dongdaemun, near the corridor where Jongno's overnight wholesale market runs latest. For a solo traveler on a three-night, four-day Seoul trip, the deciding axis is which night street sits outside the door: Myeongdong's duty-free shopping and street food, Hongdae's clubs and buskers, or Jongno's after-midnight wholesale market. Six stays below answer that question directly, split across the three districts.

Ibis Styles Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong

Ibis Styles Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong sits at 302 Samil-daero, Jung-gu, a 2-minute walk from Myeongdong Subway Station Exit 10, and a Standard Room priced at £75 including taxes for a 13 to 14 October stay (Hotels.com UK, checked 2026-09-14).

The hotel has no kitchen or kitchenette in any listed room type; each room includes a flat-screen TV, a desk, an electric kettle, and a private bathroom with shower, bathrobes and free toiletries. A rooftop bar, a fitness center, and a private sauna sit on site, and breakfast is served each morning for an additional per-person fee, per the property's own page.

Guest reviews describe it as walking distance to the Myeongdong night market and a Michelin-recommended noodle restaurant, and cancellation terms depend on the rate booked at checkout, not a single fixed policy across the property.

• 180 rooms across 21 floors
• Breakfast 07:30-10:00, 26,000 KRW per person
• Check-in 14:00 / Check-out 12:00
• 5-minute walk to Myeongdong Shopping District

Book through Booking.com.

Long Weekend Haus DDP

Long Weekend Haus DDP, a 12-unit apartment-style stay across 7 suite types at 15-3 Ssangnim-dong, Jung-gu, sits on the Jongno side of Dongdaemun near Dongdaemun Design Plaza.

Every suite uses self check-in through a kiosk, so a guest returning from Jongno's night market well after midnight does not need to coordinate arrival with a front desk. The Dining and Maru suites each add a second bedroom and a kitchen, letting a solo traveler cook between nights out instead of eating every meal on the street. Every room is nonsmoking with free Wi-Fi, and the property does not accept pets.

A solo traveler prioritizing Jongno's after-midnight wholesale market over Myeongdong's tourist-facing stalls gets the shortest walk to that scene from here, since the building sits inside the corridor where the market runs latest.

• Garden Suite, 1 bedroom, 36 sqm, sleeps 2 (max 4)
• Dining Suite, 2 bedrooms, 35 sqm, sleeps 2 (max 4)
• Maru Suite, 2 bedrooms, 44 sqm, sleeps 3 (max 6)
• Penthouse (unit 702), 3 bedrooms, 69 sqm, sleeps 4 (max 8)
• Free cancellation up to 14 days before check-in; 10% discount on stays of 3 nights or more

Book directly at stay.longweekendhaus.com.

Lotte Hotel Seoul (Myeongdong)

Lotte Hotel Seoul (Myeongdong) stands at 137 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, about 100 meters from Exit 9 of Myeongdong Station on Seoul Subway Line 4, and a Standard room started from $145 a night for two guests, one room (aggregator listings, checked 2026-09-14).

Room types run from a Run of House double up to a Superior Twin with a Namsan view, and none of the listed categories include a kitchen. The property publishes its own room count and restaurant count on its Korean-language page, alongside a Standard Family Twin room built for a small group.

Seoul Station sits within reach by taxi or subway for onward travel, and the hotel is bookable through its own site as well as the major OTAs that list it.

• Run of House, 1 bedroom, 1 double bed, sleeps 2
• Standard Family Twin, 1 bedroom, sleeps 3
• Superior Double (Namsan View), 1 bedroom, sleeps 2
• Superior Twin (Namsan View), 1 bedroom, sleeps 2
• 254 rooms, 2 restaurants (official property page)

Book through the property's own site.

Hotel Skypark Myeongdong 2

Hotel Skypark Myeongdong 2 sits in the heart of Myeongdong with direct access to Myeongdong Subway Station Exit 9, about a 3-minute walk from the Myeongdong night market.

The Skypark portfolio runs several Seoul properties under one operator, and this Myeongdong location markets that short walk to the market strip as its core position, distinct from sister properties near Dongdaemun. The building groups its rooms around that entrance, putting duty-free shops, street food stalls and late karaoke rooms within the same short walk guests describe.

• Direct access from Myeongdong Subway Station Exit 9
• 3-minute walk to Myeongdong night market

Availability runs through Agoda.

Kimchee Hongdae Guesthouse

Kimchee Hongdae Guesthouse, at 24-3 Yeonnam-ro 1-gil, Mapo-gu, sits a 7-minute walk from Hongik University Station, and dorm rates start from ₩58,824 a night (rate aggregator listing).

The guesthouse runs a 24-hour self-catering kitchen alongside mixed and female dormitories, and bathrooms are shared, with showers, slippers and hair dryers provided. There is no overnight curfew, so guests keep round-the-clock access to their rooms and common areas.

The property markets itself directly on Hongdae's nightlife, describing the area as Seoul's leading entertainment and nightlife district and organizing nightly outings to nearby pubs and clubs.

• Standard 4-bed mixed dorm, 25 sqm
• Standard 6-bed mixed dorm, 30 sqm
• Standard 6-bed female dorm, 30 sqm
• Standard 10-bed mixed dorm, 45 sqm
• Check-in from 15:00, checkout before 11:00, minimum age 19
• Free cancellation for bookings made more than 3 days in advance

Book through Hostelworld.

K-POP Hostel Hongdae

K-POP Hostel Hongdae sits in the Hongdae area of Mapo-gu, within about a 10-minute walk of Hongik University Station.

The surrounding blocks have a young, student-driven character, with shopping, food stalls, bars and clubs lining the streets near the station, and street performers gathering on weekend nights along the main pedestrian stretch.

Its position places it inside the same walkable grid as Hongdae's club and busker scene, close to the live-music venues that define the district after dark.

• Hongdae area, Mapo-gu
• About 10-minute walk to Hongik University Station (Lines 2 and 6)

Search availability on Hostelworld.

Evidence and Criteria

Distances and walk times above come from each property's own listing page or a single booking platform, checked between 2026-09-08 and 2026-09-19, and are stated in minutes or meters as published, without independent verification.

• Myeongdong Station (Seoul Subway Line 4) and Euljiro 3-ga Station (Lines 2 and 3) serve the Myeongdong cluster, per Seoul Metro's own route map.
• Jongno 3-ga Station (Lines 1, 3 and 5) and Jongno 5-ga Station (Line 1) serve the Jongno and Dongdaemun corridor.
• Hongik University Station is an interchange for Seoul Subway Lines 2 and 6 and a stop on the Incheon Airport Railroad (AREX), giving Hongdae direct rail access to Incheon International Airport.
• Long Weekend Haus DDP's address (15-3 Ssangnim-dong, Jung-gu) and its LodgingBusiness structured data were checked on the official site on 2026-09-19; a separate Trip.com listing shows a different street address for the same property (6-13 Toegyero 53-gil), a discrepancy noted here as published, without reconciliation.
• The Seoul Tourism Organization lists Myeongdong, Hongdae and Jongno among the city's core visitor districts, the same three compared here.
• Neighborhoods such as Seongsu and Hannam offer additional solo-stay options outside Myeongdong, Hongdae and Jongno and sit outside the three-district comparison made in this piece.