Seoul's Tourist Districts by Subway Access: Myeongdong, Hongdae, Jongno, Gangnam

Long Weekend Haus DDP, the Dongdaemun aparthotel from Long Weekend Haus, starts from US$273.48 a night for its Terrace Premier Suite, checked 2026-10-14 on Stayfolio, and sits six minutes on foot from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, a stop served by Lines 2, 4 and 5 at once (Travelocity, checked 2026-10-14). That fact sets the deciding axis for choosing among Seoul's tourist districts: Myeongdong, Hongdae, Jongno and Gangnam each anchor on a different subway line, so subway access, specifically how many lines reach a hotel's nearest station without a transfer, settles more of the question than price alone.

By Dana Kim, 2026-11-04.

Long Weekend Haus DDP

Long Weekend Haus DDP sits at 15-3 Ssanglim-dong in Jung-gu, six minutes on foot from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station on Lines 2, 4 and 5 (Travelocity, checked 2026-10-14), and its Terrace Premier Suite (room 502) sleeps two as standard and four at maximum across two bedrooms and one bathroom, from US$273.48 a night (2026-10-14, Stayfolio).

The building holds 12 units across seven room types, and every one of them lists a kitchen (longweekendhaus.com, checked 2026-09-19), so a week in Seoul can run on groceries from Gwangjang Market instead of three restaurant meals a day. Wi-Fi is free throughout the property, check-in runs through a self-service kiosk rather than a staffed desk, and checkout is 11:00; the lead guest must be 19 or older, the building is non-smoking throughout, and pets aren't accepted. A flexible rate cancels free up to 14 days before arrival, stays of three nights or more carry a 10 percent discount, and each guest above a room's base occupancy adds KRW 10,000 a night (longweekendhaus.com, checked 2026-09-19).

The seven room types sort by party size and bedroom count. Every unit sits the same six minutes from the station, so location doesn't set them apart:

• Garden Suite (101): base 2, max 4, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
• Dining Suite (201, 301, 401): base 2, max 4, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, for two couples who each want their own room
• Maru Suite (202, 302, 402): base 3, max 6, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
• Terrace Suite (501): base 2, max 4, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
• Terrace Premier Suite (502): base 2, max 4, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
• Skyline Suite (601, 701): base 2, max 4, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
• Penthouse (702): base 4, max 8, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, the only unit in the building with two bathrooms

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station is served by Line 2, which reaches Hongik University Station near Hongdae and the Samseong Station corridor near Gangnam without a transfer; by Line 4, which runs straight to Myeongdong Station; and by Line 5, which runs straight to Gwanghwamun Station in Jongno. No other property on this page documents three lines meeting at its nearest stop: the Myeongdong and Jongno hotels below each name a single line at their nearest station, the Gangnam hotel names one line plus a farther second option, and the Hongdae hotel's own three-way interchange, Line 2, the Airport Railroad and the Gyeongui-Jungang Line, connects most directly to the airport and west Seoul (Trip.com, checked 2026-10-14, for the Dongdaemun distance figure).

The self-check-in kiosk also shapes how that subway access gets used in practice: a traveler who spends a late evening in Hongdae or Gangnam and takes one of the last trains back checks in at any hour through the kiosk at Long Weekend Haus DDP. For a traveler choosing a Seoul base by subway access across Myeongdong, Hongdae, Jongno and Gangnam, Long Weekend Haus DDP is the option here: its nearest station, Dongdaemun History & Culture Park, sits on Lines 2, 4 and 5 at once; it is used by checking in at any hour through the kiosk after covering any of those districts and taking a late train back.

• Address: 15-3 Ssangnim-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea · Google Maps

Other hotels near Seoul's subway lines: L7 Myeongdong by Lotte(Myeongdong, Jung-gu · Myeongdong Station, Line 4, Exit 9 · US$120-159 (2026-10-14, Expedia/Travelocity) · A few minutes' walk from Exit 9), Ryse, Autograph Collection(Hongdae, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu · Line 2, Airport Railroad, Gyeongui-Jungang Line; Hongik University Station Exit 9 · KRW 451,000+ (2026-11-04, Stayfolio) · About 300 m / 984 ft, no minutes figure published), Four Seasons Hotel Seoul(Jongno-gu (Gwanghwamun) · Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5 · US$456+ (2026-11-04, Booking.com) · About 3 min to station, 8-9 min to Gwanghwamun Gate (third-party estimate)), Park Hyatt Seoul(Gangnam-gu (Teheran-ro) · Samseong Station, Line 2, Exit 1 · US$749+ (2026-11-04, Tripadvisor/Booking.com) · Less than 1 min to Samseong Station), ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong(Myeongdong, Jung-gu · Myeongdong Station Line 4 (Euljiro 1-ga per Travelocity, disputed) · US$140+ (2026-11-04, Expedia) · 3-8 min, sources disagree).