Artravel Home
Your Seoul Retreat
Honestly, when I first walked up to Artravel Home, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect – the name had me thinking it might be some sort of art-focused boutique place, but it turned out to be something a bit different. It’s one of those smaller 3-star properties that doesn’t try to be flashy, and you know what? That actually works in its favor. The whole vibe feels more like staying at someone’s well-kept guesthouse than a corporate hotel chain, which I found pretty refreshing.
The rooms are clean and functional without being fancy – I mean, you’re not going to find marble bathrooms or designer furniture, but everything you need is there and it’s all maintained well. What really struck me was how quiet the place stays, even when it seems fairly full. The walls must be decent because I barely heard my neighbors, which is honestly a blessing when you’re trying to get some actual rest. Check-in was straightforward too – no lengthy speeches about amenities or pushy upselling, just friendly efficiency. The staff clearly knows what they’re doing, and they’ve got that casual professionalism down where they’ll chat if you want to but won’t hover if you don’t.
I’ll be straight with you – this isn’t the kind of place you’d pick for a romantic anniversary or if you’re looking to impress business clients. But if you want somewhere reliable to crash that won’t blow your budget, Artravel Home delivers exactly that. The 7.7 rating feels about right to me – it’s solidly above average without any major flaws, just not particularly memorable in terms of luxury touches. I actually appreciated that they didn’t try to oversell what they are. Sometimes you just need a good bed, decent water pressure, and wifi that actually works (which theirs does, by the way). The breakfast situation is pretty basic but gets the job done, and they’re flexible about timing which I always appreciate. Would I stay there again? Yeah, probably – especially if I was in town for practical reasons rather than leisure. It’s the kind of place that grows on you because it just… works.
Rooms & Suites
10 room types to choose from
Double Room
2 adults, 1 childTriple Room
3 adults, 1 childQuadruple Room
4 adults, 1 childDeluxe Studio
4 adults, 1 childDeluxe Double Studio
4 adults, 1 childTriple Room with Bath
3 adults, 1 childExecutive Triple Room
3 adults, 1 childSuperior Triple Room
3 adults, 1 childDouble Room
2 adultsQuadruple Room
4 adultsHotel Amenities
54 facilities across 16 categories
All categories
Bedroom
1- Linen
Kitchen
2- Coffee machine
- Refrigerator
Bathroom
8- Toilet paper
- Towels
- Bath or shower
- Slippers
- Private bathroom
- Toilet
- Hairdryer
- Shower
Transport
1- Airport shuttle
Food & Drink
1- Tea/Coffee maker
Accessibility
1- Upper floors accessible by elevator
Miscellaneous
6- Air conditioning
- Non-smoking throughout
- Heating
- Lift
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
Outdoor & View
2- City view
- View
Room Amenities
5- Socket near the bed
- Drying rack for clothing
- Mosquito net
- Private entrance
- Iron
Languages spoken
4- English
- Korean
- Cantonese
- Chinese
Cleaning services
1- Laundry
Safety & security
7- Fire extinguishers
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- Smoke alarms
- Security alarm
- Key card access
- Carbon monoxide detector
Media & Technology
3- Flat-screen TV
- Cable channels
- TV
Reception services
1- Express check-in/check-out
Great for your stay
10- Private bathroom
- Air conditioning
- Free WiFi
- View
- Family rooms
- Flat-screen TV
- Airport shuttle
- Non-smoking rooms
- Shower
- Laundry
Building characteristics
1- Private apartment in building
Guest Reviews
The property is in a very good location as it is close to street food, shopping, and within walking distance to the subway. Our room was very clean and cozy.
Pin code unlock room no need keys
Good loc, olive young & juno hair downstairs, abc mart and nyunyu a walk away, nanta theatre & isaac bfast also round the corners, bus to n seoul tower and pickup point for land tours 10mins away across the street
Bathroom Tioletries best i had to date
Provides extension power bar 1st time experience
Location was right in Myeongdong which makes it really convenient for night shopping and street food. It was also walking distance to Myeongdong station so it was easy to go around using the metro. The room had enough sleeping space and beds were comfortable, but almost didn’t have space for luggages given we’re a family of 4 with 3 big luggages. The space was clean and always smelled good.
The hotel is in the heart of medjong, close to tube, restaurants shops etc very easy to navigate.
Room was very clean and a nice size.
Washing machine on site is great to have and you can purchase any extras you need.
Hairdryer, straightener etc available on site too!
Location wise is good. Near to everything.
Air conditioning is excellent
The house was complete, there’s common drinking water (hot and cold), microwave etc and the location is SUPERB! In the center of everything.
Extremely good location just 1 min from train station and is surrounded by lively shops and night markets.
Laundry facility is a big bonus, thank you!
Super Easy check in and check out procedure
Nicely decorated common area, very cute.
Great location
Great location! Amazing for the price.
furniture and layout was good! staff was friendly and flexible too.
Location & Surroundings
6F 18, Myeongdong 8na-gil, Jung-gu, Jung-Gu, 04536 Seoul, South Korea
What's Nearby
What's nearby:
- Seoul Plaza800 m
- Berlin Square1 km
- Street Museum850 m
- Hwangudan Altar700 m
- 3 D Black Art Museum250 m
- Grevin Seoul Museum750 m
- Seoul Animation Center700 m
- Bank of Korea Money Museum400 m
- Korea Postage Stamp Museum250 m
- T.um - SK Telecom Ubiquitous Museum800 m
Restaurants & cafes:
- Restaurant Odarizip50 m
- Cafe/bar카페개네10 m
- Cafe/bar Myung-Poom Fortune Reading Cafe30 m
Top attractions:
- COEX Aquarium10 km
- N Seoul Tower2.8 km
- Cheonggyecheon1.1 km
- Bosingak Pavilion1 km
- Deoksugung Palace1.2 km
- Seoul Museum of Art1.1 km
- Changdeokgung Palace2.4 km
- Gyeongbokgung Palace2.6 km
- Changgyeonggung Palace3.2 km
- The National Museum of Korea6 km
Natural beauty:
- Peak Namsan Park1.3 km
Ski lifts:
- Star Hill Resort Lift 232 km
- Star Hill Resort Lift 432 km
- Star Hill Resort Lift 532 km
Public transport:
- Train City Hall900 m
- Train Euljiro 4(sa)-ga1.9 km
- Metro Myeongdong Station250 m
- Metro Euljiro 1-ga Station800 m
Closest airports:
- Gimpo International Airport18 km
- Incheon International Airport58 km
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