aFIRST Hotel Myeongdong
See the best of Seoul with a stay at aFIRST Hotel Myeongdong, which puts you right in the city center amidst the many sights and landmarks. With its convenient location, you can easily access to the city's must-see destinations. Looking for lots of choices? aFIRST Hotel Myeongdong spoils you for choices in activities, with its convenient location just 1.3 km from the Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Every effort is made to make guests feel comfortable by providing the best in services and amenities. Post your pictures and answer your emails whenever you want, with the hotel's free Wi-Fi internet access. The hotel provides shuttle services to help you find what you want in Seoul. Parking is available and free, provided by the hotel for guests with their own transportation.
While lodging at this wonderful hotel, the helpful staff at the front desk can assist you with multiple services that include concierge service, express check-in or check-out, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes. If you want seats to city's best entertainment, you can get help through the hotel's ticket service and tours. The hotel's on-site laundromat, dry cleaning service and laundry service help you keep your favorite travel outfits clean so you can pack less. In-room conveniences include room service and daily housekeeping, so you can relax and enjoy your stay.
The hotel is entirely non-smoking, ensuring a clean air environment. Smoking is restricted to the designated smoking areas.
Guestrooms are designed to provide an optimal level of comfort with welcoming decor and essential amenities. The hotel provides linen service, blackout curtains and air conditioning in some rooms for the benefit of guests. Some selected rooms have television and cable TV to keep guests entertained. The hotel also provides guests with a refrigerator, bottled water, a coffee or tea maker, instant coffee, instant tea and mini bar in some rooms.
Knowing that bathroom amenities play an important role in increasing guests' satisfaction, the hotel provides a hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and towels in some select rooms.
Dining and things to do
Start your vacation days in the best possible way. Begin every morning of your stay with an in-house breakfast. Wake up bright and energetic in the mornings with a cup of good coffee offered at the cafe right at the hotel. Never let hunger affect your travel plans! Restaurants on-site provide convenient and tasty dining options. If you're picky about eating, don't worry! aFIRST Hotel Myeongdong has a selection of cuisine types including halal options.
Hotel's host of recreational offerings ensures you have plenty to do during your stay. For those who hate to miss a workout, a trip to the hotel's fitness facility will keep you fresh and healthy.
Around the property
This is your chance to explore all that Seoul has to offer. Whatever you may be looking to buy on your trip to Seoul, chances are you'll find it at Myeong-Dong Walking Street located 470 m away. Pose in front of Insadong located 800 m away, and you can always show your friends the time you went to Seoul. Engage in the city's best art at Bukchon Hanok Village located 1.3 km away, where you can learn about the local art scene and buy original works.
Reasons to stay here
This hotel scores higher than 91% of the city's accommodations on value for money
Past guests rate facilities here higher than 91% of the city's accommodation.
This hotel stands above the rest with a cleanliness score that beats 94% of accommodations in the city.
best value for money and best loction”
my family of 4 (include a 6 years old) stayed for 9 nights. We love it, the location, the cleaniness and the staff. This hotel has changed its name to Hotel Midcity MyeongDong, so if you are looking for afirst you will not find it. It is located away from the busy MyeongDong area but it is still near subway, only 5mins walk to Euljiro-ga 1 station and has many restaurants and cafes and convenience stores a stone throw away distance. nearby so many tourist places we visited, 5mins walk to Euljiro-ga 1 station you can see Lotte Department store and turn right at Lotte Department store and walk 5mins you find Namdaemun market, on the left of Lotte you will find the famous Myeongdong shopping streets. From the main road just walk another 10-15mins you will see a steep slope to the Namsan Cable car station(its an elevator that takes you up to buy your cable car tickets to N Seoul Tower). Will definitely go bck to Hotel Midcity MyeongDong again as my kids love the bunk beds.
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Exceptional”
i enjoyed my stay in this hotel very much. This was my 2nd time staying with them. They have friendly staff who helped to book a taxi for us even helping us to carry our heavy luggages up the taxi. step out of the hotel and u have plenty of food and 2 have convenient stores and cafe nearby. takes abt 10mins to walk to myeong-dong street for street food and shopping too.
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Best value hotel”
Clean, comfort, great location, friendly and helpful staff, value for money, definitely will come back when visit Seoul. The hotel name should be Midcity hotel.
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Exceptional”
Room was clean and comfortable. Location was between 2 train station of 2 different line, so it was quite convenient. Hotel was surround with restaurants. The only issue is that the hotel management has changed and it’s now call midcity hotel. But on agoda and google, it still show afirst myeongdong. But Naver map is shown as midcity. So there might be some confusion on arrival. Generally we have a pleasant stay.
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Hotel surpassed my expectations ”
Hotel’s location was very good in terms of shopping and accessibility to other parts of Seoul. Hotel staff were very friendly and accommodating and the rooms very very comfortable and clean.
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Dear Anita , Thank you for staying at aFIRST HOTEL. What wonderful feedback you share here, thank you so much for that! Glad you enjoyed our location, clean room, friendly staff!! I am delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us. It is our highest aim to present guests with the best of service no matter where they are in our hotel. Please visit us again soon as we love to have the pleasure of welcoming you back as our regular guest!
New, clean, and good location”
We stayed in this hotel for 6 days. The room and the bathroom are very clean. The bathroom facility is great. The hotel looks like still new because all of the facilities in great conditions. The location also perfect. To all favourite shopping places like Myeongdong, Lotte Mall and others are walking distance or we can easily go by bus or train to other places.
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Dear Naning Greetings from aFIRST Hotel Myeongdong. Love your headline and your review.^^ I am pleased to read that our facilities and location had contributed to a memorable experience for you. We strive to provide a high level of personal, instinctive service to ensure a good stay. We will continue to provide comfortable and friendly accommodations to the guests. Please visit us again soon as we love to have the pleasure of welcoming you back as our regular guest! Thank you!
The location is perfect”
We love the location of this hotel. The "must" spot that should be visited if we are in Myeongdong could be accessed easily from the hotel...
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Dear Naning, Thank you for staying at aFIRST HOTEL. What wonderful feedback you share here, thank you so much for that! Glad you enjoyed our location. I am delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us. It is our highest aim to present guests with the best of service no matter where they are in our hotel. Please visit us again soon as we love to have the pleasure of welcoming you back as our regular guest!
Exceptional”
Tip tip cleanliness and very comfy, only thing is that there will be a 5 minutes walking distance to myeong dong street
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Dear Yong Thank you for staying at a FIRST HOTEL and for taking the time to share your experience. I am pleased to read that our facilities and location had contributed to a memorable experience for you. It is always a great pleasure to learn that our guests thoroughly enjoy the stay here with us. Please visit us again soon as we love to have the pleasure of welcoming you back as our regular guest! Thank you!
Exceptional”
Location is good , close to 1, 2, 3 and 5 line metro. Many restaurants , cafe and convenience store around. Highly recommended 👍🏻
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Dear Sandy, Thank you for staying at a FIRST HOTEL and for taking the time to share your experience. I am pleased to read that our location had contributed to a memorable experience for you. As you've mentioned, the location of the hotel is really great. The hotel is located in central Seoul where you can find foods and places of interest in short walking distance. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Thank you!
neat and cozy, good location”
location is quite good. it is in the middle of 3 metro stations along different metro lines. And it just take around 10 mins walking from hotel to Myeongdong shopping area. All Reception staffs are very nice. They can speak fluent english. Room size is reasonable. but the pillar in the room is weird. besides, as the bathroom door is sharing with shower area which makes the door cannot close properly in shower section, causing water always overflow
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Dear Kit, Thank you for staying at a FIRST Hotel and for taking the time to share your experience. We appreciate your positive comments with regard to our hotel central location and staff service. As you've mentioned, the location of the hotel is really great. The hotel is located in central Seoul where you can find foods and places of interest in short walking distance. Please know that your appreciated comments have been taken up by the concerned departments for a detailed review and an improvement where needed. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Thank you!
good for value”
the hotel is in between two main metro line close to myeondong. Many restaurant around. Good for family and friend visitors
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Very good”
The location is quite nice, walk around 7 minutes to Myeongdong. The room service is also very nice. Recommended.
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Very good”
The location of this hotel is good and the price is reasonable, but the water drainage of the bathroom is not so good.
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Dear Yin, Thank you for staying at a FIRST HOTEL and for taking the time to share your experience. We appreciate your positive comments with regard to our hotel central location and value for money. Please know that your appreciated comments have been taken up by the concerned departments for a detailed review and an improvement where needed. Hope that you had a pleasant trip back and we hope to welcome you back one day soon. Thank you!
Location ”
Convenient and new hotel. Close to lots of tourist attractions
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Dear Lai, Greetings from aFIRST Hotel Myeongdong. We appreciate your positive comments with regards to our hotel. Also, as you've mentioned, the location of the hotel is really great. The hotel is located in central Seoul where you can find foods and places of interest in short walking distance. Hope that you had a pleasant trip back and we hope to welcome you back one day soon.
It's not very near to subway nor airport limo stop. ”
The surrounding of the hotel is not so decent. The sink and the faucet do not fit each other, water drips and flows to the floor while washing hands. People can look inside the bathroom from outside although only a small part.
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Dear, Mei Thank you for staying at a FIRST HOTEL and for taking the time to share your experience. Please know that your appreciated comments have been taken up by the concerned departments for a detailed review and an improvement where needed. I know that this stat may not have been the best I am hopeful for another opportunity to welcome you back for an improved experience. Thank you!
Such a happy hotel!!!”
It was my first time in Seoul, and I was traveling with girl friends. We wanted an affordable but nice hotel that's close to Myeongdong's shopping area, and we successfully found one! aFIRST Hotel Myeongdong is definitely a place I'll recommend to anyone visiting Seoul! Location is great. While you'll have to walk about 5-10 minutes to the shopping street, it's all good because the surrounding areas of the hotel won't bore you. There are lots of restaurants--and I really mean "lots"! Getting around is also quite easy once you get the hang of it. :) As for the rooms, they have the PERFECT room for three people! We got their Triple Room with three separate single beds, which are super comfy by the way! Room is spacious enough for three girls with a lot of items. Room also is very new and exceptionally clean. Room has many mirrors--something I always look for, and has a good-sized window which can bring in more than sufficient sunlight when you're tired of using fake light. Haha. Room design is also very pleasant--simple but stylish and refreshing to the eyes. Also, when I stay in hotel rooms, I get a feel of its aura and this one's definitely a positive one! My friends and I, after we were done with the trip, would always talk about how we miss this particular room we stayed in. Would definitely love to be back in Seoul and stay in this hotel. <3 P.S. They also have a weighing scale for your luggage at the lobby!!! No need to worry about getting overweight bags!
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Dear Guest, Thanks for sharing this glowing review! As you've mentioned, the location of the hotel is really great. The hotel is located at central of Seoul where you can find foods and places of interest in short walking distance. We're happy to hear that you had such a pleasant stay with us! It was our pleasure hosting you. We'd love to see you again in the future to share a more positive experience with you. Thank you,
perfect place to stay”
this hotel is sureounded by 4 subway station (jogno il-ga, gwanghwamun, city hall and jonggak) and several bus stop too walkable to I SEOUL U & deoksogung palace (5min walk), myeongdong shopping center (10min walk), cheonggyecheon stream (3min walk), gwanghwamun square 10min walk A lot of restaurant next to hotel too. The hotel itself really clean (the room service is really great... thank to the ajuma...). she always change the towel, the bathroom amenities also great... tea and coffee from coffee bean and electric kettle in the room. there's water despenser in every floor room is very spacious for 4 people with big luggages. we stay at 9th floor with city view.... front office also really helpful... great service too .... thank you🙏🏼 our 7 days in aFirst Hotel was really wonderful. I gladly recomend my friend to stay at aFirst Hotel on his visit on 24/6 and she did book there.. thank you aFirst for our wonderful sleep during our holiday in Seoul Sure will be back again if we visit seoul next time...💝🙏🏼👍
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Dear, Dewi Thank you for staying at a FIRST HOTEL Myeong dong and for taking the time to share your experience. What a wonderful feedback you share here, thank you so much for that! It is always a great pleasure to learn that our guests thoroughly enjoy the stay here with us. We appreciate your positive comments with regards to our hotel central location, staff service and value for money. Thank you for your sincere comments and we will continue to provide comfortable and friendly accommodations to the guests. Once again, thank you for your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back to our hotel in Seoul. Sincerely,
Literally surrounded by authentic Korean local restaurants!”
This time I traveled Seoul with my family and we chose aFirst Myeongdong because of its great reviews of the location and facilities - and it did not disappoint us! We didn't have problem with restaurants as the hotel is literally being surrounded by a lot of local korean restaurants. It's a food haven as corporate employees working nearby have lunch in this area. Only a few meters away from the hotel: - Convenience stores (711 and GS25) - Subway Eul jiro (4) - Starbucks and Holly's Cafe (Local Coffee Shop) - A public park with different maple and ginko trees - where I took photos of the beautiful foliage! - ARC n BOOK - a famous library and bookstore - Cheonggyecheon stream - Burger King - McDonalds - GongCha - Police Station Myeongdong Shopping area can be accessed by foot as well. Though it's like a 10 minute walk to get there but still, you don't have to take a bus or train! Feels so good to walk around! Thanks to the staff who always clean our room!
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Dear Jeffrey, Thank you for staying at a FIRST HOTEL and for taking the time to share your experience. As you've mentioned, the location of the hotel is really great. Lotte Department store, Myeongdong district and Tourist spots are located just in short walk. As well as 4 different subway stations are near which can provide our guest convenience of traveling around Seoul. The hotel is located at central Seoul where you can find foods and places of interest in short walking distance. Please visit us again soon as we love to have the pleasure of welcoming you back as our regular guest! Sincerely,
Feel like 5* service”
Perfect hotel for your stay in Seoul. Why? surrounded by 4 subway station (Jugno, Jongak station, Gwanghwamun and seoul city and several bus stop It make you easily reach your next destination. Several tourist attraction can also be reach by foot. Street Food? yes... cheonggyecheon street food just 3 minutes walk from aFirst Myeongdong shopping area? just across the Jogno 1-ga. I SEOUL U icon? 7 minutes walk from aFirst Deoksukgung Palace? just croos the road in front of I SEOUL U Cheonggyecheon stream? 10 minutes walk Sujong statue? 15 minutes walk so.... that's make this hotel's location just perfect Hotel's room is really clean and room service clean it everyday. even when we leave in the afternoon, when we back at night, room was already clea, amenities in bathroom already filled up, towel always replaced Water dispenser in every floor too. Tea & coffe also always filled up every day Front Office? really understand English & helful too
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Dear, Dewi, Greetings aFIRST Hotel Myeongdong. Thank you for staying at our hotel and for taking the time to share your review. We strive to provide a high level of personal, instinctive service to ensure a so good stay stay. I am pleased to read that our facilities and location had contributed to a memorable experience for you and Glad the hear that you found our front office staff pleasant and friendly. As you've mentioned, the location of the hotel is really great. Deoksukgung Palace , Myeong dong district and Touristic spots are located just in short walk . As well as 4 different subway stations are near which can provide our guest convenience of travelling around Seoul. The hotel is located at central of Seoul where you can find foods and places of interest in short walking distance. Thank you for your time and we wish to have the opportunity to welcome you back someday.
Very nice hotel at Myeongdong, Seoul”
Staying at aFirst with family for 4 nights on our first time Seoul visiting, the hotel gave us very good impression, very clean room and comfortable bed, very closed to Subway station and Myeongdong shopping area, but in a quite street - Super location! Around hotel, you can easily find a lot of restaurants, hotel shuttle bus is also convenient to go many main places like Seoul Station, Nam Shan Tower cable car, etc., Hotel Staffs are all nice to response all our requests! Thanks and we definitely recommend this hotel! will be back here if we have next chance.
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Dear, WEI Greetings aFIRST Hotel Myeong dong. What a wonderful feedback you share here, thank you so much for that! We strive to provide a high level of personal, instinctive service to ensure a so good stay stay. I am pleased to read that our facilities and location had contributed to a memorable experience for you and also delighted to hear that you had a great experience with our staff. I have shared you review to my management team and you just made our day! Hope that you had a pleasant trip back and we hope to welcome you back one day soon.