We were very happy to find Hill House hotel. It was within our budget...we paid about $70 for a one night stay, a good price, especially for the area. Centrally situated, it is only a 5-10 minute walk to Myeongdong, good restaurants (mmm...street food, too), the markets, banks for money exchange, and the amazing subway. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The room was great-- super clean and the bathroom was ultra sleek with it's frosted windows and waterfall shower head. And the flat screen tv is ginormous!

Oh, and if you're into Starcraft, there's have a channel just for viewing the games. :)

Would definitely stay here again!

Hill House Hotel sits really at a small hill and narrow street. However, it is very conveniently located, 5 minutes walking distance to the subway station – Hoehyeon and 7 minutes to Myeongdong. If you like to walk, it takes about 15-20 minutes to Namsan Park where the famous landmark of N Seoul Tower is located. The ‘shopper’s heaven’ - Nam Dae Mun Market is also nearby.

The hotel has several steps to clime up before entering the lobby. Check-in starts at 3pm and check out time is 11am. You may store luggage in the lobby if arriving early, and sometimes you might get a room before 3pm.

I got room #103, which is at right side of lobby level when facing the front desk. There are total three rooms on this side and the other two rooms serve as office and storage room.

In room #103 there is a tiny space between the first door and the second door, where you can change shoes before enter the room. The room is clean and spacious with cheap wood floor. The air condition is centrally controlled and the temperature is just right at night. The bathroom is large; the glass wall makes it look even bigger. By window, there is a long counter providing good space to store things since there is no wardrobe in the room. However, there is a clothes hook and a clothes hanging bar in the room, together with few hangers for guest to use. Other accessories including: coffee/tea maker, big flat TV with most Korean programs except CNN in English, small fridge, toiletries (even shaving cream for male). The room comes with two free bottle of water each day. There is a king-size bed, hard, but good for my troubled back. Bedding and towels are clean.

Breakfast is included and starts from 8:00 – 10:00am; it is at the check in level. Breakfast is simple; toast, butter and jam, fried eggs – these are provided by a service lady; you pour your own milk and orange juice, tea or coffee; besides there are apples and bananas, as well as some salad. There is no limit for breakfast, eat as mach as you wish. The dining room was very clean and the simple breakfast was sufficient to get you start a day in the morning, very good.

Tip to subway, when you go out of hotel, first turn right and a minute later turn right again, from there the street is going down the hill (a little hill), on the way there are few small grocery stores and some restaurants. When you reach the first busy (large) street, turn left and about 2 minutes you will see Hoehyeon subway station. This is also the crossing path to get to the other side of street. And also the pass to famous big store – Shinsegae, where you can eat and buy everything,