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Reviews of Central Tourist Hotel

3 out of 5
Central Tourist Hotel
137, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Seoul

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 42 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 164 reviews" "

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Jane

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Most uncomfortable bed out of all the beds we slept in the whole country of Korea. Smallest and thinnest mattress. Ancient immovable “stereo”(?) thing next to the bed, preventing even my arm from hanging off the bed. The whole 7th floor smelled of cigarette smoke, covered up with some scent. Small towels. Noisy jack hammer outside all night long. The best thing about this place was the free water in the lobby and the friendly/helpful front desk person. Neighborhood is under construction so I’m hopeful the hotel will clean up and get their act together in order to compete with the up and coming new businesses as this can be a good neighborhood in a year or two. Right next to the river walk and the subway.

10/10 Excellent

Bo S

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

ryan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stinks
Not so good
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t recommend here for your sanity.
Location is bad, I think it is located in the middle of ghetto. There were so much drunken people in front of the hotel. I did not feel safe, So I did early check out without any refund. Also the room was not ready when I get there 7:30 pm ish. The AC and lights did not work properly. Awful place in beautiful city.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cheuk Hung

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Abriel

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

June

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very kind and happy all the time. Their service was beyond my expectation. Also, the location was easy to find and near the subway easy for travelers to travel around.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Had booked a smoking room through Expedia, no option was available in the entire hotel. Expedia needs to update this on their postings for this room. Hotel room itself was clean and centrally located for ease to travel around.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

jung

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It’s a very good location, and rate is very economical. Quiet and easy to around by subway. If I visit to Seoul then I’ll choose this hotel. Staffers are all kind, thanks.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No Window & No Air conditioner
Cons: No Window; No Air conditioner, very hot in the room; The area around the hotel doesn't looks like a comfortable spot for ladies: Too many local stores with men owners are around the hotel; found 2 cockroaches in the bathroom, very disgusting. Pros: People at the front desk are nice. Helped me to order a take-out; closed to a subway station; I would not recommend the hotel to a lady friend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quick Getaway Trip
This hotel was good and had all the basic features I needed. It’s not a 5 star by any means, but provided good service and friendly staff. The towels and bedsheets were cleaned daily. Room vacuumed coffee cups and utensils washed. From the front and lobby area doesn’t give a good impression but it’s centrally located and price efficient. All the Front Desk Receptionist were friendly and helpful. Some spoke ok English and others I used (google translate) and it was sufficient to communicate.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018
Response from 호텔직원 on 6 Dec,2018
감사합니다.앞으로도 더 좋은 서비스를 하도록노력하겠읍니다.기회가 돼실때 또한번 찾아주시면 고맙겠읍니다

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, comfortable and close
They were very courteous from the main entrance to the check in counter and to the elevator. The room was so clean including the air. It is located in the heart of the city atttraction
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice basic hotel
The room was fine. Good beds, good range of TV channels and a god quality bathroom. The hotel is in need of a redecoration in places but it is by no means old fashioned. The rooms all feature strong WiFi and modern HDTV too. The reception also holds luggage before checkin and after check out. For free. The location is great too. The city centre is only about 15 minutes walk. The metro is less than 10.

8/10 Good

Tom & Alena, New Jersey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient location in downtown Seoul.
During our 3 week stay, we were satisfied with; friendly front counter staffs, good air condition, good cleaning ladies, unlimited bottled water supply, etc.

6/10 Okay

Pheck Ngen, Johor, Malaysia

Disappointed customer
Much improvement needed in terms of quality of room and breakfast as we feel short changed for the rather high rates paid

8/10 Good

Yen, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good stay for a 3stars hotel. 4 out of 5 :)
No hassle upon check-in and the staff allowed us to go to our room even though we arrived around 11am. With young kid and traveled on midnight flight, we really appreciated that! The staffs are friendly and helpful. We have a triple room, it was clean and comfortable. However, a pillar right at the center of our room has made it a bit hard for us to move around. Essentials items such as electric kettle and hair-dryer, and basic toiletries was provided. There is also a water dispenser (hot and cold) at the end of corridor. The breakfasts however is not so delectable, basically just cereal and bread with milk, coffee or tea, and same everyday through out the 6 days :( Overall, we are satisfied and don't mind going back the same hotel if we visit Seoul again in near future (but will only go for the room)!
CheonggyeCheon
Gwangjang Market

4/10 Poor

Joyce, Singapore

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location but won't return unless desperate
Had to book windowless room as Central Hotel was almost full and I didn't have any other choices in the vicinity. BIG MISTAKE. As the weather was getting cold, the hotel decided to shut down the a/c. DID NOT INFORM ME. Imagine being in a windowless room without a/c, I almost SUFFOCATED! Hotel staff were very nice though, brought me fan but useless. Managed to move me to a room with windows two days later which was only a slight improvement cos the window was tiny!! So I still needed the fan to circulate the air in the room. Even the taxi driver asked why I'd chosen to stay in such an old hotel! Breakfast was pathetic to say the least... who needs to have breakfast in the hotel when there's so much choices outside. The location was great though - walked up and down the river that was just in front of the hotel where buskers played music on the banks and ducks waded in the water. You can walk along the river all the way to Dongdaemun where you'll pass several markets on the sides where hundreds of little stalls selling local food are found - great atmosphere! However, still a big thumbs down for the hotel.

4/10 Poor

Ibrahim, Saudi

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Service
I stay for 2 days is worst days on my live: 1. Internet not OK 2. There is no laundry service. 3. last day air condition out of order full day.

6/10 Okay

Paul M, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Essentially No Internet
The room and the hotel overall were fine. However, the internet connection was so slow as to be completely unusable. If you need a good internet connection when traveling, don't stay here. If there had been any cafes near the hotel that would not have been a problem, but this particular hotel is located in the section of Seoul where they sell air compressor parts, venting ducts and plumbing supplies. Good location if you happen to work in any of those businesses.

8/10 Good

Jim, Maryland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Small room but great location
Room was slightly small but location is great. It was also impossible to turn off one of the lights due to an electrical issue. I unscrewed the light bulbs.

6/10 Okay

Glau, Curitiba, Brazil

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth for the location
Beds are terribly small and mattress too hard. Zero comfort. The air conditioning does not work, it's filthy. The whole place is falling apart. It's well located, but I'd rather stay somewhere else next time.

4/10 Poor

Todd, Canberra, Australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hmmmm, never again!
Dirty sheets, dirty towels, hotel has a bad smell, door is jammed so it takes a shoulder to open it. Towels and sheets are almost see through. Very old hotel, does not seem to have been upgraded in a while. Close to a subway station a few stops from Seoul KTX, but just not worth staying here ever again. Hotel seems to be in a sign making district, walking from the hotel to the subway means walking past shops giving off horrible plastic fumes.

8/10 Good

bellehooper, Singapore

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You get what you paid for..
Booked the hotel based on the photos that were shown on the website, but when we got there, what we see was totally different. First impression of the hotel was really bad, was old and looked really dirty. The main entrance to the hotel is also at a back alley, so not many Taxi drivers knew where it was.. Room we stayed in was really small, had a desk, tv, 2 beds and a toilet, if both travellers have full sized luggages, you're going to have to be very organised with placing the bags. (friend and i took turns in getting stuff from the bags). The size of toilet was acceptable, just didn't have hooks for your clothes so you had to hang them over the sink/toilet bowl.. Towels had a weird smell to them though they felt clean.. What was good about the hotel was that staff could speak some English which helped.. Location of the hotel was excellent, in between 2 stations which gave you access to about 4 lines. Street beside the hotel also had food late into the night (of course, stall holders can't speak English).. Hotel was also right at Cheonggyecheon Stream.. Relatively close to areas such as Dongdaemun and Myeongdong.. Overall still enjoyed the stay there, if the some money was spent to upgrade and 'liven' up the place, hotel would be perfect.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The worst hotel
Dirty, gritty, shabby and depressing. Do not stay here! There were blood stains on my sheets as foot prints. The carpets are old and cheap, I stepped on something as soon as I took my shoes off. The hotel is old and was always badly built. The windows hadn't been washed in 30 years. The TV was falling apart and the remote is greasy. The staff are unfriendly. Tiles are falling apart in the bathroom. The bins are dirty because they don't bother to put bags in them. It was extremely expensive for what it was. The worst hotel I ever stayed in.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
central hotel seoul
too dirty than i expected

8/10 Good

ATARASHI

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

yasuaki

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
2日続けてとある虫を見つけた。 スタッフは日本語話せたし、ロケーションも良かった。ある虫を見なかったら最高評価だったけど最低評価にしました。ある虫はGではないです。 建物自体は古いけど、室内は広くて、値段の割に良かったです。
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

HyeonJin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

HUNSEOP

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

MIWA

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
交通の便はいいが、とにかく設備が悪い。電気の接触が悪く、着いたり消えたりするし、電気が消せず夜寝られなかった。また部屋に虫が出て安心して眠れなかった。
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

SHOZO

ホテル内廊下がいい匂いがしました。 ホテルスタッフも感じがいいです。 トイレの便器にビデがついていないのが不便。
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

MINJI

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Yoko

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
夜遅くの到着だったため駅からの経路がわかりにくかったがこんなに近いかったとは。川の存在をうまく使えば方角も瞬時にわかり周辺の東西南北2駅は徒歩圏内。帰国時のソウル駅への便利さもあって早い帰国便にもスムーズ。 古い内装だがビジネスで行くにはこのくらいは OK 。
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Ki Gene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It’s located in Seoul downtown just near the Cheonggye-cheon. The building is looking old but it’s clean and comfortable bed room. The very kind staff and cheap price. If I need to stay in downtown in Seoul. I can stay here another one night.

4/10 Poor

Chi Te

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joo Heon

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

YUKIKO

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kaoru

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

DAEYEOL

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
예약 당시에 신축 리모델링 한 방으로 예약을 했었는데 방을 배정받은 방은 굉장히 낙후되어 있었습니다 청결도 관리도 잘안되어 있는 상태고 조명 자체도 고장나 있고 밤에 어둡게 있었습니다 호텔 자체가 굉장히 낙후된건 이해가 되나, 관리적인 측면에서는 보완이 필요할 것 같습니다
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nami

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
どこに行くのも便利です!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

YUKI

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
ここのホテルは 過去に様々なホテルに泊まった中でも1番最悪でした。 汚くて狭い割に、すごく高い。 1番嫌だったのは 私たちが留守にしている時に何の許可もなしに スタッフが勝手に部屋に入っていた事です。 警察に通報しようと思いましたがやめました。 とにかく1番嫌な体験をしたホテルです。

8/10 Good

Sorong

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

SeungHyeok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
같은 건물에 유흥업소 있음
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
화장실 문이 고장나서 닫을때마다 소음이 발생. 에어컨을 처음에 켜면 담배냄새 남. 청계천이랑 매우 가까운게 장점이라면 장점이다.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

6/10 Okay

Junghee

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
강추 진짜 강추
저렴해서 쬐끔 걱정했는데 완전 강추예요 갠적으로 때 중간에 숙소가 위치해있어서 편안하게 출장 잘마쳤답니다 담에도 이용할려구요
Stayed 2 nights in May 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
나쁘지 않아요
생각보다 깔끔합니다.가성비 생각하면 이만한 곳 없지 않나 싶어요.
Stayed 1 night in May 2020