GLAD Hotel Yeouido, Seoul
GLAD Hotel Yeouido is a standout landmark in Seoul’s bustling “Manhattan,” the Yeouido financial district. Opened in 2014, it was designed by the award-winning agency Joh & Company. Unlike the surrounding glass-and-steel skyscrapers, the hotel is distinguished by its unique brick facade, which was chosen to imbue the structure with the warmth and soul of a traditional Korean home.
The interior design continues this creative approach, blending industrial, minimalist, and traditional influences. You’ll notice playful details like street signs and posters featuring quotes from thinkers like Shakespeare and Eleanor Roosevelt scattered throughout the hallways and guest rooms. This “irreverent yet rooted” concept makes the hotel feel both highly functional for business travelers and surprisingly soulful for a modern urban property.
A notable feature is the hotel’s commitment to sustainability, as it utilizes geothermal energy to meet national eco-friendly standards. For food and drink, guests often gravitate toward Mark T, a cozy bar named after the whiskey-loving author Mark Twain, which boasts one of the city’s most extensive collections of single-malt whiskies.
The location is a major draw, placing you within easy walking distance of the tranquil Yeouido Park and the Han River. You are also just minutes away from major cultural and commercial hubs, including the National Assembly, the massive IFC Mall, and the trendy “The Hyundai Seoul” department store. It serves as a sophisticated, design-forward base for exploring the heart of Seoul.
Expert reviews
“Opened in late 2014, the 319-room GLAD Hotel may be in the Yeouido financial center, but this is no staid business hotel. Built by designer Suyong Joh’s Seoul-based firm, the hotel has a textural brick façade reminiscent of a traditional Korean home, park-like benches in the halls and quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt above the beds.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Seoul.
What guests liked
- Subway station
- Boutique style
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
Location
Recent guest reviews
24 November 2025
Exceptional
Very nice hotel, well equipped and organized. Kind staff. Recommended.
Nothing
7 November 2025
Great convenient stay. Wouldn't have an issue with staying here again.
The room would be a good size for a couple - and the layout was good. The location was excellent in terms of getting to other parts of the city as well (It's a 15min walk to The Hyundai/IFC mall). I also appreciated having an abundance of water provided everyday.
I found the rooms too warm (25 degrees Celsius on heat mode) and I was unable to change it within my room despite trying. I also thought the rooms were a bit too dark for my liking.
4 November 2025
Very good
Really nice hotel , modern , clean and comfortable and great location
29 October 2025
Great hotel
Great hotel , very large room
15 October 2025
My daughter and I enjoyed our 8 nights at the Glad
This was the 3rd time my daughter and I stayed at the the Glad Yeouido in the last year or so. We like the location, convenience to the subway and relaxing pace of the neighborhood.
The rainy weather.😹
15 October 2025
Exceptional
Client experience was good. Staff are friendly
13 October 2025
excellent!
location, stuff and cleaning and supplies and comfort
nothing at all
10 October 2025
Overall, an enjoyable and comfortable stay.
The location. The spacious room. The bed.
The heavy, unpractical bathroom door.
9 October 2025
Exceptional
I always enjoy staying here, it is situated well and the stay is always a pleasant one
5 October 2025
Very good
The staff were very nice. i also left my luggage at the hotel two days before my reservation to go to jeju island. There is subway station and a bus stop right infront of the hotel which is very helpful The area youido it self is very nice place to stay for my preference you have two really good malls to shop (the Hyundai Seoul and IFC) there is also the yeoido han river park and the yeouido park alot of cafes and restaurants and it is very nice to walk around the area there is always people and families also walking around even after dark because of the parks. I stayed with Glad yeouido last year in Jun and i loved it so much that i stayed again this year, despite my worries about the demonstrations that might happen infront of the hotel since it is right infront of the National Assembly.
You can tell the rooms are a bit old and not well maintained, and the bidet in the toilet wasn’t working.
4 October 2025
We didn’t lack anything during our stay, would book again and recommend to others!
Super convenient to public transportation including an express train, excellent breakfast buffet, close to convenience stores and a few restaurants, comfortable bed, electric kettle, helpful staff.
18 August 2025
Fabulous
Nice room . Comfortable bed . Nice bathroom. Staff were good and friendly. Subway and supermarket both very close by . Buffet breakfast was ok.
Location won't be for everyone.
18 August 2025
Fabulous
GOOD
EVERYTHING WAS FINE
17 August 2025
Exceptional
Very friendly staff, eager to help and make your stay as relaxing as possible. The room was very clean and tidy, including a charging cable for USB devices and safety equipment, such as emergency flashlight, fire extinguisher and a certain type of safety rope, that would enable the guest to be extracted out of the window, if needed. I really enjoyed my stay and was able to truly relax, after a long day of going around in Seoul! Would book again!
8 August 2025
Great hotel for a good amount of money, highly recommend
It was in a very nice location, not close to the center but easy accessible. Very clean, when we go out we know that all the toiletries will be renewed and the room will be cleaned. And the best part was that we are here in Korea for our honeymoon, so they upgraded the room to the bigger one, which is a very kind act. We even decided to extend our departure date in the hotel.
Nothing
19 July 2025
It was a great visit.
Great location, friendly staff, clean bed, nice room.
1 July 2025
Fabulous
Breakfast
Room was a Little stuffy
19 June 2025
Great location! Would go again!
Check In process was smooth. Breakfast was good.
Kitchen CLoses quite early
13 June 2025
Exceptional
Great hotel with superb service, very tasty breakfast and in close proximity to various bus stops and metro. Very clean room with the most comfortable beds.
9 June 2025
Great value for the money.
Location is great. Close to bus and subway line #9. Shopping and places to eat are very close. No Brand store is next door for groceries and such. IFC and Hyundai shopping are within walking distance. Plenty of places to walk and enjoy the scenery.
Not crazy about the loud speakers early in the morning, but it's not a deal breaker for the hotel.
9 June 2025
It's always a pleasure to stay there. One of my favorite hotels when I am in Korea
Clean, friendly staff, feel safe to stay there. beautiful views!
18 May 2025
Pleasant stay
Modern layout. Cool settings. Has restaurant and a small gymnasium. Large conference rooms. Great wedding place
18 May 2025
Nice Hotel
Nice Hotel, really comfortable and big rooms. Everything was nice. Would go there again. Really clean.
The vending Maschine in the lobby didn't take my credit card so i couldn't buy anything there and had to go to the convenience store to get toothbrushes cause the hotel doesn't provide them. The vending Maschine has some but like i said my credit cards wouldn't be accepted no matter what i tried.
16 May 2025
Fabulous
I didn’t like only the breakfast times
29 April 2025
Fabulous
The breakfast time could be extended 1 hour at least for weekends
26 April 2025
Had a wonderful stay at GLAD, will come back if I am ever in Korea!
Very modern and up-scale. In a central area, just a short walk to tons of food options.
Bed was hard and only received one pillow per person.
23 April 2025
Very good
It was comfortable, roomy, clean, pleasant!
Need sugar, milk for the coffee, more light.
22 April 2025
Very good
Location, facilities, staff and breakfasts all quite good. Full of business travellers in this hotel.
Only thing didn’t enjoy in this hotel is the protests very nearby….. from early morning until late …. Very loud and irritating.
22 April 2025
Very convenient location and comfortable rooms
Location and quality of room
Table top in room was warped
17 April 2025
Goed en functioneel verblijf.
There was no Iron in the room. After talking to the reception (in person) they almost beated me to the room with the Iron. Very quick service.
16 April 2025
Fabulous
Great modern property.
The front desk signed us up for all optional contact from 3rd party advertisers and we had to deselect them manually. There were no teaspoons despite tea and coffee provided.
15 April 2025
Overall good stayed
Good hotel. 2nd visit. Simple check out, but male staff in the front desk seems unwelcoming.
14 April 2025
Very nice room for the price. Staff was accommodating, breakfast was fairly good value.
Room was spacious, enjoyed having washer and steam locker in room, adequate space to feel comfortable.
A little light on amenities like skin lotion, coffee and tea.
14 April 2025
Really comfortable hotel in great location.
We loved the large room with kitchenette, washing machine, dining area and sofa. The location was great with the National Assembly metro station right outside and plenty of good restaurants nearby.
13 April 2025
Very good
I liked everything about it. It was clean and nice
11 April 2025
Nice hotel. Recommend
Great stay. Very close to where we want to go. A bit distance from Incheon International Airport.
10 April 2025
Very good
location
aircond doesn't work in heating mode.
7 April 2025
Worth every penny.
The room was spacious and very clean. The bed was comfortable. The breakfast was superb both in terms of quality and choice of food. The staff was very efficient and helpful. The location is very convenient, as there is a metro stop in front of the hotel.
I was given a room facing the street, so it was a bit noisy, but nothing a pair of good earplugs could not solve. The elevators are a bit slow (in the morning you have to wait quite some time to go down to the lobby).
5 April 2025
Memorable experience
Nothing but an Excellent position to hop on the train or bus.
30 March 2025
Exceptional
The bed was so soft, felt like clouds! The breakfast was great too! Very nice stay overall!!
Nothing!
30 March 2025
Great stay!
Lovely hotel in a good location. Room was large with space to relax. The washing machine and kitchen area were a bonus!
11 March 2025
Very good
Good hotel, could do with a coffee shop to meet people
5 March 2025
Very good
Easy check in, large comfortable rooms. Comfortable bed and very large bathroom. Great pillow menu
Soundproofing non existent between rooms. Only one small towel per person in each room.
14 February 2025
Very pleasant and comfy.
The hotel was a very good value for money, but the extra services were super expensive, like breakfast, dinner, etc.
Extra services prices.
4 February 2025
Fabulous
Very convenient location. Just next to a subway line.
27 January 2025
A very comfortable stay with spacious room and good open view
A very cute comfortable stay, very clean room, spacious, modern setting, with a small writing desk, a big tv screen and a spacious bathroom room .
The location though could conveniently access to other places because the subway station is just right downstairs, it take quite a tong time to travel. Say for example it has taken me exactly one hour to go from the hotel to myeongdong, for just a distance of 8 stations but with 2 changes. Taxi is more recommended
6 January 2025
I will be back again 😄
BED / Location 😁
Food
6 January 2025
Glad Yeouido (Solo Stay)
Close to National Assembly Subway Station Close to Restaurants
A protest or demonstration disrupted my sleep in the morning.
3 January 2025
Amazing food at Greets (the restaurant inside the hotel) amazing room, beautiful rooftop view, great place for couples t
Amazing location, a lot of places to eat nearby and right across the river from the party scene
Loved everything, there’s a metro station right in front of the hotel
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Currency exchange
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
- - Shared lounge/TV area
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered

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27 November 2025
Great stay will be back for SURE.