Hotel Ibis Ambassador Myeongdong, Seoul
Expert reviews
“Among budget hotels, the Ibis Myeongdong’s selling point is location. The hotel itself is basic, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There’s nothing lacking; the 280 rooms are clean and have free Wi-Fi.”
What guests liked
- Myeongdong shopping
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This fine three-star hospitality center offers quality services and fitted with the needed facilities and amenities. The hotel is situated on 78 Namadaemun-ro in the Jung-Gu area of the city where guests can have a comfortable and luxurious stay. The hotel is located right in the famous shopping district of Myeongdong where guests can easily get several souvenirs and items they desire. This makes the Hotel Ibis Ambassador a favorite among tourists and travelers in the city. The hotel offers public bath facilities that are fitted with necessary features and conveniences.
The spacious hotel rooms have large windows that open to a view of the beautiful city of Seoul. The hotel offers chic room options such as Adjoining Room, Connecting Room, Standard Room with 3 Single Beds, Junior Suite and Standard Twin Room.
The hotel provides a breakfast buffet that includes several local and Asian cuisines which guests can enjoy in a stylish setting. Guests will surely start their day on the right foot with the delicious breakfast buffet.
The hotel has a 24-hour Le Bar that offers several cocktail and drink options as well as a view of the famous Namsan Mountain.
The rooms in the Hotel Ibis Ambassador are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning, a personal safe and a comfy sofa.
Guests can make use of the vending machine in the hotel, put on every floor of the luxury hotel.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
20 June 2025
Location a must
Great location , great room we had the suite which is big .Fantastic shower heated toilet seat .
Staff have no idea in welcoming, greeting customers, same goes for checking out , nothing other than room and location would give me reason to stay again. Please note this my experience i encountered ! Hopefully yours will differ from mine .
20 June 2025
Staying here again next time
Location, staff, laundry
Nothing really
19 June 2025
Very comfortable and convenient stay, perfect for shopping and travelling around Seoul.
Very convenient
Nothing
18 June 2025
Exceptional
the location was excellent. just a few steps away from myeondong shopping street and opposite lotte department store. Airport limousine Bus in front. the staffs were very helpful.
the hot tub/onsen needs to be booked and only has limited slots available. when we got to use it at 11pm, the tub was dirty with the sides/tiles a bit slimy already. We also encountered a guest who did not follow the rules of showering first before using the hot tub. May be posting more signs in different languages would help. Also cleaning or changing the water would also be useful.
14 June 2025
Pleasant stay especially with the exceptional location
The location is superb. It’s at the center of Myeongdong, which is one of the most popular locations in Seoul for tourists. It is very convenient for hanging out, shopping, street foods etc. Besides, it’s really close to metro station so travelling to the rest of the city is also very easy. Lastly, the room was very spacious and clean, making the hotel very good choice for Price-to-Performance seekers
14 June 2025
PERFECT CHOICE
I STAYED FOR 3 NIGHTS AT THE IBIS MYEONGDONG AND ENJOYED MY STAY. I FOUND THE STAFF VERY HELPFUL AND COURTEOUS, ROOMS SPACIOUS, VERY CLEAN AND LOCATION PERFECT. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SHOPPING, NEXT TO THE UNDERGROUND SUBWAY. PARTICULARLY LIKED LUCAS AT THE FRONT DESK . WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND AND STAY THERE AGAIN.
9 June 2025
Pleasant
Good breakfast . Excellent location
Having a swimming pool.
9 June 2025
We had a wonderful time.
Location was great after locating it as the hotel was obscured with the entrance facing a side street.
There was nothing we didn’t like.
6 June 2025
Best location.
Location was fantastic. Staff was helpful, cheerful and very welcoming. Special shout out to Jacob who explained in detail how to get to the destinations we inquired about.
Room was very small. Hardly any place to open your suitcase except on top of your bed. The bed was a bit lumpy.
5 June 2025
Great
Everything was great
Connected rooms would be a better option for a family of five booking two rooms
5 June 2025
Fabulous
Great location, nice spacious room, nice view
5 June 2025
My stay was great as the bed and pillows were comfortable
It’s location
3 June 2025
All good apart from hard bed
It was clean there was a airport bus stop right outside, 2 minutes away from a shopping street that had amazing street food
The bed was so hard it took forever to fall asleep
1 June 2025
Comfortable and convenient with self- serve laundry facilities and delicious breakfasts.
Central and right next to Limousine bus stop
Cant control air con - it was a bit hot in the room
1 June 2025
Very good location
Location is superb
Toilet is elevated, like fabricated type. But I am OK with it Think not too suited for very old people
30 May 2025
Small room, great location
It’s a perfect location in Myeongdong. There’s a subway station close by and a bus stop right outside. It’s very walkable to a few attractions like Gwangjang Market. Myeongdong night market is outside the hotel. Two bottles of water were provided daily which helped as staff said the water wasn’t potable.
The room was quite small, especially the bathroom. There weren’t enough hooks to hang clothes or shelf space for toiletries.
26 May 2025
Exceptional
Good location. Clean and quiet. Several elevators.
Relative high price.
26 May 2025
Great Place, Stayed twice already. Definitely stay again.
Location was perfect. Airport bus just beside the hotel. Access to Metro, Street Food, Restaurants and Shopping
Nothing.
22 May 2025
I would recommend, and will be returning!
Loved the central location in Myeongdong! Parking is available at the hotel and at a cheaper rate. Friendly and accommodating staff. The bed was comfortable and large. The breakfast was enjoyable. The rooms were surprisingly quiet. I did not hear any noise from the adjacent rooms or from outside.
I didn't like that it took a long time for the room to cool and that it felt slightly humid.
22 May 2025
Average hotel, great location,
Location
It had a bar and restaurant, but it wasn’t open during the time you needed a bar and restaurant to be open. You couldn’t get an afternoon cocktail.
18 May 2025
Best location!
The location!!!
Bit small but still lovely
17 May 2025
Value for money and prime location
Excellent location
Pillows were a little flat for me
14 May 2025
Very good
location good, walking distance to Myeongdong.
11 May 2025
Great service.
Superb staff. Lucas went out of his way to make sure our stay was perfect.
Nothing
9 May 2025
Fabulous
Close to every thing, easy to use, clean
7 May 2025
Fabulous
Staff was friendly and helpful as always. This was our second time staying here and we've already booked for next year. The location is perfect.
5 May 2025
Very good
Hotel location is perfect. Shopping, night market, bus , train and airport bus just outside the hotel.
Mattress was uncomfortable , no toothbrush and body lotion provided.
28 April 2025
Recommended hotel near Myeondong
The bidet in our room is not working, called the reception to report about it. They send a maintenance guy to check. They replace with a new unit of bidet for us to use. It took only 15mins to fix. Thank you for your prompt response on this maater [21.Apr.25 / 8:30PM]
We are being charged for the 1-key card that is not returned. [ issued 2nos-keycard] Usually in other IBIS hotel returned 1no-keycard is ok. [ no extra cost]
28 April 2025
Wonderful would love to stay at ibis myeongdong again
The staff are all very friendly and helpful :)The location was fantastic! Breakfast was delicious and love the cappuccino :)
Wish there’s more room for luggage space
26 April 2025
Extraordinary stay
Very central and perfect location . Clean and very good size room with a sofa and city view. Nice breakfast with lots of of options for persons like us who are vegetarians, vegans
26 April 2025
Very good
Location
The room was extremely small.
21 April 2025
Excellent location and friendly staff.
Excellent location in Myeongdong, within minutes you can reach the food market, shops and subway. Hotel staff were helpful and spoken good english. Breakfast was standard for a hotel of this class.
If you book the triple room, then it is a squeeze. No room to really move or sit down at the table provided. Bathrooms are small but functional and clean.
20 April 2025
Great
The location
None
19 April 2025
Great location
Great location Nice room
Air conditioning was central so inside the room sometimes was very hot. Should have some place to hang clothes in toilet. Little hard to find, because the entrance is a lateral area and has other things in the building. Should have a picture of the entrance then would be easier to identify.
14 April 2025
During my stay I was traveling solo. The my group came and it was still good service
The location was right off of myeongdong street market. It was so convenient to shop.
Elevators were a little confusing. 1 didn’t have a room key scanner so you couldn’t go to your floor.
14 April 2025
Fabulous
Location
12 April 2025
Great location and staff. My only issue is that they turn off the AC at night without your permission
Great location and staff. My only issue is that they turn off the AC at night without your permission.
8 April 2025
Exceptional
The location is great, also the staffs are friendly and very helpful.
nothing
5 April 2025
Fabulous
Great and strategic location, within walking distance to Myeongdong Street
1 April 2025
Fantastic location a few steps from the heart of Myeongdong in Seoul. You won't be disappointed.
The location is outstanding. I've tried four different hotels in the area and this one is the best. Metro stations are nearby to take you anywhere around Seoul. You can walk out of the hotel and into the heart of Myeongdong with its vibrant night life, street food, shopping, and entertainment. With all the fantastic street food don't miss the Michelin soup shop named Myeongdong Kyoja for lunch, and an evening on "chicken street" enjoying Korean fried chicken and beer / soju from any one of 7-8 locations side-by-side. Staff was fantastic, rooms quiet and clean, and breakfast had a number of lovely options with the dining room on the 19th floor overlooking Seoul and the Tower. We loved staying here.
The only complaints I have is that our door was very difficult to open. We had to push and pull and push a couple of times to get in the room. And the bathroom is very small. You almost fall into the shower when walking into the bathroom.
1 April 2025
Excellent. Food was great and prices reasonable. The weather was amazing. Showering snow experience in March was spectac
Location is excellent. In the center of the shopping district. Subway station is near. Staff were nice and accommodating. Hotel price is reasonable.
Less spacious but okay due to it’s excellent location
30 March 2025
It was a perfect stay for visiting Seoul.
The hotel room was very clean and comfortable, and the location was perfect. I had some tours booked and they were able to either pick me up at the hotel, or at the metro station nearby.
28 March 2025
Exceptional
Great location, good service
26 March 2025
Exceptional
Breakfast is quite limitted and boring
24 March 2025
Great location
Ibis is located in Myeongdong and it is where all the activities are going on and stores and street markets are going on .
There are no counter space or shelves to put toiletries for couples , pillows are so heavy, and mattress foam are sloping on one side, and bed is only queen size.
18 March 2025
Great stay, would stay again.
The staff was very friendly and helpful, and gave us a map of the city, since Korea does not use Google maps. They also had a luggage storage service, which we used since we arrived before check-in time. The location is very convenient to a main shopping street with a night market, and also within 30 min walk to some of the palaces and large fish market. Also very convenient that there is an airport shuttle bus stop right outside the hotel.
13 March 2025
Fabulous
The location and the staff
It was too warm, as the A/C Is turned off during winter. Someone helped me open the window, but the person cleaning room, closed it, so it was hot again. The switch is near the ceiling, making it difficult for elderly to reach.
4 March 2025
Very good
Location
Some quest making noise outside their room
3 March 2025
Ok, acceptable
Location
Customer service, cold , not friendly, especially to foreign travellers
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Services
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Business centre
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Currency exchange
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Fitness
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Heating
- - Air conditioning
Parking
- - Parking garage
Miscellaneous
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
21 June 2025
You pay for the location