Novotel Suites Ambassador Seoul Yongsan 5 Sterne

I just completed my second stay at the hotel after a 3-day interim for a domestic trip. This is a follow-up to my review titled “Most Convenient and Comfortable Hotel in Seoul,” written on Nov 11, 2023. I still highly recommend the hotel to all types of travelers with a budget. I was actually given the exact same room as my first stay, which made me feel like coming home. After having more time to experience the hotel, I wanted to add to my first review, which is lengthy and detailed. Visitors may notice some barren areas around the hotel as the Yongsan area is being developed into a major business/transportation hub. It in no way detracts from the hotel's proximity to shopping, eating, entertainment and businesses. A positive is that it reduces traffic around the hotel. Compared to hotels located in downtown Seoul or Kangnam, transportation to Incheon or Gimpo Airports is about 20-30 minutes faster as the hotel is located right next to a major artery leading to the airports. A risk for travelers staying at downtown hotels is the frequent demonstrations and protests held near City Hall. This results in road closures and congestion around the hotels and delays transportation. The convenience store at the hotel gets crowded during busy times. One tip is to cross the large street at the entrance of the hotel, where there are many restaurants and convenience stores. There is also an E-Mart (Korea's Walmart) at the IPark Mall (5-10 min walk), where you can find almost anything a traveler would need. On the flip-side, I also noticed some areas where things could be better. Fitness Center - I used the gym daily and found the Fitness Center reception staff to be less welcoming vs others. They didn’t pro-actively offer access to the sauna facilities and their greetings are erratic. They seem to cater more to the health club members rather than hotel guests. Note that there is a policy of not allowing in people that are heavily tattooed. Room - The in-room laundry machine is a luxury but I recommend allocating at least 3-4 hours to completely wash and dry clothes. There is also no large clock in the room, which I found inconvenient. Rooftop - I went to open-air Sky Park lounge on the roof of the hotel to take pictures. The views are fantastic but taking pictures was a challenge due to all the glass windowed walls being dirty. In conclusion, I highly recommend the hotel to all types of travelers except those on a tighter budget. I think the hotel is a great value but if you want to save money on hotels, then this is not the best option. The overall service quality was consistent with my first stay….impeccable. Some staff I'd like to thank are: Receptionists Jennifer Song, Clare An, and Jalynne Lee and Mr. Jun Hwang (Sales Manager). I have already booked 2 more stays for Dec 2023 and Mar 2024 and look forward to those trips.

현재 노보텔스위트 35층에서 일년째 장기투숙중이고 하우스키핑담당자분 너무 친절하시고 정리잘해주셔서 덕분에 일년동안 너무 편하게 잘지내고있습니다~ 장기투숙이니까 물건이랑 옷 되게 많은데 수납이랑 옷정리도 너무 잘해주셔서 너무 좋습니다. Currently I’m having my long stay in Novotel suites, it’s the best long stay experience I have ever had, all the employees and housekeeping managers are so kind and arrange my stuffs perfectly.

Over all a very poor expiriance with your hotel.. Toilet not working TV not working... Room service come after one hour.. Hotel maneger not responding.. The breakfest was OK. Just service is un welcoming The Location of the hotel is 15-20 min texi ride from the center

Comfortable bed, beautiful view, frig, washer/dryer in room! Across street from train/subway! Starbucks a block away. Concierge staff not knowledgeable about area restaurants but extremely nice and helpful with directions.

The room was great in size (junior suite). Location not downtown but by metro (yongsan station just accross the road) good accessable with metro line 1. However the service was very very poor and not Novotel worthy. Actually it was a shame! We waited more than 1 hour for delivery of room service. I tried to call guest services 5 times, waited for speaking to someone and then the connection was disrupted; every time. We asked for price list of minibar which was not in the room. They did not want to give it in person but would bring it to the room. We asked it 3 times that evening, no one appeared at our room with the price list. We asked for the price of the bottle red wine in our room, they kept telling me there was no red wine in the room. When someone from reception appeared, they told me "this is the right wine in the room". Are you kidding me? And the worst, we arrived for breakfast at 9 am, they gave us a code to come back in an hour because it was full; more than 100 other groups were waiting. Finally, we had breakfast at 10.30 (!!) but at 11 breakfast time was fininshed. Groups that arrived after us were told that breakfast was full although they had paid for it. By the way, special thanks to the kind guy who at 11 am arranged for me pancakes after I had been waiting for 15 minutes for refill of pancakes that as you may understand from the above have never arrived. At checkout I have expressed my diasppointment and gave the reception my email address. Never heard back...