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THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph Collection vs Rakkojae Seoul Bukchon Hanok Village
Both properties are endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Rakkojae Seoul scores slightly higher than The Plaza. Rakkojae Seoul comes in at 81 with praise from 5 publications including Rough Guide, Afar Magazine and Fodor's.
THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph Collection
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
Time Out
119 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-864, South Korea
From $139 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"Directly facing City Hall and adjacent to Deoksugung, you could hardly wish for a more central location."
Fodor's
"After a six-month long renovation in 2010, the Plaza emerged as downtown Seoul's most strikingly unique luxury hotel."
Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Opposite the rising glass edifice of the new City Hall, you couldn’t get more central than the Plaza, which was given a striking makeover inside and out in 2010."
Full review
Afar Magazine
"From your bedside touch-screen phone in The Plaza Hotel in central Seoul, you can control almost everything--the lights, the drapes and curtains, the air conditioning."
Full review
Time Out
"Situated in front of City Hall, right next to Seoul Plaza, the Plaza hotel boasts of the most vibrant and metropolitan sceneries of Seoul"
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Rakkojae Seoul Bukchon Hanok Village
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Rough Guide
Afar Magazine
Time Out
218 Gahoe-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-800, South Korea
From $0 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Built entirely with the same traditional techniques used in temples... staying at Rakkojae gives the impression of visiting the home of a Joeson-era aristocrat."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This beautifully restored hanok, with an enchanting garden is modelled after Japan’s ryokan. The guesthouse’s mud-walled sauna is included in the prices."
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Rough Guide
"The most authentic of the bunch, character-wise. Not only is the hanok an 1870s original, but the owners serve traditional food for dinner: a little like a Japanese ryokan."
Afar Magazine
"One of the best, Rak Ko Jae, has fancy touches such as jade floors and a mud sauna. Guests can perform a tea ceremony and make their own kimchi to take home."
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Time Out
"The guest rooms feature white wallpaper and silk blankets filled with cotton wool. The hanoks are even equipped with Japanese bathing tubs and yellow soil jjimjilbang saunas."
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