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THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph CollectionvsSmall House Big Door
Both properties are rated highly by travel writers. Overall, The Plaza is the choice of most reviewers compared to Small House Big Door. The Plaza scores 77 with endorsements from 4 sources such as Fodor's, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.
THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph Collection
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
Time Out
Michelin Guide
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 PlanetTop 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" Full review
Michelin Guide "Forget any connotations of old-world glamour: staying at the Plaza means something a little different in Seoul than it does in New York. Built in 1976, and reopened in 2010, the property..." Full review
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In an effort to go against the grain — the owners wanted to avoid the generic contemporary style typical of so many large hotels, including the original Plaza — the hotel enlisted the Italian designer Guido Ciompi to choose an inspired color palette and custom-made furniture, contemporary musicians to collaborate with an innovative sound design project, and a range of Korean artists and craftsmen to create the hotel’s one-of-a-kind art collection.
Small House Big Door Lonely Planet Time Out
6, Namdaemun-ro 9-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-180, South Korea
From $85/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Restaurant
- Air Conditioning
- Fax / photocopying
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Down a narrow street in downtown Seoul, this suave little art hotel is quite the find." Full review
Time Out "Located in Myeongdong, Seoul, Small house big door is a complex space composed of bistro and gallery on the ground floor, hotel rooms on 2nd through 4th, and a rooftop lounge." Full review
