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3 out of 5
VIV Classic Hotel
84, Janghan-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Seoul

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7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 47 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
If you must...
There's nothing really wrong with it. It's not as close to the subway as I thought, about 15 minute walk. I was surprised that it received 3 stars. It's not a dump, but not 3 stars either. The neighbor is not bad, but nothing to see or do. It's most industrial, lots of auto shops.

6/10 Okay

Ms Lam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

uk, 30, white, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just a place to sleep
Two computers in room - ace. Breakfast is basically self serve toast. No air con Hard bed No wardrobe This is intended as a single (fun) night kind of "hotel".

10/10 Excellent

michael, japan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
best to stay for going around the city
I cannot ask for more. Very helpful staff and awesome room. Wi-Fi is fast and there are computers available inside the room so there's no need to bring your laptops.

10/10 Excellent

adam, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Big samsung TV , jacuzzi bath and good toiletry items and free bar drinks. Wifi if possible if it available in English. Front desk staff was very polite and helpful. Hotel could be improve to make it more prominent as it has excellent facilities. More greenery can be placed at the exterior stairway exit area. Excellent hotel.

8/10 Good

jacqueline, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Modern; Value: Reasonable; Service: Helpful; Cleanliness: Faultless; very basic breakfast

8/10 Good

Vijaya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On the whole the experience was a satisfactory one
The stay was comfortable, except for the fact the breakfast that is included is a very meagre one. Also the fact that the rooms do not have a closet for clothes was inconvenient. The staff is very friendly and helpful, and the other amenities like computers and internet connection in rooms are very good.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good and bad
Nice staff even though they don't speak much english. Nice area. Nice room but the family room toilet did not have door. No closet. Good thing to eat around the hotel. Good price. Cannot call Korea mobile in the room phone.

6/10 Okay

Travell2011, Muscat, Oman

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Clean room & new decoration with jacuzi but poor breakfast
We stayed in this hotel for 4 nights which was OK. Room is clean & newly decorated with a jacuzzi but no cupboards & only one chair. There is only some free food (bread slices,jam which was the breakfast-,popcorn,weater&juices) facilies at the lobby and no restaurant in the hotel but there are few restaurants in the area.Staff speaks poor English.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Walking Distance to Subway/ everything new but non smoking rooms smells like cigarettes
Everything was in good shape and clean. the only complaint I have is that the non-smoking room smelled like cigarettes. A very strong smell, that seeped into the walls. many restaurants near by are open late.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the staff was delightful and very willing to help. I was led to believe that English would not be a problem but English was minimal. Also, there are no drawers in the room which necessitated clever unpacking and making our suitcases into "drawers". I may not stay here again because there is no way to keep the room neat without drawers and/or closets. I was grateful for the computer, computer access, and television.

2/10 Terrible

Toufan, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Hotel VIV-Where u dont get what u paid for
I booked for 3 people. My wife, my sister in law and myself. Obviously I paid the fare for 3 people with breakfast. The room was really clean and neat but there were 2 major issues: 1- We only got a double bed for 3 people and after one and a half hours of discussion with their real poor English, they finally gave me a (fold-able) temporary bed, which by the way wasnt clean. When I asked them to call Hotels.com either in Australia or Korea, they said they dont have outgoing international calls and the Korean office was closed! 2-For breakfast we only got 2 toasts with a small jam (of the type you get in the airplanes) with a small cup of juice. Realistically I paid extra for breakfast but I only got a snack for a kid. So overall I donot recommend Hotel VIV at all, unless you make sure you have in writing about what you are getting. Also you should have the initiation of calling Hotels.com from your own phone.

6/10 Okay

Kelly, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel VIV in Seoul - OK but not the best option
While the hotel looks really new and staff are friendly and helpful, the location doesn't give it much credit. A 12-15-min walk to the nearest subway station, and a need to transfer trains to get to major attractions, deter us from coming back to the hotel to drop our heavy shopping stuffs and get back out again. otherwise, take a taxi. Room – NO WARDROBE. No shelvings for stuffs. Only 2 hangers, a study table and a little breakfast table. So, needs some creative thinking to where you can organise your daily stuffs. No personal safe deposit box either. Not even at the front desk. While there's a bathroom door, there isn't a shower screen or curtain so expect wet and slippery floors after a shower. Toiletries provided except toothbrushes. Daily breakfast (fruit jam sandwiches, juice and milk) provided is a nice touch but we passed. Staff and Hotel – Staff are friendly and helpful, only some of them with limited English. But speaking slowly and simply, we got by. Hotel lobby provides complimentary water, juices, coffee and popcorn which i think is a nice touch of hospitality. Surroundings – This is basically a love hotel as there are a lot of couples here for a night's stay or shorter. There are quite a number of girly bars and nightclubs around this area, but no one bothers us. There are a handful of convenience stores up and down the street, and we spotted a few good Korean restaurants too. Others – Airport Bus 6013 stops about one block up the hotel (outside Gyeongnam Hotel), so you need to walk back about 3min (against the traffic direction) For the way back to airport, you have to go across the road (where you alight) to take the airport bus. I would think this hotel is clean, comfortable and decent enough if you are not the fussy type about room organisation or walking a bit to subway.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Seoul hotel viv
Staffs are helpful....but the location is a bit far from the subway....

8/10 Good

Exal, Davao City, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel VIV in Seoul, Korea- clean, nice & comfy
The hotel is first of all very clean, always provided with clean towels, sheets, bathrobes and toiletries daily, the receptionists are accommodating, the neighborhood is quiet and safe, there are available cafes and restaurants nearby. The nearest subway station (Pyeongyang Station) is about 10 minutes walk, but if you dont want to walk you can always ride the green bus (bus stop station just infront of the hotel) the airport bus station is about 2-3 min. walk from the hotel. The only lacking in this hotel is a closet/locker where you can put your belongings and the free breakfast which are 2 slices of bread with strawberry jam in it served daily. But all in all, I still recommend this hotel and stay here on my next visit

8/10 Good

Sasha, Queanbeyan, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very nice place even though it is used as a love hotel.
Firstly, I'll say that the rooms are new and clean, with a very comfortable bathroom and a massive TV on the wall. There are 2 computers with free internet access, (no free wifi), but the room is a little on the small side. Secondly, it is obvious that this hotel is used as a love hotel. The first sign is that the parking entrance is half curtained for discreteness, and cars that are parked in there have their licence plates covered. At the end of the TV channel spectrum, there are a couple of soft porn stations. Surrounding hotels are similar and there are a few 'sexy' clubs around the hotel. In saying this however, the hotel did not feel sleazy, nor did I feel unsafe. The rooms are very clean, however they only provide one large towel when two people are staying there. You pretty much have to ask for another towel every time. There is no English guide to explain the room features or remote control functionality, so when I woke up in the middle of the first night and found the room hot and the in-floor heating on, I had no idea what to do....but after pressing some buttons on the remote and funky toilet, it seemed better after that. There is no restaurant in the hotel, but there are many places to eat in the surrounding area. (Pizza School is worth a try). Complementary breakfast was a jam sandwich and a small orange juice. Overall I was quite happy with the place but I wouldn't recommend it to families.

4/10 Poor

Evelyn, Hong Kong

If you can help it, try not to stay here.
The hotel is a love hotel/motel. It does not come with wardrobes and has no wifi. There are no doors for the bathroom so it can be very chilly to take a bath in the big room. It is also far away from the places of interest in Seoul. The nearest subway station is more than 15 min walk away from the hotel. It takes close to an hour to get from the hotel to Myeondong, Insadong or COEX (including walking to the subway station, taking the subway, changing trains, etc). It's just too much of a hassle.

8/10 Good

Sim, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay in Oct 2011
The hotel looks pretty new, either being buit recently or went through renovation. Saved for the location, whereby the nearest subway is a 12 min walk, and the standard staff service, everything else was great, given the price and it rated only as a 3 star hotel.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Hotel VIV in Seoul
You need around 15 minutes walk to the sub-way station. The noisy air conditioner does not work. You cannot adjust the temperature. I cannot believe that it is a new hotel opened since August 2011. Thus, I needed to open the window. However, there was construction site near the hotel. I was woken up every morning by the noise came from the construction site!

10/10 Excellent

Gary, Mississippi, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Small Hotel
This hotel was great. The only problem for us was there were no English speaking people working the front desk. But, maybe the cleanest hotel I've ever stayed in and I travel a lot. Will stay again here...

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

jihye

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
청결도나 관리 주변시설 등은 아주 맘에들었습니다 하지만 서비스 부분에서는 바쁘셔서 그랬는지 손님응대나 전화응대에서 조금은 아쉽더군요
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No where in the city
Hotel is located nowhere in the city. Not near to any attraction place. Only small convenient stores and local restaurants around. 15 mins walk from hotel to subway. Day time is quiet but night time is not. The room is clean and bigger than normal size, especially the toilet. Reception doesn't speak good English but very helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

hnks, tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
check-in和check out非常快
可能是情侣酒店，所以入住和退房超快，房间比较干净，也大，坐地铁到东大门还算方便

6/10 Okay

Joe, 서울

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
편리한 위치지만....
찾기 편하고 이용하는데 많이 불편함은 없었지만 비용이 너무 비싼 거 같습니다. 솔직히 이 호텔 비용 반이면 다른 곳에서 비슷한 수준으로 지낼 수 있습니다. 청결은 좋았습니다.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
房間很舒適
房間很舒適、清潔用品保養品都有附上，房間有電腦速度很快很方便，雖然離地鐵站有10幾分鐘的距離但是走幾遍就習慣了，下次還會想住

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
良かったです
5号線沿いのコンサート会場に行く為、予約しました。 女三人で一人5000円ほどでした。 外見はラブホです。部屋は綺麗で広く満足しました。駅までは15分くらい歩きますが話しながらならすぐです。バスも通ってるのでバスに乗るといいかも。仁川からリムジンバスでホテル前まで行けます。飲み物やポップコーンなど食べ放題で楽しかったです。変圧器も貸してくれました。しかし日本語は通じません。Wi-Fiもありませんので空港で借りたほうがいいですね。 全然普通に泊まれましたので満足してます。

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
A big room with comfortable beds
My first stay at this hotel. It's very good and will come again.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's not a hotel , just a lover's motel
It's too far from main town !

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

還可以
還可以

8/10 Good

Simon Li

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
is far away from the metro station..need a 15mins walk..n nowhere near the main shopping area...beside that the price of the hotel is totally worth ...it is clean n big...people there is nice ...and near to the airport bus station..just location is bad..

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Emma, Stockholm, Sverige

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel VIV
Hotellet i helhet var väldigt bra, med bra standard på rummen. Dock var det ganska svårt att kommunicera med personalen på hotellet då nästan ingen kan engelska, men det gäller generellt i Seoul så man kanske inte kan förvänta sig så mycket. Det som också är märkbart är att den stora frukosten som ingår består av ett rostbröd och sylt. Så för den hungrige måste extra kostnader läggas till för frukost. (Det går inte att köpa till en större frukost på hotellet men det finns några ställen i närheten som serverar frukost.)

10/10 Excellent

Camila y Maricarmen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muy bien el VIV
Linda. Muy serviciales. No hablan inglés. El desayuno es realmente escueto.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
유흥업소
대체적으로 숙박시설을 만족하나 주의에 유흥업소가 많은게 조금흠이네요

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
都算不錯
只有門面令人感到似時鐘酒店！但房間不錯，有2台電腦真的很方便！ 交通都可以、不過離鐵路站就遠了少少！第一日是這認為，但之後適應了便覺得無所謂了！ 附近也有機場巴士、6013，很方便！

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
櫃台人員很熱心、英文可溝通、離地鐵站走10分鐘左右就可到達

6/10 Okay

hiro, 日本

Liked: Cleanliness
かんなもんかな？
価格のわりに簡単な朝食もついて、まあまあだが、部屋にてエアコンはあるが、自分で温度調節ができず、あつかったり、寒かったりで、その点はあまりよくありませんでした。また、トイレに鍵がない為カップルならいいですが、ファミリー向けではないですね。

6/10 Okay

kuni, 千葉

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
それなりです。部屋はいいですよ。値段の割りに。
ビジネスホテルとラブホテルの兼用です。3人用の部屋の中はリゾートホテルのように広いけど、窓は小さいです。駅からは10分。周りは下町のラブホテル街でレストランは多い。 CS放送が見られて局数は多いけど日本語放送はありません。日本のアダルトの専門チャンネルは韓国訳でありました。高くもなく安くもないですが空きがないときなど割り切れば有りかなと言う感じです。

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
もう利用することはない
部屋は新しいからかきれいでした。 ただほとんどカップル<いわゆるラブホ>ばかりです。 部屋にはおおきなお風呂でドアがありません。 トイレは2日目にはつまって使えない状態でした。 朝食のルームサービスがついているようでフロントで時間を聞かれましたが結局もってきてもらえませんでした。 フロントではまったく日本語が通じません。 駅からもかなりあります。 タクシーも５台に１台くらいしか場所わかりません。 寝るだけの目的でしたので不自由はなかったですがたぶんもう泊まることはないと思います。

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
中心地に近かったら…
最寄り駅から直進で８００ｍ（約１０分）程度。 周辺にはコンビニや飲食店もあり、また屋台も数多くあるので、食には困らない。 ホテルのフロント前に無料でコーヒーやソフトクリーム、スムージー、ポップコーン、ペットボトルの水等が準備されているので小腹が空いたときに助かった。 宿泊した部屋にはコンピュータが２台あるので、ハングルが理解できれば非常に便利で、歯ブラシ以外のアメニティも揃っている。 建屋自体は改装したばかりのようで、大変綺麗であった。 韓国の安めのホテルにありがちな、元ラブホ的作りなので、女性には抵抗があるかも知れないが、それを気にしなければ、明洞などの中心地から離れている以外、特に問題になるような点は見当たらない。

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
部屋がきれい
部屋の内装や作りは満足でした。オンドルが効いていましたが部屋の温度の調節ができず、窓を開けたら網戸がなく１１月だといううのに蚊が沢山入ってきていっぱい刺され、寝づらかったです。朝食付きだったのですが、食パンにジャムをぬっただけのものとオレンジジュースでした。部屋まで届けてくれます、、、。金額の割に朝食が残念て感じでした。帰りの空港いきバス停は近くにありあｍしたが、地下鉄からは少し歩きます。もともとラブホ街みたいで、周りにたくさんラブホがあります。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
肩のこらないホテルステイ
タクシーにのれば、市内の中心まで10－15分程度。料金のわりに、床暖房やバスタブふくめ快適にそして気をつかわずに過ごせました。リーズナブルに齟齬したい方にはおすすめです。また備品も必要最低限あり、質素ながらもこの価格で朝食もつけることができます。ロビーでは、コーヒー　水やスナックなどもフリーでよかったです。