| J Marion |
11 September 2003 |
Stayed at Best Western New Seoul Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Places to eat are plentiful around the New Seoul hotel, most have good food I prefer the Korean food over the western fast food chains.
I was able to get around on the subway after being shown how to use it a couple of times, it was faster than traveling by car. Over long distances I took an express bus which was great it was cleaner and not crowded as western buses.
I used a limousine bus to get from the airport to a drop off point very close to my hotel. I took the limousine bus back to the airport. I was impressed with the public transportation, the people were more polite than in the US, a great example to follow. Most of the young people in Korea can speak English. I found that the young guys dressed well or looked like buisness men spoke nearly perfect English. I, however tried to communicate in Korean which was appreciated.
The historicle places were very interesting. I stayed a couple of days with family of a friend that lived in the U.S. that owned a small dairy farm.
I will be going back to Korea in the future I enjoyed my stay.
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| M Kin mun |
10 September 2003 |
Stayed at Imperial Palace Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Travelling TIPS in Seoul: Take the transportation offered by the hotel when you reach the International Airport cause it is much cheaper than taking the Limo/coach/bus offered in the airport. Take the subway cause it is quite simple to get around the city (you don't want to travel on the road! trust me...amazing TRAFFIC JAM!!!). Do Not Take taxi outside the hotel or other famous places e.g. City Air Terminal (CAT)...cause it will be W4000 extra up your bills. Enjoy your stay in Seoul and experience it yourself!
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| J Liu |
03 September 2003 |
Stayed at Central Tourist Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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No need for hop on hop off bus - Seoul is compact and walkable. Visit to the Naemdong market is a must.
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| P Kim |
19 August 2003 |
Stayed at Ellui Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Taxi is inexpensive (make sure you take the non-black, non-deluxe cabs which start from 1600won vs. 4000won.) The ride from Incheon to Coex only costed 12000won (10 us dollars). Nice restaurant is a Japanese restaurant called Chin Chin, near Galleria Department store in Ap-Gu-Jong-Dong. I also visited a mountainous area near the opera house. Nice to visit when you get tired of the hustle-bustle of the city. If you get a chance you also have to visit some mountainside restaurants. The one I went to was in Na-Man-San. We picked out our chickens and had them prepared fresh. An outstanding treat...
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| S Kwok |
10 August 2003 |
Stayed at Best Western Hotel Dongdaemun - Seoul, South Korea.
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Shoppers may have to check on the trade holidays for the shopping malls during Summer (around early August). It was a huge disappointment as 90% wholesale shopping malls at Dongdaemun and Namdaemun are closed for Summer Holidays during my stay. Urgh!!! Didn't expect that to happen, no such holiday advice from the Tour2Korea website and the hotels too! Taking the subway is simple so you don't need to join a land tour. We are lucky to meet some nice Koreans who offer to give road directions even when they have difficulty understanding and speaking English. In-SaDong is really a good place for some Korean culture stuff... I love the place. Eating is a little problem as we can't read Korean words, so look for those with food pictures.
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| S Mok |
22 July 2003 |
Stayed at President Seoul, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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You can get around easily via the subway. It is only 700 won per ride if you are travelling within the city.
If you plan to visit Everland, take the express bus at Central City. Do not go for the alternative route from Suwon station, that will take you 2+ hrs from Seoul City to reach Everland!
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| C Basilides |
19 July 2003 |
Stayed at Renaissance Seoul Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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I recommend visit at Namdaemun Shopping Street. The souvenir items are really cheap. Seoul is generally clean. It's easy to go around from place to place as long as you carry a map. You will hardly get lost if you just follow the lines of the subway. The Good Morning Tour is okay. The black limo taxi is more expensive than the gray or white ones. If you can't find an English-speaking Korean to ask for directions, then don't. Koreans who don't understand English won't be able to help you anyway and they usually give the wrong sign language. The map is more reliable. Also take the River cruise at night to see Seoul's 27 bridges wonderfully decorated with multicolored lights. We went into a Korean Restaurdant at back of the hotel where nobody can speak English. We had to point our orders (good thing they have pictures!) and do sign language. It was rather difficult and nobody showed us how to eat the food. It's quite different from our usual food. We figured out anyway on our last day of tour when we went into a restaurant of similar kind and a lady was kind enough to demonstrate to us how to eat their authentic Korean food.
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| T Drown |
13 July 2003 |
Stayed at Hamilton Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Shopping in Itaewon and Hyundai department store was lots of fun and productive.
The subway system in Seoul was excellent and very eay to use.
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| S Tsafrir |
04 July 2003 |
Stayed at Pacific Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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The hotel is near the Namdemon market, a good location for shopping.
The subway is a good way of getting around, but taxis are not expensive.
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| J Phillips |
02 July 2003 |
Stayed at Sofitel Ambassador Seoul - Seoul, South Korea.
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Learn to use the subways and buses, the traffic will have you paying huge cab fares. Shopping is great in Dongdaemun and Iteawon. Nightlife is great too. A fun place to visit.
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Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Seoul, South Korea
