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Reviews of New Kukje

3 out of 5
New Kukje
29-2 Taepyeongno 1-Ga Jung-Gu Seoul, 100-101, Seoul, ICN

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 479 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 440 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 54 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 1000 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Karmela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Overall I did enjoy my stay. The front desk staff especially the young gentleman with the glasses was very friendly and was always willing to help us with any questions we had. The housekeeper lady was so kind to us making sure we had everything we needed. Very close to bus stops/subway and walkable distance to main attractions, myeongdong for shopping and the night market. Convenience store located in the lobby was great for late night snacks and loading our transportation card. Free included breakfast was simple but still enjoyed it. The only negative thing I will state which has nothing to do with the staff as it is out of their control (again no issues with the staff, all were kind and friendly). This would be directed to the owner of the building. I think an upgrade on the carpets is necessary as it was really dirty with stains everywhere. Luckily we just wore slippers. Also one of the beds you could feel the spring from the mattress. I would stay here again as it was affordable and at a good location.

8/10 Good

Chun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Erika

Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ka Ling Sarah Julianna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have just had an enjoyable stay at the hotel from 3 to 12 April, and would like to express my sincere appreciation for the great service I received there. In particilar, I enjoyed most the free breakfast provided at the 15th floor. Not only was the breakfast provided both healthy and delicious but I was most impressed by the young pretty lady who served us at the 15/F cafe. Most of the time she was the only person serving the guests there. She, however, managed to ensure a continued supply of everything for the guests, while cleaning tables and washing dishes at the same time. I really admire her remarkable capability and very positive work attitude. She, in my view, is the soul of the cafe who ensures its smooth operation. The front-desk staff of the hotel were also very helpful. They provided very useful information, and reponded to my needs efficiently. The housekeeping ladies were very friendly and helpful, too. All in all, I enjoyed my stay at the hotel very much. My stay is really value for money. I would not hesitate to recommend the hotel to my friends who visit Seoul in future.
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yongsoo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wan Ling Regina

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Warm staff from front desk 2 housekeeping. Gr8 location, airport shuttle just 2 mins away, subway only 3 mins. Rooms r kept clean, sheets n towels sparkling white. Thanks 4 a pleasant stay n uograde, appreciate.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rajwant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place for solo travellers
I chose this hotel based on the reviews and my budget for almost 2 weeks of stay there and it was great decision. It is an awesome choice if you want to stay near most of the touristy places but also want to experience normal city life there. It has great location as myeongdong, cheongyochen stream,namsan tower, gwanghwamun square, gyeonbukang palace, insadong, ikseon dong, seoul museum of art are all at almost walking distance. They have a convenience store right near lobby, starbucks is stone away, the bus stop is right across the hotel and seoul station is 10mins by cab. The staff is also really polite, cordial and helpful as well. I really liked my stay here.
Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gilbert, Germantown

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing else you need from this property especially the staff. A night shift staff was always there to help us early in the morning amd call taxi. Excellent service.

6/10 Okay

Tserenbat

Business traveller
Stayed 11 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Mikay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Pros: Only the location. it is near some of the popular tourist places, such as the Kyungbokgoong palace, Dongdaemoon, and Myungdong. Cons: it is extremely noisy every Saturday because of the demonstrations around the city hall. The room floors are very dirty. The beds are not comfortable, it feels like a cheap dorm room mattress. And the whole bathroom becomes wet since there is no shower curtain/door.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marlen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay and so convenient to subway and restaurants. Staff was so helpful and friendly. I recommend this place!
Stayed 12 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Winifred

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Access to the subway, bus stop and the airport shuttle in just minutes. Excellent views surrounding the hotel and the street food night vendors are a few blocks behind the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Richie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Accessible
Close to everything. City Hall subway station exit 4.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Min

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hup

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hyon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Son

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Room had no window but for the price it was great since I didn’t stay in the room much anyways. Would def book again
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

SUSANNA, SEATTLE

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have been very satisfied with my stay here, primarily because of the staff. I originally booked two nights, thinking I would be arriving on August 30. Six days before my flight I suddenly realized I would be arriving on the 29th, so I hurriedly booked another night, but in what was then available, a windowless room. When I showed up, there was some confusion but I explained the situation. Rather than stay one night in one room and then move to the other room, the manager made the decision to upgrade me at no charge so that I didn't have to switch rooms. Needless to say, I was very pleased. Yesterday I asked the young woman at the front desk where I could buy a contact lens case and hair mousse. She referred me to the convenience store in the hotel, where I was indeed able to purchase the contact lens case. I said goodbye to her when I left, and then a minute later she ran after to give me a couple of suggestions about where I might be able to purchase the hair styling mousse. I was so impressed by her desire to be helpful! As for my room, it was comfortable and had what I needed: a small fridge, hair dryer, teapot, Wifi and air conditioning. The only negatives were that I could sometimes hear one neighbor's TV at night and that it took me a while to figure out how not to spray water all over the bathroom (only have of the tub is sealed by glass). That said, I would certainly consider staying here again. Aside from the staff, the location is great!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hyung

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location for all transportation.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

NP

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous location
Super clean. Even with no window, felt quite safe.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Antonio

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Norika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable and excellent location!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Siyeon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Hoyoung

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ng
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mirela

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Jae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good experience
Thanks for a good experience
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Simon, Palisades Park

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great!
Really great! First time here but very impressed
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

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Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel itself was actually quite good. The room was nice, it was quiet, amenities provided were good and the location was very convenient for me. Also was nice that it is basically in an area safe from COVID-19 and central from my all my friends. There was some strange problem to where I was booked for two nights when I only selected one when booking. So I came back the next day to make use of it, as it seemed like the hotel was unwilling to budge on changing my reservation. I don't know if this was an error on Hotels.com app's end or the hotel's, but I have to dock a few points for that nonsense.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Eun Ho

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay by
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Agnieszka, Linden, NJ, USA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and nice room. Bathroom with worm toilet seat :-) excellent especially in winter time. 24 hours grocery store downstairs. If you like to have breakfast in the hotel they have good cooperating restaurant on 15th floor. Staff nice but not to friendly but I think it is part of Korean culture. Very good location. You can walk around to see the main attractions.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

AureliaDawn, Malaysia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is at a PERFECT location. You can easily find places to eat. High attraction areas are within walking distance (5-10km), city hall is just next to you.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

SB

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is really good: near public transportation, buses straight to airport, the main palace, river walk, museums, etc.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful service, great location.
The New Kukje Hotel has a great location. Normal standard, great service. Seoul is a wonderful city with helpful amazing people, and this hotel makes it easy to get around. VERY helpful staff. Always attentive. Great price. 24 hour store with door from hotel. Very good, thanks!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel Location for Seoul
The New Kukje Hotel is in a great location near City Hall with easy access to subways and buses and near main shopping and attractions such as Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong Market, Myeondong Market, and the Namdaemun Market. We had 2 double beds for 4 people and we had a fairly large room with a small sitting area in front of the TV. Beds were comfortable. There is a convenience store in the hotel and a nearby Starbucks.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Allant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staffs are very polite and helpful. Good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019