With a stay at Simple Stay Jongro in Seoul (Jongno-gu), you'll be a 4-minute walk from Insa-dong and 14 minutes by foot from Gyeongbokgung Palace. .This hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Gwangjang Market and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Bukchon Hanok Village.
What's nearby
Insa-dong - 2 min walk - 0.2 miles
Cheonggyecheon - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
Gwangjang Market - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
Gyeongbokgung Palace - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
Myeongdong Street - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
Getting around
Jongno 3-ga Station - 3 min walk
Seoul Station - 11 min drive
Incheon Intl. Airport (ICN) - 63 min drive
Restaurants
Play Moxy - 2 min walk
Moxy Pickup - 2 min walk
유성집 - 2 min walk
그때그집 - 1 min walk
익선동 Cafe the Common - 2 min walk
About this property
Simple Stay Jongro
Simple Stay Jongro offers 34 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and shared/communal kitchens. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.
Bathrooms include showers, hair dryers, and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)). Housekeeping is provided on request.
Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 34 guestrooms, featuring heated floors and flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and an elevator.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
Parking and transportation
No onsite parking available
Food and drink
Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Family friendly
In-room refrigerator
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Shared microwave
Shared refrigerator
Guest services
Housekeeping (on request)
Accessibility
Elevator (28 inch wide door)
Tile flooring in room
More
Smoking not allowed
Room amenities
Bedroom
Pillow menu
Pillowtop mattress
Premium bedding
Bathroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shampoo
Shower
Soap
Toilet paper
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Electric kettle
Free bottled water
Refrigerator
Shared kitchen access
Tea bags/instant coffee
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Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Heated floor
Heating (climate-controlled)
Mobile key entry
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The property charges 10 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours), smart lock
Pets
No pets or service animals allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for KRW 10000.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Rollaway bed fee: KRW 10000.0 per day
Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 10 percent
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
We should mention
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Property class
Property class, provided by our rating system, is based on property type, amenities, and services.
Property is also known as
Simple Stay Jongro Hotel
Simple Stay Jongro Seoul
Simple Stay Jongro Hotel Seoul
Simple Stay Jongro Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
This hotel is amazing! The staff is great and the breakfast is awesome! I live in America and I’ve never seen this kind of breakfast included at this price! Highly recommend!!
We arrived at simple stay late Mason went above and beyond to help us. Thank you 🙏 The room was spotlessly clean and very spacious.Perfect location, within walking distance of major attractions. Highly recommend this hotel and would definitely stay again.
The staff was super helpful and accommodating! Even provided a list of ideas for things to do around the around upon arrival. Room was cleaned well and overall good experience - would go to again in the future!
Decent breakfast. Good for short term stay. Nice area! Accessible to subway and other attractions
Kriselvie Mari Lim
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Xiaozhao
Dec 28, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, convenient location. Good breakfast.
Xiaozhao
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review
8/10 Good
yoon
Jun 16, 2026
Liked: Staff & service
Location was great with easy walkability and access to subway and airport limo. The staff was very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. The front desk helped my older parents make plans, navigate transportation, and gave great recommendations in both Seoul and Busan. One suggestion: towel hooks! Just somewhere to hang a towel in the bathroom would be great. Other than that, the place was perfect for our needs.
Friendly staff. Good breakfast, nice and clean room
Fung Ming
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review
8/10 Good
Brooke
Apr 22, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was very small but clean. The staff were helpful. The sink in our bathroom was very slow to drain and tended to fill up. Good location near to lots of food and things to see!
The staff were very friendly. Mason quickly resolved room and was happy to help with any of our queries. Good location and everything had signs in English to navigate or provide helpful information around the hotel. Thank you for your generosity and kindness!
We only stayed here 1 night to attend to business we had in Insa-dong. This location is very convenient to walk to many areas around Insadong and Myeongdong. The breakfast was simple, but really good and appreciated. The beds were very comfortable. It was really good for one night for our family, and would be fine for a couple for multiple nights, but the room was too small for us to have stayed for a week. If it was just my husband and I it would work. This is a great place for couples on a budget though! Very good value for what you get!
The staff were extremely helpful, and the property is centrally located near the subway station. The rooms were comfortable and well maintained, and the environment felt welcoming throughout our stay. We had an excellent stay at Simple Stay Hotel.
Overall, the hotel was nice, though the room and especially the bathroom were quite small. The breakfast was good, and the location was superb, very close to tourist attractions, restaurants, and the airport limousine bus stop. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, which made the stay more enjoyable.