Philstay Myeongdong Station

Every now and then a guesthouse earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Philstay Myeongdong Station, in Myeong-dong, is one of those. Geographically speaking it's barely a stroll from the centre of Seoul, and the strong location rating in guest reviews backs that up. Inside, the rooms are…

Every now and then a guesthouse earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Philstay Myeongdong Station, in Myeong-dong, is one of those. Geographically speaking it's barely a stroll from the centre of Seoul, and the strong location rating in guest reviews backs that up. Inside, the rooms are modest, and guests pick out reliable wi-fi as the small things that add up over a stay. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 1,500 reviews, with a strong consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €34 a night, a strong-value entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. Whether Philstay Myeongdong Station is the right fit depends on the trip, but it earns a place on the comparison shortlist for Seoul more often than not.