Up Your Instagram Game With These Accommodations in Seoul

Spice up your vacation—or staycation—and your Instagram feed with these Seoul City accommodations, that range from historical and traditional, to fun and quirky!

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Banana Backpackers

Gone are the days when backpackers had to stay in dingy, questionable hostel rooms! Banana Backpackers gives you the best of both privacy and social interaction.

Banana Backpackers Cozy Lounge — Banana Backpackers’ cozy lounge makes mingling with other travelers easy! (image via Sang Hun)

Location: Yongsan-gu, Seoul City

Nag-ne House-Boutique Hanok

Come take a rest in this quiet and cozy traditional hanok. This particular cottage is is steeped in history, dating back to 1912 in one of the oldest districts of Seoul.

Location: Jongnogu, Seoul City

A beautiful garden view of the traditional hanok (image via GoYa)

A cozy and colourful lounging area right by the equally colourful kitchen! (image via GoYa)

Unleash your imagination when you stay at Urban Art Guest House, a backpacker-style hostel smack in the heart of Mullae Art Village. The neighborhood is known to be a popular hub for the indie artists of Seoul.

Location: Mullae Art Village, Yeaongdeungpo-gu, Seoul City

BEDROOM: Get those creative juices flowing! — Get those creative juices flowing! (image via Syung Hyuck)

A Room with a View

You and your friends can staycation in style with this posh 4-person bedroom with an incredible view of the Seoul Skyline.

Location: Seoul City

BEDROOM: A hipster room with a killer view (image via J) — A hipster room with a killer view (image via J)

VIEW: Seoul City skyline (image via J) — The Seoul City skyline (image via J)

Itaewon’s Heaven

Experience a different side to Seoul when you stay in Itaewon’s Heaven, a vintage-decorated home with all sorts of memorabilia from the decades. The neighborhood is just as colourful, as Itaewon is a known to have a quite international population which makes it a great place to go food-tripping and shopping.

Location: Itaewon, Seoul

SOFA: Go back in time in this vintage-themed room — Go back in time in this vintage-themed room (image via Sung Hoon)

BALCONY: Catch the sunset as you lounge in the balcony garden — Catch the sunset as you lounge in the balcony garden (image via Sung Hoon)

Cozy Theme Pension

This is a great place for kids—or anyone who’s looking for a fun and wacky bedroom! Each room has a different theme, all managing to stay both wild, but relaxing and comfortable.

Location: Gapyeong, Seoul City

Banana Milk Themed Room (image via Booking.com)

Football Themed Room (image via Booking.com)

Modern Hanok

Get a glimpse of traditional Korean lifestyle, with a pair of friendly hosts who will be more than happy to teach you about Korean values and culture. This modern hanok, which has been preserved since the Japanese colonial period, is also conveniently located near Korea’s palaces.

Location: Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul