Metro Hotel Myeongdong

Stayed at the hotel the first week of May 2026 after more than 10 years. I chose to stay at Metro again, as the rate is more reasonable than Skypark III, where I have stayed. The pros & cons: • Good location, and it seems to be the first pickup point to Incheon, so you will not be faced with a full bus, especially during the year-end peak season, (encountered when I stayed at Skypark III) and need to wait for the next. • All the female staff were competent in English. • The female housekeeping staff were nice except for the older bespectacled male staff who was unfriendly and unhappy looking all the time. • The room that I was allocated upon check-in was very cramped due to a huge pillar at one corner, hence very difficult to place the luggage on the floor or on the luggage stand to open, and you cannot even leave it sitting on the stand as there will be limited space to walk. • This room was the last corner room, and it seemed that some nocturnal spiritual happenings during the night which I will not elaborate here. • Requested a room change the next day, and it was a more conducive room without that huge pillar. It was the right decision to change room, and I had a comfortable stay for the last 8 nights. • On the third day I requested 3 extra hangers via the reception and was rather annoyed to get 2 hangers with broken clips revealing the sharp metal pin. It was totally impossible to use this for pants as one can get cut by attempting to open the clip. Please inform all housekeepers that any broken hangers should not be given to guests and they should bring up to management to stock up on new ones rather than keep these for guests! See attached picture. • The housekeeping should attempt to vacuum the floor (likely never), underneath the bed, as there was a snack crumb found in the room I stayed in on the first night, and there was a dusty-looking insect trap, which was likely left there for a long time underneath the bed of the second room that I have stayed in. Also, the luggage stands in both the rooms were dust-laden; hence, please inform the housekeeping to frequently check and clean up these luggage stands. • No built-in USB port, but only an adapter, which was missing from the second room, and I requested from the housekeeper that I take over the one in the first room as I was transferring my things from the previous room. The adaptor from the second room could have been taken by the previous guest who just checked out at noon. • Laundry rooms should have steel rod for guests to hang their clothes while they are doing their ironing. I brought down the hangers for the ironing, but there was nothing that I could hang those ironed clothes on! • The hallways outside the rooms are too dim and feel creepy. The management should look into improving on those that I have highlighted. Despite the negative experience on the first night, I want to stay at Metro again but avoid that room. Also learned that Metro will not switch off the air conditioner during winter, unlike Skypark III; hence, this will be the place to stay again if I am back during the winter season. Though it may be winter, the room will be stuffy and like an oven without air conditioning. I heard that the hotel will be undergoing major renovations and would appreciate it if this is shared on the hotel website to inform everyone when they expect the hotel to be ready for the next room reservations.

Helpful staff. Great hotel and location. It is our second time at subway hotel and will always come back if we would go to Seoul again.

Superb hotel with proximity to metros restaurants and all shops. The door leading to 7/11 and starbuck is very convenient in the morning for breakfast I recommend 100%