Vabien Suites II Serviced Residence Seoul

The room was very clean and equiped like a little apartment. Washer/dryer, gas stove, pot for boiling water, pan for frying, dishes. You have to supply your own extras like oil, butter, seasoning, etc.. The Staff is really friendly. The maid was very friendly and even went out of her way to loan us umbrellas. The inconvenient part of the stay was no wifi in the room. We had to go to the lobby area to catch a signal or use their available computer stations. The hotel is only $6 to Myeongdong or Dongdaemun. We actually walked back from Myeongdong. I would stay here on my next visit.

Our room was more like a studio apartment than a hotel room - which was wonderful as we were there for 2 weeks. We had 2 oversized twin beds (I believe there is a single full bed option if you're traveling as a couple), a desk, flat-screen TV, kitchen with full stovetop, microwave, teapot, toaster, plates & utensils, and fridge. There was a washer/dryer in the kitchen as well, and a large shower in the bathroom. There was no tub, just a shower. The room was air conditioned, clean, and had lots of storage for our clothes and luggage. There was also free high-speed internet access via firewire cable. We purchased a multi-country outlet adaptor from amazon before our trip which was essential for plugging in our laptop. It was super cheap and worked great: http://www.amazon.com/Insten-Universal-Travel-Charger-Adapter/dp/B001MGUB9Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1312944344&sr=8-2 The staff at the front desk all speak English and were very helpful in the instances we needed a little extra help with directions to our various excursions, and arranging the occasional taxi. The bus from Incheon airport stops right in front of the hotel - we got curbside service to/from the airport 10000 wan (approx $10) each way. So easy! There is a 7-11 located inside the hotel as well as an Outback steak house (WAY overpriced and a bit of a weird menu) and a small Korean eatery. The subway entrance is less than half a block away from the hotel. We purchased a popout map before our trip and it was ESSENTIAL - it has a map of the major metropolitan area and a subway map - all in a map that collapses to pocket size. http://www.amazon.com/Seoul-popoutmap-Popout-Map/dp/1845876288/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1312944921&sr=1-1 I would absolutely stay at the Vabien II again.

The location of this hotel is the best aspect of it. The subway is just a 1 minute walk out the front door. Very easy to get around Seoul from this hotel. The room was very large, about 100 square meters. The staff seemed less attentive to helping with issues that we needed but they were not completely useless.

Fanastic, definately stay here, spacious very clean well maintained serviced appartments, good easy location. But double check the address, as the location given on Google maps is wrong.

Location is excellent as you only take a minute walk from the airport bus to the hotel. It also only takes 2 mins to walk to the nearest subway station. A convenience store, a western and a korea restaurant are located on the g/f of the hotel. The room is spacious, clean, with all facilities you required. I book it at the last min rate so it is worth staying. Service is good except a front desk staff wrongly told the taxi driver our destination. I think it is better to show the staff Chinese or Korean map instead of English. Their English fluency goes with speaking more than reading.

Room is big and high floor has a very nice view

The hotel is very near the subway. However, there is no shuttle bus to anywhere. The housekeeping will only clean the room only by request.

Very near the train station that could generally take you to famous landmarks in seoul. About 2-3 stations to Namdaemon and dongdaemon Markets, or about 5USD if you take the cab.

I would stay there again and recommend this hotel to others. The location is great and the airport bus stops in front of it. Restaurant in front is good, there is a 7-11 on its ground floor and a good patisserie in the building beside it. The rooms are extra roomy. Have no complaints at all.

Subway stop was very close so used it to get around the city. Subway was clean, fast, and comfortable. Picked up at hotel by bus companies for day tours. The airport limo bus stop was also in front of hotel costing about $9 per ride. Appreciated that this hotel was away from the hustle/bustle of large deluxe hotels or major shopping markets.