What People are saying
Good location, decent rooms, relatively inexpensive
RohanManchanda on 05/10/2014 15:16
Given the location of the hotel (5 minutes walk from COEX mall, 1 minute walk from nearest metro) I would say the hotel rooms are decently price. The street itself is very lively all the time given the prime location in which the hotel is situated. The rooms were neat and clean. The staff is very friendly.
Great for a budget stay
MonikaAjith on 07/01/2014 20:38
For the price, I was pleasantly surprised with the facilities. It was clean, and bathroom was pretty good. My expectation was way lower coz I was travelling on a shoe-string budget it had a nice reception. The room itself was decent sized and it was ok to be barefoot, but only on the first day! It had a variety of soap, shampoos and creams etc. I had no problem with water. They probably do not clean each day, but on request, they did. Nice and polite and helpful staff. Location for me was excellent as it was walking distance from the huge expo mall where my conference was held (and that is the largest in the city, so great for regular business). Great place if you are a budget and would still want small comforts in stay.
Perfect choice if you're travelling on a budget
mhazki on 15/08/2012 03:43
Stayed here for 5 nights in September. The location is very strategic, just 1 minute walk away from the nearest MRT station and bus stop. Rooms including the bedsheets, carpet, and bathroom are basically decent, tidy and clean. Free internet in the rooms via LAN cable, wifi are available on the lobby. Staff were helpful and very friendly, a perfect choice if you're looking for a cheap hotel in central Seoul.
Re: Great room after refurbished but jacuzzi hot tubs not working!!
Shya83 on 13/04/2012 17:34
Well..the room was great at the first place with a super huge tv. Clean and cozy after refurbished. Great bathroom with jacuzzi hot tubs...make us feel super excited to stay but after trying hard on the hot tubs...the jacuzzi cannot function at all. However, we still appreciated the hotel arrangement on the good stay at the guest room after figured out our stay should be a standard room. Great location to catch any domestic and international flight but not convenient to stay there if you plan a trip at Seoul by subway. The hotel only can be reach by taking taxi from the gimpo airport station . Just 5 min from the hotel. Taxi fare just cost around KRW2400.00 if i not mistaken. Besides that, the hotel did offer special tv services for adults without services charge. A big surprise when we accidentally turn into the channel.
Good for the budget-conscious
onejump on 14/01/2012 06:46
Stayed here for 7 nights in winter. The plumbing is iffy and would start spluttering randomly (and noisily) and once the shower changed from warm to freezing cold water. The bedsheets were probably clean but you might get one with makeup stains or cigarette burns and it seems that housekeeping do not change the bedsheets daily.
Staff is friendly and speak enough English. There is free wifi in the lobby but to access internet in-room you'll have to use a laptop and cable.
Getting to and fro the airport is very easy. The airport limousine 6010 dropped us off just 50m from the hotel entrance and to get back to the airport, you'll just have to cross the road to the bus stop right outside Hotel Riviera Seoul.
There is a subway entrance outside the hotel but it is a relatively long walk to get to the actual train tracks as the tunnels are very long. We had to do A LOT of walking in the subway tunnels, as you'll almost always have to change trains to go sightseeing.
Overall, I would stay here again if I was travelling on a budget.