Hotel Skypark Kingstown Dongdaemun

The room is relatively small, but the facilities are complete. The LCD TV is super big. There is a smoking area on each floor. Nice! The location is super strategic... In front, behind, to the left and right of this hotel are shopping centers, stores, and culinary spots.... Super nice!

My husband and I chose Korea as our honeymoon destination, since we are both Korean and haven't been here in a long time (basically the first time for my husband). We love our heritage and culture, and wanted to immerse ourselves. We found this great location, which is why I'm even giving 2 stars. Besides the location, the actual hotel and lack of service is just astounding. This is the 3rd hotel we've stayed at during our trip here, and it's the worst. Every hotel acknowledged and welcomed us so kindly. Once we stepped foot in SkyPark Kingstown, we were not even greeted with a "hello" but just, "check-in is upstairs." When we got upstairs to "check-in," someone just pointed at the self check-in machine. I asked if their happened to be any upgrades available, or at least with a nice view, and mentioned we were celebrating our honeymoon. The person barely looked at me while saying that nothing else is available and just take the room you have since we booked a room with a balcony. No congratulations or acknowledgement that we were there for a special occasion. We get up to the room and the "balcony is more like a dog pen. You can't see anything because the wall is high and not see through. Also, there are the absolute bare minimum of "amenities." 2 pieces of towels, q-tip, and the thermostat is automated, so you can't set it to a comfortable temperature of your own. The lamp by the bedside also doesn't work. If you want more "amenities" then you have to purchase them from a vending machine. So any lotion, soap, toothpaste/brush, slippers, etc. must all be purchased. Also, we decided to do laundry at their coin machine laundry area, and the detergent and dryer sheets were also at a cost. That's fine, but while we were in there, another couple asked someone where to get detergent (all speaking in Korean, which we also speak and understand), and the employee said that he would just give it to them for free! And we had already purchased it, on top of everything else we were already unhappy about, it was just another thing that makes this 6 night stay, to be a sour one. The other hotels we've stayed at in other parts of the country (and another one that's in this same city) is so much better. If we hadn't prepaid for the stay here, we would've left. But we kept trying to give them a chance and stick it out. Such a bad way to end our otherwise, fantastic honeymoon. We've enjoyed our country so much, except for this hotel.