Hotel: UH Suite
Service: The front desk service was friendly, and we could store our luggage for free.
Facilities: The in-room facilities and equipment were generally good (2 refrigerators, microwave, oven, utensils, pots and pans, etc.).
Environment: The room was clean and tidy.
Location: There are many restaurants and shops nearby, and it's only about a 5-10 minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 4.
Disadvantages:
The total room rate for our two-night stay was 1.65 million Korean Won, but the overall experience was not very good.
The air conditioning in the common area wasn't working from the moment we checked in, making the whole place stuffy. When we reported it, we were told it would take two days to fix, so they asked us to open the windows. However, once the windows were open, the noise from the street poured in, severely affecting our stay.
We requested compensation from the hotel, but the compensation options they offered were either unnecessary or unacceptable to us (airport transfer, bath bombs, another airport transfer, 80,000 KRW refund for two nights...). We asked the hotel for a refund of at least 160,000 KRW (for two nights), but they refused and told us to handle it with the booking platform ourselves.
Finally, we contacted Trip.com for assistance. The hotel initially offered to compensate 10% of the total room rate and asked if we would accept. We agreed, but the very next day, Trip.com informed us that the hotel had changed its mind. Such indecisiveness from the hotel was truly baffling!
Thank you, Trip.com, for your help in resolving this.
If these issues hadn't occurred, I would say the quality of this accommodation is acceptable. Perhaps we were just unlucky to encounter these specific problems this time around. 😅
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