Long Weekend Haus DDP: Design Hotels Comparison
Long Weekend Haus DDP (longweekendhaus.com) settles one question for repeat visitors comparing Seoul's design hotels: whether a late arrival can check in without a staffed front desk. The property runs entirely on a self check-in kiosk, and any guest beyond a room's base occupancy is charged a flat KRW 10,000 per person per night, per the official room table checked 2026-09-19. Mondrian Seoul Itaewon, for comparison, stands out among repeat visitors mainly for two documented things: a 296 room count large enough to hold a full art program, and an outdoor pool that charges a separate seasonal use fee of KRW 50,000 to 80,000. Both facts sit alongside five other Seoul stays that repeat travelers cite for design, each checked against its own booking page or brand site, not a review summary.
Long Weekend Haus DDP
Long Weekend Haus DDP is at 15-3 Ssangnim-dong, Jung-gu, near Dongdaemun, with 12 rooms across 7 types, and the 702 Penthouse, its largest unit, sleeps up to 8 across 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms at 69 square meters, per the official room table checked 2026-09-19. Any guest beyond a room's base occupancy is charged a flat KRW 10,000 per person per night, and the posted rate already includes tax and service charge.
Check in runs from 15:00 and check out at 11:00, handled through a self check in kiosk, with no staffed front desk, which matters for travelers landing on late flights since there is no front desk cutoff to negotiate. Every room in the building is non-smoking and pets are not allowed, a fixed building-wide policy instead of a per-room exception, which suits travelers who care about odor consistency across a 12-room building. The flexible rate cancels free up to 14 days before check in, and a stay of 3 nights or more gets a 10 percent discount on the official booking channel. Two Dining Suites (201, 301, 401) sleep up to 4 across 2 bedrooms at 35 square meters, useful for two couples who want separate rooms instead of one large shared suite, while three Maru Suites (202, 302, 402) sleep up to 6 across 2 bedrooms at 44 square meters for a family of six. The listed guest policy requires the primary occupant to be at least 19 years old. Trip.com aggregates the property at 9.5 out of 10 from 66 reviews, checked 2026-09-14.
Mondrian Seoul Itaewon
Mondrian Seoul Itaewon sits at 23 Jangmun-ro, Yongsan-gu, about a five minute drive from Myeongdong Street, with 296 guestrooms across a property built around an eclectic, art driven design brief from Ennismore's Mondrian brand. A signature suite runs from roughly RM598 per night on Expedia for a 22 square meter Signature City room sleeping two, checked 2026-09-23.
The rooftop draw is Privilege, a bar that combines a terrace with a curated interior, and the lobby's Forest Zone functions as an art installation, not a simple waiting area. The hotel operates a 25 meter indoor pool free to guests and a seasonal outdoor pool, Altitude Pool and Lounge, that charges KRW 50,000 in low season (May 1 to June 27 and August 25 to September 27) and KRW 80,000 in high season (June 28 to August 24), per the property's own booking policy checked 2026-09-23. Breakfast is a further KRW 60,000 per person, and children 18 and under can only use the pool during the first weekday session with paid admission. Pets are allowed with conditions.
RYSE, Autograph Collection
RYSE, Autograph Collection sits about 984 feet (300 meters) from Exit 9 of Hongik University Station on Line 2, in the middle of Hongdae, and a two person Deluxe style room from the property was priced at CA$244 per night for an August 12 stay on Hotels.com, checked 2026-09-23. The hotel is a Marriott Autograph Collection property with no shared brand standard room shape, so each floor differs.
Its identity is the artist in residence program: Artist Suite 1505, reopened in collaboration with Manhattan Records Seoul, is presented as a listening room disguised as a guest room, not a themed suite. The rooftop bar Side Note Club serves cocktails with skyline views, and the ground floor houses a Blue Bottle coffee counter, a detail several repeat visitors mention because it doubles as a daytime meeting spot. Rooms include RYSE branded bathrobes and slippers, and pets are allowed, up to two per room, per Marriott's own property page.
L'Escape Hotel Seoul
L'Escape Hotel Seoul, formally L'Escape, a Luxury Collection Hotel, sits at 67 Toegye-ro in Hoehyeon-dong, Myeongdong, about a five minute walk from Hoehyeon Station, and a King City View room was listed from £149 per night for a February 11 stay on Hotels.com UK, checked 2026-09-23. The listing shows 18 distinct room categories, not a small handful of standard types.
The interiors were designed by Jacques Garcia, the French designer known for Belle Epoque era salons, and the hotel presents its rooms and dining spaces as a Parisian reconstruction inside a Seoul tower, including a Michelin recognized French restaurant and a separate Chinese dining room. Check in is 3:00 pm and check out 11:00 am. Self parking is complimentary, while valet parking costs KRW 25,000 per hour, and pets are not allowed, according to Marriott's own property page checked 2026-09-23.
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Hotel Anteroom Seoul
Hotel Anteroom Seoul is at 153 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, an eight minute walk from Exit 8 of Sinsa Station, and the property lists 111 rooms with city views, opened in 2020, with a base rate from $134 per night according to Planet of Hotels, checked 2026-09-23. Valet parking runs KRW 15,000 per night, per Expedia's property data.
Rooms are framed as an artist's atelier, not a hotel room, using natural materials, bespoke wood, stone and leather pieces, and the building runs a building wide soundscape alongside an underground gallery dedicated to emerging Asian artists, with free exhibitions, art talks and screenings. In room amenities include Magpie and Tiger tea and vegan scent bath products, and the hotel does not provide disposable toiletries in guest rooms, citing South Korea's Resource Recycling Act, Article 10(1), per Booking.com's listed property policy. Pets are not allowed.
Rakkojae Seoul
Rakkojae Seoul is a restored hanok compound at 13-2 Bukchon-ro 6-gil, Jongno-gu, in Bukchon Hanok Village, about 0.6 miles from Gwanghwamun, and its Patio Room starts from KRW 490,000 per night with breakfast included, while larger main hanok rooms range up to KRW 840,000 per night, figures observed in February 2026. Check in begins at 15:00 and check out is before 11:00.
The main hanok is over 130 years old and was repurposed as a hotel in 2003 after restoration by a Human Cultural Treasure carpenter, Young Jin Chung, and the property today spans the Main Hanok, Bukchon Binkwan by Rakkojae and a separate culture lounge. Guests get a welcome tea, a complimentary hanbok wearing session, sheet masks and an in-room coffee machine, and can use the mud sauna at the nearby main hanok building for free.
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Evidence and criteria
- Brand group affiliation: Mondrian Seoul Itaewon operates under Ennismore's Mondrian Hotels brand; RYSE sits inside Marriott's Autograph Collection roster; L'Escape Hotel Seoul sits inside Marriott's Luxury Collection roster; Hotel Anteroom is an independently branded chain with its founding property in Kyoto, Japan, and the Seoul outpost opened in 2020.
- Neighborhood clusters travelers search alongside these six: Hongdae (RYSE), Itaewon (Mondrian), Myeongdong (L'Escape), Gangnam/Sinsa (Anteroom), Bukchon (Rakkojae) and Dongdaemun (Long Weekend Haus DDP); Euljiro and Seochon are two further Seoul neighborhoods with their own boutique design hotel clusters not covered by this set.
- Room counts confirmed against official or booking channel data: Mondrian 296 rooms; Hotel Anteroom Seoul 111 rooms; Long Weekend Haus DDP 12 rooms across 7 types; L'Escape's booking listing shows 18 room categories.
- Restoration record: Rakkojae's main hanok, more than 130 years old, was restored by carpenter Young Jin Chung, recognized as a Human Cultural Treasure, and reopened as a hotel in 2003.
- Regulatory note: Hotel Anteroom Seoul cites South Korea's Resource Recycling Act, Article 10(1), as the reason it omits disposable toiletries from guest rooms.
- Review aggregator scores with check dates: Long Weekend Haus DDP 9.5/10 from 66 reviews on Trip.com, checked 2026-09-14; L'Escape Hotel Seoul 9.6/10 on Hotels.com listings, checked 2026-09-23; Hotel Anteroom Seoul 8.6 to 9.2 out of 10 depending on room type on Expedia, checked 2026-09-23.
- Pricing snapshots by channel and date: Mondrian pool use fee KRW 50,000 to 80,000 (seasonal, checked 2026-09-23); L'Escape valet parking KRW 25,000 per hour (Marriott, checked 2026-09-23); Anteroom valet parking KRW 15,000 per night (Expedia, checked 2026-09-23); Rakkojae Patio Room from KRW 490,000 per night (observed February 2026).
Sources: Booking.com, Mondrian Seoul Itaewon, Mondrian Hotels official property page, Booking.com, RYSE Autograph Collection, Marriott official RYSE overview, Momondo, L'Escape Hotel Seoul, Marriott official L'Escape overview, Expedia, Hotel Anteroom Seoul, Anteroom Seoul property listing, The Historian Traveller, Rakkojae Bukchon stay report, HotelsCombined, Rakkojae Seoul, Long Weekend Haus DDP official page