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Hotels in Gangseo District, Seoul

Gangseo District is one of the 25 districts of Seoul (Wikidata: "one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea"); population 546,938, area 41 km². Its centre is 12 km from the city centre. 15 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.

Places to stay
15of 405 in Seoul's districts
From the city centre
12 km
Nearest station
Ujangsan1.2 km · OpenStreetMap
Nearest main sight
Yoido Full Gospel Church6.9 km
Population
546,938Wikidata
Restaurants, cafes and bars
419OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Area within its boundary
41 km²OpenStreetMap

Where to stay

Places to stay in Gangseo District

Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.

#Place to stayTypeFrom the area centre
1Benikea Seoul Hotelhotel1.1 km
2SR Hotel Seoul Magokhotel1.4 km
3Hotel Lucebridgehotel1.5 km
4Intercity Seoul Hotelhotel1.6 km
5Mfelice Hotel Seoulhotel1.6 km
6Jk Blossom Hotel Seoulhotel1.7 km
7Courtyard Seoul Botanic Parkhotel2.5 km
8Midi Niagara Hotelhotel2.6 km
9Hotel TJ Seoulhotel2.6 km
10Mayfield Hotel Schoolhotel2.7 km
11Ramada Encore by Wyndham Seoul Magokhotel2.8 km
12Mayfield Hotel Seoulhotel2.9 km
13Nana Househotel3.4 km
14Royal Square Hotel Seoulhotel3.6 km
15Lotte City Hotel Gimpo Airporthotel4.4 km

Visiting

What to see, eat and drink in Gangseo District

OpenStreetMap maps 305 restaurants, 100 cafes and 14 bars and pubs counted in Gangseo District, and 127 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.

WhatMappedRank in Seoul
Restaurants30520 of 25
Cafes10013 of 25
Bars, pubs and beer gardens1419 of 25
Museums and galleries813 of 25
Named parks1042 of 25
Monuments, viewpoints and other sights1512 of 25

Rank 1 has the most among the 25 districts of Seoul; areas with equal counts share a rank.

The 10 best-known sights counted in Gangseo District

Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Gangseo District is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Gangseo District: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.

SightTypeFrom the area centre
Heo Jun museumMuseum1.9 km
West Seoul Lake ParkPark3.2 km
Gungsan ParkPark2.7 km
Yeomchang ParkPark1.8 km
Hwanggeumnea Neighborhood ParkPark1.8 km
Magokhanui ParkPark2.6 km
Magoknaru ParkPark3.0 km
LG Art Center SeoulMuseum2.4 km
National Aviation Museum of KoreaMuseum3.7 km
Gyeomjae Jeongseon Art MuseumMuseum2.6 km

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.

Stations

Stations nearest the centre of Gangseo District

The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Gangseo District, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.

StationServesFrom the area centre
Ujangsanmetro1.2 km
Gayangmetro1.2 km
Jeungmimetro1.3 km

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.

Distances

How far Gangseo District is from Seoul's main sights

SightTypeFrom Gangseo District
Yoido Full Gospel Churchchurch6.9 km
Gyeonghuigungpalace11 km
Deoksugungpalace11 km
Gyeongbokgungpalace12 km
National Museum of Koreanational museum12 km
National Folk Museum of Koreanational museum12 km
Namsan Seoul Towerlandmark12 km
Changdeokgungpalace13 km
Changgyeonggungpalace13 km
Lotte Worldamusement park22 km

Around the area

Stations and sights in and near Gangseo District

Sights in Gangseo District

  • Heojun Museum · museum · 1.9 km
  • Seoul Botanic Park · botanical garden · 2.7 km

Nearby

Areas next to Gangseo District

All 25 districts of Seoul compared →

Questions

Gangseo District: questions travellers ask

How many hotels are in Gangseo District, Seoul?

15 places to stay in this guide are counted in Gangseo District: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 25 districts of Seoul. The nearest to the area centre is Benikea Seoul Hotel, 1.1 km away.

How far is Gangseo District from the centre of Seoul?

12 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Seoul.

How far is Gangseo District from Changdeokgung?

13 km in a straight line from the centre of Gangseo District. The nearest of Seoul's main sights is Yoido Full Gospel Church, 6.9 km away.

Which stations are nearest the centre of Gangseo District?

As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Ujangsan (metro, 1.2 km), Gayang (metro, 1.2 km) and Jeungmi (metro, 1.3 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.

How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Gangseo District?

OpenStreetMap maps 305 restaurants, 100 cafes and 14 bars and pubs counted in Gangseo District (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).

Areas: the 25 districts of Seoul that Wikidata records as a district of Seoul located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 405 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.

Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Gangseo District on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.