Region · South Korea
Where to stay in Gangwon Province
This guide covers 6 destinations in Gangwon Province, a first-level administrative division of South Korea, with 56 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Wonju, Chuncheon and Gangneung. Across its destinations, April and October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Yangyang International Airport (YNY).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Places to stay
- 56
- Comfortable in the most places
- April and October
- Main airport
- YNYYangyang International Airport
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
Destinations
Destinations in Gangwon Province
Every destination in this guide in Gangwon Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
Hotels in Gangwon Province
56 hotels in Gangwon Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Cruise Resort & Yacht | Gangneung | 2026 |
| Am Hotel | Gangneung | |
| Benikea Biz Inn Hotel | Wonju | |
| Benikea Mountain and Sea Daepo Port | Sokcho | |
| Boutique Hotel BomBom | Gangneung | |
| Delpino Resort Hotel Goseong | Sokcho | |
| Donghae Medical Spa Convention Hotel Gangwondo | Donghae City | |
| Egg House Namisum Guesthouse | Chuncheon | |
| EL Hotel | Sokcho | |
| Elysian Gangchon Resort | Chuncheon | |
| Gangneung Tourist Hotel | Gangneung | |
| Gyungpo Beach Hotel | Gangneung | |
| Haslla Art World Museum Hotel | Gangneung | |
| Holiday Inn & Suites Alpensia Pyeongchang Suites | Gangneung | |
| Holiday Inn Resort Alpensia Pyeongchang | Gangneung | |
| Hotel Herren-Haus | Gangneung | |
| Hotel Inter-Burgo Wonju | Wonju | |
| Hotel Maremons | Sokcho | |
| Hotel November | Gangneung | |
| Hotel Q Chuncheon | Chuncheon | |
| Hotel Tops 10 | Donghae City | |
| Hyundai Soo Resort Sokcho | Sokcho | |
| Hyunjin Tourist Hotel | Donghae City | |
| Interburgo Hotel Wonju | Wonju | |
| InterContinental Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort | Gangneung | |
| James Blue Hostel | Sokcho | |
| Kensington Hotel Seorak | Sokcho | |
| Kensington Resort Seorak Beach | Sokcho | |
| Kensington Resort Seorak Valley | Sokcho | |
| KT&G Sangsangmadang Chuncheon Stay | Chuncheon |
When to go
Best time to visit Gangwon Province
From the climate of 6 destinations in Gangwon Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April and October.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 6 | 3 °C | 39 mm |
| February | 0 of 6 | 5 °C | 50 mm |
| March | 0 of 6 | 10 °C | 52 mm |
| April | 2 of 6 | 17 °C | 77 mm |
| May | 1 of 6 | 22 °C | 98 mm |
| June | 0 of 6 | 24 °C | 142 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 27 °C | 268 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 28 °C | 290 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 24 °C | 193 mm |
| October | 2 of 6 | 19 °C | 98 mm |
| November | 0 of 6 | 12 °C | 68 mm |
| December | 0 of 6 | 5 °C | 34 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Gangwon Province
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Gangwon Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
YNY · Yangyang International Airport
WJU · Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)
GMP · Seoul Gimpo International Airport
CJJ · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)
WOS · Wonsan Kalma Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Gangwon Province, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in South Korea
Nearby
Regions near Gangwon Province
Other regions of South Korea with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.