Which district in Seoul is cheapest to stay in?
In Seoul, the cheapest district to stay in is Dongdaemun, at a median asking price of $91 a night, and the priciest is Insadong at $143 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 8 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 40 of the 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 03:10 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Seoul, Insadong asks a median $143 a night, +58% against $91 in Dongdaemun, the cheapest of 8 districts compared on the same 40 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dongdaemun | $91 | $70–$117 | 40 | 46 | 8.2 (46) | 12% of 41 |
| Gangseo | $95 | $84–$143 | 40 | 14 | 8.4 (14) | 50% of 12 |
| Jongro | $100 | $78–$124 | 40 | 46 | 8.4 (46) | 15% of 39 |
| Songpa | $103 | $85–$131 | 40 | 18 | 8.4 (18) | 22% of 18 |
| Hongdae | $129 | $97–$170 | 40 | 21 | 8.6 (21) | 30% of 20 |
| Gangnam | $130 | $103–$167 | 40 | 70 | 8.4 (70) | 46% of 61 |
| Myeong-dong | $142 | $95–$180 | 40 | 105 | 8.6 (104) | 38% of 101 |
| Insadong | $143 | $125–$166 | 40 | 9 | 8.9 (9) | 33% of 9 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 40 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Seoul whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Dongdaemun: a median $91 a night, score 8.2 across 46 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongdaemun | $91 | 8.2 | 46 |
| Gangseo | $95 | 8.4 | 14 |
| Jongro | $100 | 8.4 | 46 |
| Songpa | $103 | 8.4 | 18 |
| Hongdae | $129 | 8.6 | 21 |
| Gangnam | $130 | 8.4 | 70 |
| Myeong-dong | $142 | 8.6 | 104 |
| Insadong | $143 | 8.9 | 9 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Seoul is in Hongdae: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $161 against $101 Monday to Thursday (+60%), over 19 and 16 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hongdae | $161 | $101 | +60% | 19 / 16 |
| Dongdaemun | $108 | $77 | +41% | 19 / 16 |
| Gangseo | $115 | $84 | +38% | 19 / 16 |
| Jongro | $117 | $88 | +34% | 19 / 16 |
| Gangnam | $151 | $114 | +32% | 19 / 16 |
| Insadong | $166 | $128 | +30% | 19 / 16 |
| Myeong-dong | $166 | $134 | +24% | 19 / 16 |
| Songpa | $113 | $100 | +13% | 19 / 16 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 40 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Seoul: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 442 of the 442 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →