Anbang
26 m² · garden view · 2 guests
The main room of the house, where the floor holds the most heat. Paper doors open onto the garden and the low winter sun.
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Seochon · Seoul
A house warmed from the floor.
Seochon, Seoul
ONDO
A three-room hanok stay in Seochon, Seoul. The old houses here were built to be warmed from the floor — heat drawn beneath stone and clay until the whole room holds it. ONDO keeps that principle: paper doors, a wooden veranda, and three quiet rooms a few streets from the palace wall.
Accommodation
Three rooms
Sarang
22 m² · 2 guests
The old receiving room, with a small study alcove and lattice windows onto the quiet lane. A folding screen and low furniture.
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Byeolchae
31 m² · private courtyard · up to 3 guests
A detached wing with its own small courtyard — the most private of the three, and the one room that suits a small family.
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The Stay
In and around the house
The warm floor
An evening on the heated ondol floor — the oldest comfort in a Korean house, and the reason the place is named for it.
Explore
Around the neighbourhood
A curated map of the backstreets, galleries and old shopfronts on the west side of the palace, a few minutes from the door.
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Cafés down the lane
No kitchen here — instead, a short list of the neighbourhood cafés and morning tables worth the walk down the lane.
ExploreGetting here
ONDO is in Seochon, on the west side of Gyeongbokgung Palace, below the ridge of Inwangsan — about an hour from Incheon International Airport. The nearest subway is Gyeongbokgung Station on Line 3, a short walk away.
Good to know
Frequently asked
What is ondol?+
Ondol is Korea's traditional underfloor heating. Heat is drawn beneath the stone and clay floor so the whole room warms from below — the comfort the house is named for.
What are the check-in and check-out times?+
Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00. Earlier or later times can be arranged by request.
Is breakfast included?+
We don't run a kitchen. Instead we share a curated list of the neighbourhood cafés and morning spots a short walk from the house.
Can children stay?+
Yes. Byeolchae, the detached room, sleeps up to three and suits a small family. The two main rooms sleep two.
Do you speak English?+
Yes. Booking and stay support are available in English and Korean.
Reserve your stay
Three rooms, by request. Write to us with your dates and we will confirm availability.
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