Kunwoo L
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FINAL VERDICT: Best Han-ok (Korean traditional house) hotel available with western hospitality services on top.||3 Line summary|- Located directly on the edge of Songdo Central Park, the property offers a surreal experience with Korean traditional housing (Han-ok) with the traditional food and folk game programs. |- Convenience from being in Songdo makes the stay dynamic. Direct access to Songdo park means you can enjoy the lakeside boats or just feel the nature walking around the greenery. Just across the street you gain access to the best Bar in Songdo (Panoramic 65), and shopping is minutes away with Hyundai Songdo Outlet, Costco, homeplus within vicinity.|- Staff service may be delayed or occupied during peak seasons. There is only a limited number of rooms in Gyeongwonjae and I find that Ambassador runs this property in a lean fashion where staff members may be pre-occupied attending to former requests and hence lead to delays in service.||WHEN: Feb 2023|WHO: Family of 3, including a 14 month old daughter|WHAT ROOM: Royal Suite| We visited Gyeongwonjae as a anniversary trip for our daughter as she just learned how to walk around January. Property wasn’t too far from Seoul (Songdo would be even closer for folks coming in the Incheon Airport), offered large space with 2 separate rooms, did not have carpets (traditional Korean wood floor) and had decent Korean food we could comfortably feed our newborn.| We loved our stay there as the space was very large and our daughter had plenty of space to adventure around and practice walking. Also, the property had direct access to Songdo Central Park which is a lovely curated park and more than worth a visit. We had fun walking around and staring at the riverside boats come and go. Royal Suite Room has a very large Japanese style wooden hot tub, (4m+ length and 2m width) which was great for us to have a dip.| I would have to note that some of the services such as room service for meals, breakfast and small requests (additional pillow etc) were a bit delayed as there were only a limited number of staff servicing. This didn’t bother us much during our stay hence it was a delightful experience for our family overall and I intend to do a revisit on a warmer season.||TIPS: |- Panoramic 65 is a wonderful bar on the highest building of Songdo that is just a 10 minute walk. I would recommend visitors taking advantage of the places nearby and have a decent dinner, walk around Songdo Central Park and enjoy a few drinks to make most of the location. |- If you are into shopping, Hyundai Songdo Outlet is a 15minute walk from the hotel and offers trending food chains, a wide range of shopping fun from luxury brands to local designers at a bargain.||*Disclaimer: |1. My reviews are very subjective and based on my own experience. |2. I NEVER WRITE PAID REVIEWS.|3. I may have biased towards family-friendly experiences since I am a dad to our family of 3.|4. I favor quality, time and experience over affordability