Hotels near Gangneung Jungang Methodist Church, Gangneung-si

Seeking to spend a few days on the Korean Seaside, we booked on short notice 2 nights in an Oceanview Double at Seamarq. Overall, we had a wonderful, very relaxing time: we particularly enjoyed - the spacious, beautifully designed and functional room and lobby area, which truly provides a sense of space and an extension of the hotel space into the sea - the absolutely stunning 5th floor pools area, which was never really crowded and also stayed open despite some minor rain on our first day: comfortable sunbeds, generous opening hours (06:30 - 22:00, great) and good service by the mostly very young crew up here - the nice ocean side loungers, even though we still find it awkward that there is (at least officially) a 1.5 hour limitation to the use of the sunbeds (though at least during our stay this did not seem to have been enforced) - the piano player who brought a serene, peaceful atmostphere to the lobby every night, and the Lobby Bar with an excellent drinks, tea and small food selection - the thought-through room design, incl. the practical wet clothes hanger with clips to secure any item, and the Nespresso machine, tea pot etc. - the overall good selection and tastiness of the food at breakfast and at the buffet dinner (which we only joined once) To be among the very best hotels, Seamarq needs to fix a few things - the setup and food presentation of the breakfast / dining room is more reminding of a low-end, family vacation style: relatively crammed seating, presentation of the food buffet is without love (though the have a great choice - it's more how it's presented), and erratic service (e.g. on first morning nobody cleared used dishes from our breakfast table, while today this was done promptly every time...). - while there is a wonderful beach with the hotel's sun loungers, there are no beach towels available: this is the first time ever around the world we experienced this. Why not provide the same service as at the pool (where those are freely available)? - as others wrote, the elevator availability and waiting time is a real issue - with only 3 elevators that are also partly used by staff to deliver luggage wait times are often excessive. All these were not significantly spoiling our experience, and we would definitely be back here if staying in the area - though it would be easy for the hotel to improve on some of the items above. Overall a wonderful place to stay if in Gangneug, and wanting to be at (or better above :-) ) the sea

It was very nice. It was clean and the view was great. It would have been easier to park quickly, but it was nice to be able to secure it. It was comfortable and the best. The hanger was in the center so it was good to hang socks. The mirror is pretty, but I think I need to check the hanging part. It's sturdy, but it looks uneasy.

Camera molto confortevole. Personale sempre attento e disponibile. Ottimo anche il ristorante, Cucina di classe. Cibo di qualità e ben cucinato. Servizio impeccabile. Abbiamo cenato più volte. Abbiamo scelto pollo allo spiedo, cotoletta di maiale, agnello, pesce. Tutti piatti da consigliare. Buona scelta di vini.

Very nice and clean modern facility, comfortable bed and convenient location with much to offer. The staff are very helpful even with the language barrier but they do their best to assist and help with finding stuff around town. Very clean rooms and comfortable beds. I was here during the wildfire and strong winds and hotel staff put the patrons safety above all else and assist. Highly recommend this hotel for a safe enjoyable stay

overall experience was decent, the location is the best part about this hotel. it was fairly crowded even on a weekday. the check in process was fine and the room quality overall was decent. the room and bathroom felt like it could need a deep cleaning. there is a infinity pool on the 20th floor and it was worthwhile, but they charge you an extra fee of ₩30,000 (masks mandatory). the breakfast buffet was a little disappointing, the majority of the food felt like it was low grade, and service was menial. the most disappointing part was the late night snack i chose to order from the BHC chicken place on the first floor. its crispy but there was literally so little meat, i was just eating the fried skin.. maybe because i went near closing time they gave me a bad batch, but overall super disappointing for the over marked price. there is also a small convenience store that stay open till 12am.

Clean, new facility but lacks a few amenities. Only two bottles of water in the mini fridge, doesn't have basic charging cables for phones. If I am paying a certain amount of money, I expect those things personally. Overall a nice place to spend an evening.

Good experience for night stay. Specially Sun rise and sun set view is amazing

The staff were friendly, and I received a discount voucher so I could drink beer and use the hot springs. I also made good use of the fitness room. I booked a room with a sunrise view, and I got to see a touching scene.

The location wasn't bad, I heard it was built in preparation for the Winter Olympics, and the room was spacious and nice with a residence concept. The staff are friendly and the service is satisfactory. However, the room was so hot that the temperature rose to 28 degrees, so I went to check the heater twice, but instead of changing the room, they just turned off the heater and left. It was a good value for money accommodation and I think it would be good to stay for a day on a business trip. I liked the dried pollack restaurant nearby because it was so delicious. I recommend it.

The hotel is new and very clean. All the rooms are suites having a loft for luggage or ski gear etc. Bathroom is big and nice. Balcony is a plus. Location is 10 min from the slopes via shuttle bus which runs twice daily. There are 3 restaurants and a coffee shop and some other function rooms. There is also a ski rental shop in the lobby that gives big discounts on rental and ski lifts which we highly recommend. Service is good. The only downsize for us was that the room temperature was too high and could not be adjusted in time for it to cool down for the night. We called the reception every day to ask them to lower down the floor heating but the temperature was still very high, making it difficult to sleep comfortably. Therefore in the first night we opened the balcony door and as a result I caught a cold that lasted for the rest of the holiday. Overall it is a good place to stay.