Hotel Accommodations

Those visiting Seoul for the conference may wish to stay at our official conference hotel:

Seoul Garden Hotel

The hotel is approximately a 15-minute taxi ride from the conference venue, and it's located within an easy walk of a variety of restaurants and shops, as well as both the Gongdeok and Mapo subway stations and the Mapo Station airport limousine bus stop (Bus 6015 or 6702 from ICN, Bus 6021 from GMP). (It should also be easy to find other conference attendees with whom you can share a taxi!) How to get there

Reserve your room today! Use the attached form to get the preferential rate offered to KOTESOL conference attendees (145,000 KRW/night for twin [2 single/twin beds] or double [1 double bed] rooms; add 20,000 KRW/night/person for breakfast), available from April 26-28. You must book by March 31. Please book using the provided form. [The form is below as a PDF or HERE as a .doc file.]

Shuttle Service (Seoul Garden Hotel <--> Sookmyung Women's University):

* Saturday
     Going to the venue: [07:00 staff priority], 08:00, 09:00
     Return: 18:15, 19:15, 20:15
* Sunday
     Going to the venue: [07:30 staff priority], 08:30, 09:30

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Membership Committee chair.

Other Accommodation Options

There are many accommodation options to choose from around Sookmyung Women's University and near convenient subway stations. In particular, Seoul Station is one short subway stop away from the conference venue (on Line 4), and Yongsan Station is a short taxi ride away (no direct subway route, but 1 transfer). Other areas within a 15- to 20-minute taxi ride include Myeongdong, Gongdeok, City Hall, Samgakji, Noksapyeong, Chungmuro, and Jongno-3-ga; and Chungmuro, Myeongdong, Seoul Station, and Samgakji are all on the same subway line (Line 4) as Sookmyung Women’s University. We also strongly recommend the area around Namyeong subway station, which has a variety of accommodation options, is just a 10- to 15-minute walk to the conference venue (or ~5-7 minutes by taxi), and is extremely convenient to both Seoul Station and Yongsan Station (1 stop on Line 1).

The options range from five-star hotels to wallet-friendly guesthouses. You should have little trouble finding a place to suit your needs via any major booking website.

For additional information about transportation to Sookmyung Women's University, please visit our Venue page.