Pungnam Tourist Hotel

We went in early October, and it was hard to find a non-hanok, non-bnb, non-guesthouse kind of hotel for a reasonable price, but this one had a great price. The neighborhood had a decent number of small restaurants, but I think they were mostly bars. The neighborhood is pretty quiet during the week days. Though I had some minor reservations about the room, it gets the job done. Our room had a couch and a table which proved useful. The walk to the bus stop isn't that far, maybe 3-4 blocks.

It feels like a pretty old hotel. Mattresses were like plywood. The room also felt a little dusty, and we even saw some dust bunnies. The windows were a little dirty and the window guides were filthy and had some dead bugs in it. Speaking of bugs, even though we kept the window closed, there must have been some kind of hole they were coming through, because we killed at least 2 mosquitoes per night, and I still, after our 3 night stay, had almost 30 mosquito bites, none of which I acquired during the day! I was miserable at night! After getting a dozen bites the first night, I was paranoid at night and constantly swatting. I even managed to kill 1 mosquito on my face in the dark! On this trip, I stayed in 5 hotels and bnbs, and I got 0 bites before and after the stay at this hotel. Take that for what it's worth.

Location and staff; room was spacious.

Beds are very hard - hard like a floor. So, you maybe fine with that, but be aware in case you’re not.