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Smile Resort

2.5 star property
Guest house near Seoraksan National Park in Sokcho

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Exterior
Interior entrance
Front of property
Breakfast and dinner served, Korean cuisine
Family Studio

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
5-9, Cheongbong-ro 5-gil, Sokcho, Gangwon, 217-120
  • Seoraksan National Park
    6 min walk
  • Chucksan Footbath Park
    4 min drive
  • Seorak Cable Car
    5 min drive
  • Yangyang (YNY-Yangyang Intl.)
    28 min drive

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Triple Room

Family Triple Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

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Family Studio

Family Studio

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Large Twin Bed and 2 Twin Futons

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The price is CA $33
per night
CA $37 total
includes taxes & fees
7 Jan - 8 Jan
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About this property

Smile Resort

Guest house near Seoraksan National Park in Sokcho
There's a restaurant on site. A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. A terrace, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly Smile Resort. Self parking is free.

This Sokcho guesthouse is smoke free.

  • 25 guestrooms or units
  • Meeting rooms
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Self-service laundry
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Computer for guest use
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Dining venue
Smile Resort offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and slippers. Accommodations all include kitchenettes.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Languages

English, Japanese, Korean

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and JCB International.

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

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Smile Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 32 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 106 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lubos

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Probably last quality accommodation in that area
Unfortunately, all surrounding is in bad state, most of hotels and services are bankrupted and many of them already getting destroyed, all surrounding is like a ghost town. But that is what Smile Resort owner can not impact. All what she can do she does very well, accommodation is nice, good managed, very hostile owner.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Ross, Adamstown Heights

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Convenient to Seoraksan Park (40min walk or 5min bus).
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

JUNGWOO, SEOUL

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed at a room right in front of the stairway. Checked in a bit late and didn't have a chance to ask. Seems this room doesn't have heating so it was pretty chilly at night although the floor wasn't that cold. Should ask the owner for a heater if you find the room cold.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Clara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rebekah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you're looking for a clean, quiet place to rest up for/recover from a big hike at Seoraksan National Park, you can't do better than this for the money. It's certainly no-frills, but the proprietor is kind and easy-going, the room was spotless, the water is hot and pressure high, and you're minutes from the most popular entrance to the park. Breakfast is simple but filling - toast, cereal, and freshly steamed rice cakes with fresh coffee or tea. There are hot water kettles and filtered water refill stations on each floor. The beds are quite firm, but we slept comfortably. A note on the area: The bus schedule can be a little confusing, but we never had to wait more than 15 minutes for one. This isn't a popular stop on the bus route, so just make sure to stay close to the road and keep an eye out so you can wave to the driver, otherwise it may fly past! It almost passed us on our trip into the park, but I ran after it waving and it stopped as soon as the driver saw me. The surrounding area is a bit eerie - many of the neighboring properties look to have been reclaimed by nature decades ago, but it did not feel unsafe. If you're into urban exploring, this may even be a plus for you! There is a 24 hour market with the usual packaged convenience foods a couple blocks away on the main road, as well as several active restaurants that appear to be kept open by tour bus lunch breaks. All in all, everything we needed and a great value!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kong Pheng

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hidden gem, with friendly Ori the dog
Great hidden gem, very quiet up in the Seoraksan National Park. Restaurant were walking distance. Host was super nice and speakers some English. Their dog Ori was so cute and friendly, she escorted us around.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location for people interested in hiking Seoraksan
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Troy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very welcoming. Nice view in the back. Quiet and good location near the park.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Ramesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Jie Sze, KL, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Homey style guesthouse not too far from Mt. Seorak
Location is about 30 mins walk/5-10 mins bus ride from entrance of Mt. Seorak which is great. There's a bus stop less than 5 mins walk from the guesthouse. From Sokcho Bus Terminal, take bus 7/7-1 to Arcade Stop (if not mistaken), the bus stop is right in front of the Winter Olympic Mascots' statues. Take the same bus to get to Mt. Seorak, it starts running from 5.30 am. We arrived late at night whilst it was raining and the lady owner waited for us, she upgraded us from double room to family room. It was a really kind gesture and we were really grateful after a long day of travelling! Guesthouse a little run down but room and toilet were spacious and kept clean. Hot shower with good water pressure. Tiny towels provided but sufficient for us. Hairdryer also provided. TV worked well. There's water dispenser and microwave at the hallway. Simple breakfast of bread and jam prepared for us but make sure to wash up after yourselves. Overall, will definitely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming and cheap
This was just what I wanted and expected from the online description: Charming, cheap, and convenient to Seoraksan. Not the hotel's fault, but: I was there the last weekend of April and the whole area was pretty dead. Most restaurants closed, etc. I had seen reviews saying that in winter it was like that, but I wasn't expecting it in the middle of spring.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

ISK, Seoul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to mkt restau and Suraksan
Visit was successful and enjoying. Hotel was good both comfort-wise and pricing. Near to shop and restaurants and also the venue i.e. Suraksan Mountain range.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hostel close to Seoraksan National Park
I really enjoyed my stay at Goodstay Smile Guesthouse! The staff was extremely friendly, the breakfast was very good, rooms were clean, and we had everything we needed! Furthermore, the location is excellent if you want to hike in Seoraksan National Park, or visit Sokcho (direct bus line). Thank you very much for you hospitality!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel!
This is a great place to stay near Seoraksan. It is far away from Sokcho, but near the mountain if you are looking to go hiking. It is a 5-10 minute walk to the bus stop that takes you to Seoraksan or back to Sokcho.. The room was clean, the bathroom was nice. I would recommend this hotel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
S8mple and clean. Very helpful.
Provide simple breakfast with toast, boiled egg, cereal etc. Just need to do your own dishes after eating

6/10 Okay

Jeremy, Seoul

Liked: Staff & service
Smile Guest House close to Seoraksan
The Smile Guest House was a decent place for our needs; we stayed for two weekend nights, Friday & Saturday. It is a nice place to stay if your plan is to not really be there, but be hiking or sight seeing. If staying multiple nights consider nicer accommodations. With this review consider that I am not a particularly fussy person as I do not really plan my vacation around the hotel. However if you are or have a high-maintenance spouse/friend then you will have to bare with some complaining. CONS: Like most Korean beds, it is rock hard! If you're wiped out and have been hiking all day then you will sleep great. There was no shower curtain in the bathtub so water gets all over the bathroom floor. Shower water had two options: warm with no pressure or ice cold with pressure. Koreans love drying off with a hand towel, so no normal sized towels. PROS: There was fridge. A/C, but it is hidden behind the blind in a box, which we discovered 30 minutes before checking out. A/C is not necessary as the cool mountain air is nice with the window open. Microwaves in the hall. The owner was super nice and spoke great English. Free breakfast, but it was sparse, don't expect much. Plus you have to clean your own bowl, which is fine, but I don't trust the previous guest cleaning the bowl. The price is great at only ₩27,000 a night. Only two bus stops away from Seoraksan so really close. A mini-mart and restaurants close by as well. Only 10-14 minutes from the beach by bus. Overall a 3.

6/10 Okay

Changwoon

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Heechan

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

gi mun

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

DONGHAN

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023