Grand Plaza Cheongju

The Hotel is a very grand place. The best thing about it is that it has a Hyper Market within where you can buy food to clothes, shoes or bags, the location is (B1) or underground with a Food Court and Shops. The room itself is big enough for 2. For the Asian & Middle Eastern travels it is good to know that the toilets all have heated seats fitted with automatic wash. No tooth paste or tooth brush is given for reasons best known to the hotel. It cost around US $ 19 for a person by bus to Cheongju from Seoul Airport and around US $ 150 for a Taxi. Buses are good and the punctuality of the Korean transport service is truly fantastic. I was also lucky to find one Halal Restaurant in Cheongju named after the most famous monument in Agra in India. The owner of this restaurant also has a Masjid for Jummha on Fridays. All in all my family enjoyed our stay at the Grand Plaza and would like to re-visit the hotel again.

The room I got was large nice and clean The staffs can speak English well and willing to help ..However compared to the price I think it's quite expensive There's no breakfast including the package but dont be worried there are convenient stores like 7/11 , other restaurants to the cinema in the area of the hotel Overall I will recommend this hotel to my friend or one who come to travel at cheongju for the first time

This is a very nice hotel and I enjoyed my stay very much. The Cons: -The location is a bit far from anything to do in Cheongju (20-30 minute taxi to the bus terminal/downtown, 15 minutes from the college bar/club area), and costs about 10,000won one way (which isn't a problem if you're splitting costs). You can take a city bus pretty easily, but still tack on lots of more time. -The first night (Friday) which I stayed, I wanted to relax and hit the Sky Lounge bar, so around 11:30/12am I went and it was closed. The next day I checked it out, and cocktails are 10,000won+, kinda steep. -You have to pay extra if you want to use any of their facilities: pool (11,000won for hotel guests and 22,000 for non-hotel guests), workout equipment, breakfast (18,000 won for guests.. :-\) The cost to stay at the hotel is much more expensive if done in person, so be sure to check out a room online! The Pros: - The hotel is SO clean and I slept incredibly well. - The entire staff was so nice. - The entrance hall is amazing and beautiful. Huge open area (however it does look rather empty, as not a lot of people stay at this hotel.. you can easily tell) The staff is super friendly and the entire weekend was a great experience. I think next time, however, I will go with a cheaper hotel and use the extra money on going out.