synzero

Personally we thought the PH totally blows away the Andaz in terms of luxurious feel, design, comfort. Andaz is fine but a little cold in terms of the decor. However I haven't been to the PH since they redecorated and I've heard the new decor is not as good as the original.

willcheney

If I book a park king suite at PH, can the sofa turn into a sofa bed? Could I request an extra bed in addition to the sofa? Thanks!

willcheney

It is interesting that Andaz Seoul seems to be more expensive than PH Seoul for the regular rooms this summer.

Aventine

Their new GM trying to position it as Seoul's premium product.

​​​​​​​They do allow rollaways in the Park suites.

antonius66

I enjoyed the andaz for a week. Superb access to Metro with a stop at the hotel itself, excellent breakfast and a solid room with dsu. GH was nice for the night I stayed there, although it is a little hard to come and go from with ease. Breakfast in the lounge was solid enough if not spectacular.

sapguy

Am currently booked at the Andaz Gangnam for 2 nights, but also considering the Grand Hyatt since both are 20,000 points per night. Not considering the Park Hyatt at 25,000 points per night. Will be using a TSU for a suite if possible.

Would appreciate advices on whether I should stay at the Andaz or move over to the Grand Hyatt which is on the other side of the river and closer to Seoul Station since we will also be taking a short trip to Busan on the Bullet Train.

I would also appreciate advices on getting to either hotel from Incheon Airport as Uber is not really a good option in Seoul (or so I was told). I know that there is an express train from Incheon to Seoul Station and then I could take a taxi? How much would the taxi cost?

Aventine

My vote would always go to Andaz Seoul for the public transit, location and newer hardware. GH was a good Cat 1-4 cert redemption but a terrible points redemption. They don�t give anything beyond a view upgrade and your earned GC usage.
My advice would be to stay at Andaz Seoul and use Subway Line 3 (or taxi) and take an SRT bullet train from Suseo station to Busan.

sapguy

Thanks for confirming my initial choice of the Andaz

askyamaz

If anyone is reading this, Seoul Hyatt feels sucky. They play lots of games, just be aware of that.

1. They also do minimum nights, if you search for a single night for example GH Incheon, it will show no availability, but somehow when expanded to 3 nights, the base room magically appears. You can book it then call Hyatt to modify the dates manually.
2. They change the base room ever so slightly to block point stays, for example base room + high floor = invalid for point stay.

Haven't started my stay yet but already feels like Seoul Hyatt tries to minimize WOH program and just want to maximize being just random hotels.

Kirk T

Just wanted note that the PH descriptions for the Park Suites have them as premium suites, but that seems incorrect as they still show up as standard suites available to book.

moolman

Do not stay at Grand Hyatt incheon as a tourist....lol.. it's more of a staycation place with the kids. I happen to be staying for 3 weeks because we need a cheap place and I need the eqn nights but I'm fully aware of the pain in the butt it is to go into Seoul.

askyamaz

Thanks for the feedback on GH Incheon, I have a Sunday 11AM flight out, so booked my last night of the trip there as a tourist. Do you think I should continue my stay in the city and take a taxi in the morning?

ElevatorEnthusiast

No, Incheon is perfect for one night before a flight. It�s a nice hotel.