List of hotels in North Korea
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This is a list of hotels in North Korea.
Hotels in Pyongyang[]
Name | Image | Information |
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Chongnyon Hotel (aka Youth Hotel)[1] | ![]() |
Located in Mangyongdae District on Kwangbok Street,[1] Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. It has 30 floors,[2] and opened in 1989. [1] |
Haebangsan Hotel | Opened in 1962, this is the only second-class hotel open to tourists in Pyongyang. This hotel is located in Pyongyang Central District near the Taedong Bridge and Grand People's Study House. The hotel has 5 floors, 113 rooms, one restaurant, three bars, a hairdresser's, a bar, a spa, a souvenir shop and a karaoke area. However, the rooms here are not considered as comfortable as in the Koryo or Yanggakdo Hotels.[3] | |
Koryo Hotel | ![]() |
The second largest operating hotel in North Korea.[4] The twin-towered building is 143 metres (469 ft) tall and contains 43 stories.[5][6][7] It was erected in 1985[7][8] |
Pothonggang Hotel | This hotel has 162 rooms.[9] | |
Ryanggang Hotel | ![]() |
Located in the Mangyongdae District of North Korea,[10] it has 330 rooms. |
Ryugyong Hotel | ![]() |
A 105-storey pyramid-shaped skyscraper still under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ("capital of willows") is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang.[11] The building is also known as the "105 Building", a reference to its number of floors.[12] Construction began in 1987 but was halted in 1992 as North Korea entered a period of economic crisis after the fall of the Soviet Union. In April 2008, work on the building was restarted by the Orascom Group.[13][14] In July 2011, the exterior work was complete.[15] Features that Orascom has installed include exterior glass panels and telecommunications antennas.[16] In September 2012 photographs taken by Koryo Tours were released, showing the interior for the very first time.[17][18] |
Sosan Hotel | ![]() |
This hotel has 510 rooms and 30 floors.[19] |
Yanggakdo International Hotel | ![]() |
The largest working hotel and the second tallest building in North Korea, after the Ryugyong Hotel. The hotel is located on Yanggakdo (Yanggak Island), two kilometers to the south-east of the center of Pyongyang, the nation's capital. It rises to an overall height of 170 metres (560 ft) and has a slowly revolving restaurant on the 47th floor. The hotel is said to contain 1,000 rooms and a total floor space of 87,870 square metres (945,800 sq ft). |
The hotel is located on the bank of the Taedong River. Facilities of the hotel include a currency exchange desk, a banquet hall, a coffee shop, a gift shop, different meeting and lecture rooms, a spa, a sports facility and a karaoke room. The hotel also offer Korean and Japanese-style restaurants. A laundry and dry-cleaning service is also available.[20] | ||
Located in the Central District of Pyongyang, the hotel offers different types of rooms. The hotel offers the services of a currency exchange desk, a banquet hall, a coffee shop, private dining rooms, a soft drinks bar, a karaoke room, a book and tailor's shop, a pool and spa, a fitness room and a beauty salon.[21] |
Hotels in provincial cities[]
Name | Image | Information |
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– also known as ,[22] Majon Hotel,[23] or Majon Beach Resort.[24] | ![]() |
Described as "North Korea's Answer to Club Med",[24] the hotel is considered one of the best hotels in the country. It consists of a village of cottages located at majon beach, Hamhung. Each cottage has several rooms and limited hot water supply.[23] Travel to this resort is conducted by the (KITC).[25] |
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Located near the International Friendship Exhibition in Myohyangsan.[23] The 15-storey hotel contains a swimming pool, sauna and spa and a circular revolving restaurant.[26] | |
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1980s Soviet-influenced hotel in the city of Haeju (rarely open to foreign tourists).[27] | |
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The Janamsan Hotel is in Kaesong. It has 43 rooms, billiards, a restaurant, and bar.[28] | |
Kaesong Folk Hotel
(aka Minsok Folk Custom Hotel)[23] |
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Opened in 1989 and is housed in 19 traditional hanok style courtyard houses, many of which date to the Joseon Dynasty and retain their original furnishings.[29] The complex has one hundred rooms. |
South Korean built hotel, up until 2008 was used to cater for South Korean tourists to the DPRK.[23] | ||
North Korean hotel rejuvenated by South Korean workers, located near Kumgansan resort.[23] | ||
20 km northwest from Nampo, consisting of seven villas with four apartments in each.[23] | ||
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Located in Wonsan.[23][30] | ||
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Homestay | Private village constructed in a traditionally Korean style, containing approximately 20 two-storey cottages.[23] | |
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Hotel Haegumgang | A floating hotel at Mount Kumgang port[31] | |
[32] | The hotel is located at the foot of , near the city of Sariwon in North Hwanghae Province.[32] The hotel has three main buildings and was opened on October 20, 2021.[32] |
Hotels in Rason Special Economic Zone[]
Name | Image | Information |
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Owned by Hong Kong's Emperor Group, first opened in 2000.[23] | ||
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Chongnyon Hotel North Korea aka The Youth Hotel". www.north-korea-travel.com. KTG DPRK Tours & Information. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Chongnyon Hotel". Emporis. Retrieved 2006-01-14.
- ^ "Haebangsan Hotel North Korea". KTG DPRK Tours & Information. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "North Korea Travel Guides". HotelChatter. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ North Korea through the looking glass by Kong Dan Oh, Ralph C. Hassig, page 117
- ^ a b "Welcome To Info on Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea - Travel, Tourism, Hotels, Tours & Holidays". Northkorea1on1.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Koryo Hotel (1985) | Structurae" (in German). En.structurae.de. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ Willoughby 2014, p. 124.
- ^ Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Service facilities (Archived April 3, 2013, at WebCite)
- ^ Funabashi, Yoichi (2007). The Peninsula Question: A Chronicle of the Second Northern Korean Nuclear Crisis. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-8157-3010-1.
- ^ "Ryugyong Hotel". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ "Korea: N Korea Resumes Construction Of Luxury Hotel". MySinchew. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ Staff (15 October 2009). "Will 'Hotel of Doom' ever be finished?". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ Medina, Samuel (2011-07-22). "Ryugyong Hotel Exterior Completed". architizer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ Herskovitz, Jon (2008-07-17). "North Korea's "Hotel of Doom" wakes from its coma". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ BBC News | North Korea's Ryugyong 'Hotel of Doom' pictures released
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2015-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Sosan Hotel". Emporis. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Pyongyang Hotel (in English, Korean, and Chinese). Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2021.
- ^ Changgwangsan Hotel (in English, Korean, and Chinese). Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2021.
- ^ "Majon Bathing Resort". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Konsult 2015.
- ^ a b O'Carroll, Chad (17 November 2010). "North Korea's Answer to Club Med?". NKNEWS.ORG. NKNEWS.ORG. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Majon Bathing Resort Brochure" (PDF). 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Construction in Korea. Korea Pictorial. 1991. p. 210.
- ^ Willoughby 2014, p. 182.
- ^ Willoughby 2014, p. 160.
- ^ 김창훈 (2008-05-17). '잃어버린 50년' 시계는 멈춰있었다 (in Korean). Gyeongin Ilbo.
개성 당일 육로 관광은...점심식사 장소는 민속여관이었다. 조선시대 한옥단지를 여관으로 개조, 1989년 개장한 민속여관에서는 개성 토속음식들을 놋그릇에 담아내오는 '13첩 반상'이 관광객들의 허기를 달랬다.
- ^ "Stock Photo - Songdowon Hotel Wonsan North Korea". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Smith, Carl (14 June 2018). "The bizarre story of Australia's floating hotel — in North Korea". ABC News. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Jongbangsan Hotel Inaugurated". Rodong Sinmun. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Works cited[]
- Konsult, Korea (2015). "Hotels in North Korea". Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- Willoughby, Robert (22 July 2014). North Korea (illustrated ed.). Bradt Travel Guides. p. 182. ISBN 9781841624761. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
External links[]
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Service facilities (Archived April 3, 2013, at WebCite)
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