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About the Hotel

55, Sangmunuri-Ro, Seo-Gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea, 502-270
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Rooms and Suites

Holiday Inn Gwangju By Ihg provides various rooms and suites. The Executive suite features separate living and sleeping areas, including a sofa, coffee table, and a 40-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels in the living room. The private bathroom has a walk-in shower and a bath. The Korean-style suite includes a seating area with traditional furniture on hardwood flooring, a large double bed, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, and a coffee machine. Its bathroom features a wooden bath, shower, and free bath amenities. The Grand suite features floor-to-ceiling windows and hardwood flooring, a living room, a dining area, and a separate bedroom, each equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The bathroom includes a shower, a bath, and free bath amenities. Standard rooms have carpet flooring, a work desk, a 40-inch flat-screen TV, and an electric kettle, with a bathroom offering a walk-in shower. Junior suites include a spacious working area, a desk, a coffee machine, and a 40-inch flat-screen TV. All rooms offer amenities such as ironing facilities, heating, air conditioning, a mini-bar, a sitting area, a dressing area, a dining table, free toiletries, an electric kettle, and an AM/FM alarm clock. High-speed Wi-Fi and a 40-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels are available.

Dining Options

Guests can dine at Hourglass Restaurant, an all-day international buffet restaurant featuring a fresh buffet with local seasonal ingredients. La Place Grill & Bar provides executive chef's course dinners and an intimate ambiance. Dionysos Cafe & Bar presents coffees, specialty teas, assorted homemade bakeries, afternoon tea sets, cocktails, and curated wines. Executive chef Leon Shin presents a six-course dinner. A wine-pairing menu is available.

Leisure and Wellness

Guests have access to the only hotel swimming pool in Gwangju. SPA SOBE, the first luxurious spa of southwestern Korea, features health and beauty therapies. Guests can enjoy a champagne bath with La Cuvée Maison's Petit Champagne Bubble Bath provided in every suite. The hotel also has fitness centers.

Location and Access

Holiday Inn Gwangju By Ihg is 10 km from Gwangju and a 10-minute walk from Kimdaejung Convention Center. It is near Gwangju Museum of Art and Mudeungsan Mountain National Park, a UNESCO global geopark. Nearby landmarks include the Asian Culture Complex Bell of Democracy (2 km), Gwangju Confucian School (2 km), U.Square Cultural Center (2 km), Wolbongseowon (2 km), Uncheon Reservoir (2 km), Gwangjucheon Stream (1.5 km), and Sangmu Citizen's Park (1 km). Gwangju Songjeong KTX Train Station, with direct trains to Seoul, is a 15-minute drive away. The hotel is near Gwangju-KIA Champions Field.

Hotel Services

The hotel features artwork by worldwide-famous artists in the lobby. Lighting works by Alian Guilhot are on the exterior of the hotel. The hotel offers seven event spaces for business meetings or family gatherings, a business center, and free Wi-Fi. Up to four kids ages 12 and under eat free any time of the day. The staff are available to assist guests.

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The hotel offers a variety of rooms including double rooms, family rooms, and suites with breakfast, free cancelations, and special deals
Standard Room
2 persons
28 m² 
2 Single beds
Shower
Heating
Premium Room One King One Single Bed
2 persons
28 m² 
1 King-size bed
Shower
Heating
Standard King Room
2 persons
28 m² 
1 King-size bed
Shower
Heating
Premium Room Two Single Beds
2 persons
28 m² 
2 Single beds
Shower
Heating
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Getting around

A list of all available modes of transport

City Centre
Gwangju Metropolitan City 1.9 km
Airports
Gwangju (KWJ) 5.9 km
Gwangju Muan International (MWX) 8.4 km
Underground
Kimdaejung Convention Center600 m
Sangmu 1.0 km

Facilities

The hotel offers amenities for your comfortable stay and unforgettable experiences

General

  • No smoking on site
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Free parking
  • Safe deposit box
  • 24-hour reception
  • No pets allowed
  • Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
  • Wheelchair access
  • 24-hour security
  • Luggage storage
  • Lift
  • Currency exchange
  • ATM/Cash machine
  • Coffee shop
  • Smoke detectors
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Key card access

Sports & Fitness

  • Fitness centre

Guest Parking

  • Electric kettle

Services

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Dry cleaning
  • Welcome drink

Dining

  • Restaurant
  • Bar/ Lounge area
  • Dinner

Business

  • Business centre
  • Meeting/ Banquet facilities
  • Fax/Photocopying

Children

  • Cots
  • Children's menu

Spa & Leisure

  • Indoor swimming pool
  • Sun loungers
  • Spa centre
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • Pool with view

Room features

  • Wi-Fi in rooms
  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Mini-bar
  • Sitting area
  • Dressing area
  • Tea and coffee facilities
  • Dining table
  • Ironing facilities
  • Rollaway beds

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries

Self-catering

  • Electric kettle

Media

  • Flat-screen TV
  • AM/FM alarm clock

Room decor

  • Carpeted floor
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Location

55, Sangmunuri-Ro, Seo-Gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea, 502-270
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55, Sangmunuri-Ro, Seo-Gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea, 502-270
Nearby
Event hall
Kimdaejung Convention Center
250 m
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Dde Siseu
560 m
20
Romance Gong Jak Cow
340 m
22
Gwangju Rice House
490 m
8
Sangmu Redbean Porridge
560 m
100
Le Ciel Blue
660 m
718
Daejung Rice Soup
570 m
12
Gureu Me Kitchen
750 m
108
Mu Restaurant Salotus
660 m
62
Seok Mountain Charcoal Palanquin Pork Belly
720 m
723
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Property information and rules
Check-in
from 15:00-23:59
Check-out
until 12 pm
Guest Parking
Public parking is possible on site for free.
Internet
is available in for free.
Breakfast
The hotel offers a full breakfast at the price of KRW 38,500 per person per day. 
Children & extra beds
There are no cots provided in a room.  There are no extra beds provided in a room. 
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Languages
English, French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
Number of floors:
10
Number of rooms:
179
Former name
holiday inn gwangju, an ihg hotel

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