Kensington Stars Hotel

Top choice in Seoraksan National Park


Just 300m from the park entrance, in the crook of a mountain, is this English oasis with Edwardian armchairs in the lobby and two red London Routemaster double-decker buses outside (including a No 52 that ran through Notting Hill). The floors have themes such as movies and sports, and autographed memorabilia abounds; check out the Beatles records in the Abbey Road lounge.

There's also a veranda outside the Abbey Road lounge upstairs, with excellent views – anyone can visit.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Seoraksan National Park attractions

1. Yukdam Pokpo

0.34 MILES

Yukdam Pokpo is a series of six waterfalls and a pond.

2. Biryong Pokpo

0.7 MILES

This long, thin 40m-high waterfall in Seorak-san National Park gushes into a picturesque pool and and is a 2km climb up from the Seoraksan National Park…

3. Bronze Jwabul Statue

0.77 MILES

On the approach to Sinheung-sa you will pass this huge 10m-tall bronze seated Buddha statue.

4. Sinheung-sa

0.91 MILES

This temple complex that has stood on this site since AD 652 but has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. At the entrance are the Four Heavenly Kings …

5. Gwongeum-seong

1.51 MILES

These remains of a fortress are thought to date to the 13th century. The easiest and quickest way to get here is to take the cable car.

7. Heundeul Bawi

1.91 MILES

This massive 16-tonne boulder is balanced on the edge of a rocky ledge and can be rocked to and fro by a small group of people. It’s a lookout on the way…

8. Geumganggul

1.95 MILES

This cave hollowed into the rock of Seorak-san offers worthwhile views of the valley. The 23 sq m cave was once used as a place to worship the stone…