Hotel Arirang Busan

A group of 4 adults stayed here in 2 double premier rooms for 2 nights. Location is right next to Busan Station. Rooms were very clean and comfortable. This is not the Ramada location by Haeundae Beach. The only confusing thing was we had 2 different addresses for this hotel but it was easy to find as we left Busan Station . There are lots of restaurants nearby including onsite and in Chinatown across the street.

I would like to rate this hotel a -1. I had never stayed in a hotel with such thin pillows. Upon requesting for extra pillows, I was informed that they had ran out of extra pillows. I can’t believe my ears. Front desk (Ms C Kim) has no smile at all, in fact she is very hostile. Other than these 2 human-caused problems , location and room is pretty good. Verdict: there are plenty of other hotels to stay in Busan,

The hotel is located near Busan Station which is very convenient if you need to take the train to Seoul or take the ferry to Fukuoka, Japan. The hotel and room looks a little dated. It was an okay stay for a night, but otherwise we would choose a nicer hotel in our future visit.

Excellent value for money. Cleanliness and location absolutely ideal. The rooms and bathroom were perfect. I recommend this place highly to anyone - I can’t get over the value for money for was unreal. We only stayed one night so didn’t use the pool.

Got here on a rainy day about 1:45 were staying for 6 days. Room was ready and asked about getting the room before the 3:00 check in the declined said it would be an additional 20,000 won for early check in.so asked about eating was told they had a lunch buffet but it was overpriced and they recommended to go to the Chinese area down the street. Ended up paying more than the buffet was and after looking at the buffet which was pretty good and less expensive than we had paid. Bad impression by front desk

I stayed here for three nights as part of a longer trip through the region. The funny thing is, even though I rated this five stars, I probably wouldn’t stay here again for leisure travel. Why? When I’m not familiar with an area, I’ll usually just pick something “centrally located” and call it a day. Train stations are usually centrally located and get the job done for a first time visit. Busan station, IMHO just isn’t that convenient to most tourist sites. So, why the five stars? 1. Rate was cheap… cheapest place I’ve stayed for the entire trip 2. Steps away from Busan station subway and Busan station KTX. Walking distance to the ferry terminal if you’re heading to Japan 3. Room was small (good enough for one person) but solid for the price 4. Coin laundry on site (I travel for long stretches of time, and getting laundry done is always part of the deal. On site laundry is always a plus) 5. Air con works pretty well. Although… it took a few hours to get down to temp. I think it was like 28c when i walked in, and I like it at 21c. Downsides 1. Small room. The cheapest rate will get you a room that is tight for more than one person. 2. Busan station area is dead at night. There’s a convenience store and food inside the station itself, but if you’re looking for a drink, your options are limited. 3. It’s a haul to get to the good places on the subway. The reality is, I looked at staying near Haeundae beach, but the three day forecast called for a bunch of rain. I didn’t see the need to pay the premium to stay near the beach if it was going to rain most of the time, so I kept the cheap room. I still give the five stars because for what you pay, there really isn’t much to complain about.