Yongpyong Resort Dragon Valley Hotel

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Very clean, but very boring hotel

Kent Non 20/04/2017 23:42

The stay was in the off season, not during wintertime. The rooms were clean and had a really good shower. The staff do not speak much English. The food is good. Takes orotund 50 minutes driving to the Olympic arenas for hockey. It is very close to the alpine activities.

Nice place to stay after skiing!

Justine Louise Don 02/04/2017 13:38

We took direct bus from ICN airport to dragon valley hotel. About 3 1/2 hrs travel time. Reached hotel by 11am and reception allow us to early checkin as the room is ready. You can see the slopes from the room (we got 215 room). Food center and ticketing booth, skingear rental is just 3mins walk from the hotel. Room is quiet big for 2. We had double size bed.

location is the winner ....

pointopointon 07/03/2017 11:59

We stayed at Dragon Valley hotel for one week and loved the location to the mountain, the ticket office and ski lifts. The hotel rooms are spacious and well heated with floor hearing. The only issue with all the hard floors, the sound of furniture being dragged across those hard floors tended to carry and we were awoken several times by the scraping of furniture. Pads fitted to the bottom of the chairs would be the easiest solution to resolve the issue or pack ear plugs. The rooms are not plush but are very, very adequate.

Breakfasts are good and selection is terrific. Beds are very comfortable and the housekeeping staff were excellent.

For people skiing, the purchase of Yong Pyong gifts cards at the hotel enable you to make huge savings on the purchase of ski rental and ski lift passes. Up to 30% on some prices, so well worth looking at and going through that exercise. It’s a bit hard to get your head around, but the resort does love a voucher, a ticket or a pass.

Dining in Yong Pyong can be challenging with a tendency for cafeteria style dining for lunch and dinner. There are cheap eats around and it's quick service and you are in and out. Probably what you want after a long day on the slopes. We dined at the hotel for one dinner and it was a buffet metal on the Sunday night and it was okay. Choice is very limited at the moment.

The Purple Bus shuttle from the airport to the resort was extraordinary and we were very impressed with the service. Costing @ AUD 40.00 each way was great value for a comfortable, but long bus ride from Incheon Airport , Seoul to Yong Pyong.

If you are not a skier, or you wish to take a day off from skiing, there were no side trips that you could do with a tour company. If you are prepared to catch the public buses you can travel to some historic sites around 50 kms away on the coast. We did not attempt this exercise in the end and just kept skiing.

There are 5 or 6 ski shops but they all sell the same thing and there is very little, if any, difference in the product they offer.

I think this is an area that will improve with the Olympics being held there in Feb 2018 and there is a lot of building going on to house the events etc. They may even build a few more shops that have some variety of goods. The location of the hotel is the clear winner here and obviously the snow!

Conveniently located in Comprehensive Ski Resort

911Steven21on 26/02/2017 09:00

Although the hotel is old everything in our spacious Family Deluxe Room is in good working condition. It has everything we need, including a kettle and some tea bags ( no coffee ). All the staff are friendly, helpful and speaks English. Everything is close by : the ski slopes, ski rental shops, gondola station, food outlets ( Western, Korean, Chinese, Japanese ) Prices of food are also reasonable ( from KRW 8 000 ). Even the prices of snacks in the convenience store are the same as those in Seoul !

Newly Renovated Good Size Rooms in a comprehensive ski resort

William Mon 20/02/2017 09:31

We stayed at the Dragon Valley Hotel in the Main building for three nights. The lobby has a big fireplace near the lounge area, gave us a warm feeling of a ski resort when we arrived. The rooms are on two levels, they were good size and nicely renovated. The staff spoke reasonably good English, they were friendly and helpful. The ski lifts are just a few mins walk from the hotel, which we liked most. The resort have good selection of restaurants both within the hotel or nearby facility, but not much of entertainment, night life or Apres-Ski atmosphere. There are a few shops at the hotel and the ski-house that sells ski-gear and ski-wear as well.

About the skiing, there are a good variety of ski courses for all levels. The ski runs were well maintained, and the service from the staff were kind and attentive! Although the snow was a bit hard on some runs, typical of conditions of Korea, but overall a pleasant skiing experience.

Overall we had enjoy a nice stay and good skiing. The trip was good value and worthwhile for us.