What is the average WiFi speed in Seoul stays?

Median WiFi speed is 393 Mbps across the 57 Seoul listings with a measured speed (mean 344 Mbps). 74% are at least 100 Mbps. Verified from guest reviews (29%), descriptions (49%), amenity listings (21%), listing titles (1%).

How much do digital nomad apartments cost in Seoul?

Across the 125 Seoul listings we track, monthly rent ranges from $732 to $9,578, with a median of $2,344. 75% of the listings shown are hosted by top-rated hosts.

Are there stays with dedicated workspaces in Seoul?

Yes, 3 of the 6 listings we examined show a real ergonomic office chair in their photos. We have not examined every listing yet.

How do you know all this about Seoul?

We keep a curated set of 125 stays in Seoul and re-check them over time, rather than repeating whatever a booking site happens to show today. Connection speeds are what each place and its guests report, 9 of the 57 independently measured, so read them as indicative rather than lab-tested. 68 of the 125 carry no reading at all, and unmeasured is not the same as slow. Prices are the advertised monthly rate, before any discount a host offers. Reviews are counted rather than summarised, and quotes appear word for word, attributed to a stay and a date rather than to a person. Every figure here was computed on 7 September 2026.

Stays in Seoul, South Korea

We track 125 listings in Seoul. 57 have a measured Wi-Fi speed (median 393 Mbps; 9 of those are Airbnb's own speed test), and 3 of the 6 we ran through the chair detector show a real office chair.

Also in South Korea: Busan.

Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 1 person 💰 $732/month

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Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 1 person 💰 $732/month

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Home in Seongbuk-gu

🛜 50 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $855/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 💰 $917/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 💰 $917/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 💰 $917/month

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Home in Seongbuk-gu

🛜 149 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $923/month

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Condo in Gangseo-gu

🛜 53 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $975/month

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Rental unit in Yeon-hi-dong

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 1 person 💰 $979/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 💰 $1011/month

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Tiny home in Yongsan-gu

🛜 347 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $1043/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 💰 $1045/month

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Tiny home in Yongsan-gu

🛜 237 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $1108/month

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Home in Mapo-gu

🛜 51 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 💰 $1122/month

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Real workspace

Home in Gwanak-gu

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1147/month

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Rental unit in 서울특별시

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $1233/month

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Rental unit in 서울특별시

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $1258/month

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Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1371/month

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Rental unit in Mapo-gu

🛜 91 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1380/month

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Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1385/month

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Home in Gwanak-gu

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 💰 $1440/month

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Rental unit in 서울특별시

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $1532/month

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Condo in Gangseo-gu

🛜 428 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1533/month

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Home in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu

🛜 68 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1574/month

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Home in Yongsan-gu

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1713/month

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Home in Seongbuk-gu

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1723/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 5 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1742/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 94 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 5 people 💰 $1782/month

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Rental unit in Sangdo-dong

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 6 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1806/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 57 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2006/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 5 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2014/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 7 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2024/month

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Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 6 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2029/month

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Serviced apartment in Seoul

🛜 441 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2112/month

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Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 300 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2137/month

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Real workspace

Home in Bukgajwa-dong, Seodaemun-gu

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2143/month

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Rental unit in Jung-gu

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $2157/month

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Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2173/month

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Home in Jongno-gu

🛜 25 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $2230/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 💰 $2246/month

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Serviced apartment in Seoul

🛜 441 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2267/month

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Serviced apartment in Seoul

🛜 441 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2269/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 500 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 6 people 💰 $2283/month

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Serviced apartment in Seoul

🛜 441 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2314/month

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Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 8 people 💰 $2327/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2333/month

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Serviced apartment in Seoul

🛜 441 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2344/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 💰 $2352/month

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Serviced apartment in Seoul

🛜 526 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2367/month

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Serviced apartment in Seoul

🛜 441 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2374/month

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Serviced apartment in Seoul

🛜 441 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2374/month

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Serviced apartment in Seoul

🛜 441 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2420/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 500 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2422/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 63 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 6 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2453/month

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Real workspace

Home in Gangnam-gu

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 5 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2730/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 5 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2902/month

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Home in Jongno-gu

🛜 326 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3292/month

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Rental unit in Jongno-gu

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3373/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3377/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 800 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 6 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3427/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 9 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3461/month

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Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 300 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3478/month

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Rental unit in Gangnam-gu

🛜 393 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3547/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 6 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3613/month

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Home in Yongsan-gu

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3686/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 8 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3883/month

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Rental unit in Eul-jji-ro-dong

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3952/month

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Home in Seoul

🛜 500 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 8 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $4016/month

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Rental unit in Seoul

🛜 374 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 8 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $9578/month

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— stays

Prices indicative · confirm on provider

Guest reviews

What 12,539 guests actually wrote

Every review on the 125 places we track. We read the 6,852 written in English, April 2012 to September 2026 (nothing newer).

The finding in the reviews

Guests in Seoul keep raising the stairs and hills, and rarely to praise it

637 of the 6,852 reviews we read mention the stairs and hills. Of the 98 that say which way, 82 are complaints and 16 are praise. It is not the same across the city: Cheongunhyoja-dong at 16 of 68 reviews, Sungin 2(i)-dong at 1 of 97.

Where the sentences about the stairs and hills land

82 complaints

16 praise

98 sentences that say which way

What guests bring up

Getting around 2,15231.4%

Food & errands nearby 1,19317.4%

Walkable & central 1,10116.1%

Stairs & hills 6379.3%

82 of the 98 readable mentions are complaints

Noise & quiet 5988.7%

58 of the 307 readable mentions are complaints

Safety walking around 3264.8%

2 of the 215 readable mentions are complaints

Weather indoors 3304.8%

38 of the 70 readable mentions are complaints

Settling in for a month 2944.3%

Value for a month 2613.8%

16 of the 213 readable mentions are complaints

Wifi & video calls 1572.3%

6 of the 76 readable mentions are complaints

6,852 reviews read

Where the stairs and hills comes up

Cheongunhyoja-dong 23.5%

Seogyo-dong 13.9%

Mangwon 1(il)-dong 13.0%

Hoehyeon-dong 13.0%

Sajik-dong 10.3%

Sungin 2(i)-dong 1.0%

Cheongunhyoja-dong 16 of 68 · Seogyo-dong 10 of 72 · Mangwon 1(il)-dong 7 of 54 · Hoehyeon-dong 16 of 123 · Sajik-dong 6 of 58 · Sungin 2(i)-dong 1 of 97 · reviews from each area

What guests say about Seoul

Reproduced word for word, and only where a guest was writing about the place rather than the flat.

What they like about Seoul

Getting around

“Great location, was very close to the train station and also main hongdae street without being directly near to the crowd.”

The listing May 2026

“Namsak Park was really pretty and you can get to a lot of main spots pretty fast thank to Line 4, would 100© recommend !”

The listing February 2026

“I cannot emphasize the beauty and joy of being so close to Seoul Forest (the most astounding public park I’ve visited).”

The listing July 2026

What they warn about Seoul

Stairs & hills

“As others have noted, this is a hilly area, so you need to be comfortable walking up steep inclines.”

Stay in Cheongunhyoja-dong April 2026

“It's very far from the metro (no station within a 20-minute walk) and the same goes for buses.”

Noise

“First, there is some construction nearby, so it can get a bit noisy starting around 9:00 AM.”

Guest reviews, never edited and never paraphrased. We hold no reviewer names, so a quote is attributed to a place and a date rather than to a person.

Stays in Seoul, South Korea

All stays

What 57 measured listings actually report

How likely you land on a bad connection

Against the 126 cities we track

Speed and rent by neighbourhood

Hwayang-dong against Hyehwa-dong

Hwayang-dong

Hyehwa-dong

What 12,539 guests actually wrote

Guests in Seoul keep raising the stairs and hills, and rarely to praise it

What guests bring up

Where the stairs and hills comes up

What guests say about Seoul

What a month here actually costs

Spread of monthly rates

109 of 125 hosts discount a monthly stay

We looked at the photos, on part of the city

If Seoul is not it

In South Korea

Busan

Costs about the same

Rio de Janeiro

Hakodate

Antigua Guatemala

Reviews mentioning safety & security

Questions people actually ask