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This is a list of hotels in North Korea.
Name | Image | Information |
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Chongnyon Hotel (aka Youth Hotel) [1] | ![]() | Located in Mangyongdae District on Kwangbok Street, [1] Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. It has 30 floors, [2] and opened in 1989. [1] |
Haebangsan Hotel | Opened in 1962, this is the only second-class hotel open to tourists in Pyongyang. This hotel is located in Pyongyang Central District near the Taedong Bridge and Grand People's Study House. The hotel has 5 floors, 113 rooms, one restaurant, three bars, a hairdresser's, a bar, a spa, a souvenir shop and a karaoke area. However, the rooms here are not considered as comfortable as in the Koryo or Yanggakdo Hotels. [3] | |
Koryo Hotel | ![]() | The second largest operating hotel in North Korea. [4] The twin-towered building is 143 metres (469 ft) tall and contains 43 stories. [5] [6] [7] It was erected in 1985 [7] [8] |
Pothonggang Hotel | | This hotel has 162 rooms. [9] |
Moranbong Hotel | Located inside the Moran Park on the scenic Moranbong hill between the TV Tower and the Kim Il Sung Arch of Triumph, near the Kim Il Sung Stadium. The hotel is very small with only 12 rooms (1 First Class Room and 11 Third Class Rooms) but he most luxurious hotel in North Korea. [10] | |
Ryanggang Hotel | ![]() | Located in the Mangyongdae District of North Korea, [11] it has 330 rooms. |
Ryugyong Hotel | ![]() | A 105-storey pyramid-shaped skyscraper still under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ("capital of willows") is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang. [12] The building is also known as the "105 Building", a reference to its number of floors. [13] Construction began in 1987 but was halted in 1992 as North Korea entered a period of economic crisis after the fall of the Soviet Union. In April 2008, work on the building was restarted by the Orascom Group. [14] [15] In July 2011, the exterior work was complete. [16] Features that Orascom has installed include exterior glass panels and telecommunications antennas. [17] In September 2012 photographs taken by Koryo Tours were released, showing the interior for the very first time. [18] [19] |
Sosan Hotel | ![]() | This hotel has 510 rooms and 30 floors. [20] |
Yanggakdo International Hotel | ![]() | The largest working hotel and the second tallest building in North Korea, after the Ryugyong Hotel. The hotel is located on Yanggakdo (Yanggak Island), [21] two kilometers to the south-east of the center of Pyongyang, the nation's capital. It rises to an overall height of 170 metres (560 ft) and has a slowly revolving restaurant on the 47th floor. [22] The hotel is said to contain 1,000 rooms [23] and a total floor space of 87,870 square metres (945,800 sq ft). |
Pyongyang Hotel | The hotel is located on the bank of the Taedong River. Facilities of the hotel include a currency exchange desk, a banquet hall, a coffee shop, a gift shop, different meeting and lecture rooms, a spa, a sports facility and a karaoke room. The hotel also offer Korean and Japanese-style restaurants. A laundry and dry-cleaning service is also available. [24] | |
Changgwangsan Hotel | Located in the Central District of Pyongyang, the hotel offers different types of rooms. The hotel offers the services of a currency exchange desk, a banquet hall, a coffee shop, private dining rooms, a soft drinks bar, a karaoke room, a book and tailor's shop, a pool and spa, a fitness room and a beauty salon. [25] |
Name | Image | Information |
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Majon Beach Guesthouse – also known as Majon Bathing Resort, [26] Majon Hotel, [27] or Majon Beach Resort. [28] | ![]() | Described as "North Korea's Answer to Club Med", [28] the hotel is considered one of the best hotels in the country. It consists of a village of cottages located at majon beach, Hamhung. Each cottage has several rooms and limited hot water supply. [27] Travel to this resort is conducted by the Korean International Travel Company (KITC). [29] |
Hyangsan Hotel | ![]() | Located near the International Friendship Exhibition in Myohyangsan. [27] The 15-storey hotel contains a swimming pool, sauna and spa and a circular revolving restaurant. [30] |
Haeju Hotel | ![]() | 1980s Soviet-influenced hotel in the city of Haeju (rarely open to foreign tourists). [31] |
Janamsan Hotel | ![]() | The Janamsan Hotel is in Kaesong. It has 43 rooms, billiards, a restaurant, and bar. [32] |
Kaesong Folk Hotel (aka Minsok Folk Custom Hotel) [27] | ![]() | Opened in 1989 and is housed in 19 traditional hanok style courtyard houses, many of which date to the Joseon Dynasty and retain their original furnishings. [33] The complex has one hundred rooms. |
Oekumgang Hotel | South Korean built hotel, up until 2008 was used to cater for South Korean tourists to the DPRK. [27] | |
Kumgangsan Hotel | North Korean hotel rejuvenated by South Korean workers, located near Kumgansan resort. [27] | |
Nampo Hot Spa Resort | 20 km northwest from Nampo, consisting of seven villas with four apartments in each. [27] | |
8 March Hotel [27] | ||
Tongmyong Hotel [27] | ||
Songdowon Hotel | Located in Wonsan. [27] [34] | |
Masikryong Hotel [27] | ||
Begaebong Hotel [27] | ||
Homestay | Private village constructed in a traditionally Korean style, containing approximately 20 two-storey cottages. [27] | |
Chongjin Hotel [27] | ||
Hotel Haegumgang | A floating hotel at Mount Kumgang port [35] | |
Jongbangsan Hotel [36] | The hotel is located at the foot of Mt. Jonbang, near the city of Sariwon in North Hwanghae Province. [36] The hotel has three main buildings and was opened on October 20, 2021. [36] |
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Imperial Hotel and Casino | Owned by Hong Kong's Emperor Group, first opened in 2000. [27] | |
Piphagak Hotel [27] |
Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is a directly administered city with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces.
The music of North Korea includes a wide array of folk, popular, light instrumental, political, and classical performers. Beyond patriotic and political music, popular music groups like Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble and Moranbong Band perform songs about everyday life in the DPRK and modern light pop reinterpretations of classic Korean folk music. Music education is widely taught in schools, with President Kim Il Sung first implementing a program of study of musical instruments in 1949 at an orphanage in Mangyongdae. Musical diplomacy also continues to be relevant to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, with musical and cultural delegations completing concerts in China and France in recent years, and musicians from Western countries and South Korea collaborate on projects in the DPRK.
The Ryugyong Hotel, or Yu-Kyung Hotel, is a 330 m (1,080 ft) tall unfinished pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang. The building has been planned as a mixed-use development, which would include a hotel.
Air Koryo is North Korea's flag carrier and only commercial airline. It is state-owned and controlled by the North Korean air force. Headquartered in Sunan-guyŏk, Pyongyang, it operates domestic and international routes – on a regular schedule only to Beijing, Shenyang, and Vladivostok – from its hub at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport. It also operates flights on behalf of the North Korean government, with one of its aircraft serving as North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un's personal plane. Its fleet consists of Ilyushin and Tupolev aircraft from the Soviet Union and Russia, and Antonovs from Ukraine.
Pyongyang International Airport, also known as Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, is the sole international airport serving Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea and located in the city's Sunan District.
The Koryo Hotel is the second largest operating hotel in North Korea, the largest being the Yanggakdo Hotel. The Ryugyong Hotel is larger than both, but is not yet operating. The twin-towered Koryo Hotel building is 143 metres (469 ft) tall and contains 43 stories. Erected in 1985 under Kim Il Sung, it was intended to "showcase the glory and strength of the DPRK."
The Yanggakdo International Hotel is the largest operating hotel in North Korea, pending the completion of the Ryugyong Hotel, and the country's seventh- or eighth-tallest building. The hotel is located on Yanggak Island in the River Taedong, two kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south-east of the centre of Pyongyang, the nation's capital. It rises to an overall height of 170 metres (560 ft) and has a slowly revolving restaurant on the 47th floor.
The Chongnyon Hotel is a hotel located in the Mangyongdae District of Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. It was opened on May 1, 1989 and is situated on the junction of Chongchun Street and Kwangbok (Liberation) Street.
Tourism in North Korea is tightly controlled by the North Korean government. All tourism is organized by several state-owned tourism bureaus, including Korea International Travel Company (KITC), Korean International Sports Travel Company (KISTC), Korean International Taekwondo Tourism Company (KITTC) and Korean International Youth Travel Company (KIYTC). The majority of tourists are Chinese nationals: one 2019 estimate indicated that up to 120,000 Chinese tourists had visited North Korea in the previous year, compared to fewer than 5,000 from Western countries.
Chung-guyok is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. The district is located in the center of the city, between the Pothonggang Canal and Taedong River, and is bordered to the north by Moranbong-guyok, to the northwest by Potonggang-guyok, and to the south by Pyongchon-guyok.
Koryo Tours is an independent British tour operator based in Beijing, specializing in group and private tourism to North Korea. Their tours run throughout the year covering budget to exclusive trips. There are packages for staying in the capital Pyongyang with visits to the DMZ at the border with the Republic of Korea. At different times of year there are other events such as the Mass Games and the Pyongyang International Film Festival which are available as special tours when they are running.
Propaganda is widely used and produced by the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Most propaganda is based on the Juche ideology, veneration of the ruling Kim family, the promotion of the Workers' Party of Korea, and hostilities against both the Republic of Korea and the United States.
Koryo Tours Pyongyang Racer or Pyongyang Racer is a 2012 racing game developed by Nosotek and published by Koryo Tours. The player drives a Hwiparam II car around Pyongyang and visits several of its sights while collecting fuel and avoiding other vehicles. The game was created as an advergame for Koryo Tours, a travel agency organising tours to North Korea, by the outsourcing company Nosotek in collaboration with students from the Kim Chaek University of Technology. As one of North Korea's few video games, Pyongyang Racer was released by Koryo Tours through its website in December 2012. Reviewers criticised the game's gameplay, graphics, controls, and music.
The Monument to Party Founding is a monument in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
Pyongyang International House of Culture, also known as the Pyongyang International Cultural Center, is a cultural venue in the Central District of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It was opened on 2 April 1988. It serves as venue for cultural exchange with foreigners.
The Korea Stamp Museum is a postal museum in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea.
개성 당일 육로 관광은...점심식사 장소는 민속여관이었다. 조선시대 한옥단지를 여관으로 개조, 1989년 개장한 민속여관에서는 개성 토속음식들을 놋그릇에 담아내오는 '13첩 반상'이 관광객들의 허기를 달랬다.