No room service, breakfast is the best meal of the day, eat chips other times of the day. At 6am you will wake up to the wake-up call for Pyongyang citizens, 'broadcast' from the station. Let this make you realize how lucky you are that you are allowed to leave. The hotel is as comfortable as the DPRK gets. The... More

I came to North Korea as part of a delegation for the German Foreign Ministry to work with music students of the Music Conservatory in Pyongyang. We stayed at the Koryo Hotel for a week which all up far exceeded my expectations. The rooms are clean, outdated 70 style furniture, but well kept. It was very cold as we were... More

If you are reading this you're in all likelihood headed here as part of a tour. You are not headed here for a luxurious vacation experience and if these are your expectations you will not be disappointed. The hotel is bizarre. The rooms are dingy and dark. The beds are hard. The food is awful. All of this is to... More

I stayed at Pyongyang downtown Koryo Hotel for first time Feb2013. Previously I had been allocated to Yannggakdo Hotel five times. I found that I preferred the Yannggakdo Hotel where there just seemed more evening things for overseas visitors to do. My room appeared poky and 'old' with bathroom similarly small. Restaurant where I ate was not as good as... More

Close to the train station and stamp shop in the center of town but doesnt matter considering you cant move without your guides. Rooms were 70s style and clean. Bathroom was fairly good. Pool was average, breakfast is also ok. Phone calls can be expensive so beware (6$+ per minute to the USA). 3.5 stars by western standards, 5 by... More

My sister and I stayed here with a tour group in September 2012. After staying at the Yanggakdo, the rest of the group complained about the hotel and the tour guides got us moved to this hotel, which is 100% better than the Yanggakdo. This is North Korea's Diplomatic Hotel and is a much better standard than the other hotels... More

The Koryo is a massive twin-towered building centrally positioned and just down the road from the main rail station (which broadcasts strange synthesised music from its tower on the hour between 5am and midnight). Like the national airline of the same name, we were pleasantly surprised by the Koryo Hotel, which offered all the comforts one would expect from a... More

When traveling to North Korea it's sometimes difficult to pick you hotel, but if you do so far enough in advance you have a good chance to get your choice. We originally planned to stay at the Yanggakdo Hotel, but change to the Koryo before ariving in Pyongyang. The Koryo is older than the Yanggakdo, but more centarally located, so... More

As you'll probably have no choice being on a tour to DPRK, and, well, it is the DPRK, IMO, one should not compare this hotel to other hotels anywhere in the world. It's not bad at all, but I'd rather see my stay at this hotel as part of the DPRK experience, giving you a 70ies feeling. Enjoy!