Hotels in North Korea Hotels in North Korea The Chongnyon Hotel is a Class 'A' hotel located in P'yongyang, the capital city of North Korea. It has 30 floors, and opened in 1989. It is located at Chongchun (Youth) Street, Mangyongdae district, at the junction of Chongchun Street and Kwangbok (Liberation) Street. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chongnyon Hotel"
Koryo Hotel is the second largest hotel in North Korea. Geographic coordinates are Erected in 1986 under the close scrutiny of Kim Il-sung, it was intended to "showcase the glory and strength of the DPRK." The hotel's extravagance is legendary. Examples include the entryway which consists of a 9 metre (30 foot) wide jade dragon mouth that leads into an expansive lobby dominated by a mosaic of North Korean cultural symbols. The mosaic tiles make use of a wide variety of precious metals and gemstones underneath low dispersion glass panes, which are replaced biannually to preserve the mosaic's lustre. ...more on Wikipedia about "Koryo Hotel"
The Pyongyang Hotel is a 170-room Class 'B' Hotel located in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It is a five-floor building opened in 1961 near the Grand Theater. It was refurbished in 2002. The building is located in Otan-dong, Central district, Pyongyang, on the west bank of the Taedong River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyongyang Hotel"
The Ryugyong Hotel (or Ryu-Gyong Hotel) is a towering, empty concrete shell in Sojang-dong, in the Potong-gang District of Pyongyang, North Korea. The hotel's name comes from one of the historic names for Pyongyang: Ryugyong, or "capital of willows". Its 105 stories rise some 330 m (1,083 ft), and it boasts some 360,000 m² (3.9 million ft²) of floor space, making it the most prominent feature of the city's skyline and by far the largest structure in that country. If the building were ever completed it would be the world's tallest building intended for hotel use, and the seventh largest building in the world . Today, however, it remains unfinished and uninhabited. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ryugyong Hotel"
Yanggakdo Hotel is one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in North Korea. It is located on Yanggakdo Island, in Pyongyang, the capital of the country. It is 47 stories tall and boasts a revolving restaurant at the top. Geographical coordinates are It was built in the 1980s by a French company and opened in 1995. It is 4 km southeast of the city center. A nine-hole golf course, driving range, and casino are located on the grounds. Rooms located higher up in the building cost more than those in the lower part. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yanggakdo Hotel"
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