K-Drama Filming Spot: Hotel Del Luna (Ikseon-dong Hotel Seine Cafe)

Why Hotel Seine draws fans

Ikseon-dong's dense grid of narrow hanok alleys, just north of Insadong in Jongno-gu, has become one of Seoul's most photographed cafe districts, and Hotel Seine (호텔 세느장) is its most drama-specific stop. The cafe's ornate, European-hotel-lobby interior and multi-floor layout closely echo the fictional Hotel Del Luna's lobby atmosphere, which is why it draws a steady stream of fans even though it operates as an independent commercial cafe rather than a preserved set built for filming. The resemblance is strong enough that stepping inside genuinely feels like walking into the show, which is the whole draw for visitors who plan a trip specifically around it.

The multi-floor layout

The building is reported to run a basement level selling small goods, a three-floor dessert-and-drinks cafe called Cafe Seine from the ground floor up, and a rooftop lounge bar called Pool Moon on the top floors, with hanok rooftops visible through the upper windows. Reported per-item menu prices run roughly 18,000 to 30,000 KRW, positioning it as a themed specialty cafe rather than a casual coffee stop, and reported opening hours vary by source -- roughly late morning to late evening, though the exact closing time differs between listings. As an ordinary operating cafe rather than a real hotel, Hotel Seine does not take the kind of advance reservation a hotel would; arriving outside peak hours improves your odds of a rooftop seat.

Getting there through Ikseon-dong

Hotel Seine sits inside the same walkable Ikseon-dong hanok block used for the neighborhood's broader cafe-hopping appeal, at Donhwamun-ro 11-gil in Jongno-gu, a short walk from Jongno 3-ga Station. Pairing this one stop with a longer alley walk through the district's other themed cafes and small shops makes for a fuller visit than a single-stop photo trip, and the area connects easily on foot to Insadong and Bukchon Hanok Village for a longer Jongno-gu afternoon.