Sono Moon Haeundae
A simple, good-value three-star by the Haeundae strip, renewed in 2024, with triple rooms and a lounge with a view.
By WY, a Seoul-based local. We stayed here and wrote a full review. Last checked November 2026.
- Hotel class
- ★★★ 3-star
- Nearest station
- Haeundae Station (Busan Line 2), about 6 min walk
- Check-in / out
- 15:00 / 11:00
- Price guide
- From about US$75 weekday, US$145 Saturday
We stayed here. Read our full review.
Our take
We stayed here on a work trip with a colleague, in a Standard Double. The room is fairly priced and fine for one person but tight for two, the mattress is only so-so and the bathroom is a small shower room with no tub. Standard rooms face the city, though ours was high enough to feel open.
You book this hotel for the 20th floor. Lounge Moon is free for guests and has arcade machines, a PlayStation, pool, darts and foosball, plus draft beer for a small charge and a view of the sea. We ended up staying there late into the night. The gym and coin laundry on the same floor are useful on a longer stay, and breakfast is served one floor down looking over Haeundae Beach, although the food itself is average. It suits friends and coworkers much more than a romantic weekend, and light sleepers should look elsewhere.
Where is it?
Haeundae & Songjeong, Busan: Busan's beach coast: Haeundae's 1.5 km of sand lined with five-star and value hotels, and quieter Songjeong and Osiria a few stops east, with surf, the Blueline Park coastal train and Lotte World Busan.
Getting there
- Nearest station: Haeundae Station (Busan Line 2), about 6 min walk
- From the airport: From Gimhae Airport, allow about an hour by airport limousine bus or taxi. From Busan Station (KTX), take Line 1 to Seomyeon and change to Line 2 for Haeundae, about 50 minutes, or the 1003 express bus. Songjeong and Osiria are on the Donghae Line, which meets Line 2 at BEXCO.
- By train: From Busan Station, Line 1 to Seomyeon, then Line 2 to Haeundae. From Gimhae Airport, the light rail to Sasang, then Line 2. About 50 to 60 minutes from Busan Station, 70 to 80 from Gimhae Airport.
- Gimhae Airport (Busan): about 19 km
Good to know
- Opened
- 2016
- Last renovated
- 2024
- Rooms
- 237
- Floors
- 20
- Breakfast
- about ₩28,000 if not included
- Bar
- Restaurant
What locals say
Locals have left about 150 reviews. Guests call it clean and comfortable with good bedding and fair prices even in peak season and during the film festival. Triple rooms suit three friends. Rooms are small and smaller than the photos suggest, most look at other buildings, there is no on-site parking so you use a nearby car park, and one guest found the bathroom fittings worn.
Summarized in our own words from Korean-language guest reviews on Korean booking sites. We do not copy reviews or ratings.Pros and cons
Pros
- Fair prices in peak season
- Clean, comfortable beds
- Triple rooms for three
Cons
- Small rooms with building views
- No on-site parking
- Some worn bathroom fittings
What is nearby
- Haeundae Beach250 m, about 3 min walk
- SEA LIFE Busan Aquarium300 m, about 4 min walk
- Haeundae Traditional Market350 m, about 5 min walk
- The Bay 101650 m, about 9 min walk
Travel times are rough estimates that include transfers, and trains do not run overnight. Hotel class and facilities are as listed by the hotel on Agoda, so check the details for your room. Pros and cons are drawn from local guest reviews. Distances are straight-line, so allow a little more on foot.
Other places to stay nearby
Signiel Busan
Lotte's top Busan hotel in the LCT tower at the east end of Haeundae Beach, with an ocean-facing infinity pool, a lounge and big rooms.
The Westin Josun Busan
The classic Haeundae beachfront hotel, at the west end of the sand beside Dongbaek Island, with what many call the best beach view in Busan.
L7 Haeundae by LOTTE
A 2024 lifestyle hotel one block from Haeundae Beach, with new rooms and a 19th-floor rooftop pool.