Hanbok Rental at Gyeongbokgung Palace: Engage with Korean Culture in Seoul
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60 Ratings
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Not only does this offer hanbok rentals, but it also gives visitors a place where they can gain insight into Korean culture and the joyous experience that comes from wearing a hanbok. The rental durations vary from a minimum of 1.5 hours to a maximum of 4 hours. Customers have the option to rent either a plain hanbok, or themed one.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 133-5 -

A more colorful and fancy pattern style, including king’s and queen’s hanboks.

What Korean people wear at holiday. It is a graceful and a pleasantly simple hanbok.

A studio where customers can take picture themselves. There are 15 kinds of Korean traditional sets and various historical backgrounds.

You can have perfect hanbok styling as you have gorgeous hair styling service by the staff and use of various accessories. Hair styling is free. Accessories are an extra charge.

From 1.5 hours to 4 hours (during operating hours)

What's Included
  • Skip the line access
  • Hair styling included
  • Basic hanbok rental for traditional experience
  • Local taxes covered
  • Personal locker available (with selected packages)
  • Inner skirt provided (with selected packages)
What's Not Included
  • Accessories (optional)
  • Self studio
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
  • Sizes from S~XL available for males and females
  • Bring ID or passport
  • The time for selection is a half-hour. If you exceed the 30 minutes, the exceeded time will be considered part of the rental time.
  • You can try on a hanbok twice
  • If you exceed the return time, there is extra charge: -Traditional hanbok: 1,000 won per 10 minutes (1 person) -Theme hanbok: 2,000 won per 10 minutes (1 person).
  • If the hanbok is damaged or dirtied, there is an extra charge so please be careful.
  • If you lose the accessories and/or the locker key, you will be responsible for paying for those items.
Location
133-5
One minute from Exit 4 of Gyeongbokgung Station, the yellow building.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Someonewhodsnttravel
Jan 31, 2024
So pretty! You should definitely check it out. - I went with a couple friends! We rented some hanbok from a nearby place and then you can go into the palace for free. Though, entrance fee is only like ~$2 USD. The palace is really really pretty! It was also fun seeing a lot of other people in hanbok as well! It was quite hot as it was July, but it was fun regardless!
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Falashay
Nov 25, 2023
Felt like a princess - This was one of my most favorite experiences of my trip to Seoul. The company has a great system to allow many people the chance to try hanbok. I will 100% do it again!
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962wingf
Aug 30, 2023
One Stone Two Birds - One Stone Two Birds. You get a free pass to the palace if you wear the Hanbok. The staff members are very attentive, speaking Chinese/Japanese/English if needed. I recommend this place.
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W2480ogjanetl
May 23, 2023
Adults get to dress up too - Okay. I wasn't going to do this. It looked hot and fussy. But then someone else paid the bill. I have to admit, the shop experience was efficient and fun. The photos at the palace are keepers.
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Rachel
Aug 19, 2023
It was a good experience - This place was pretty hard to find. In the group of hanbok shops this is the one with yellow store sign. It would have been helpful if the listing mentioned the name of the shop which is “Hanboknam.” Type of Hanbok available was mediocre. Hair styling was free but there are more fancy ones that you can choose from that costed a little bit of money like 3000 or 5000 Korean won.
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Flora
Jul 30, 2023
The King or Prince hanbok isn’t the same as shown in drama. - The staff is kind & friendly. They have wide range of hanbok to rent out. We took the theme hanbok. However the King or Prince hanbok is not as shown in drama. So 4 stars out of 5.
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Vacation59582706470
Nov 7, 2023
Good experience - We had an okay experience! It was very busy and we felt a little rushed. The people that work here are friendly, but they are spread a little thin with all of the people. Once we got to Seoul we realized that there are a ton of places to reserve the hanbok for very cheap, and this place is one of the busiest for tourists (probably because they advertise on tripadvisor). Next time I would probably find a place that's a bit closer to the palace that accepts walk-ins instead of making an appointment.
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Lilliros2e
Mar 11, 2024
Add chairs or benches for good customer serivuce - The management need to put benches or chairs for customers They have too little staff for the number of online customers who unknowingly did not expect very slow service .
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Hayonj1
Jan 31, 2024
Horrible service, accused me of stealing - No one to help out and decided to help ourselves. Went to the cashier, paid for the amount they told me. When I came back after touring the palace, they said I did not pay for the men’s shoes and made a comment that almost felt like I was being accused of stealing/robbing them. I checked before to the cashier and I believe it would be their job to check whether or not they have received all their money. Don’t accuse me of not paying and make it my fault. It was not a pleasant experience. I would prefer to go to the next doors nearby. Better service and slightly cheaper.
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Juliekr8866fv
Sep 8, 2023
Chaotic - I do not like to write negative reviews but this was a terrible experience. They open at 9AM on the dot but there is no line control by the staff, just a bum rush by everyone indoors. When they do decide to exercise some order, they put us in the really long line to register/leave deposit while they let everyone who came after us in the shorter line which leaves us dead last to go downstairs to select our hanboks. This will then leave you waiting even longer if you are doing your hair - I skipped it and just put my own hair in a ponytail. They also filled out our information at registration incorrectly, causing confusing and delays when we were ready to go after getting changed. The sign that says RETURN is not the return line, it's actually next door with no sign which then causes you to lose your place and have to wait even longer. Some staff is super rude which I don't really come across often when traveling. Overall, this is so chaotic, disorganized and not even cheap compared to the other shops that come before this store if you're walking into the hanbok alley".
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