Hotel Homers: Large Rooms From 2005, and Walls Reviews Keep Raising
Book this when the bridge at night is the reason you are staying. Gwangalli Beach is 40m away and the Gwangan Bridge 1.3km, and reviews repeatedly describe it filling a picture window, alongside rooms larger than the price suggests. The building dates from 2005, thin walls come up again and again, and the subway is 670m off.
At a glance
- Official name
- Hotel Homers
- Location & getting around
- 217, Gwanganhaebyeon-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea
- Area
- Gwangalli
- Property type
- Hotel · 4★
- Guest score
- 8.5 / 10 · 4,959 reviews
Agoda guest score (as of 2026-08-09) - Good for
- Families, Couples, Solo travelers, Groups
- Rooms & occupancy
- Double, Twin
- Source: Agoda property information
- Agoda data checked: 2026-08-23
- 40m to Gwangalli Beach, convenience store at 50m
- Reviews repeatedly describe the rooms as unusually large
- Several ocean-view types face the bridge directly
- Location scores 9.5 across 4,959 reviews
- Thin walls are a recurring complaint in reviews
- Gwangan Station 670m, Geumnyeonsan 760m
- Children do not stay free here
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Location & getting around — 40m to Gwangalli Beach, facing the bridge
The hotel is on Gwanganhaebyeon-ro in Suyeong-gu, 40m from Gwangalli Beach. The Gwangan Bridge is 1.3km off, which makes it something you look at rather than walk to — from the room and from the sand. That view is the single most repeated subject in the reviews, usually alongside walking back in from the water. A convenience store is 50m away.
The caveat is the distance to the subway. Gwangan Station is 670m away and Geumnyeonsan 760m, further than the Haeundae or Seomyeon hotels covered here. It is a flat walk along the shore in good weather and it adds up with luggage or on a trip that rides the subway daily. One review recommends a taxi for the airport or Busan Station.
Gimhae International Airport is 15.8km away, about 40 minutes by the property’s estimate. Towards Haeundae, Dongbaekseom is 3.1km and APEC Naru Park 3.1km. Gwangalli and Haeundae share a coastline but not a walk.
Rooms & occupancy — Premium Ocean View Double and Business Twin
This is a 152-room hotel built in 2005 and last renovated in 2011. Listed types include a Signature Double, Premium Ocean View Double and Superior Ocean Double; recorded stays add a Deluxe Ocean View Twin, Deluxe Ocean View Double and a Business Twin. View-bearing and view-free types sit side by side, so book the type deliberately if the bridge is the point.
The most repeated compliment in the reviews is floor space — rooms described as larger than comparable hotels, with a panoramic window putting the bridge straight ahead.
The caveat is child pricing. The property states that children do not stay free and additional charges may apply. Check-in is from 3pm and check-out at 11am.
Facilities — breakfast and the beach
There is a restaurant and a bar, with breakfast served as a buffet and à la carte. When breakfast is not included in the room rate it is charged separately for adults and children, so confirm the amount when you book. A hot tub, massage and a steam room are listed, along with laundry and dry cleaning.
The overall score is 8.5 with location at 9.5, across 4,959 reviews; solo travellers give 8.6 and families with young children 8.6. The rating leans heavily on position.
The caveats are the building’s age and the noise. Reviews repeatedly mention hearing the next room, and street noise from the beachfront setting. Others raise a tired corridor carpet, water escaping the shower cubicle and humidity the air conditioning did not clear. Several note there are few lifts for the number of rooms and no gym.
Best for
- Wanting the bridge at night from inside the room
- Summer days that end by walking in off the beach
- Two people who value floor space over facilities
Not ideal if
- You are a light sleeper — soundproofing is a recurring complaint
- You plan daily subway trips — Gwangan Station is 670m
- You budgeted on children staying free
Compared & alternatives — Gwangalli against Haeundae
Busan’s beachfront splits two ways. Haeundae sells the swimming beach and the shops around it; Gwangalli sells the bridge and the view of it after dark.
Shilla Stay Busan Haeundae is 120m from the sand with the station 430m away, so you get the beach and the subway together. Paradise Hotel Busan is 70m from the beach with hot spring baths and a pool across 529 rooms, and The Westin Josun Busan puts the Dongbaekseom coastal path 410m away. All three are larger and better equipped than Homers.
Homers wins on one thing: a window with the bridge in the middle of it, which is what the reviews keep coming back to. If you want facilities and easy movement instead, Lotte Hotel Busan in Seomyeon is the fit. The districts are compared in Where to Stay in Busan.
Bottom line — one window explains this hotel
40m to Gwangalli Beach and the bridge dead ahead is the whole proposition. If seeing that from inside the room is the point, and you want floor space over facilities, the combination covers a lot. The 9.5 location score says exactly that.
Against it, the soundproofing, the 670m to the subway and the absence of free child stays are conditions rather than opinions. Light sleepers and families with young children should look at Haeundae alongside this one.
FAQ
Do I need to book an ocean view?
Room types split between ocean view and city or business categories. Ocean-view types include a Premium Ocean View Double, Superior Ocean Double and Deluxe Ocean View Twin and Double; a Business Twin carries no view. Since the bridge in the window is what reviews return to, check the type before booking if that is the point.
Is the subway walkable?
Gwangan Station is listed at 670m and Geumnyeonsan at 760m. It is a flat walk along the beach in good weather, but it is not short with luggage or on a trip using the subway daily. One review recommends taking a taxi to the airport or Busan Station.
What does it cost to bring children?
The property states that children do not stay free and extra charges may apply. Families with young children rate it 8.6 against an overall 8.5. Breakfast is also priced separately for adults and children, so confirm occupancy and whether breakfast is included when you book.
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