Paula Froelich | North Korea's Spaceship Hotel - Not a Diaster! (Says NK tour reps)

North Korea’s Spaceship Hotel - Not a Diaster! (Says NK tour reps)

So, you may have heard about this North Korea Hotel - the Hotel of DOOM, etc… but the lovely peeps at Koryo who took the pics to entice travellers to the country LUUUURVED It! check out pics and commentary!

Koryo Tours Special Report - We’ve been up the Ryugyong!

On Sept 23rd Koryo Tours’ staff were taken to the top of the enigmatic and oddly iconic 105 storey Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang - we were the first foreigners allowed to take pictures there and are able to print a handful of shots of the ground floor and the open air viewing platform more than 300 metres up.

The view was incredible and breathtaking indeed! The inside of the building still has substantial work to be done but the structure of the lobby and dining area and conference room (all on the ground floor) were visible, sources at the site suggest 2 or 3 more years until projected completion at which time hotel rooms, office space, and long term rentals will be available.

Until then the memories of a view over Pyongyang that many have imagined but few have experienced remain with us. As soon as the building can be occupied we will of course offer tours staying there - stay tuned for further info that we’ll beam from the top of the tower!

Please see below a few magnificent photos from our visit:

Hotel view from a distance

Picture from the hotel front Picture from outside the hotel Inside the hotel Inside the hotel

Scale of the hotel Find the Korean lady in the picture and the size of what will become the main dining room becomes clear