Chongnyon Hotel

Pyongyang


The ‘Youth’ Hotel is in the bizarrely empty sports district around Chongchun St, and while it boasts an outdoor pool, its rooms are damp and depressing. There's a hamburger restaurant just outside, which is an interesting quirk in a neighbourhood otherwise given over to Olympian physical perfection.


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