We were bumped from the Yanggakdo for a few nights to the Ryanggang. We all guess the Ryanggang only is used when the first tier hotels are full on big events and holidays-we were there during National Day.



It's a classic, Soviet style hotel with ancient carpets and furnishings, the beds were hard with just two inch thick mattresses. No air-con and leaky bathroom. Supposedly the hotel turned on hot water for the guests for an hour at night and an hour in the morning, but none of us got it. Dinner at the hotel was particularly lackluster but it did happen in a huge dining hall.



But given how packed the tours are, you are only here to sleep and you should have realistic expectations about hotel standards in NK. Given all that , the staff was very friendly and the hotel became a classic part of our tour experience.