There is love in this drama, but not exactly the fluffy kind. The main attractions are the brilliantly written characters, most especially Man Weol, one of the most adorably imperfect creations in all of kdramaland, perfectly portrayed by IU. Ku Chan Song at first feels too perfect to be almost flat (and you will undoubtedly get a bad case of second-lead syndrome somewhere in the middle), but in the end you realize he is not really perfect but rather strong, and stable, and solid, exactly in the way Man Weol needs.

The tone, the mood, the way the story unfurls are all pitch-perfect -- just that right blend of dark and light, eeriness and warmth. Hotel del Luna feels both spooky -- a goth princess's daydream -- and a warm rest stop for lonely wandering souls, both in the drama and IRL.

My one complaint would be the totally unnecessary childhood/past life connection they had to add as the final twist in the end. The story would have been perfectly fine without it, IMO. All in all though, this is a sold drama, one of the best-written ones in a long while.