Seoul Hostels

"This was my third time staying here, and the location is still super convenient. Food deliveries come right to your room, and there are plenty of restaurants downstairs, plus coffee shops and convenience stores. The guesthouse is right on the main road, so no navigating alleyways. The area feels safe too, with lots of young people and university students around. There's a washing machine and dryer in the hallway, which is really handy. I switched rooms midway through my stay. The underfloor heating in the smaller room wasn't very warm, but the larger room was excessively hot – as someone from the south, I couldn't handle it and had to use the AC to adjust the temperature. I added the owner on WeChat, and they were always responsive and very helpful. All in all, it's perfect for a solo traveler. I'll definitely come back if I get the chance!"

"I chose this hotel primarily for its location and value for money. The room was small, and the shower was tiny, but that didn't bother me at all. I really appreciated the two Type-C and one Lightning charging ports, especially since my Type-C converter didn't work. Two bottles of water were provided in the room, but thanks to the free tea, water, and coffee, I hardly needed to buy any other drinks. Best of all, I was really looking forward to the free ramen, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! As a smoker, it was fantastic to be able to eat ramen and smoke on the rooftop. The staff even helped me with my heavy suitcase, which I was very grateful for. Compared to a standard hotel, you do have to be more mindful of keeping quiet, but I was extremely satisfied and would love to stay here again! Just one thing though! The toilet and shower are behind a sliding door right inside the room, so you can definitely hear everything from the toilet. Haha. If you're with someone you're shy around, you might need to come up with a strategy!"

"A good option for a budget hotel. It's quite clean and the staff are friendly, but if you check in during the evening, it's self-check-in. At the reception, there's tea, coffee, and even instant noodles available at any time. A significant downside: it's very noisy at night as there's a club in the same building and you can hear the music, but earplugs are provided.)"

"The location is in a small street full of busy forklifts, which seems strange at first, but actually the public transport options around are super convenient. The capsule is comfortable and just big enough. Everything feels rather anonymous and there is no staff to greet you most of the time. Bathroom is OK, showers are in the basement and do just what they're supposed to. I'm not sure what the staff is up to in ”The Capsule Research & Development Center” 😜"

"I chose this hotel because I was attending a concert at KSPO and it's a direct subway ride back. Even though I was alone, they gave me a twin room! The hotel's location is a bit dimly lit at night, but the room itself was clean. The toilet and sink had a slight sewage-like smell, but it was tolerable. For just sleeping, it was perfectly satisfactory. They provided a set of amenities, which I used. However, the comb was reusable, so I used my own. My room was on the 3rd floor, and the stairs were a bit difficult to climb. On the first floor, there's a shared space with a coffee machine, washing machine, kitchen, and they even provided light snacks. Overall, I was satisfied."

"This is a hostel with self-check-in. Aside from cleaning staff at designated times, there are basically no services. The Westin Hotel across the street has an airport shuttle, but you have to go up to the first floor to catch it. The only downside is that the bathroom doesn't have a separate wet and dry area, and there isn't even a shower curtain, so the entire bathroom gets soaked after a shower. You have to leave your trash outside the door every morning. Hotels in Seoul are very expensive, so I can overlook the small rooms, but the bathroom design is really something – for the same price, you'd often get breakfast included in Japan."

"The receptionist is very accommodating and helpful. Can speak English fluently. Our stay was so amazing, free breakfast is so much appreciated and also the helper. Though, there’s a bit uphill going to the hotel, it’s very accessible anywhere in Seoul esp in Namsan park. Very recommendable. Will surely go back again to this hotel🙂"

"This is my first time encountering a hostel with one-on-one service! The front desk staff, a young man, was absolutely wonderful. He even spoke Chinese! He was so worried I wouldn't find the place that he sent important information three times and then followed up repeatedly. Thanks to all the precise pictures he sent, the location was super easy to find! And what a great location it is! It's right near Hapjeong Station Exit 7, next to Olive Young and Daiso, with lots of street food downstairs! I actually really liked that the other guests were mostly quiet foreign women; there was hardly any noise. I hope everyone remembers to be considerate and not make a lot of noise in the common areas or rooms, so as not to disturb others! Oh, and the free breakfast was fantastic too! I honestly can't believe this price for a place in Seoul, South Korea!"

"On one of the nights during our stay, the fire alarm went off at 3 AM. We sat on the curb across the street, shivering in the cold for half an hour before the fire truck arrived. During that entire half hour, no staff member came out to explain the situation. Staff from Hotel Skypark II across the street did come out to check, and after the fire trucks arrived, we also saw Skypark staff communicating with the firefighters. About an hour later, other guests started returning to their rooms, and we followed suit. Even at that point, no staff from this hotel had appeared. On our way back to the room, we noticed a large amount of clutter in the stairwell (see photo) — a hazard in itself.  A few minutes after we got back to our room, the fire alarm suddenly went off again, but just for a few seconds, which startled us so much that we immediately went down to the front desk on the 3/F. At that time, there were two foreign female sitting in the common area. We thought they were just guests and chatted with them for a bit, only to find out during the conversation that they were actually staff members here. According to them, they were something like international students or exchange students working here— not trained professionals you would expect to handle an emergency. We also figured out during the conversation that they had actually been standing outside with the guests the whole time while we were all waiting for the fire trucks to arrive — yet even then, neither of them had come forward to say anything or offer any reassurance. We guessed that they were probably working here in exchange for a place to stay, which would explain why no one seemed to be properly in charge when things went wrong. Putting this incident aside, this hostel is actually quite good.  The three of us stayed in a family twin room. We were able to open two large suitcases in the entrance hallway, and there was plenty of space at the foot of the beds and underneath them to temporarily store things we had just bought. The double bed was more than spacious enough for two people, and there was also lots of room on the shelf behind our bed to place personal items. The only minor complaint is that a smell occasionally came from the ventilation system on the bathroom ceiling. Also, there is no shower stall/ bathtub (see photo), so when you shower, the entire floor and toilet bowl gets wet, and there is no place to hang clothes to change into after showering. The room was pretty clean. The common area has a vacuum cleaner, a washer-dryer, and a luggage scale. There is also a microwave, an oven, and a stovetop available for use. For breakfast, bread, eggs, cereal, milk, and Indomie instant noodles are provided for you to cook yourself.   The hotel's location is very convenient — it's right across from Hotel Skypark II. It's a short walk to Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station and Myeongdong, and there are plenty of great restaurants nearby, as well as a convenience store right across the street. If it weren't for this incident, I would have no hesitation in recommending this hotel."

"The hostel staff changes daily, but they're all very friendly and provide a bottle of water every day. It would be even better if they could offer a late-night bus booking service to Seoul airport in the future!"