That House Hongdae

The house is walkable distance to the metro station but a bit hill climbing needed. The rooms are acceptable.

The hostel is situated in Hongik University area, which is accessible by bus, metro and airport rail. The surrounding area is good with a variety of shopping areas and restaurants. You have to walk a bit uphill in order to reach the hostel. If you carry too much luggage or you walk with difficulty, that may be a challenge. The area provides a fridge and cooking utensils for backpackers. They adopt a self check in and check out policy. You have to find your room by yourself based on the instructions provided. The sanitary conditions in the dorm area left much to be desired. No regular cleaning was done and they just changed the bedsheets when someone checked out. There were four toilets/shower rooms but one female toilet was out of order and the lock of one male toilet was broken, which means that anybody could open the door of the toilet accidentally when it was in use. The shower rooms and slippers were mouldy and the sinks were stained and rusty. This shows that they were not cleaned and taken care of regularly. The room I stayed was a bit smelly but it was chilly, so the window couldn't be opened all the time. Of course, the price may suggest something and you can't complain a lot with the low price.

Good location connected to Hongdae and other great restaurant district, but the clean in restroom is key concern.

Very basic old hotel, towel provided were small, no one on site, self checkin and checkout, have to climb up a slope and stairs to get to hotel.

The location is so convenient ! It’s between hongdae and sinchon. Most of the things were fine but there was one thing I didn’t like that.. The bathroom was so smelly because of the used toilet paper all goes in the garbage bin…not toilet..

The room was basic but not very clean (lots of built up dust, hair, leftover bar soap from previous guest, dingy smell). That being said, if you just need a place to sleep, it’s a great value and a convenient location. Perfect to catch the AREX to ICN.