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Reviews of Dongdaemun Guest House

2 out of 5
Dongdaemun Guest House
16, Bomun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Seoul

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 115 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 115 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 115 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 115 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 115 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ai

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner had great hospitality. Internet and room were good. Very close to a metro station, easy access to the city center.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Farooque

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was Contact-less resting place.
A page with instructions and entry details with my name was outside the main door. Entered without any reception, and none was required. The place has clean sheets and stuff. Walls were with stains... For a place to sleep, and just sleep, this was fine. Cooking place was available bus without coffee or anything bread...! Stayed two nights with wife and baby!! Small double bed room. Subway and bus station were at walking distance. It was easy to go to dongdaemun or itaewon or Seoul Station.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Worn but cheap
We stayed 6 nights in a twin 'bunkbed' room. The accomodation was fair value as it was cheap, beds were comfy, had Aircon and although basic you got a free breakfast with coffee. There are downsides with it being cheap as it is pretty well worn. Our toilet was broken with the pump running water through the cistern all of the time, the fix was to turn the water valve off at night to stop the sound, but you then had to turn it back on to do the toilet, also the fan in the bathroom intermittently made a loud screeching sound and the toilet smelled after showering. The host was quick to respond when we highlighted issues and fixed what he could. If on a tight budget, it is ok for a few nights.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid this hostel
TLDR: look for a another option. If their policy let us check out early and refund the remaining days we would have - and it was still a near thing. The good: it’s cheap, you’ve got your own bathroom, there’s wifi, toast and jam, your pretty close to bus and train stations and they let you to check in late even if through a flawed process (see “worst” below). The bad: It says there’s a partial reception - we were there 5 nights and we never saw anyone despite coming and going at varying times. It’s in a sketchy looking neighborhood. The hostel and rooms are also very run down and dirty looking. I’ve included pictures. In five nights, they did not change our sheets once despite appearing to (my bed was made once but a chocolate stain from the night before remained) and it was dusty under the bed. The worst: They have a poor security policies. Due to some travel delays we didn’t arrive at the hostel till well after check in. We’d emailed them last minute to inform them of this possibility but hadn’t received a reply back before we took off - they sent us a response with the entry code for the front door but we couldn’t reply because we’d lost our Internet and it was nearly midnight before we got it back. Likely because they hadn’t received a response, the hostel decided to take a laminated card with my name on it with the ENTRY CODE in it and TAPED IT TO THE FRONT DOOR. And that card looked reused. Needless to say, we kept our door bolted whenever we were there.
The fake wood floor was badly damaged and folding due to the puddle that formed whenever you showered.
The sink in the bathroom. Pretty sure that’s mold on the grout.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from . on 7 Sept 2019
please compare prices~~~

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is great, very near subway and easy to take a bus. The host is so kind. He let us check-in before the time. Thank you.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Easy to get in and out. Great location. Good TV. But, "Continental Breakfast" is peanut butter and jam on toast. Bathroom and rooms really need cleaning. Coffee ran out.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 15 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well situated location. Nearby train stations, convenience stores, & eateries. Very patient staff, who accommodated me even if I checked in late at night already.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We've enjoyed our stay and the owner Noah is very accomodating and hospitable to his guests.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Melia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
The host is very kind. The pantry is open anytime and you can yourself to whatever is in there. It is located very near a subway station.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

JAYMEE, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The guesthouse is a 2 minute walk from Sinseoldong Subway which is very accessible. A convenient store is also located nearby. Mr. Kang is not always seen around but he responds quickly to queries through email. He is also very considerate of his guests and allows check-out extension when necessary. Our stay is very much convenient generally although it would be much better if the guesthouse would be a little bit updated. Thank you for the hospitality.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Lyn, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location. Very near to the metro station and bus stops. Mr. Kang is such a great host.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great things for great value
The building was a little old, but the rooms and bathrooms were clean. Even though it was just a guesthouse, there was daily housekeeping and sufficient breakfast--most places don't offer either these days especially breakfast. Its was a cheap but good stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
thank you~~~ㅜㅜ

10/10 Excellent

Maksim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Elmer, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget friendly & strategic place. Near train stn.
Sunny speaks English well. Very friendly. Near cafes and restaurants.

6/10 Okay

Cindy, Illiinois

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice place in a reasonable price.
The room is not big. In the room, I like the place where you can put your shoes before you get into the room. The receptionists are very nice if they are available.

4/10 Poor

Jordan, Spokane

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic Hostel Room. Fine, but not great.
We booked a room last minute at the Dongdaemun Guest House because our other reservation cancelled on us. The room was cheap and offered a private room with our own bathroom and 4 bunks. The guesthouse manager called to make sure we would be able to get into our room even though we were getting in late. He also texted us directions, which was great. The guesthouse itself was a little run-down. We had AC, but it wasn't strong enough to cool down the whole room. The "continental breakfast" listed was toast. For the last minute price, everything was fine, but I wouldn't seek this guesthouse out in the future.

8/10 Good

cherrie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Noel, Santa Clara, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location.close to train station and restaurant.owner is nice and pleasant.breakfast is fine.room is very comfortable.i will stay again next time in this hotel.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Low prices for a reason
Tiny room, blocked toilet drainage which resulted in strong odour, water easily leaking into the bedroom floor from the combined toilet-shower room when using the shower

10/10 Excellent

Adam, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place !
A very cosy and well run place. I really enjoyed my stay here, it had everything I needed and all at a good price. The staff were very helpful and having breakfast included was a bonus. There is a subway station very close by (about a minute's walk) which will connect you to all of Seoul, there are many good places to eat all around and an interesting market just down the road and numerous 7/11's so you don't miss out on those all important snacks ! Great value, I'd definitely stay again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

terence, brunei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice amd cheap and near subway
Wonderful. Good for money value. Comfortable and nice helpful staff .

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Woei, Fertile, Minnesota

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Place
We loved the owner. She was so helpful, friendly and kind. Her husband seemed to speak English but she didn't speak one word. This could make it difficult to get info about surroundings, etc. but she was still so likable. We had 4 in family room (husband, wife, 8 yr old and 10 mos old). It was adequate - beds seemed brand new, sheets very clean. Bathroom had shower, sink, toilet all in one small space. This was our first hostel experience with whole family and we might not do it again but if you're on a tight budget it's a fine place to stay. There were restaurants everywhere around and subway entrance was right down the alley. We took airport train from Incheon and then taxi from Seoul Station, but you could easily take subway. Sinseouldong station Exit 11 or 12 or 1.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Is, KL

Nice, quiet guesthouse for a short stay in Seoul.
Pro - helpful staff, good facilities, quiet area, close to convenient stores and subway station within walking distance Cons - staff can't speak fluent English

10/10 Excellent

Jihun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
잘있다가요
잘있다감니다.ㅅㅏ장님이 엄창 친절해요
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

6/10 Okay

byeongkeun

Travelled with family
가성비값
가성비값
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

HyeoungMin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
만족
건물이 약간노후되고 곰팡이가 좀있지만 최고의 가성비입니다 원룸처럼 방음도 훌륭하고 창문이 골목안쪽에 있어서 1층이어도 외부의소리가 잘들리지않습니다
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

2/10 Terrible

JIJUNG

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
코로나때문에 요금은 지불하고 아침 조식은 없다고 해서 황당했네요..
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

2/10 Terrible

s, 日本

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
格安ということである程度は覚悟していましたが、想像以上の不潔さでした。写真よりも圧倒的に汚く、廊下、部屋の臭いも酷かったです。
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
交通便利 價格便宜 服務很酷 看不到櫃檯 解決問題很快速 價格與房間成正比 唯一缺點燈光太暗...
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
位置算方便
略顯老舊的建築,設備尚稱齊全
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
良く利用しましたが、残念です
何年か利用しましたが経営者が替わったのか、ひどかったで 部屋は毎日掃除はしてるようですがタオル1枚だけですバスタオルとで2枚ほしいところです タオルの場所は知ってるので勝手に持ち出しましたが。 9日泊りましたが掛け布団ですが初日に少し汚しましたが帰るまでそのシーツで驚きました 後 暑い時期でエアコンが作動不調で5分から1時間の間に数回止まりましたが オーナーは英語とハングルしか話せず故障と話はしましたが修理のないままでした 夜暑くて目が覚めて、またつけるとゆう最悪な状態でした やども管理人が昼から3時位までしかいず何かあったらと フロントの番号のみ張ってありました 私は次回はここを利用しません。
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2019
Response from . on 19 Aug 2019
i m s sorry but aircorn...when you useing it please turn off alarm ... sorry

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
후기...
게스트 하우스는 처음이라 고민을 했는데 아주 저렴한 비용으로 전혀 방해받지 않고 편안하게 머물렀어요. 사장님도 친절하시고 좋네요.
Stayed 12 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
有潔癖者不適合,地點的話算是不錯,挺方便的
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Dmitry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Останавливайтесь, только если сильно прижало
Из положительного - только кровать, матрас, одеяло, чистое бельё. Ну, и близость к метро. Всё остальное несёт на себе жуткий налёт антисанитарии, поверхностного отношения к ремонту и уборке, что совсем не характерно для Кореи. Неприятно сидеть за столом на засаленный кухоньке; невозможно ходить босиком по линолеуму, кричащему о том, как он стар и хочет уйти на покой; нельзя нормально помыться в душе, потому что вода ручьями течёт в комнату сквозь щели в плохо пригнанной двери. Думаю, хватит красок для полноты картины.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Pok lun

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap price
Price is cheap~
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

N, JP

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
不清潔すぎて、不気味、とてもじゃないけど横になれる気がしなくて、別のホテルを取り直しました。 もう少し、情報があれば予約しないレベルでした。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from ㅁ on 30 Oct 2018
I GIVE YOU SUPREIOR FAMILY ROOM ( I GET FANILY ROOM FEE..) AH,,,PLEASE MY GUEST HOUSE IS OLD BUILDING,,, AH ~~ㅜㅜ

6/10 Okay

Michel, Montreal

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
État de l’hot
Hôte très accueillant et hôtel très près du métro. Mais la propreté des lieux laisse beaucoup à désirer.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

lung, 台灣

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
周圍機能便捷
店小二好可愛、看他很辛苦的忙進忙出、旅館周圍機能便捷、地鐵、公車、便利店、炸雞店、燒肉店。。。非常推薦
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

台灣旅客, 台灣

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
整個旅館髒亂
房間內很髒, 床單上面都有汙漬, 房間超小 冷氣又不冷, 整個很髒亂, 根本睡不著, 早餐在冰箱 需要自己弄, 烤麵包機很髒, 感覺整個環境很久沒住人, 廁所老舊 , 整體來說超級爛, 想住的人要想清楚,
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

TingTing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near subway station. The boss is super nice and helpful!! There are 24 hours restaurant nearby
Stayed 6 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

交通方便
交通方便,近地鐵站,五分鐘內可到新設洞站,但房間隔音差,比較嘈,和房間設施都比較舊,以這個價格來講,十分合理