Reviews of Insadong Hostel

The free breakfast and coffee every morning was delicious, with lots of fruits. The location is excellent. The staff was helpful and accommodating. As noted on the website, you need to keep in mind that if you have a large suitcase, you won't be able to store all your luggage in your room. Valuable items can be stored in a small locker inside the room, large suitcases are placed in the hallway.

Was ok with this budget

Sometime owner was angry 😤

good location, breakfast (even i didn’t have it)

small dorm, toilet with broken facilities

Good location, price, facilities, HOST and CAT!!! 🐈

The hostel is in a very good area, close to the palaces, cultural villages and right beside a metro line. The area is quiet, safe and immaculately clean. The free breakfast is good (toast eggs sausages cereals juices etc)

I don’t normally write reviews, let alone bad ones, but don’t feel like the reviews on booking are representative of our stay here, and really wouldn’t feel comfortable here as a solo female traveller. The rooms are absolutely tiny (beds one person width across from each other). there are signs to leave your luggage in the hallway outside your room (no security) because of lack of space. Not all the beds have curtains, and they are at head height, which is very awkward in such a tiny room. Our group were in 2 rooms, and neither of the bathrooms were cleaned across the 5 days we were there. The kitchen is awkwardly small at breakfast time and the owner is very particular about you using his kitchen (how plates should be stacked on the drying rack, where food should be placed on the table, told my sister she must have a dirty house because she left bubbles on a plate). We also accidentally came down early for breakfast and he huffed and puffed about us being there. Lastly, when other ladies we met here left a truthful review the owner emailed them a nasty email with hateful comments. Maybe he will do the same to me! It truely does not feel like he wants you in his home, and if I was travelling alone I would have felt uncomfortable. I would suggest you say somewhere on the metro line for the same price, and then just go into Insadong when required.

This was the second time I was staying in this hostel and again I was very satisfied. The location is just perfect and the price is very adequate to the conditions in the hostel.

Good location. The host provides a free breakfast.. Includes coffee, toast, sausages, eggs, fruit and yoghurt. There is also a fridge where you can buy drinks (including beer) at prices cheaper than the local convenience store..just put the money in the honesty tin. Although the bedroom was cramped, there was room under the beds to store our bags. Good A/C and WiFi

We arrived an hour before 3pm, but there was no one around (except the cat) and we couldn't even store our luggage before check-in. We were on the third floor. Getting used to no lift on this trip, but the rickety banister on the upper staircase didn't give me a lot of confidence carrying my bag up the stairs. Further up (by more a ladder than stairs) is the "sun terrace" and self service washing machine (be sure to turn off the tap after doing the washing, as the water leaks all over the floor). The bathroom had black mould and a horrible smell which seemed to be coming from the drains. The top cover on the bed was made of an itchy synthetic material which was very uncomfortable. Message from owner after review: "I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd be embarrassed by your stupidity and the fact that the washing machine on the roof leaked because of you. I'm happy that I won't be meeting horrible old ladies like you any time soon."

Central location close to the palaces and near busstops. Breakfast provided, but excludes drinking water during your stay.

The location was very good and the breakfast and security service was very good.

I didn't like the staff they weren't friendly, the room was very dirty and the shower didn't work properly

The location is absolutely perfect and the owner is really nice and helpful.

We had a cockroach in our bathroom and my companion has entomophobia so we had to change to other location, also before that our rooms hairdryer started to smoke, and it’s on the wall so a bit scary, even tho we got new one from the owner.

The location was pretty convenient

The room to small I have to leave my luggage in the hallway

Breakfast was great! And the staff is super nice.

Unfortunately I had a guy snoring in my room. Basically had no sleep at all. I think the two other guys in my room also had a bad sleep because of him.