Yakorea Hostel Dongdaemun

Location: 6-12, Dasan-ro 27-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, kr

Star Rating: 6.8 Stars

Property Type: Guest houses

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Family rooms
• Safety deposit box
• Fax/photocopying
• Soundproof rooms
• Ironing service
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Shared kitchen
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Invoice provided
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Smoke alarms
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Food delivered to guest room
• CCTV outside property
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Internet access

Rooms Available

• Single Room

  The single room features air conditioning, a washing machine, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a hairdryer. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Toilet
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory features air conditioning and washing machine.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Toilet
  • Washing machine
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Double Room

  The double room features air conditioning, a washing machine, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a hairdryer. This double room offers heating and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Toilet
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Twin Room

  The twin room offers air conditioning, a washing machine, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a hairdryer. This twin room features heating and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Toilet
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Bed in 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory has a washing machine and air conditioning.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Toilet
  • Washing machine
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory features air conditioning and washing machine.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Toilet
  • Washing machine
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Bed in 10-Bed Mix Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory has air conditioning and washing machine.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Toilet
  • Washing machine
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

Guest Reviews

• Kimberly Molato (8/5): - Good location. No luggage lift or even someone to assist lifting it.
• Noah (8/5): - Don’t expect much, but it is better than lot‘s of other Hostels in this price range around. Since I was in the 4 bed dorm room, I had no issues with wait times with the bathroom. The common area is nice to have and meet people. Location is good if you want to go to interesting places close by. The location isn‘t that bad, compared to if you were to stay further away from central seoul, however the immediate area around the Hostel is pretty boring. There are a couple nice eateries, but that‘s about it. Even shopping is surprisingly really limited for seoul, but hey - Dongdaemun is a short walk away, so it‘s really not too bad.
• Yury (2/5): - I paid USD 35 for a night at this hostel during a busy May long weekend and was placed in a dark, damp basement room with no natural light or windows. I understand that the first weekend in May falls on a national holiday, and my booking was last minute to secure a stay in Seoul, but I was still surprised to be accommodated in the basement. There was no indication of this in the booking page. It felt like the basement is used as overflow accommodation for late bookings, despite the relatively high price. I would have left immediately, but everything else in town was fully booked that Saturday night. The bathroom was extremely small, with the shower positioned directly above the sink, so whenever I tried to wash my hands, I ended up getting splashed from the shower.
• Sill (7/5): -
• Tracy (3/5): Cant say I’d stay here again with its current state. Needs a good clean - Cheap and only thing available at time This hostel was possibly my least favorite I’ve stayed in. Not only arriving into an alley way with rubbish ( which is not a side of Seoul I’ve witnessed yet) everything felt dirty and rooms in the basement.
• Hoang Nam (10/5): - Tôi thích không khí của khách sạn lắm, cảm giác ấm cúng như ở nhà. Không cách âm. Máy chiếu chưa tốt lắm.
• Roman (1/5): я ничего не понравилось Извините но полная хрень - я ничего не понравилось Извините но полная хрень я ничего не понравилось Извините но полная хрень
• Mky Rivas (1/5): No es nada recomendado - Era un sótano sin ventanas y un baño para 14 camas
• Rashiid Sherif (10/5): - Breakfast, bedsheet changes, and in general the vibe of the place is well cozy, real central too Nada
• Gentaro (8/5): -
• Peili (3/5): 不推薦給朋友！ - 地點近地鐵站，尚算寧靜。 房間空間不足，設備簡陋，開熱水爐指引不清晰。
• Peili (3/5): 不推薦給朋友！ - 沒有 設備簡陋！
• Raphaël (8/5): -
• Joel (7/5): -
• YUN-HAN (7/5): -
• Charlene (7/5): -
• FrancescoBruf (8/5): -
• 夏夜风 (7/5): - 没有服务员，显得脏乱。屋子里缺少灯，太黑暗，不方便，整体感觉一般股 房间乱，屋子黑
• AFNAN (8/5): -
• H (10/5): Everything was great. - The room was well-equipped with all the essentials. Free toothpaste, toothbrushes, and breakfast were included. It’s a very affordable and convenient place to stay for travelers.
• Bruno (6/5): -
• Alconcel (10/5): - Check-in was easy and comfortable. Really liked the self-service breakfast. Facilities in the room were complete.
• Togzhan (10/5): -
• JEONGHUI (3/5): - 개인 침대가 너무 좁고 건물도 낡고 지저분. 관리 안되는 느낌
• Jelisa (10/5): -
• Gaia (8/5): Really convinient - The location was really good, just 2min from line 6 and 5 and some bus lines. Also 10 min close to yaksu station which is direct to the gyeongbonguk palace. The individual rooms were really cosy as well as the womens dorm which had its own bathroom. The breakfast is convienient too. The staff was really heplful It was really cold in the main entrance for breakfast and theres only stairs so it might be quite hard to get your luggages on the upper floors.
• Almando (8/5): -
• Yulianti (6/5): -
• PeiHsien (7/5): -
• Mohammed (1/5): - Décevant On dort mal a cause de la lumière, quelques personnes sont mal éduqués, difficile a dormir
• Gabriel (9/5): -
• EUNSU (10/5): -
• Duangsuda (7/5): -
• massimo (5/5): - Only one point: there is a kitchen. I booked 4 nights but the third day I left the place leaving 2 nights paid beacuse the hostel very dirty and messy. I saw with my own eyes, for two days in a row, that the cleaning lady does not change the sheets between guests. They didn't clean the floor or the bathroom. I have seen how the clean the kitchen and... no words. Beds are very hard.
• Raman (6/5): I love Korea - Location was spot on and paid the price for it - however no help from staff - I was gonna post a video of - Location Rude staff, Moulds all over the property - Not clean Replace the staff
• Fiona (8/5): -
• Trần Đinh Khánh Linh (6/5): - Super near to the metro The noise from other guests
• Justyna (10/5): -
• Tariq (7/5): good value for money - location is amazing, short walk to subway, 10 mins to myeongdong toilet is too small. i had a hard time showering without getting my things wet.
• GURNAM (7/5): -
• Oleksandr (7/5): - I liked that the hostel doesn't seem very good but it actually doesn't have any disadvantages. It was quite comfortable and no-one asked ne to leave at 11am so i could pack not in a rush. They have great common areas So many beds in one room
• Edith (9/5): I’m so thankful bec they allow me to leave my hand carry for five days. I didnot have to carry it to go to jeju. That wa - Near the metro and convenient to go to Incheon and Gimpo airport There is no restroom on the ground floor. So if you need to use the restroom, either you go back to your room or use the restroom inside the train station
• Kahori (3/5): 掃除の行き届いてない汚い宿 - 部屋でくつろげる。 駅に近い。 シャワーは普通に使えるし、タオルの準備もあり良かった。 掃除されていない、クモの巣だらけ。 部屋には前の利用者の髪の毛がたくさん落ちている。 女性スタッフの態度、すれ違うとため息をついてくる。 部屋の中ホコリだらけ。
• Lorenzo (2/5): -
• Nguyễn (7/5): -
• Akçil (10/5): - Gayet iyiydi Temizlik daha sık yapılabilir
• Tsai-Jung (8/5): -
• Nur (10/5): -
• Agudelo (8/5): - El administrador fue muy amable y hacía todo lo posible para que todo estuviera limpio. Insistía a las chicas que limpiaban para que así lo hicieran, pero no se lograba, una de ellas sólo hacían lo necesario. Entregan toallas limpias, cepillos y cremas dentales generosamente. Me quedé varios días y era necesario ventilar mejor el espacio para que no oliera feo, en 11 días no me cambiaron la sábana. 🥹 El personal es poco amable con excepciones como una de las chicas que limpia (una morena) y el administrador. El baño estaba sucio nunca ví que lo lavaran con jabón.
• Blaž (7/5): -
• Emese (5/5): -
• Stefan (6/5): okay hostel med elendig morgenmsf - 1 minut fra cheonggu Metro station.. en del spisesteder i området.. og flere kiosker og et supermarket.. Deres elendige morgenmad.. toast, peanutbutter,honning, så var det lyntørrede nudler til suppe og lidt pulver dertil,og en gyselig brun ris the.. og et hårdkogt æg fra dagen før..og så var der heldigvis chokolade pulver.. Den værste morgen jeg nogensinde har fået.. Og den ene dag kom jeg kl.9.15.. der var alt væk..og morgenmsd gik til kl.10..
• CEMIL (3/5): I I have stayed in dozens of countries but this was my worst experience - Close to Chenggu metro station I stayed in a room for 10 people, the toilet and bathroom were the same place. I had to wait in line all the time. There was no hot water in the bathroom. Their beds were very, very bad. When I woke up in the morning, I had pain all over. The room was very scared. It was difficult to sleep because of the machines working inside.
• 305-29- (7/5): -
• Lukas (8/5): -
• Matouš (4/5): Do not come here - Self check in It all comes down to the fact that I had to experience being scared two nights in a row. A man kept coming at 2 AM to my room and I was thinking that it was someone just coming to the room late because he was partying or whatever. But he just went to the bathroom and then flushed the toilet and left. The second night after the person left I went and talked to him in the common area->it turns out the person was a staff member going to my room’s bathroom, because he did not have a staff bathroom. He was loud and noisy and kept waking me up. He was also gaslighting me into thinking it was some other guest from the room, but after I talked to him more he revealed it was him. The point is, this is totally unacceptable. A person should be AT LEAST informed that a staff member will be using the toilet in your booked room. The owner said he will be fixing the situation and informing other guests about this, but I do not see this information on display. Also said he would refund me for this epxeirence but still has not done so. So I think he just wants to cover this up. Overall, do not come here, especially into the shared bedroom. Horrible experience
• Ilan (1/5): Bad - Nothing Everything was dirty , they didn’t even change the bedsheet, it was stinking that much the sweat that I was using a towel on the pillow
• 台灣鐵路公車旅行通 (10/5): - 對我來說非常足夠，還有投影機，浴室乾淨
• 台灣鐵路公車旅行通 (10/5): -
• Takuya (8/5): - 値段が、安かったので、お値段の割に、良かったです
• Marco (7/5): Good - Good position, easy to access Could’ve been cleaner
• Kae (2/5): Very poor -
• Daniel (5/5): Passable -
• Jakub (8/5): Very good -
• Hakan (6/5): - Mein Zimmer war im Keller es hat bisschen komisch gerochen aber war noch okay. In meinem Zimmer waren wir 14 Leute bzw gab es so viel Betten und es gab nur ein Badezimmer sehr wenig für so viel Leute. Küchen Ausstattung als Frühstück war Nix besonderes Instant Nudeln, Eier ,Toast, Tee, Kaffeepulver und erdnüssbutter. Für so 3 Nächte ist eigentlich okay. Ich finde das Hostel kann auch renoviert werden bisschen damit es besser aussieht von innen. Es gab ein laundry Service das ist gut.
• sung jin (6/5): - Good for young person to save money.
• Ika (1/5): Bad -
• Nina (5/5): Passable - The hostel is located right next to a subway station, so you can conveniently get to many attractions. The breakfast included in the price is good (toasts, ramen, coffee, tea). The lockers in the room are spacious. Unfortunately, it is one of the worst-kept hostels I have ever stayed in. There is mold in the bathroom, the common room is messy. I did not meet anyone from the staff during my stay. The door to the dorm room can't be locked, so theoretically anyone could enter it at any time.
• Chanprachayakul (6/5): Pleasant -
• Verified traveler (2/5): 一般の方は泊まれない宿だと思います。 - 非常に不潔で不快な宿です。 汚物がトイレ内に散乱していたり、部屋も清掃されてないです。 個室はもしかしたらもう少し快適かもしれませんが、ホテル(?)内がそもそも臭いので快適に過ごせるとは思えません。 相当な覚悟がある方は泊まってみると良いです。
• Coline.van.hecke (7/5): Good -
• Hing tong (4/5): 沒有電水煲沒有電梯, 行上行落, 想健身, FIT曬。 - 房間沒有電水煲, 要到地方大堂才有冷熱水; 沒有電梯, 要提行李喼上幾層樓。
• Looi (9/5): Nice hostel in the middle of Seoul - Clean and comfortable stay in a nice neighborhood. Close access to all major attractions. Friendly staff will do your laundry for only 5000 won which is cheap in an expensive city like Seoul. I like the breakfast with ramen and egg provided. It's not the hostel fault but inconsiderate foreign guests chatting loudly at 2am.
• James (4/5): Not recommend - Not ok , Single room only one toilet /bath but with more than 10 people waiting for it .
• Boukenb (8/5): Very good - Good location. Quiet at night. Good value for money. A bit grody and run down. Staff are never around. Barebones breakfast.
• Ali (2/5): - Very bad experience We did not expected, since it is different with booking scores and picture of room The quality was low and might suitable as a student room
• Oyunchimeg (3/5): Poor -
• Ram (10/5): Wonderful - It was comfortable, they provided towels and was exceptionally clean. Towels provided as well as toothpaste, shampoo and shower gel. Nothing, it was exceptional
• Abdullah (6/5): Studio in a good location, but very small and not very clean. - Good location and comfortable bed. Depending on the room you get it can be a very small room. No place hang our stuff for example. Bathroom-shower combo was also too small. The walls had mold and the room wasn't very clean, especially the corners.
• Kira (6/5): - サービスがとても良く、チェックインとチェックアウトが簡単にできた。
• Jan (4/5): Dirty, dirty, dirty - Cheap, good location, AC in the room. The place was dirty. Mold in bathroom. Cobwebs infused with dust everywhere. Strange smell in the bathroom, that came from drain (probably lacking water seal). Extream amounts of dust everywhere. Some parts look like they were not cleaned since the hostel opened. On top op that you get poliester sheets that make sleeping uncomfortable.
• Tan (7/5): Good -
• Rachel (9/5): A good place to rest and escape the city at the end of the day - I stayed as a solo traveller in a private room. The room was comfortable and quiet, I didn’t hear much noise from the street and nothing from other guests. The bed was big and quite comfortable. The stairs are a bit hazardous, but charming.
• Lara (8/5): Very good - For the money we payed we got a good deal, the breakfast was good, although butter for the toasts would have been nice. There was no elevator but five stories, breakfast area a little small for the amount of guests.
• Dixon (8/5): Very good -
• Courtney (10/5): Exceptional - Very close to Cheonggu station exit 1, which makes it very convenient to get around Seoul. The place is well-kept and tidy, aside from things like scuffs on the wall, which aren't important. I stayed in a private room, and it was very comfortable and had everything I needed. The private bathroom was great, the shower was super-clean. It felt amazing to come back to a cozy place to stretch out and put my feet up after a long day of walking around. Really appreciated the water purifier in the kitchen, was great to fill up my bottle with cold water before heading out into the sweltering heat for the day. The lounge area is small and often full, so I didn't spend any time there. The private room's door to the bedroom area was SO hard to open once closed, probably because of the wood and paint swelling due to the heat. I left it open while I was staying.
• Maria (10/5): Exceptional - Faten, this girl is spécial and made my stay perfect and really comfortable. Also the are is perfect because is the « new cool área » in Seúl :)
• Cecilia (3/5): Poor - There's a lot of clutter and trash at the hallway No charger at the bed side
• Gonca (6/5): I gave you 6 points because for my roommates they are talking loudly after 12… - I gave you 6 points because for my roommates they are talking loudly after 12…
• Mariusz (3/5): Poor -
• Peichen (5/5): good location, old rooms - staff are chill and we can leave the luggage there, safe rooms are old, restroom is smelly
• Kotaro (10/5): Exceptional -
• Marion (4/5): I was scared, so I just came back for a nap at the end of the night. Clearly not a place for a woman alone, especially n - It seemed clean at first but then I looked up. The ceiling is really low in the bathroom so you should remove mold Maybe because I met dirty people making weird nose as soon as I went in the dormitory, it changed my view on the hostel
• Zane (3/5): Poor -
• Munkh-erdene (7/5): Good -
• Ma. (4/5): Update your rooms. - Location Everything… disappointing
• Julie (10/5): - A great convenient location!
• Weng (9/5): Superb - The breakfast is ready breakfast.. very good.. Walk up third floor
• Jeffer (6/5): Average in general - Decent for the price - Good Location The price was the most affordable in Seoul...and you get what you pay for.... 1 toilet / shower for more than 10 people in the room I prefer hostels with actual staffs: people you can actually talk to if something unexpected related to the acommodation happens. This one is pretty much DIY.
• Michał (3/5): Poor - The location was pretty nice Only one bathroom for 10 people, everywhere was quite dirty, the room was in the basement, the air conditioning was very loud.

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