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Itaewon Backpackers

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Bicycling
Terrace/patio
Twin Room (Shared Bathroom) | Balcony
View from property
Dining

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

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19-8 Itaewon-ro 36-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Seoul, 140-891
  • Itawon Street
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Seoul Central Mosque
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Namsan Mountain Park
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Seoul (GMP-Gimpo Intl.)
    ‪48 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Bunk Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 108 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Family Room (6 Person Room, Private Bathroom) | Hypo-allergenic bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room (6 Person Room, Private Bathroom)

  • 323 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Twin Room (Shared Bathroom) | Hypo-allergenic bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Twin Room (Shared Bathroom)

  • 161 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room (4 Person Room, Shared Bathroom) | Hypo-allergenic bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room (4 Person Room, Shared Bathroom)

  • 215 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Family Room (5 Person Room, Shared Bathroom)

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Twin Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room (Shared Bathroom )

  • 129 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Exterior

Namsan Forest Myeongdong Station

Pet friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Parking available
3.2 out of 5, (22)
The price is $100
per night
$117 total
includes taxes & fees
Jan 26 - Jan 27
Namsan Forest Myeongdong Station

About this property

Itaewon Backpackers

Seoul hostel connected to a shopping center in Yongsan-gu
Coffee/tea in a common area, free use of bicycles, and dry cleaning are available at this smoke-free hostel. Free WiFi in public areas and a free manager's reception are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, express check-in, and express check-out are onsite. Bathrooms are shared and weekly housekeeping is available.
Itaewon Backpackers offers 15 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers. This Seoul hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided weekly.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Each day guests can enjoy a complimentary manager's reception. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. For a surcharge, an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. This Seoul hostel also offers a terrace, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff.

Itaewon Backpackers is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.

Languages

English, Korean

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Offsite parking available (KRW 1,800 per hour)
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times for a surcharge
  • Ski shuttle nearby

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception

Things to do

  • Free bicycle rentals
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (weekly)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On the riverwalk
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shared bathroom

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: KRW 10000
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - midnight
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: KRW 75000 per vehicle (one way)
  • Nearby parking fee: KRW 1800 per hour
  • Late check-out fee: KRW 10000 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Itaewon Backpackers
Itaewon Backpackers Hostel
Itaewon Backpackers Hostel Seoul
Itaewon Backpackers Seoul
Itaewon Backpackers Seoul
Itaewon Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Itaewon Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Seoul

Itaewon Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 19 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
At 12:20am someone knocked on our door while we were sleeping and said they gave us the wrong room so we had to change it. We checked in around 6:30pm but it took them about 6 hours to figure out that we were given a wrong room. I specifically asked where's the bathroom during the check in since I knew we were getting shared bathroom. However wben the employee told us where the bathroom is we were bit surprised because it was a private bathroom instead. Anyway, it was a horrible experience of waking up in the middle of the night and packing everything to switch the room. I've stayed at numbers of hotels and good amount of hostels but by far this was the most unprofessional and had the worst service. While writing this review, I realized during check in, they didn't even ask us for our booking name/info or anything and just took us to our room. Only if they checked our booking info, we wouldn't have to wake up in the middle of the night to switch the room. We were literally thrown outside while they were apologizing to the other customers and reorganizing the room where the other customers already have used. Besides this horrible experience, I still wouldn't recommend this place because it's filthy and the location is pretty shady. It is a cheap place to stay but if you're looking for somewhere as cheap as this place but way better condition then you should go to Myeongdong.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

jp, San Francisco

Liked: Staff & service
good location, basic place
it's a basic place. fairly dated. Room was old looking and so was the shared bathroom.

8/10 Good

Alana, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for location, bad for noise and room size
Great hostel except for a few things. Our room (and many others) were right off the common area with kitchen and bathroom so it was fairly loud in the morning. We had a double room, which was tiny. It was clean, staff was awesome, breakfast was standard. Location was great. I would stay again if we got a much cheaper rate. With the noise and size of the room it wasn't worth what we paid.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Our stay at Itaewon Backpackers
We had a good experience. Location is close to main streets and army base. Many steps down to it and many steps on site. Limited meeting/meal area in hostel. Hosts were not too friendly or available. Were most concerned about keeping shoes off rather than greeting us. It was clean and warm. Host kept our luggage while we toured the last day which was nice.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Strategic location
As a muslim, I can easily find 'halal' food such as Tukish kebab, Indonesian/Malay food, Muslim Korean kim chi. This place is near to Seoul mosque & Itaewon subway station. Very convenient....I like it

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

MASAYUKI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
방 좋은데 방음 살짝 안되요.
5인 패밀리룸 숙박했습니다. 전반적으로 무난했고 방 자체는 깨끗했는데 같은 패밀리룸인 옆방에서 코고는 소리가 울려서 벽 옆에 1인침대에서 잔 친구가 잠자기 힘들어했습니다.. 남자분들이 문 열고 다니는 것도 좀 불편했구요. 방이 위치한 1층의 청결도는 나쁘지 않았는데 아침먹으러 3층 부엌 올라갔을 때 부엌 상태는 친구들에게 도저히 올라오라고 할 수 없었습니다... 토스트랑 딸기잼, 땅콩잼이 제공되었는데 기대했던 것보단 조금 실망스러웠어요 ㅠ ㅜ
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

bonguen

싼값에 가긴 그뤠잇! 거의다 외국인들이세요
싼값에 가긴 그뤠잇! 거의다 외국인들이세요
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
화장실이 낙후 되어서 씻지못했네요 너무허름하고 녹슨 배관이 보이고 숙소 찾기도힘들었습니다 싱글룸했는데 이층침대였고 방도 작더군요 가격에 비해 분만족합니다
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Heonkyo

위치가 아주 좋음. 이태원에서 주요 장소에 대한 접근성이 좋음.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Asuka

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
梨泰院の大通りから近く、リッチもいいところでした。従業さんの対応は、素晴らしいです。坂道や階段があるので、子供連れで小さい子は、厳しいと思います。 お風呂は、シャワーには湯船がなく、トイレも一緒でベビーがいる方は、厳しい。(韓国のお風呂事情)

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

CHANJONG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
전반적으로만족
전반적으로 만족! 약간 불편한 위치제외

2/10 Terrible

vincent, paris

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
déception
Guesthouse pas évident à trouver. Chambre pour deux réduit à un placard. petit déjeuner très moyen. Bof bof ! très déçu

8/10 Good

SO, KR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
이태원 백패커스
제가 찾던 식당이나 이태원 동선 짜기도 편리했고, 너무 큰 도로에 있지 않고 골목 안쪽에 있어서 시끄럽지 않게 지낼 수 있었습니다. 게스트하우스로는 손색 없는 정도였고 주인분도 매우 친절하셨습니다. 화장실을 남녀 공동사용 해야 한다는 점이 가장 불편했는데 그 점 빼고는 모두 만족합니다.

10/10 Excellent

lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was great
It was a comfortable and cozy accomodation. Staff was very kind.